The Administrative Licensing Law was promulgated in 2003, and amended in 2019 respectively. The latest revision entered into force on April 23, 2019.

There are 82 articles in total.

The key points are as follows:

1.The term “administrative licensing” refers to the acts that the administrative organs permit, upon examination according to law, the citizens, legal persons or other organization to engage in special activities according to their applications.(Article 2)

2.The principle of publicity, fairness, impartiality and non-discrimination shall be observed in the establishment and implementation of an administrative license. The relevant regulations on administrative license shall be announced to the public; those undisclosed shall not be the basis for the implementation of the administrative license. (Article 5)

3.The administrative license obtained by a citizen, a legal person or any of other organizations in accordance with the law shall be protected by law. The administrative organs shall not change an effective administrative license without permission.(Article 8)

4.An administrative license obtained in accordance with the law shall not be transferred except for those that may be transferred in light of the legal conditions and procedures of the laws and regulations.(Article 9)