Summary of Provisions Concerning Software, Software Products and Software Enterprise

Author: Zhong Yi, Katherine Liu; [Shanghai Runhe Law Firm]

Part One    Administrative Regulations

1.  Notice of the State Council on Printing and Distributing Several Policies of Encouraging the Development of Software and Integrated Circuit Industries [No. 18 [2000] of the State Council] [2000.06.24]

Part Two    Departmental Rules

1.  Administrative Measures for Software Products （2009） [Order of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China (No. 9)] [2009.03.01]
2.  Notice of the Ministry of Construction on Printing and Distributing “Interim Regulations on the Administration of Software Products in Construction Area” [No. 201 of the Ministry of Construction] [1992.04.06]
3.  Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Authorizing the Software Enterprise Certification Institutions for 2009 [No. 116 [2009] of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology] [2009.03.23]
4.  Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Taxation on Printing and Distributing “Administrative Measures for Key Software Enterprise Certification in State Plan” [No. 2669 [2005] of the National Development and Reform Commission] [2005.12.20]
5.  Administrative Measures for Qualifications of Communication Information Network System Integration Enterprises (for Trial Implementation) [2001.08.16]
6.  Notice of Four Ministries and Commissions Including the State Development Planning Commission on Printing and Distributing "Administrative Measures for Key Software Enterprise Certification in State Plan” (for Trial Implementation) [2001.07.24]
7.  Notice of the Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Administration of Taxation on Printing and Distributing “Administrative Measures for Key Software Enterprise Certification in State Plan” (for Trial Implementation) [No. 968 [2000] of the Ministry of Information Industry] [2000.10.16]
8.  Measures for the Registration of Computer Software Copyright (2002) [Order of the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (No.1)] [2002.02.20] 9.  Revisions of Relevant Articles of “Measures for the Registration of Computer Software Copyright” [Announcement of the National Copyright Administration (No.7)] [2000.05.26] 10.  Notice of the National Copyright Administration on Managing Computer Software Copyright [1994.10.19]
11.  Guidelines for the Software Category Codes Used in the Registration of Computer Software Copyright [1992.04.18]
12.  Measures For Computer Software Copyright Registration [1992.04.06]
13.  Charging Items and Standards of Computer Software Copyright Registration [1992.03.16]

Part Three Local Regulatory Documents

1.  Several Opinions of the Administration for Industry and Commerce of Shanghai on Encouraging the Development of Software and Integrated Circuit Industries and Promoting the Conversion of Advanced New Technological Achievements Into Productivity [2001.01.18]

Part Four   Regulations and Rules Invalid or Null Due to Revision

1.  Administrative Measures for Software Products [Order of the Ministry of Information Industry of the People’s Republic of China (No. 5)] [2000.10.27]
2.  Interim Regulations on the Administration of software Products [1998.03.04]

Note: the above materials are edited by G·IPRs in April of 2009, which are only for your reference; for detailed information, please refer to laws and regualtions currently effective.