The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress


LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE PROCEDURE OF THECONCLUSION OF TREATIES

(Adopted at the 17th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the
Seventh National People's Congress on December 28, 1990, promulgated by
Order No. 37 of the President of the People's Republic of China on
December 28, 1990, and effective as of the same date)

Article 1
The present Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the
People's Republic of China.
Article 2
This Law shall be applicable to bilateral or multilateral treaties and
agreements and other instruments of the nature of a treaty or agreement
concluded between the People's Republic of China and foreign states.
Article 3
The State Council, that is, the Central People's Government, of the
People's Republic of China shall conclude treaties and agreements with
foreign states.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's
Republic of China shall decide on the ratification and abrogation of
treaties and important agreements concluded with foreign states.
The President of the People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with
decisions of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,
ratify and abrogate treaties and important agreements concluded with
foreign states.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China shall,
under the leadership of the State Council, administer the specific affairs
concerning the conclusion of treaties and agreements with foreign states.
Article 4
The People's Republic of China shall conclude treaties and agreements with
other states in the name of:
(1) the People's Republic of China;
(2) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
(3) the governmental departments of the People's Republic of China.
Article 5
The decision to negotiate and sign treaties and agreements shall be made
according to the following procedures:
(1) in the case of a treaty or agreement to be negotiated and signed in
the name of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs or the department concerned under the State Council in conjunction
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall make a recommendation and draw
up a draft treaty or agreement of the Chinese side and submit it to the
State Council for examination and decision;
(2) in the case of a treaty or agreement to be negotiated and signed in
the name of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs or the department concerned under the State Council
shall make a recommendation and draw up a draft treaty or agreement of the
Chinese side and, after consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
submit it to the State Council for examination and decision. In the case
of an agreement concerning a specific line of business, its Chinese draft
shall, with the consent of the State Council, be examined and decided upon
by the department concerned under the State Council or when necessary in
consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
(3) agreements to be negotiated and signed in the name of a governmental
department of the People's Republic of China concerning matters within the
scope of functions and powers of the department concerned shall be decided
upon by the department itself or after consultation with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. In the case of an agreement relating to matters of major
importance or matters falling within the functions and powers of other
departments under the State Council, the department concerned shall submit
it by itself or after consultation with the other departments concerned
under the State Council, to the State Council for decision. The draft
agreement of the Chinese side shall be examined and decided upon by the
department concerned or when necessary in consultation with the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
When major modification in the Chinese draft of a treaty or agreement
already examined and decided upon by the State Council are necessary as a
result of negotiation, the revised draft shall be submitted to the State
Council for examination and decision.
Article 6
Representatives for negotiating and signing treaties or agreements shall
be appointed according to the following procedures:
(1) In the case of a treaty or agreement to be concluded in the name of
the People's Republic of China or the Government of the People's Republic
of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the department concerned
under the State Council shall submit a report to the State Council for the
appointment of a representative. The full powers of the representative
shall be signed by the Premier of the State Council, but may also be
signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
(2) In the case of an agreement to be concluded in the name of a
governmental department of the People's Republic of China, a
representative shall be appointed by the head of the department concerned.
The letter of authorization for the representative shall be signed by the
head of the department. Where the head of a department signs an agreement
concluded in the name of the governmental department, and where the
contracting parties agree that it is necessary for the head of the
department to produce full powers, the full powers shall be signed by the
Premier of the State Council, but may also be signed by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
The following persons shall dispense with full powers for negotiating and
signing treaties and agreements:
(1) the Premier of the State Council, the Minister of Foreign Affairs;
(2) the head of a diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China who
negotiates and signs treaties and agreements concluded between China and
the state to which he is accredited, unless it is otherwise agreed by the
contracting parties;
(3) the head of a governmental department of the People's Republic of
China who negotiates and signs the agreements concluded in the name of his
department, unless it is otherwise agreed by the contracting parties;
(4) the person, dispatched to an international conference or accredited to
an international organization by the People's Republic of China, who is at
the same time the representative for negotiating treaties or agreements in
that conference or organization, unless it is otherwise agreed by the
conference or otherwise provided for in the constitution of the
organization.
Article 7
The ratification of treaties and important agreements shall be decided
upon by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The treaties and important agreements referred to in the preceding
paragraph are as follows:
(1) treaties of friendship and cooperation, treaties of peace and similar
treaties of a political nature;
(2) treaties and agreements relating to territory and delimitation of
boundary lines;
(3) treaties and agreements relating to judicial assistance and
extradition;
(4) treaties and agreements which contain stipulations inconsistent with
the laws of the People's Republic of China;
(5) treaties and agreements which are subject to ratification as agreed by
the contracting parties; and
(6) other treaties and agreements subject to ratification.
After the signing of a treaty or an important agreement, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs or the department concerned under the State Council in
conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall submit it to the
State Council for examination and verification; the State Council shall
then refer it to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
for decision on ratification; the President of the People's Republic of
China shall ratify it in accordance with the decision of the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress.
After the ratification of a bilateral treaty or an important bilateral
agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall execute the formalities
for the exchange of the instruments of ratification with the other
contracting party. After the ratification of a multilateral treaty or an
important multilateral agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall
execute the formalities for the deposit of the instrument of ratification
with the depositary state or international organization. The instrument of
ratification shall be signed by the President of the People's Republic of
China and countersigned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Article 8
After the signing of the agreements and other instruments of the nature of
a treaty which do not fall under paragraph 2, Article 7 of this Law and
which are subject to approval as prescribed by the State Council or as
agreed by the contracting parties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the
departments concerned under the State Council in conjunction with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall submit them to the State Council for
approval. After the approval of agreements and other instruments of the
nature of a treaty, in the case of a bilateral one, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs shall execute the formalities for the exchange of the
instruments of approval with the other contracting party or for mutual
notification of the approval by diplomatic notes. In the case of a
multilateral one, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall execute the
formalities for the deposit of the instrument of approval with the
depositary state or international organization concerned. The instrument
of approval shall be signed by the Premier of the State Council, but may
also be signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Article 9
After the signing of the agreements which need no decision on ratification
by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress or approval by
the State Council, the agreements shall be submitted by the departments
concerned under the State Council to the State Council for the record,
except those agreements concluded in the name of the governmental
departments of the People's Republic of China which are to be submitted by
these departments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for registration.
Article 10
If the two contracting parties need to go through different domestic legal
procedures for the entry into force of the same treaty or agreement, the
said treaty or agreement shall enter into force after the accomplishment
by the two parties of their respective legal procedures and the mutual
notification by diplomatic notes.
After the signing of the treaties and agreements listed in the preceding
paragraph, the formalities of ratification, approval, entry on the record
or registration shall be executed as the case requires in accordance with
Articles 7, 8 or 9 of this Law. The formalities of notification by note
shall be completed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 11
The decision to accede to multilateral treaties or agreements shall be
made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress or the
State Council as the case requires. The procedures for acceding to
multilateral treaties and agreements shall be as follows:
(1) to accede to a multilateral treaty or an important multilateral
agreement listed in Paragraph 2, Article 7 of this Law, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs or the department concerned under the State Council in
conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall make a
recommendation after examination and submit it to the State Council for
examination and verification; the State Council shall then refer it to the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for decision on
accession. The instrument of accession shall be signed by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and the specific formalities executed by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs;
(2) to accede to a multilateral treaty or agreement other than those
listed in Paragraph 2, Article 7 of this Law, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs or the department concerned under the State Council in conjunction
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall make a recommendation after
examination and submit it to the State Council for decision on accession.
The instrument of accession shall be signed by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and the specific formalities executed by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Article 12
The decision to accept a multilateral treaty or an agreement shall be made
by the State Council.
In the case of a multilateral treaty or agreement containing clauses of
acceptance which is signed by the Chinese representative or does not
require any signature, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the department
concerned under the State Council in conjunction with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs shall make a recommendation after examination and submit
it to the State Council for decision on acceptance. The instrument of
acceptance shall be signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the
specific formalities executed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 13
A bilateral treaty or agreement concluded by the People's Republic of
China with a foreign state shall be done in the Chinese language and the
official language of the other contracting party, both texts being equally
authentic. When necessary, a text in the language of a third state agreed
upon by the two contracting parties may be executed in addition as a
third, equally authentic, official text or an unofficial text for
reference. It may be stipulated by agreement of the two contracting
parties that the third text shall prevail in case of divergence of
interpretation of the treaty or agreement.
For agreements on specific lines of business and treaties and agreements
concluded with international organizations, a single language fairly
commonly used internationally may also be used by agreement of the two
contracting parties or in accordance with the provisions of the
constitutions of the international organizations concerned.
Article 14
Signed originals of bilateral treaties and agreements concluded in the
name of the People's Republic of China or the Government of the People's
Republic of China and copies of multilateral treaties and agreements
certified as true by the depositary states or international organizations
concerned shall be deposited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Signed
originals of bilateral agreements concluded in the name of the
governmental departments of the People's Republic of China shall be
deposited with these departments.
Article 15
A treaty or an important agreement of which the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress has decided on ratification or accession shall
be published in the bulletin of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress. The measures for publishing other treaties and
agreements shall be made by the State Council.
Article 16
Treaties and agreements concluded by the People's Republic of China shall
be compiled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs into a collection of the
Treaties of the People's Republic of China.
Article 17
Treaties and agreements concluded by the People's Republic of China shall
be registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
United Nations Charter. Treaties and agreements concluded by the People's
Republic of China that require registration with other international
organizations shall be registered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or
the departments concerned under the State Council in accordance with the
respective constitutions of the international organizations.
Article 18
The procedures for the conclusion of a treaty or an agreement with an
international organization by the People's Republic of China shall follow
this Law and the constitution of the relevant international organization.
Article 19
The procedures for amendment to, abrogation of and withdrawal from
treaties and agreements concluded by the People's Republic of China shall
follow mutatis mutandis the procedures for the conclusion of the treaties
and agreements in question.
Article 20
The State Council may make regulations in accordance with this Law for its
implementation.
Article 21
This Law shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation.


