河北省抗旱规定
河北省人民政府
河北省人民政府令
〔2012〕第1号
《河北省抗旱规定》已经2012年5月15日省政府第一○五次常务会议通过，现予公布，自2012年7月1日起施行。
省长 张庆伟
二○一二年五月十七日
河北省抗旱规定
第一章 总 则
第一条 为有效组织抗旱工作，预防和减轻干旱灾害，根据《中华人民共和国抗旱条例》、《河北省实施〈中华人民共和国水法〉办法》，结合本省实际，制定本规定。
第二条 在本省行政区域内从事抗旱活动适用本规定。
本规定所称抗旱，是指组织有关部门，动员社会力量，采取工程措施或者其他措施，预防和减轻干旱灾害的活动。
第三条 抗旱工作应当坚持以人为本、预防为主、防抗结合和因地制宜、统筹兼顾、服从大局的原则，优先保障城乡居民生活用水，合理安排农业、工业生产用水和生态用水。
第四条 抗旱工作实行各级人民政府行政首长负责制。
县级以上人民政府应当将抗旱工作纳入本级国民经济和社会发展规划，加强旱灾预防和抗旱减灾基础设施建设，完善抗旱工程体系、指挥调度体系和服务体系，鼓励和支持各种抗旱科学技术研究及其成果的推广应用。
乡、镇人民政府负责组织本行政区域内的抗旱减灾工作，并承担统计、核实、上报旱情、灾情和发放抗灾、救灾物资等具体工作。
第五条 县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构在上级防汛抗旱指挥机构和本级人民政府的领导下，负责组织、指挥本行政区域内的抗旱工作。
县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门负责本行政区域内抗旱的指导、监督、管理工作，承担本级人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构的具体工作。
县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构的其他成员单位按各自职责，负责有关抗旱工作。
第六条 任何单位和个人都有保护抗旱水源、设施及依法参加抗旱的义务，有权对侵占、破坏抗旱水源和设施的行为进行制止、检举和控告。
第七条 各级人民政府、有关部门应当采取多种形式宣传普及抗旱知识，对在抗旱工作中作出突出贡献的单位和个人给予表彰和奖励。
第二章 旱灾预防
第八条 县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门应当会同同级有关部门，编制本行政区域的抗旱规划，报本级人民政府批准后实施，并抄送上一级人民政府水行政主管部门备案。
抗旱规划主要包括下列内容：
（一）干旱灾害发生、发展规律和现状；
（二）抗旱原则和目标；
（三）重点易旱区域和易发时段；
（四）抗旱应急水源、应急设施和基础设施建设；
（五）抗旱水资源配置和水量调度；
（六）抗旱组织体系建设；
（七）抗旱服务体系建设；
（八）旱情监测系统建设；
（九）抗旱物资储备制度；
（十）其他抗旱措施。
第九条 县级以上人民政府及其有关部门应当按抗旱规划及相关专业规划，加强控制性水源和其他蓄水、引水、提水、节水工程与设施的建设、改造，提高抗旱供水能力和水资源利用效率。
大中城市应当建设抗旱应急备用水源工程,提高供水保证率。
坝上和山丘区应当开展小水窖、小水池、小塘坝、小泵站和小水渠等小型水利工程建设，改善饮水和灌溉条件。
黑龙港地区应当按有关技术规范建设咸淡水混合灌溉节水工程和引黄灌溉工程，减少深层地下水资源开采量。
第十条 制定国民经济和社会发展规划应当充分考虑当地水资源条件，编制城市总体规划、工业聚集区和工业园区规划以及重大建设项目布局应当开展水资源论证，为合理用水需求提供保障。
第十一条 县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当编制本行政区域抗旱预案，经上一级人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构审查同意，报本级人民政府批准后实施。
县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构成员单位应当根据本地抗旱预案，编制部门预案，经本级人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构同意后实施。
第十二条 县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门分配水量时，应当预留必要的抗旱应急水量，保障在发生特大干旱时居民基本生活和重要生产用水。
县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当根据抗旱预案编制抗旱应急水量调度实施方案，经本级人民政府批准后执行。跨行政区域抗旱应急水量调度实施方案，由共同的上一级防汛抗旱指挥机构编制，经上一级人民政府批准后执行。
抗旱应急水量调度实施方案应当包括调度水量、水质控制指标、调度线路和相关部门的职责等。跨行政区域抗旱应急水量调度实施方案应当包括区域水量控制指标、区界流量、水质控制指标及其控制措施、保障措施等内容。
第十三条 各级人民政府应当加强节水工程、设施建设和工艺的推广，鼓励和支持社会节约用水，提高用水效率，建设节水型社会。
农田灌溉应当推广工程、农艺、生物和管理等综合节水技术。工业、服务业、城乡居民生活和生态用水应当采用先进节水技术和设备，按有关规定建设中水设施，推行污水再生利用。城乡供水管网应当加强维护、管理和技术改造，降低漏失率。
县级以上人民政府应当积极开展旱作农业和非充分灌溉技术研究与推广，根据水资源承载能力合理控制有效灌溉面积规模，加强农业灌溉预报，推进科学灌溉。
第十四条 县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门应当组织做好下列水源工程及其配套设施的建设、管理和维护，保障严重干旱期间辖区居民基本生活用水和重要生产用水需求：
（一）水库、塘坝、水电站、湖泊等控制性水源工程；
（二）人口相对集中区、成片饮用浅层井水区和季节性缺水区的城镇抗旱水源工程；
（三）农村饮用水水源工程；
（四）粮食生产区、经济作物商品基地、畜牧业生产基地的抗旱水源工程。
第十五条 县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当建立完善旱情监测网络和抗旱信息系统，加强干旱灾害监测。
