漯河市城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理办法
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漯河市城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理办法
河南省漯河市人民政府
漯河市人民政府令
第18号
现公布《漯河市城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理办法》,自发布之日起施行。
市 长
二○○六年一月二十四日
漯河市城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理办法
第一条 为了保障城市生活无着的流浪、乞讨人员的基本生活权益,进一步完善社会救助制度,根据国务院《城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理办法》、《河南省城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理规定》等文件精神,结合我市实际,制定本办法。
第二条 本办法所称城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员(以下简称流浪乞讨人员),是指因自身无力解决食宿,无亲友投靠,又不享受城市最低生活保障或者农村五保供养,正在城市流浪乞讨度日的人员。
以乞讨为生或者行乞敛财等人员不属于国家规定的救助对象。
第三条 开展流浪乞讨人员的救助管理工作,必须严格遵守国家和河南省对流浪乞讨人员管理的法规、规章。
第四条 市人民政府依法设立流浪乞讨人员救助管理站(以下简称救助站),县级人民政府根据需要设立救助站,未设立救助站的县由当地民政部门指定相关科室负责救助工作。救助站应当具有与救助管理任务相适应的设施、设备和人员。
第五条 救助站对流浪乞讨人员的救助,是一项临时性社会救助措施,实行自愿受助、无偿救助、离站自由的原则。
第六条 流浪乞讨人员向救助站求助时,应当依法如实提供本人的有关情况,救助站应当告知其救助对象的范围和实施救助的内容、时限,询问与救助需求有关的情况,并对其个人情况予以登记。对故意不如实提供有关情况的,不予救助。
救助站对属于救助对象的,应当及时安排救助;对不属于救助对象的,告知其不予救助的理由。
对因年老、年幼、残疾等原因无法提供个人情况的,救助站应当先提供救助,再查明情况。
第七条 救助站应当根据受助人员不同的民事行为能力采取不同的管理方式。对具有完全民事行为能力的人员,实行开放式管理;对无民事行为能力或限制民事行为能力的老年人、未成年人、残疾人实行保护式管理,由工作人员负责照料;对女性求助人员,由女性工作人员负责救助管理。
第八条 救助站提供的食物和住处应当能够满足受助人员必需的基本生活和安全需要。
第九条 受助人员在救助站期间应当遵守各项管理制度,不得骚扰、辱骂、殴打救助站工作人员或者其他受助人员;不得毁坏、盗窃公私财物;不得吸毒、赌博;不得携带和私藏危险品、违禁品;不得传播色情、淫秽物品;不得扰乱救助管理工作秩序。
受助人员在救助站内违反管理制度的,救助站工作人员应当及时教育和制止;有违法行为或者有犯罪嫌疑的,救助站应当及时向当地公安机关报告,公安机关应当依法受理并及时处理。
第十条 受助人员在救助站内突发急病的,应当及时送医院救治。受助人员在受助期间出现不明原因发热或者有其他传染病可疑症状的,救助站应当及时报告当地疾病预防控制机构,由当地疾病预防控制机构依照相关法律、法规处理。
受助人员在受助期间因病死亡的,救助站应当如实记录有关情况,并向有关单位取得有关手续。医疗、丧葬费用由其亲属或者所在单位负担;对确实无法查明身份或者没有亲属和单位的,由流入地民政部门按照有关规定处理。属于非正常死亡的,救助站应当及时报告当地公安机关和上级民政部门,由有关部门依照相关法律、法规做出处理。