Important Notice:
This English document is coming from "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.

山西省太原市人大常委会


太原市劳动监察条例
山西省人民代表大会常务委员会


（1996年10月25日太原市第九届人民代表大会常务委员会第三十五次会议通过）（1997年元月21日山西省第八届人民代表大会常务委员会第二十六次会议通过）

第一章 总 则
第一条 为了保障劳动法律、法规的贯彻实施，保护劳动者的合法权益，维护劳动秩序，促进经济发展，根据《中华人民共和国劳动法》等有关法律、法规规定，结合本市实际，制定本条例。
第二条 本市行政区域内的企业、个体经济组织（以下统称用人单位）和与之形成劳动关系的劳动者，适用本条例。
国家机关、事业组织、社会团体和与之建立劳动合同关系的劳动者，依照本条例执行。
第三条 本条例所称劳动监察，是指劳动行政部门对用人单位遵守劳动法律、法规情况的监督检查，并制止和处理违法行为。
第四条 劳动监察实行属地管辖与分级管辖相结合、专门监察与群众监督相结合、教育与处罚相结合的原则。
第五条 市、县（市、区）劳动行政部门主管劳动监察工作。劳动行政部门可委托其所属的劳动监察机构负责劳动监察的具体工作。
第六条 公安、工商、物价等部门，在各自职责范围内，协同劳动行政部门做好劳动监察工作。
各级工会组织依法对用人单位遵守劳动法律、法规的情况进行监督。

第二章 监察职责
第七条 劳动行政部门的劳动监察职责：
（一）宣传贯彻劳动法律、法规；
（二）检查劳动法律、法规的执行情况；
（三）受理违反劳动法律、法规行为的检举和控告；
（四）处理违反劳动法律、法规的行为；
（五）履行法律、法规规定的其他劳动监察职责。
第八条 市劳动行政部门负责对所管辖的用人单位的劳动监察。
县（市、区）劳动行政部门负责县管以下用人单位的劳动监察。
第九条 用人单位的生产经营场所与注册地不同时，应由生产经营场所所在地的劳动行政部门进行劳动监察。
第十条 劳动行政部门的劳动监察机构应当配备专职和兼职劳动监察员。
第十一条 劳动监察员执行公务，有权进入用人单位了解执行劳动法律、法规情况，检查与劳动有关的场所，询问有关人员，查阅、调阅或复制必要的资料，依法下达劳动监察文书。
第十二条 劳动监察员应忠于职守，秉公执法，保守秘密。

第三章 监察内容
第十三条 用人单位制定的劳动规章制度的情况。
第十四条 用人单位招用劳动者的情况：
（一）招用劳动者违反面向社会、公开招收、平等竞争、考核录用的；
（二）违反国家规定使用童工的；
（三）招用农村和外来劳动者违反国家规定的；
（四）招用劳动者未依法订立书面劳动合同的；
（五）违反国家规定，以风险金、抵押金、保证金等形式向劳动者收取货币或实物的；
（六）对劳动者侮辱、搜身、体罚、殴打以及非法限制劳动者人身自由的。
第十五条 从事劳务中介活动的情况：
（一）发布虚假招用劳动者信息的；
（二）未经批准开办职业介绍机构的；
（三）以招工、培训名义骗取劳动者钱财的。
第十六条 用人单位遵守国家工作时间规定的情况。
第十七条 用人单位工资支付的情况：
（一）克扣或者无故拖欠劳动者工资的；
（二）劳动者在法定工作时间内提供了正常劳动，支付劳动者工资低于当地最低工资标准的；
（三）用人单位未依法支付劳动者延长工作时间和法定节假日期间工资报酬的。
第十八条 用人单位违反女职工和未成年工特殊保护规定的情况：
（一）安排女职工和未成年工从事国家规定禁止和禁忌从事的劳动的；
（二）对孕期、产期、哺乳期的女职工单方解除劳动合同、辞退或者降其基本工资和福利待遇的。
第十九条 违反职业培训规定的情况：
（一）安排劳动者从事技术工种，上岗前未经过专业培训的；
（二）职业培训机构的设立、变更和终止，未按照法律、法规规定执行的；
（三）职业培训机构违反国家规定收取费用和颁发证书的。
第二十条 违反社会保险规定的情况：
（一）用人单位未依法参加社会保险的；
（二）社会保险费未按时足额缴纳的；
（三）用人单位和社会保险经办机构未依法保障劳动者享受各项社会保险待遇的；
（四）社会保险基金未按照法律、法规规定使用的。
第二十一条 用人单位和劳动者遵守劳动法律、法规规定的其他情况。