县级以上人民政府水利、气象、国土资源、农业等有关部门，应当及时向本级人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构提供水情、雨情、墒情、农情和供水用水等信息，实现成员单位之间信息共享。
第十六条 任何单位和个人不得随意占用抗旱工程设施；确需占用的，须经有管理权限的水行政主管部门批准。
因工程建设占用抗旱工程设施或者直接影响抗旱工程设施功能的，建设单位应当及时采取补救措施或者建设等效替代工程，并按国家和省有关规定给予补偿。
第十七条 禁止非法引水、截水、凿井和侵占、破坏、污染水源；禁止破坏、侵占、毁损旱灾预防和抗旱减灾设施、设备。
第三章 抗旱减灾
第十八条 发生干旱灾害，县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当按抗旱预案规定的权限，及时启动相应干旱等级的应急响应，组织开展抗旱减灾工作，并及时报告上一级防汛抗旱指挥机构。
干旱灾害分为轻度干旱、中度干旱、严重干旱、特大干旱，并分别用蓝色、黄色、橙色、红色标示预警。
第十九条 在干旱期间，县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当按先生活、后生产，先地表、后地下，先节水、后开源，先调剂、后调水的原则统一调度抗旱应急水量。其他任何单位和个人不得调度抗旱应急水量。
抗旱应急水量调度指令发布后，水库、水电站、湖泊等的管理单位和建有自备水源的企业、集体、个人，必须服从统一调度，严格执行调度指令。
第二十条 发生轻度干旱或者中度干旱时，县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当按抗旱预案的规定，采取下列应急措施：
（一）调度水库、水电站、湖泊等所蓄的水量；
（二）设置临时抽水泵站，开挖输水渠道；
（三）启用应急备用水源；
（四）临时在河道沟渠内截水或者开发应急水源;
（五）组织向人畜饮水困难地区送水；
（六）应急性跨流域调水；
（七）组织实施人工增雨作业；
（八）其他应急供水措施。
第二十一条 在严重干旱或者特大干旱期间，县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构除采取第二十条措施外，可以采取下列应急限制措施：
（一）压减供水指标；
（二）限制或者暂停高耗水行业用水；
（三）限制或者暂停排放工业污水；
（四）缩小农业供水范围或者减少农业供水量；
（五）限时或者限量供应城镇居民生活用水；
（六）其他限制措施。
第二十二条 在干旱期间，采取应急抗旱措施可能影响其他行政区域供水的，报共同的上一级人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构批准后实施。涉及其他有关部门的，应当提前通知有关部门。
有关部门在采取应急限水措施时应当提前告知相关用水单位和个人。
旱情解除后，县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当及时停止应急供水措施，组织拆除临时取水和截水设施，恢复原状，并及时通报有关部门。
第二十三条 发生特大干旱，严重危及城乡生活、生产用水安全，可能影响社会稳定时，省人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构经省人民政府批准，可以宣布相关行政区域进入紧急抗旱期，并及时报告国家防汛抗旱总指挥部。
紧急抗旱期应当以公告发布，公告内容包括：实施紧急抗旱期的原因、范围、起始时间、采取措施、实施机关等。
特大干旱旱情缓解后，省人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当以公告形式宣布结束紧急抗旱期，并及时报告国家防汛抗旱总指挥部。
第二十四条 在紧急抗旱期，有关地方人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当组织动员本地各有关单位和个人全力投入抗旱救灾。所有单位和个人应当服从指挥，承担人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构分配的抗旱救灾任务。
第二十五条 在紧急抗旱期，有关地方人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构根据抗旱工作的需要，有权在其管辖范围内征用物资、设备、交通运输工具。
紧急抗旱期征用的物资、设备、交通运输工具等，在使用完毕后，应当及时归还，并按有关规定给予补偿。
第二十六条 抗旱信息实行统一发布制度。旱情预警级别和解除预警由县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构统一审核发布；农业灾情由县级以上人民政府农业部门发布；旱灾由县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门会同同级民政部门审核发布；与抗旱有关的气象信息由气象主管机构发布；其他任何单位和个人不得擅自向社会发布抗旱信息。
报刊、广播、电视和互联网等媒体，应当及时刊播抗旱信息并标明发布机构名称和发布时间。
第二十七条 旱情缓解后，县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当及时组织有关部门对旱灾影响、损失以及抗旱工作效果进行分析和评估，相关部门和单位应当予以配合，不得虚报、瞒报。
第四章 保障措施
第二十八条 县级以上人民政府应当根据抗旱减灾工作正常开展需要，在本级财政预算中安排抗旱经费，建立和完善与经济社会发展水平以及抗旱减灾要求相适应的资金投入机制。
县级以上人民政府有关主管部门应当将急需的抗旱应急水源工程以及遭受干旱灾害损坏的抗旱工程，优先列入年度建设或者修复计划。
第二十九条 发生严重干旱和特大干旱，在正常抗旱经费不能满足抗旱工作需要时，县级以上人民政府应当根据抗旱减灾需要增加抗旱经费。
鼓励单位和个人自愿出资、出物支持抗旱工作。
县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构和民政等部门对捐赠的抗旱减灾、救灾资金和物资，应当按捐赠人意愿和国家有关规定管理、分配和使用。