第十一条 救助站对受助人员的救助期限一般不超过10天,因特殊情况需要延长救助期限的,应当报主管民政部门备案。
受助人员接受救助站提供的必要的救助后,应当离开救助站。无正当理由不离开救助站的,救助站应当终止救助。
救助站对同一救助人在同地的救助,每6个月一般不超过两次。
第十二条 受助人员自愿放弃救助离开救助站的,应当事先告知,救助站不得限制。受助人员擅自离开救助站的,视为放弃救助。
第十三条 受助人员返回常住户口所在地、住所地或者所在单位时没有交通费的,由救助站发给乘车(船)凭证。同时救助站应当将有关情况及时通知受助人员的亲属、所在单位及前往地的有关部门。
第十四条 下列受助人员应当由救助站通知其亲属或所在单位派人接领方可离开救助站,凡属无亲属、无所在单位或其亲属、所在单位拒不派人接领的,由救助站主管部门通知该受助人员户籍所在地或者住所所在地民政部门派人接领:(一)未成年人及其他无民事行为能力人或限制民事行为能力人;(二)不能自理的残疾人;(三)老年人及其他行动不便的人。
流浪乞讨人员流入地的县,不得违反规定将受助人员转移至非流出地的其他县区。
第十五条 对因年老、年幼、残疾导致无法认识自已行为或无表达能力,从而无法查明其亲属或所在单位,也无法查明其户口所在地或者住所所在地的,由救助站上级民政主管部门按有关规定提出安置方案,报同级人民政府给予安置。
第十六条 救助站的地址和求助电话应当向社会公布。救助站及主管民政部门应当在车站及其他流浪乞讨人员较多的公共场所显著位置设置标志牌,标明救助站所在位置及联系方式,有关部门和单位应当配合和支持。
第十七条 救助站应当建立健全岗位责任制、安全责任制和工作人员行为规范等各项制度,实行规范化管理。
救助站应当如实记载受助人员入站、离站、获得救助的情况等,制作救助档案,并妥善保管。
第十八条 县级以上人民政府应当加强对城市生活无着的流浪乞讨人员救助管理工作的领导,建立健全有关部门参加的救助工作协调机制,采取有效措施,及时依法救助流浪乞讨人员。
受助人员住所地的人民政府应当采取措施,帮助受助人员解决生产、生活困难,教育遗弃残疾人、未成年人、老年人的近亲属或者其他监护人履行抚养、赡养义务。
第十九条 各级政府有关部门应当按照职责分工,各司其职,密切配合,共同做好流浪乞讨人员的救助管理工作。
各级民政部门负责流浪乞讨人员的救助工作,并对救助站进行指导、监督。漯河市救助管理站作为市区救助工作的具体实施单位,必须严格依法实施救助。
各级财政部门应当将受助人员的救助经费及卫生部门救治流浪乞讨病人的医疗费用纳入财政预算,予以保障;受助人员的生活费用享受当地居民最低生活保障标准。财政部门每半年组织民政、卫生等部门对定点医院接收救治对象的治疗费用进行审核结算。未设立救助站的县级财政部门应当安排临时救助经费用于救助符合规定条件的流浪乞讨人员。
各级卫生行政部门要指定对流浪乞讨人员中危重病人、传染病人、精神病人进行诊治的定点医院,并对定点医院工作指导、监督,及时纠正查处定点医院对流浪乞讨病人救治中违规行为,市卫生行政部门要指导各县卫生部门做好对本县流浪乞讨人员中患病对象的救治工作,保障流浪乞讨病人医疗救治工作的顺利开展。各级防疫部门要切实抓好救治人员的防疫工作。
各定点医院接诊后,应在24小时内通知当地救助管理站,界定病人的属类。对符合救助范围的流浪乞讨人员,由各级救助管理站负责出具相关证明,到指定医院进行就医。经治疗,病情稳定后2日内,定点医院应通知当地救助管理站办理相关手续,并协助救助管理站将流浪乞讨人员接回。定点医院收治流浪乞讨病人,要严格执行《河南省医疗服务价格》收费标准,并在低保病人甲类药范围内用药。根据病情确需超范围用药或进行大型器械检查的,由定点医院负责人签字并经本地救助站或民政部门同意后,方可实施(抢救时除外),抢救及治疗费用由当地救助站或者民政部门会同本级财政部门核拨。对住院治疗的流浪乞讨病人,伙食费按照当地救助管理站受助人员伙食标准执行。定点医院对收治的救助对象应有完整病人档案,一人一档,包括病人住院病历、用药情况等,以做备查审核。
