A batch of new regulations will be implemented in March, what are they?

Polluting enterprises will be recorded

The "Environmental Protection Archives Management Measures" issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection will come into effect on March 1. After the implementation of the method, the pollution situation of each project will be recorded in detail. If the environmental protection work is not done well, there will be no chance of starting construction, let alone appraisal and acceptance.

Real names are required when purchasing long-distance bus tickets

According to the "Road Passenger Transport and Passenger Terminal Management Regulations" issued by the Ministry of Transport, starting from March 1, inter-provincial and inter-city Passenger transport lines fully implement real-name ticket sales and real-name inspection. The new regulations also require that passengers entering the station should present a valid ticket and an original valid ID. A valid ID is only allowed to purchase one real-name ticket for the same train.

Court hearing activities must be audio and video recorded simultaneously

The revised "Several Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Audio and Video Recording of Court Hearing Activities" will be officially implemented on March 1. According to regulations, the People's Court shall be equipped with fixed or mobile audio and video equipment in the court to conduct audio and video recording of the entire court hearing.

The regulations clearly state that the people's courts should provide convenience for parties, defense lawyers, litigation agents, etc. to access trial audio and video recordings in accordance with the law through trial process information disclosure platforms, litigation service platforms, and other convenient litigation service platforms. The parties, defense lawyers, litigation agents, etc. may copy the audio recordings or transcribe the audio and video recordings of the court hearings in accordance with regulations, and the People's Court shall be equipped with corresponding facilities when necessary.

At the same time, without the permission of the People's Court, no one is allowed to record or videotape court hearings, and no one is allowed to record, copy, delete or move court hearings. If the perpetrator commits the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph, he shall be held accountable accordingly in accordance with regulations.

Postal parcel delivery time has been significantly shortened

The newly revised "Postal Universal Service" standards will come into effect on March 1. The new standards significantly increase the time limit requirements for the entire email process.

According to the new standards, letters can take up to 7 or 8 days, and ordinary packages can be received in 8 or 9 days. As for the entire time limit for letters, the maximum time limit between inter-provincial cities at or above the prefecture level and between other inter-provincial regions has been shortened from the current standards of 9 days and 15 days to 7 days and 8 days respectively. The total time limit for parcels and printed matter has been shortened from the original 15 days and 20 days to 8 and 9 days respectively between inter-provincial cities and other inter-provincial areas.

The new standards stipulate that each county-level administrative region should have at least one postal business premises that provides international and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan mail services, and each township and town should have at least one postal business premises that provides package pickup services.

In terms of protecting the rights and interests of users, the new standards have added business hours and email time limits that should be announced, and detailed regulations for user complaints. The time limit for responding to user complaints has been reduced from 30 working days stipulated in the current standards to 15 days. .

The 7-day no-reason return rule for 7 categories of online shopping products is not applicable

The "Interim Measures for the 7-day no-reason return of goods purchased online" have been officially implemented since March 15, clarifying 7 Products purchased online are not subject to the no-reason return policy within 7 days.

According to the measures, four categories of goods are not eligible for unreasonable returns, including goods customized by consumers; fresh and perishable goods; digital goods such as audio-visual products and computer software that are downloaded online or opened by consumers; Delivered newspapers, periodicals. In addition, it also includes three categories of goods that consumers confirm at the time of purchase that the 7-day no-reason return rule is not applicable: goods that may affect personal safety or life and health after being opened, or goods that may cause changes in the quality of the goods after being opened ; Products that have greatly depreciated in value once activated or tried out; products that are nearing their shelf life and defective products that have been clearly stated at the time of sale.

At the same time, if an online product seller has any of the following circumstances, the Measures will punish the seller in accordance with the regulations: Without the consumer’s confirmation at the time of purchase, the product is unsuitable and returned without reason within 7 days. Refusal to return goods, or refusal to return goods on the grounds that the consumer has opened and inspected the goods, which affects the integrity of the goods; failure to handle return procedures more than 15 days from the date of receipt of the consumer's return request, or failure to provide true and accurate information to consumers Valid contact information such as return address, return contact person, etc., resulting in consumers being unable to handle return procedures; failure to return the paid product price to consumers more than 15 days after receiving the returned product.