第三十条 县级人民政府应当加强抗旱服务组织建设，按规定明确公益职能、落实人员编制和经费，并为抗旱服务组织配备必要的抗旱设备和物资。
县级抗旱服务组织主要承担下列公益性抗旱职能：
（一）为临时性饮水困难地区送水；
（二）流动抗旱灌溉；
（三）受水行政主管部门委托，负责农村供水工程的管理和维护；
（四）抗旱设施、设备的维护；
（五）抗旱技术的咨询和示范推广。
鼓励乡、镇、村、企业和个人建立抗旱服务组织和农民用水合作组织，县级抗旱服务组织应当对其给予业务指导。
第三十一条 县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当根据抗旱需要，储备必要的抗旱设备和物资，做好日常维护和管理。
第三十二条 县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当加强抗旱减灾人才队伍建设，提高抗旱指挥决策水平。
第三十三条 县级以上人民政府农业、财政、水利等有关部门应当根据国家农业机械购置补贴的相关要求，落实节水、抗旱设备财政补贴政策，并向社会公示。
第三十四条 县级以上人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构应当建立抗旱工作督察制度，对抗旱责任制落实、抗旱预案编制、抗旱设施建设和维护、抗旱物资储备等抗旱减灾工作进行监督检查，对发现的问题及时处理或者责成有关部门和单位限期整改。
第三十五条 执行抗旱救灾任务的车辆在执行抗旱紧急任务时，经省人民政府批准，在相关道路优先通行，并免缴车辆通行费。相关车辆的通行标志，由省级人民政府防汛抗旱指挥机构与公安、交通运输部门联合制发。
第三十六条 县级以上人民政府应当将抗旱工程建设用地纳入当地建设用地计划给予优先安排，保证工程建设用地需求；交通运输部门应当保障抗旱应急物资的运输；石油、电力部门应当保障抗旱救灾应急救援现场的临时石油、电力需求；公安部门应当负责做好受灾地区交通组织和治安管理工作；卫生行政主管部门应当按国家有关规定，积极做好农村饮水工程水质监测工作，确保饮水水质安全。
第三十七条 抗旱经费、物资和捐赠款物必须专项使用，任何单位和个人不得截留、挤占、私分和挪用。
各级财政和审计部门应当加强对抗旱经费和物资管理的监督、检查和审计。
第五章 法律责任
第三十八条 违反本规定，有下列行为之一的，由所在单位或者上级主管机关、监察机关责令限期改正;对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员依法给予处分；构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任：
（一）拒不承担抗旱救灾任务的；
（二）虚报、瞒报旱情、灾情的；
（三）拒不提供抗旱相关信息的；
（四）拒不执行抗旱预案和抗旱应急水量统一调度指令的；
（五）旱情解除后,拒不拆除临时取水和截水设施的；
（六）擅自向社会发布抗旱信息的；
（七）不按规定配合旱灾评估工作的；
（八）滥用职权、徇私舞弊、玩忽职守的其他行为。
第三十九条 违反本规定第十七条规定的，由县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门责令停止违法行为，采取补救措施，处一万元以上三万元以下罚款；情节严重的，处三万元以上五万元以下罚款；造成损坏的，依法承担民事责任；构成违反治安管理行为的，依照《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚法》的规定处罚；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
第四十条 违反本规定第十九条第二款规定的，由县级以上人民政府水行政主管部门责令改正，给予警告；拒不改正的，强制执行，处一万元以上三万元以下罚款；情节严重的，处三万元以上五万元以下罚款。
第四十一条 有关法律、法规对违反本规定的行为，另有处罚规定的，从其规定。
第六章 附 则
第四十二条 本规定自2012年7月1日起施行。
中华人民共和国加入议定书(英文本)
世界贸易组织法律文件
PROTOCOL ON THE ACCESSION OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Preamble
The World Trade Organization ("WTO"), pursuant to the approval of the Ministerial Conference of the WTO accorded under Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agreement"), and the People's Republic of China ("China"),
Recalling that China was an original contracting party to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947,
Taking note that China is a signatory to the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations,
Taking note of the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China in document WT/ACC/CHN/49 ("Working Party Report"),
Having regard to the results of the negotiations concerning China's membership in the WTO,
Agree as follows:
Part I - General Provisions
1. General
1. Upon accession, China accedes to the WTO Agreement pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement and thereby becomes a Member of the WTO.