公安、城管(含城市综合执法部门)以及其他有关行政部门在执行公务时发现或遇到需要救助的流浪乞讨人员,有责任告知其到救助站求助,并应当指明救助站所在位置;对其中的危重病人、精神病人和传染病人应当直接护送到医院治疗;对其中的残疾人、未成年人、老年人或行动不便的其他人员主动求助且符合救助范围的,应当帮助和护送到救助站;对因被盗、被抢、被骗需要救助的,应由公安机关出具报案证明。
公安部门在执行公务中发现的弃婴或社会有关单位告知的弃婴,要出具相关调查证明,再护送到当地救助管理站。公安户籍管理机关应在基层公安部门出具证明手续起三个月内为弃婴办理入户手续。
铁路、公路等交通运输部门凭各级救助管理站或县级民政部门出具的购票证明或工作人员有效证件,优先解决受助人员的票源,不得以任何理由拒绝持证(票)的流浪乞讨受助人员搭乘交通工具。对于行动不便的救助对象,车站工作人员应负责护送其上下车。
第二十条 救助站不履行救助职责的,求助人员可以向当地民政部门举报;民政部门经查证属实的,应当责令救助站及时提供救助,并对直接责任人员依法给予纪律处分。
第二十一条 实行责任追究制。各级民政、财政、公安、卫生、交通、城建、铁路等部门及其他工作人员,要认真做好本职范围内的救助管理工作,凡因失职、渎职造成救助对象不能得到及时救助出现问题的,要依法追究当事人和部门领导的责任。
第二十二条 本办法由漯河市人民政府法制办公室负责解释。
第二十三条 本办法自发布之日起施行。
食品药品监管总局关于加强省级医疗器械技术审评能力建设的指导意见
国家食品药品监督管理总局
食品药品监管总局关于加强省级医疗器械技术审评能力建设的指导意见
食药监械管〔2013〕220号
各省、自治区、直辖市食品药品监督管理局：
医疗器械产品质量事关公众健康与生命安全，事关民生与社会和谐。医疗器械注册管理工作是保证医疗器械安全有效的重要手段，医疗器械技术审评工作是注册管理工作的重要技术支撑。目前，地方医疗器械技术审评能力不足、审评人员配备不充足、审评制度建设滞后的现象普遍存在，医疗器械技术审评的能力和水平亟待全面提升。为进一步加强医疗器械注册管理工作，根据《医疗器械监督管理条例》、《国家药品安全“十二五”规划》、《国务院关于地方改革完善食品药品监督管理体制的指导意见》(国发〔2013〕18号)，现就进一步加强省级医疗器械技术审评能力建设，提出以下指导意见：
一、指导思想
全面贯彻落实科学发展观，以保证公众用械安全有效为目的，努力建立最严格的医疗器械安全监管制度，不断创新医疗器械技术审评工作机制，全面提升医疗器械技术审评能力，为医疗器械注册管理工作提供强有力的技术保障。
二、总体目标
力争通过2～3年的时间，省级医疗器械技术审评能力逐步提高，审评人员配置合理，规章制度不断完善，信息化水平不断提高，以实现制度化、规范化、科学化的审评工作目标，对医疗器械注册管理工作和监管工作提供有力的技术支撑，为保证公众用械安全有效服务。
三、基本原则
（一）国家食品药品监督管理总局（以下简称总局）应当加强对地方医疗器械技术审评能力建设的指导。总局医疗器械技术审评机构负责对省级医疗器械技术审评机构的业务指导，建立人员与技术的培训交流机制，不断提升技术审评能力。建立省级医疗器械技术审评机构之间的业务沟通渠道，逐步形成国家指导、地方互通、全国协调一致的工作格局。
（二）省级食品药品监督管理部门应当按照地方政府对食品药品监管工作的整体要求和部署，积极推动医疗器械技术审评能力建设，落实人员编制，争取财政支持，逐步达到与本地区医疗器械产业发展水平和监管要求相适应、职责分工明确、规模结构合理的医疗器械技术审评能力要求。
（三）省级医疗器械技术审评机构应当在当地食品药品监督管理部门的组织领导下，按照职能分工和工作要求，建立健全工作机制、完善工作程序、提高队伍素质，确保医疗器械技术审评等各项业务工作规范有序地开展。
四、主要任务
（一）明确省级医疗器械技术审评的相关职责。为提高工作效率，加强沟通协调，形成监管合力，充分发挥技术支撑作用，鼓励省级食品药品监督管理部门将医疗器械相关技术支撑资源进行整合。