Public opinions will be solicited for the location selection of public cultural facilities

Starting from March 1, the "Law of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Guaranteeing Cultural Services" will be officially Implemented on the ground. The law makes it clear that the location of public cultural facilities should solicit public opinions, be consistent with their functions and characteristics, and be conducive to their role.

According to the law, if it is necessary to dismantle public cultural facilities due to urban and rural construction, or change their functions and uses, they should be rebuilt or renovated in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations, and construction should be carried out first and then demolished. Or the principle of simultaneous construction and demolition.

This law builds the framework of my country’s basic legal system for public cultural services and establishes a basic public cultural service standard system and a free or preferential opening system for public cultural service facilities. , Supervision and announcement system for the use of public cultural service funds, etc.

The law makes it clear that people's governments at all levels should provide corresponding public cultural services based on the characteristics and needs of groups such as minors, the elderly, disabled people, and migrant populations.

False reporting of movie box office will result in heavy fines

my country’s first law in the cultural industry, the Film Industry Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China, will come into effect on March 1. The law stipulates that actors, directors and other film practitioners should adhere to both morality and art, abide by laws and regulations, respect social ethics, abide by professional ethics, strengthen self-discipline, and establish a good social image.

The Promotion Law specifically increases the penalties for false reporting and underreporting of box office revenue. It stipulates that film distribution companies and movie theaters should make statistics and provide true and accurate film sales revenue, and are not allowed to create false transactions or falsely report or underreport. Sales revenue and other unfair means deceive and mislead audiences and disrupt the order of the film market. Anyone who creates false transactions, falsely declares or conceals sales income, etc. shall be fined up to one time and not more than five times the illegal income. If the circumstances are serious, the company shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification.

In addition, the law also proposes to lower the entry threshold for the film industry, mobilize the enthusiasm of the whole society to participate, and stimulate market vitality; it will provide three-dimensional support to the film industry by increasing financial, taxation, financial, land and other support. institutional support; at the same time, we will further standardize industrial development and market order by expanding the scope of supervision, improving supervision measures, refining supervision procedures, and intensifying crackdowns.

The law also proposes specific measures to promote film public welfare services and safeguard the rights and interests of audiences, such as requiring the inclusion of rural film public welfare screenings in the construction plan of the rural public cultural service system; the education and film authorities* **We also recommend movies that are beneficial to the healthy growth of minors and take measures to support students in compulsory education to watch them for free.

The reform of simple deregistration of enterprises has been fully implemented

According to the "Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Reform of Simple Deregistration of Enterprises" issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, starting from March 1, the reform of simple deregistration of enterprises will be implemented nationwide. The reform of simplified deregistration of enterprises facilitates the exit of market entities.

Imported cosmetics can realize full traceability of information

The Regulations on the Management of Domestic Consignee Registration, Import Records and Sales Records of Imported Cosmetics will be implemented on March 1. The "Regulations" clearly state that "imported cosmetics sales records should include sales flow records, recall records, etc." The full traceability of imported cosmetics information can ensure that problematic products can be quickly recalled when quality and safety problems occur, ensuring consumer safety.

Shocking slogans shall not be used as trademarks

The "Regulations of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases concerning Authorization and Confirmation of Trademark Rights" promulgated by the Supreme People's Court will come into effect on March 1. The "Regulations" clarify that if a trademark sign or its constituent elements may have a negative impact on the public interests and public order of our country, the People's Court may determine that it has an "adverse impact" and shall not be used as a trademark.

New local regulations

Beijing

·The "Beijing Pre-hospital Medical Emergency Service Regulations" will come into effect on March 1, stipulating that pre-hospital medical emergency services Lifting services should be provided for urgent and critical patients in need, and the patient's family members and relevant on-site personnel should cooperate.

Tianjin

·The "Tianjin Regulations on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests" was officially implemented in March. The regulations prohibit sexual harassment of women. Women who have been sexually harassed have the right to complain to their employers and public security organs, and the units and departments that accept the complaints should handle them.

· According to the Municipal People's Congress's "Decision on the Comprehensive Utilization of Crop Straw and the Ban on Open Burning", starting from March 1, open burning of crop straw will be completely prohibited in the administrative areas of Tianjin. The "Decision" also clarifies that people's governments at all levels are responsible for promoting the comprehensive utilization of crop straw and banning open burning.