2. The WTO Agreement to which China accedes shall be the WTO Agreement as rectified, amended or otherwise modified by such legal instruments as may have entered into force before the date of accession. This Protocol, which shall include the commitments referred to in paragraph 342 of the Working Party Report, shall be an integral part of the WTO Agreement.
3. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, those obligations in the Multilateral Trade Agreements annexed to the WTO Agreement that are to be implemented over a period of time starting with entry into force of that Agreement shall be implemented by China as if it had accepted that Agreement on the date of its entry into force.
4. China may maintain a measure inconsistent with paragraph 1of Article II of the General Agreement on Trade in Services ("GATS") provided that such a measure is recorded in the List of Article II Exemptions annexed to this Protocol and meets the conditions of the Annex to the GATS on Article II Exemptions.
2. Administration of the Trade Regime
(A) Uniform Administration
1. The provisions of the WTO Agreement and this Protocol shall apply to the entire customs territory of China, including border trade regions and minority autonomous areas, Special Economic Zones, open coastal cities, economic and technical development zones and other areas where special regimes for tariffs, taxes and regulations are established (collectively referred to as "special economic areas").
2. China shall apply and administer in a uniform, impartial and reasonable manner all its laws, regulations and other measures of the central government as well as local regulations, rules and other measures issued or applied at the sub-national level (collectively referred to as "laws, regulations and other measures") pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights ("TRIPS") or the control of foreign exchange.
3. China's local regulations, rules and other measures of local governments at the sub-national level shall conform to the obligations undertaken in the WTO Agreement and this Protocol.
4. China shall establish a mechanism under which individuals and enterprises can bring to the attention of the national authorities cases of non-uniform application of the trade regime.
(B) Special Economic Areas
1. China shall notify to the WTO all the relevant laws, regulations and other measures relating to its special economic areas, listing these areas by name and indicating the geographic boundaries that define them. China shall notify the WTO promptly, but in any case within 60 days, of any additions or modifications to its special economic areas, including notification of the laws, regulations and other measures relating thereto.
2. China shall apply to imported products, including physically incorporated components, introduced into the other parts of China's customs territory from the special economic areas, all taxes, charges and measures affecting imports, including import restrictions and customs and tariff charges, that are normally applied to imports into the other parts of China's customs territory.
3. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, in providing preferential arrangements for enterprises within such special economic areas, WTO provisions on non-discrimination and national treatment shall be fully observed.
(C) Transparency
1. China undertakes that only those laws, regulations and other measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, TRIPS or the control of foreign exchange that are published and readily available to other WTO Members, individuals and enterprises, shall be enforced. In addition, China shall make available to WTO Members, upon request, all laws, regulations and other measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, TRIPS or the control of foreign exchange before such measures are implemented or enforced. In emergency situations, laws, regulations and other measures shall be made available at the latest when they are implemented or enforced.
2. China shall establish or designate an official journal dedicated to the publication of all laws, regulations and other measures pertaining to or affecting trade in goods, services, TRIPS or the control of foreign exchange and, after publication of its laws, regulations or other measures in such journal, shall provide a reasonable period for comment to the appropriate authorities before such measures are implemented, except for those laws, regulations and other measures involving national security, specific measures setting foreign exchange rates or monetary policy and other measures the publication of which would impede law enforcement. China shall publish this journal on a regular basis and make copies of all issues of this journal readily available to individuals and enterprises.
3. China shall establish or designate an enquiry point where, upon request of any individual, enterprise or WTO Member all information relating to the measures required to be published under paragraph 2(C)1 of this Protocol may be obtained. Replies to requests for information shall generally be provided within 30 days after receipt of a request. In exceptional cases, replies may be provided within 45 days after receipt of a request. Notice of the delay and the reasons therefor shall be provided in writing to the interested party. Replies to WTO Members shall be complete and shall represent the authoritative view of the Chinese government. Accurate and reliable information shall be provided to individuals and enterprises.