省级医疗器械技术审评机构主要承担如下工作：
1.承担境内第二类医疗器械产品的技术审评；
2.承担第二类医疗器械产品的注册审查和临床试验指导原则的起草工作；
3.对省级以下医疗器械技术审评工作进行业务指导和培训；
4.负责医疗器械审评专家库的管理、培训和考核；
5.参与医疗器械产品的质量管理体系现场考核和注册申报资料的真实性核查；
6.承担总局委托的医疗器械技术审评任务和医疗器械产品注册审查指导原则的起草工作；
7.承担省级食品药品监督管理部门下达的其他任务。
（二）加强医疗器械技术审评队伍建设。省级医疗器械技术审评机构，应当合理配置技术审评人员。专职审评人员的配备，应当考虑本行政区域医疗器械产业发展、机构的具体职能、医疗器械产品年均申报注册数量以及产品技术审评的专业需求等。原则上，年均申报注册数每30～50件，应当配备1～2名专职审评员；年均申报注册数不足30件的，至少应当配备1名专职审评员。
省级医疗器械技术审评机构，应当具有与其审评工作任务和人员数量相适应的办公用房和办公设施，包括审评办公室、会议室、咨询室、档案资料室、信息化系统和设备等。
省级医疗器械技术审评机构，要健全人才选用机制，健全考评和激励机制，加强培训力度，不断提高医疗器械技术审评工作质量和效率。鼓励参加国内外学术交流，参与医疗器械标准制修订工作。要加强对审评专家的培训与管理，充分发挥其对技术审评工作的技术咨询作用。
（三）加强医疗器械技术审评制度和信息化建设。省级医疗器械技术审评机构，要逐步建立健全与有效履行技术审评职能有关的制度和规定，如：审评程序、审查规范、审评标准、审评指导原则等。建立健全与加强监督规范审评行为有关的制度和规定，如：审评纪律、职业道德规范、审评评议考核和审评责任追究制度等。省级食品药品监督管理部门要大力加强医疗器械审评审批信息化建设，建立健全医疗器械审评审批系统，完善注册基础数据库，推进审评审批信息公开，提高医疗器械技术审评工作信息化水平。
五、保障措施
（一）组织保障。省级食品药品监督管理部门要统一思想，提高认识，加强对医疗器械技术审评能力建设的组织领导。要坚持一把手负总责，分管领导具体抓，落实责任，明确任务，切实把医疗器械技术审评能力建设作为一件大事摆上重要位置。
（二）机制保障。省级食品药品监督管理部门要主动与其他相关部门加强沟通协商，拓展工作思路，改进工作方法，创新工作模式，建立健全工作机制，着力推动医疗器械技术审评能力建设各项目标任务的落实。
（三）经费保障。省级食品药品监督管理部门要充分利用现有资源，积极争取地方财政支持，保障医疗器械技术审评能力建设和工作开展所必需的场地、设施和经费。
总局将组织开展对省级医疗器械技术审评能力建设情况进行考核和评估，并进行通报。对于达不到相关要求的，要积极进行整改。整改后仍达不到要求的，省级食品药品监督管理部门应当将相关审评工作，委托给具备审评能力的其他省级医疗器械技术审评机构。
国家食品药品监督管理总局
2013年10月23日
外国保险机构驻华代表机构管理办法(英文版)
中国保险监督管理委员会
外国保险机构驻华代表机构管理办法(英文版)
Rules on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
These rules are formulated in accordance with the Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose of strengthening the administration of representative offices of foreign insurance institutions (hereinafter referred to as “representative offices”), and meeting the needs of the opening up of China’s insurance market to the outside world.