Liaoning

· The revised "Liaoning Provincial Production Safety Regulations" will come into effect on March 1. The new "Regulations" will be used in high-risk industries such as mining, hazardous chemicals, fireworks and firecrackers and The production safety liability insurance system shall be compulsorily implemented in key areas; a rights and responsibilities list system shall be implemented to ensure that due diligence is exempted from liability and dereliction of duty shall be held accountable.

· The "Liaoning Province Regulations on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (Revised)" will come into effect on March 1. Based on the 37 articles of the original regulations, it has been expanded to nine chapters and 55 articles. Among them, social services are the core part with many new contents in this revision, which clearly clarifies the establishment of a senior care service system based on home, community-based, supplemented by institutions, and combined with medical and nursing care to better meet the needs of the elderly for senior care services. At the same time, provisions have been made to improve medical security, nursing security, housing security, etc. for the elderly, and special support for the elderly in needy elderly families and family planning families has also been clarified.

Shanghai

· The new version of the "Shanghai Regulations on Smoking Control in Public Places" will come into effect on March 1. Shanghai's indoor public places, indoor workplaces, public places ***Smoking will be completely prohibited in all transportation vehicles, and all existing smoking rooms and indoor smoking areas will be cancelled. Unit violations will be fined 2,000 to 30,000 yuan, and individual violations will be fined 50 to 200 yuan.

·The "Shanghai Road Traffic Management Regulations" came into effect on March 25, which clearly stipulates that when driving a motor vehicle on the road, you are not allowed to make or answer handheld phones, browse electronic devices, etc. that hinder safe driving.

Hebei

· The "Hebei Province Voluntary Service Regulations" that came into effect in March stipulates that when recruiting and hiring staff for state agencies, social groups, enterprises and institutions, etc., they should be in the same position. Under certain conditions, priority will be given to recruiting and hiring registered volunteers with good records; according to the "Hebei Provincial Production Safety Regulations", starting from March 1, "occupational ban" will be implemented on the heads of production and business units where major production safety accidents occur.

Shandong

· The recently promulgated "Qingdao City Provisions on Preferential Treatment for the Elderly" clarifies that starting from March 1, elderly people over 60 years old in Qingdao City will be eligible for elderly care services. Enjoy preferential treatment in 5 areas including medical and health care.

· The "Shandong Province Enterprise Environmental Credit Evaluation Measures" will be implemented on March 1. A total of 12 environmental violations will be entered into the evaluation system. The evaluation system adopts a negative score system and an annual score system. . The evaluation results will serve as an important reference for the evaluation of excellence, financial support, and qualification level assessment.

Shaanxi

· According to the "Opinions on Further Attracting Talents and Relaxing Certain Household Registration Access Conditions in Our City", starting from March 1, Xi'an will relax the rules for ordinary colleges and technical secondary schools. The restrictions on the settlement of college graduates and the conditions for establishing collective household registration for units have been relaxed.

Jiangsu

· According to the "Jiangsu Provincial Commercial Bank Service Pricing Behavior Management Measures" that came into effect in March, if a commercial bank adjusts (including suspends) service content and prices due to special circumstances, Customers should be informed promptly and proactively.

· The "Measures for Mediation and Handling of Price Disputes in Jiangsu Province" will be implemented on March 1. Applications for price dispute mediation are free of charge, and price disputes will be settled within 30 days. Mediation can take the form of telephone mediation, online mediation, on-site mediation and mediation court mediation.

Guangdong

· Since March 1st, 10 categories of talents, including high-level talents and personnel who have returned from studying abroad, have been approved to be introduced by employers other than Zhuhai City government agencies and institutions from outside the city. The transfer of labor and personnel relations, file reception and household registration relocation can be handled in accordance with prescribed procedures.

Chongqing

· The "Chongqing Urban and Rural Planning Regulations" will be implemented on March 1. The "Regulations" strictly control temporary construction, and also stipulate that changes in the use of houses after the completion plan is verified or the development of business activities, involving planning management licensing matters, must be approved by the urban and rural planning authorities.

Urumqi

· The "Urumqi Municipal Public Security Regulations on Civilized Behavior" will be implemented on March 1. Words and deeds that do not respect other people's customs and habits" are classified as uncivilized behaviors.

Those who stop uncivilized behavior will be rewarded.