(D) Judicial Review
1. China shall establish, or designate, and maintain tribunals, contact points and procedures for the prompt review of all administrative actions relating to the implementation of laws, regulations, judicial decisions and administrative rulings of general application referred to in Article X:1 of the GATT 1994, Article VI of the GATS and the relevant provisions of the TRIPS Agreement. Such tribunals shall be impartial and independent of the agency entrusted with administrative enforcement and shall not have any substantial interest in the outcome of the matter.
2. Review procedures shall include the opportunity for appeal, without penalty, by individuals or enterprises affected by any administrative action subject to review. If the initial right of appeal is to an administrative body, there shall in all cases be the opportunity to choose to appeal the decision to a judicial body. Notice of the decision on appeal shall be given to the appellant and the reasons for such decision shall be provided in writing. The appellant shall also be informed of any right to further appeal.
3. Non-discrimination
Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, foreign individuals and enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises in respect of:
(a) the procurement of inputs and goods and services necessary for production and the conditions under which their goods are produced, marketed or sold, in the domestic market and for export; and
(b) the prices and availability of goods and services supplied by national and sub-national authorities and public or state enterprises, in areas including transportation, energy, basic telecommunications, other utilities and factors of production.
4. Special Trade Arrangements
Upon accession, China shall eliminate or bring into conformity with the WTO Agreement all special trade arrangements, including barter trade arrangements, with third countries and separate customs territories, which are not in conformity with the WTO Agreement.
5. Right to Trade
1. Without prejudice to China's right to regulate trade in a manner consistent with the WTO Agreement, China shall progressively liberalize the availability and scope of the right to trade, so that, within three years after accession, all enterprises in China shall have the right to trade in all goods throughout the customs territory of China, except for those goods listed in Annex 2A which continue to be subject to state trading in accordance with this Protocol. Such right to trade shall be the right to import and export goods. All such goods shall be accorded national treatment under Article III of the GATT 1994, especially paragraph 4 thereof, in respect of their internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution or use, including their direct access to end-users. For those goods listed in Annex 2B, China shall phase out limitation on the grant of trading rights pursuant to the schedule in that Annex. China shall complete all necessary legislative procedures to implement these provisions during the transition period.
2. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, all foreign individuals and enterprises, including those not invested or registered in China, shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to enterprises in China with respect to the right to trade.
6. State Trading
1. China shall ensure that import purchasing procedures of state trading enterprises are fully transparent, and in compliance with the WTO Agreement, and shall refrain from taking any measure to influence or direct state trading enterprises as to the quantity, value, or country of origin of goods purchased or sold, except in accordance with the WTO Agreement.
2. As part of China's notification under the GATT 1994 and the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994, China shall also provide full information on the pricing mechanisms of its state trading enterprises for exported goods.
7. Non-Tariff Measures
1. China shall implement the schedule for phased elimination of the measures contained in Annex 3. During the periods specified in Annex 3, the protection afforded by the measures listed in that Annex shall not be increased or expanded in size, scope or duration, nor shall any new measures be applied, unless in conformity with the provisions of the WTO Agreement.
2. In implementing the provisions of Articles III and XI of the GATT 1994 and the Agreement on Agriculture, China shall eliminate and shall not introduce, re-introduce or apply non-tariff measures that cannot be justified under the provisions of the WTO Agreement. For all non-tariff measures, whether or not referred to in Annex 3, that are applied after the date of accession, consistent with the WTO Agreement or this Protocol, China shall allocate and otherwise administer such measures in strict conformity with the provisions of the WTO Agreement, including GATT 1994 and Article XIII thereof, and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, including notification requirements.
3. China shall, upon accession, comply with the TRIMs Agreement, without recourse to the provisions of Article 5 of the TRIMs Agreement. China shall eliminate and cease to enforce trade and foreign exchange balancing requirements, local content and export or performance requirements made effective through laws, regulations or other measures. Moreover, China will not enforce provisions of contracts imposing such requirements. Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of this Protocol, China shall ensure that the distribution of import licences, quotas, tariff-rate quotas, or any other means of approval for importation, the right of importation or investment by national and sub-national authorities, is not conditioned on: whether competing domestic suppliers of such products exist; or performance requirements of any kind, such as local content, offsets, the transfer of technology, export performance or the conduct of research and development in China.
4. Import and export prohibitions and restrictions, and licensing requirements affecting imports and exports shall only be imposed and enforced by the national authorities or by sub-national authorities with authorization from the national authorities. Such measures which are not imposed by the national authorities or by sub-national authorities with authorization from the national authorities, shall not be implemented or enforced.