Article 2
Foreign insurance institutions hereof referred to in these rules are those insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insurance intermediaries, insurance associations, and other insurance organizations incorporated outside the territory of the People’s Republic of China.
Representative offices hereof referred to in these rules are both representative offices and general representative offices established by foreign insurance institutions within Chinese territory for the purpose of conducting such non-operational activities as liaison service and market research etc.
Chief Representative hereof referred to in these rules is the principal responsible person of the representative office, and the general representative is the principal responsible person of the general representative office.
Article 3
Representative offices shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations and related regulations made by China Insurance Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as “CIRC”) and their legitimate rights and interests are protected by Chinese laws.
Article 4
CIRC is authorized by law and the State Council to perform regulatory responsibilities over the representative offices.
Under the authorization scope of CIRC, the local branch offices of CIRC take general regulation of those representative offices that are located in their jurisdictions on behalf of CIRC.
Chapter Ⅱ Application and Establishment
Article 5
Foreign insurance institutions (hereinafter referred to as “the applicant”) applying to establish a representative office shall satisfy the following requirements:
(1) Good business performance;
(2) No record of any major violation of laws and regulations within three years prior to the application date;
(3) Other prudential requirements stipulated by CIRC.
Article 6
The formal application form for the establishment of representative office is provided by CIRC.
Article 7
The applicant shall submit the following documents:
(1) The formal application form;
(2) A letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution;
(3) A photocopy of the business license or the certificate of authorization for insurance business, or the registry certificate issued by the relevant regulatory authorities of its home country or territory;
(4) Articles of association and the name list of the members of the Board of Directors, management personnel or principal partners;
(5) Annual reports of the last three years prior to the application;
(6) A letter of permit issued by the competent authority of its home country or territory allowing it to set up a representative office in China, or a letter of recommendation from the industrial association of which the applicant is a member, and both types of letters shall contain information about the penalty records of the applicant received within three years prior to the application;
(7) A power of attorney signed by the Chairman of the Board or General Manager for the chief representative designated;
(8) The resume of the designated chief representative and other relevant supporting documents;
(9) Other documents and materials required by CIRC.
The photocopy of the business license or the certificate of authorization for insurance business, or the registry certificate shall be subject to notarization certified by the applicant’s home country or territory or verification by the resident Embassy or Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in the applicant’s home country or territory.
Article 8
The applicant shall submit its application documents to CIRC. CIRC shall handle all the applications according to the following conditions:
(1) If the document has a mistake (mistakes) that can be corrected on the spot, the applicant shall be allowed to make the correction on the spot;
(2) If the document is incomplete or does not comply with regulatory formats, the applicant shall be informed on the spot or within five days of all the required corrections at one time. If the applicant is not informed of such information in this period, then it is assumed that the application is accepted for review on the day it is received by CIRC;
(3) If the document is complete and complies with regulatory formats, or after the applicant, upon request, has submitted additional documents and made necessary corrections, then the application shall be accepted for review.
Whether or not CIRC accepts the application for review, CIRC shall issue a written document with designated stamp and date indicated.
Article 9
Within 20 days from the date of receiving the application letter, CIRC shall make a decision on whether or not to approve. If the decision can not be made in the said 20 days, at the approval of the Chairman of CIRC, the said period can be extended 10 more days and the applicant shall be informed of reasons for the extension.
If CIRC decides to accept the application, it shall issue an approval document; in case of disapproval, CIRC shall state reasons in a written document.
Article 10
After a representative office receiving the official document of approval, it shall register with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce in line with relevant rules.
The representative office shall move into its official premises within three months from the date on which the approval document is issued; the approval document shall automatically become invalid if the said deadline is not observed.
Article 11
Any foreign insurance institution that has already established no less than two representative offices in China shall be allowed to apply to CIRC to appoint one of its representative offices as a general representative office.
Article 12
In applying to appoint the general representative office, foreign insurance institutions shall submit a letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution.
The application for setting up a general representative office is subject to the same rules governing the application of a representative office.
Chapter Ⅲ Supervision and Administration
Article 13
The official title of the representative office shall be arranged in the following order: name of the foreign insurance institution + name of the city where the representative office is to be located + representative office; The official title of the representative office shall be arranged in the following order: name of the foreign insurance institution + general representative office in China.
Article 14
Except the principal responsible person, other major staff members shall be entitled “Representative” or “Deputy Representative”.
Article 15
Employees of representative office shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations, with high integrity and clean record.
Article 16
A general representative shall have a work experience above 8 years and hold a junior college degree or a higher academic degree; a chief representative shall have a work experience above 5 years, and hold a junior college degree or a higher academic degree.
Without a junior college degree, the general representative or chief representative shall have a work experience above 10 years in the insurance business.
Article 17
A maximum of three employees of foreign nationality are allowed in each representative office.
Article 18
A representative office and its employees shall not enter into any agreement or contract with any legal or natural persons, which might generate an income to the representative office or the foreign insurance institution it represents, and shall not be involved in business activities of any kind.
Article 19
A representative office shall have official premises, necessary office facilities and full-time staff.
Article 20
The General Representative or Chief Representative shall not work in two or more representative offices or any business institution in China.
Article 21
The General Representative or Chief Representative shall attend to the daily activities of the representative office on a permanent basis. If he or she consecutively stays away from the representative office for a period or more than one month, he or she shall delegate his or her responsibility as the General Representative or Chief Representative to a person specially appointed, and submit a written report to the local branch office of CIRC.
Article 22
A representative office shall submit two copies of its annual work report of the previous year before the end of each February to the CIRC’s local branch office, who shall then forward the report to CIRC’s head office.
The work report shall follow the format prescribed by CIRC.
Article 23
A representative office shall submit the annual report of the foreign insurance institution it represents to both CIRC and CIRC’s local branch office within six months after the end of each accounting year of the foreign insurance institution.
Article 24
If any following major event occurs in an insurance institution that has maintained a representative office in China, the representative office shall, within 10 days after the occurrence of the event, submit a written report to CIRC and copy the report to CIRC’s local branch office.
(1) A change in its articles of association, register capital, and registered business address;
(2) Division or merger or change of top management;
(3) Serious losses resulted in business operation;
(4) Penalties imposed for violations of laws and regulations;
(5) Major regulatory actions taken against it by the regulatory authorities of its home country or territory;
(6) Other matters which may seriously disrupt business operation of the foreign insurance institution.
Article 25
In case of changing a General Representative or Chief Representative, the representative office shall apply to CIRC, and submit the following documents:
(1) A letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC, and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution;
(2) Power of attorney of the proposed General Representative or chief representative signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager;
(3) Proof of personal identity certificates, certificate of academic degree and resume of the proposed General Representative or Chief Representative.
Article 26
If a foreign insurance institution intends to terminate its representative office’s operation, it shall submit a letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC, and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution.
Article 27
If a foreign insurance institution intends to change the name of its representative office, it shall submit a letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC, and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution, together with other relevant proving documents about the renaming.
Article 28
Under the situation stipulated in Article 25, Article 26, and Article 27, CIRC shall make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove of the application within 20 days from the date of receiving a complete set of application documents.
If a decision of approval is made, it shall issue an approval document; if a decision of disapproval is made, it shall notify the applicant in writing and give the reasons.
Article 29
A representative office can change its office location within the same administrative area it resides only.
The concerned representative office shall submit CIRC’s local branch office of its new office address, telephone and fax numbers within 5 days from the date of changing.