8. Import and Export Licensing
1. In implementing the WTO Agreement and provisions of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, China shall undertake the following measures to facilitate compliance with these agreements:
(a) China shall publish on a regular basis the following in the official journal referred to in paragraph 2(C)2 of this Protocol:
- by product, the list of all organizations, including those organizations delegated such authority by the national authorities, that are responsible for authorizing or approving imports or exports, whether through grant of licence or other approval;
- procedures and criteria for obtaining such import or export licences or other approvals, and the conditions for deciding whether they should be granted;
- a list of all products, by tariff number, that are subject to tendering requirements, including information on products subject to such tendering requirements and any changes, pursuant to the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures;
- a list of all goods and technologies whose import or export are restricted or prohibited; these goods shall also be notified to the Committee on Import Licensing;
- any changes to the list of goods and technologies whose import and export are restricted or prohibited.
Copies of these submissions in one or more official languages of the WTO shall be forwarded to the WTO for circulation to WTO Members and for submission to the Committee on Import Licensing within 75 days of each publication.
(b) China shall notify the WTO of all licensing and quota requirements remaining in effect after accession, listed separately by HS tariff line and with the quantities associated with the restriction, if any, and the justification for maintaining the restriction or its scheduled date of termination.
(c) China shall submit the notification of its import licensing procedures to the Committee on Import Licensing. China shall report annually to the Committee on Import Licensing on its automatic import licensing procedures, explaining the circumstances which give rise to these requirements and justifying the need for their continuation. This report shall also provide the information listed in Article 3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.
(d) China shall issue import licences for a minimum duration of validity of six months, except where exceptional circumstances make this impossible. In such cases, China shall promptly notify the Committee on Import Licensing of the exceptional circumstances requiring the shorter period of licence validity.
2. Except as otherwise provided for in this Protocol, foreign individuals and enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises in respect of the distribution of import and export licences and quotas.
9. Price Controls
1. China shall, subject to paragraph 2 below, allow prices for traded goods and services in every sector to be determined by market forces, and multi-tier pricing practices for such goods and services shall be eliminated.
2. The goods and services listed in Annex 4 may be subject to price controls, consistent with the WTO Agreement, in particular Article III of the GATT 1994 and Annex 2, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Agreement on Agriculture. Except in exceptional circumstances, and subject to notification to the WTO, price controls shall not be extended to goods or services beyond those listed in Annex 4, and China shall make best efforts to reduce and eliminate these controls.
3. China shall publish in the official journal the list of goods and services subject to state pricing and changes thereto.
10. Subsidies
1. China shall notify the WTO of any subsidy within the meaning of Article 1 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures ("SCM Agreement"), granted or maintained in its territory, organized by specific product, including those subsidies defined in Article 3 of the SCM Agreement. The information provided should be as specific as possible, following the requirements of the questionnaire on subsidies as noted in Article 25 of the SCM Agreement.
2. For purposes of applying Articles 1.2 and 2 of the SCM Agreement, subsidies provided to state-owned enterprises will be viewed as specific if, inter alia, state-owned enterprises are the predominant recipients of such subsidies or state-owned enterprises receive disproportionately large amounts of such subsidies.
3. China shall eliminate all subsidy programmes falling within the scope of Article 3 of the SCM Agreement upon accession.
11. Taxes and Charges Levied on Imports and Exports
1. China shall ensure that customs fees or charges applied or administered by national or sub-national authorities, shall be in conformity with the GATT 1994.
2. China shall ensure that internal taxes and charges, including value-added taxes, applied or administered by national or sub-national authorities shall be in conformity with the GATT 1994.
3. China shall eliminate all taxes and charges applied to exports unless specifically provided for in Annex 6 of this Protocol or applied in conformity with the provisions of Article VIII of the GATT 1994.
4. Foreign individuals and enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises shall, upon accession, be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to other individuals and enterprises in respect of the provision of border tax adjustments.
12. Agriculture
1. China shall implement the provisions contained in China's Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods and, as specifically provided in this Protocol, those of the Agreement on Agriculture. In this context, China shall not maintain or introduce any export subsidies on agricultural products.
2. China shall, under the Transitional Review Mechanism, notify fiscal and other transfers between or among state-owned enterprises in the agricultural sector (whether national or sub-national) and other enterprises that operate as state trading enterprises in the agricultural sector.
13. Technical Barriers to Trade
1. China shall publish in the official journal all criteria, whether formal or informal, that are the basis for a technical regulation, standard or conformity assessment procedure.
2. China shall, upon accession, bring into conformity with the TBT Agreement all technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures.
3. China shall apply conformity assessment procedures to imported products only to determine compliance with technical regulations and standards that are consistent with the provisions of this Protocol and the WTO Agreement. Conformity assessment bodies will determine the conformity of imported products with commercial terms of contracts only if authorized by the parties to such contract. China shall ensure that such inspection of products for compliance with the commercial terms of contracts does not affect customs clearance or the granting of import licences for such products.