Article 30
In case of changing, increasing or reducing the number of Representatives, Deputy Representatives, or foreign employees, the concerned representative office shall report to CIRC’s local branch office within 5 days from the date of changing, and submit the proof of personal identity certificates, certificate of academic degree and resume of the nominated personnel.
Article 31
When a representative office is approved to be changed to a general representative office, the original representative office is cancelled automatically. The general representative office shall apply to the State Administration of the Industry and Commerce for cancellation of the registration of the representative office within one month from the date of CIRC’s approval within one month from the date of CIRC’s approval.
Article 32
If a general representative office is the only representative office in China after the insurance institution it represents withdraws all other representative offices, the general representative office shall be changed into a representative office.
The general representative office shall apply to CIRC by submitting an application letter regarding such change signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned foreign insurance institution. Within 20 days from the date of receiving the application letter, CIRC shall make a decision on whether or not to approve. If CIRC decides to accept the application, it shall issue an approval document; in case of disapproval, CIRC shall state reasons in a written document.
When a general representative office is approved to be changed to a representative office, the original general representative office is cancelled automatically. The representative office shall apply to the State Administration of the Industry and Commerce for cancellation of its registration within one month from the date of CIRC’s approval.
Article 33
After a representative office of the foreign insurance institution is terminated by the CIRC, all the issues left unsettled shall be taken over and handled by its general representative office in China; if there is no such a general representative office, responsibilities on all issues left unsettled shall be taken over and handled by the foreign insurance institution’s other representative offices in China; if there is no any other representative office in China, responsibilities on all issues left unsettled shall be borne by the foreign insurance institution itself.
Article 34
CIRC and its local branch offices conduct general supervision and annual inspection over the representative offices of foreign institutions in regard to the following issues:
(1) The completeness of the procedures for the changes made by the representative office;
(2) The truthfulness of the documents and materials submitted to CIRC;
(3) The completeness of the procedures for the appointments or changes of staff members of representative offices;
(4) Whether or not representative offices are conducting business activities;
(5) Other items required by CIRC and its local branch offices.
Chapter Ⅳ Legal Liability
Article 35
Any representative office established without approval, in violation of certain provisions of these Rules, shall be banned by CIRC in accordance with law.
Article 36
If a representative office is engaged in financial business activities in violation of these Rules, it shall be punished by CIRC in line with relevant laws and regulations. If a representative office is engaged in profit-seeking operational activities other than insurance business, it shall be imposed a disciplinary warning or a fine below RMB 300,000 yuan.
Article 37
If a representative office fails to submit relevant reports or documents as stipulated in Article 22, 23, 24 of these Rules to CIRC, it shall be imposed a warning and ordered to make correction by CIRC’s local branch office.
Article 38
Employees of a representative office being with direct responsibility for activities violating these Rules shall be imposed by CIRC with a disciplinary warning and /or a fine below RMB 5000 yuan, according to the seriousness of the cases.
Article 39
CIRC may issue a disciplinary warning to a representative office involved in providing false information or concealing important facts.
Article 40
CIRC may order the representative offices, found in violation of other provisions stipulated in these Rules, to make corrections; those who do not make corrections within a prescribed time period shall be issued a disciplinary warning.
Chapter Ⅴ Supplementary Provisions
Article 41
These Rules shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the representative offices established in the mainland by insurance institutions from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan region.
Article 42
These Rules shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the resident offices of foreign insurance institutions approved to establish in China by CIRC.
Article 43
The terms “above”, “below” and “within” used to indicate a threshold number shall include the number itself.
Article 44
The approval and reporting periods prescribed in these Rules concerning licensing and reporting periods refer to working days, which exclude weekends and public holidays.
Article 45
CIRC shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Rules.
Article 46
These Rules shall be effective as of March 1, 2004, and the Rules on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions, issued by CIRC on November 26, 1999 shall be repealed simultaneously.