4. (a) Upon accession, China shall ensure that the same technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures are applied to both imported and domestic products. In order to ensure a smooth transition from the current system, China shall ensure that, upon accession, all certification, safety licensing, and quality licensing bodies and agencies are authorized to undertake these activities for both imported and domestic products, and that, one year after accession, all conformity assessment bodies and agencies are authorized to undertake conformity assessment for both imported and domestic products. The choice of body or agency shall be at the discretion of the applicant. For imported and domestic products, all bodies and agencies shall issue the same mark and charge the same fee. They shall also provide the same processing periods and complaint procedures. Imported products shall not be subject to more than one conformity assessment. China shall publish and make readily available to other WTO Members, individuals, and enterprises full information on the respective responsibilities of its conformity assessment bodies and agencies.
(b) No later than 18 months after accession, China shall assign the respective responsibilities of its conformity assessment bodies solely on the basis of the scope of work and type of product without any consideration of the origin of a product. The respective responsibilities that will be assigned to China's conformity assessment bodies will be notified to the TBT Committee 12 months after accession.
14. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
China shall notify to the WTO all laws, regulations and other measures relating to its sanitary and phytosanitary measures, including product coverage and relevant international standards, guidelines and recommendations, within 30 days after accession.
15. Price Comparability in Determining Subsidies and Dumping
Article VI of the GATT 1994, the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("Anti-Dumping Agreement") and the SCM Agreement shall apply in proceedings involving imports of Chinese origin into a WTO Member consistent with the following:
(a) In determining price comparability under Article VI of the GATT 1994 and the Anti-Dumping Agreement, the importing WTO Member shall use either Chinese prices or costs for the industry under investigation or a methodology that is not based on a strict comparison with domestic prices or costs in China based on the following rules:
(i) If the producers under investigation can clearly show that market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the like product with regard to the manufacture, production and sale of that product, the importing WTO Member shall use Chinese prices or costs for the industry under investigation in determining price comparability;
(ii) The importing WTO Member may use a methodology that is not based on a strict comparison with domestic prices or costs in China if the producers under investigation cannot clearly show that market economy conditions prevail in the industry producing the like product with regard to manufacture, production and sale of that product.
(b) In proceedings under Parts II, III and V of the SCM Agreement, when addressing subsidies described in Articles 14(a), 14(b), 14(c) and 14(d), relevant provisions of the SCM Agreement shall apply; however, if there are special difficulties in that application, the importing WTO Member may then use methodologies for identifying and measuring the subsidy benefit which take into account the possibility that prevailing terms and conditions in China may not always be available as appropriate benchmarks. In applying such methodologies, where practicable, the importing WTO Member should adjust such prevailing terms and conditions before considering the use of terms and conditions prevailing outside China.
(c) The importing WTO Member shall notify methodologies used in accordance with subparagraph (a) to the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices and shall notify methodologies used in accordance with subparagraph (b) to the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
(d) Once China has established, under the national law of the importing WTO Member, that it is a market economy, the provisions of subparagraph (a) shall be terminated provided that the importing Member's national law contains market economy criteria as of the date of accession. In any event, the provisions of subparagraph (a)(ii) shall expire 15 years after the date of accession. In addition, should China establish, pursuant to the national law of the importing WTO Member, that market economy conditions prevail in a particular industry or sector, the non-market economy provisions of subparagraph (a) shall no longer apply to that industry or sector.
16. Transitional Product-Specific Safeguard Mechanism
1. In cases where products of Chinese origin are being imported into the territory of any WTO Member in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to the domestic producers of like or directly competitive products, the WTO Member so affected may request consultations with China with a view to seeking a mutually satisfactory solution, including whether the affected WTO Member should pursue application of a measure under the Agreement on Safeguards. Any such request shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.
2. If, in the course of these bilateral consultations, it is agreed that imports of Chinese origin are such a cause and that action is necessary, China shall take such action as to prevent or remedy the market disruption. Any such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.
3. If consultations do not lead to an agreement between China and the WTO Member concerned within 60 days of the receipt of a request for consultations, the WTO Member affected shall be free, in respect of such products, to withdraw concessions or otherwise to limit imports only to the extent necessary to prevent or remedy such market disruption. Any such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.
4. Market disruption shall exist whenever imports of an article, like or directly competitive with an article produced by the domestic industry, are increasing rapidly, either absolutely or relatively, so as to be a significant cause of material injury, or threat of material injury to the domestic industry. In determining if market disruption exists, the affected WTO Member shall consider objective factors, including the volume of imports, the effect of imports on prices for like or directly competitive articles, and the effect of such imports on the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products.
5. Prior to application of a measure pursuant to paragraph 3, the WTO Member taking such action shall provide reasonable public notice to all interested parties and provide adequate opportunity for importers, exporters and other interested parties to submit their views and evidence on the appropriateness of the proposed measure and whether it would be in the public interest. The WTO Member shall provide written notice of the decision to apply a measure, including the reasons for such measure and its scope and duration.
6. A WTO Member shall apply a measure pursuant to this Section only for such period of time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the market disruption. If a measure is taken as a result of a relative increase in the level of imports, China has the right to suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions or obligations under the GATT 1994 to the trade of the WTO Member applying the measure, if such measure remains in effect more than two years. However, if a measure is taken as a result of an absolute increase in imports, China has a right to suspend the application of substantially equivalent concessions or obligations under the GATT 1994 to the trade of the WTO Member applying the measure, if such measure remains in effect more than three years. Any such action by China shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.
7. In critical circumstances, where delay would cause damage which it would be difficult to repair, the WTO Member so affected may take a provisional safeguard measure pursuant to a preliminary determination that imports have caused or threatened to cause market disruption. In this case, notification of the measures taken to the Committee on Safeguards and a request for bilateral consultations shall be effected immediately thereafter. The duration of the provisional measure shall not exceed 200 days during which the pertinent requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 shall be met. The duration of any provisional measure shall be counted toward the period provided for under paragraph 6.
8. If a WTO Member considers that an action taken under paragraphs 2, 3 or 7 causes or threatens to cause significant diversions of trade into its market, it may request consultations with China and/or the WTO Member concerned. Such consultations shall be held within 30 days after the request is notified to the Committee on Safeguards. If such consultations fail to lead to an agreement between China and the WTO Member or Members concerned within 60 days after the notification, the requesting WTO Member shall be free, in respect of such product, to withdraw concessions accorded to or otherwise limit imports from China, to the extent necessary to prevent or remedy such diversions. Such action shall be notified immediately to the Committee on Safeguards.
9. Application of this Section shall be terminated 12 years after the date of accession.
17. Reservations by WTO Members
All prohibitions, quantitative restrictions and other measures maintained by WTO Members against imports from China in a manner inconsistent with the WTO Agreement are listed in Annex 7. All such prohibitions, quantitative restrictions and other measures shall be phased out or dealt with in accordance with mutually agreed terms and timetables as specified in the said Annex.
18. Transitional Review Mechanism
1. Those subsidiary bodies1 of the WTO which have a mandate covering China's commitments under the WTO Agreement or this Protocol shall, within one year after accession and in accordance with paragraph 4 below, review, as appropriate to their mandate, the implementation by China of the WTO Agreement and of the related provisions of this Protocol. China shall provide relevant information, including information specified in Annex 1A, to each subsidiary body in advance of the review. China can also raise issues relating to any reservations under Section 17 or to any other specific commitments made by other Members in this Protocol, in those subsidiary bodies which have a relevant mandate. Each subsidiary body shall report the results of such review promptly to the relevant Council established by paragraph 5 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement, if applicable, which shall in turn report promptly to the General Council.
2. The General Council shall, within one year after accession, and in accordance with paragraph 4 below, review the implementation by China of the WTO Agreement and the provisions of this Protocol. The General Council shall conduct such review in accordance with the framework set out in Annex 1B and in the light of the results of any reviews held pursuant to paragraph 1. China also can raise issues relating to any reservations under Section 17 or to any other specific commitments made by other Members in this Protocol. The General Council may make recommendations to China and to other Members in these respects.
3. Consideration of issues pursuant to this Section shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of any Member, including China, under the WTO Agreement or any Plurilateral Trade Agreement, and shall not preclude or be a precondition to recourse to consultation or other provisions of the WTO Agreement or this Protocol.
4. The review provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 will take place after accession in each year for eight years. Thereafter there will be a final review in year 10 or at an earlier date decided by the General Council.
Part II - Schedules
1. The Schedules annexed to this Protocol shall become the Schedule of Concessions and Commitments annexed to the GATT 1994 and the Schedule of Specific Commitments annexed to the GATS relating to China. The staging of concessions and commitments listed in the Schedules shall be implemented as specified in the relevant parts of the relevant Schedules.
2. For the purpose of the reference in paragraph 6(a) of Article II of the GATT 1994 to the date of that Agreement, the applicable date in respect of the Schedules of Concessions and Commitments annexed to this Protocol shall be the date of accession.
Part III - Final Provisions
1. This Protocol shall be open for acceptance, by signature or otherwise, by China until 1 January 2002.
2. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the day of its acceptance.
3. This Protocol shall be deposited with the Director-General of the WTO. The Director-General shall promptly furnish a certified copy of this Protocol and a notification of acceptance by China thereof, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Part III of this Protocol, to each WTO Member and to China.
4. This Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Done at Doha this tenth day of November two thousand and one, in a single copy, in the English, French and Spanish languages, each text being authentic, except that a Schedule annexed hereto may specify that it is authentic in only one or more of these languages.
1 Council for Trade in Goods, Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Council for Trade in Services, Committees on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions, Market Access (covering also ITA), Agriculture, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Anti-Dumping Measures, Customs Valuation, Rules of Origin, Import Licensing, Trade-Related Investment Measures, Safeguards, Trade in Financial Services.