第四章 监察程序
第二十二条 对用人单位实施劳动监察，应遵循下列规定：
（一）应有两名以上劳动监察员共同进行，并出示劳动监察证件；
（二）应向用人单位告知监察的目的、内容、要求和方法；
（三）现场检查应有笔录。笔录应由劳动监察员和用人单位法定代表人（或委托代理人）签名或者盖章。用人单位法定代表人拒不签名或盖章的，劳动监察员应注明拒签事由。
第二十三条 劳动行政部门的劳动监察机构在必要时可以书面形式向用人单位发出劳动监察询问，用人单位应当在指定的时间和地点接受询问。
第二十四条 劳动监察人员承办的案件与本人及其近亲属有利害关系或有其他关系可能影响案件公正处理的，应当回避；案件当事人有权要求其回避。
第二十五条 劳动监察员的回避，由劳动监察机构负责人决定；劳动监察机构负责人的回避，由劳动行政部门负责人决定。
第二十六条 劳动行政部门查处违反劳动法律、法规的行为，除依法当场作出的行政处罚外，应当登记立案并依法实施行政处罚。
第二十七条 劳动行政部门对违法行为的处罚决定，应当自立案之日起三十日内作出，特殊情况不得超过六十日。
第二十八条 劳动行政部门查处违法行为应当下达劳动监察整改指令，责令当事人限期改正。

第五章 法律责任
第二十九条 用人单位制定的劳动规章制度违反法律、法规规定的，由劳动行政部门给予警告；对劳动者造成经济损失的，应当承担赔偿责任。
第三十条 用人单位有下列侵害劳动者合法权益情形之一的，由劳动行政部门责令支付劳动应得的工资报酬和相当于应得工资报酬百分之十至百分之二十的经济补偿金；情节严重的，可责令支付劳动者相当于工资报酬、经济补偿总和的赔偿金：
（一）克扣或者无故拖欠劳动者工资的；
（二）拒不依法支付劳动者延长工作时间工资报酬的；
（三）劳动在法定工作时间内提供了正常劳动，低于当地最低工资标准支付工资的。
第三十一条 用人单位有下列行为之一的，由劳动行政部门按情节轻重给予处罚：
（一）违反面向社会、公开招收、平等竞争、考核录用的规定招用劳动者的，给予警告；
（二）侵害女职工或未成年工劳动合法权益的，按每侵害一名女职工或者未成年工处以1000元至3000元的罚款；对女职工或者未成年工造成损害的，应当承担赔偿责任；
（三）招用农村和外来劳动者违反国家规定的，给予警告，并按招用人数每人次处以100元至300元罚款；
（四）违反国家工作时间规定，强迫或变相强迫劳动者延长工作时间的，给予警告，并按每名劳动者每延长一小时处以10元至50元罚款；
（五）违反国家规定，以风险金、抵押金、保证金等形式向劳动者收取货币或实物的，责令退还劳动者本人，并按所收取货币或实物原值总额处以罚款。
前款各项对用人单位规定的罚款累计最高额度为100000元。
第三十二条 违反职业介绍和职业培训规定，有下列行为之一的，由劳动行政部门给予警告，没收违法所得，并可处以1000元至3000元罚款；情节严重的，由工商行政管理部门依照法律、行政法规的规定吊销营业执照；给劳动者造成损失的，应承担赔偿责任：
（一）擅自开办职业介绍机构或职业培训机构的；
（二）违反有关规定滥发证书的；
（三）发布虚假招用劳动者信息的。
第三十三条 用人单位对劳动者侮辱、搜身、体罚、殴打和非法限制劳动者人身自由的，或者以招工、培训为名骗取劳动者钱财的，由公安机关对责任人员依法给予处理；构成犯罪的，由司法机关依法追究刑事责任。
第三十四条 违反社会保险法律、法规规定，有下列行为之一的，由劳动行政部门对用人单位或社会保险经办机构按情节轻重予以处罚：
（一）无故不缴纳社会保险费的，责令限期缴纳；逾期不缴的，每日加收所欠款额千分之二的滞纳金；
（二）用人单位或者社会保险经办机构未按照规定足额支付劳动者社会保险金的，除责令限期支付外，并处以1000元至5000元罚款；
（三）以非法手段获取社会保险金的，责令退回全部非法所得，并处以相同数额的罚款；构成犯罪的，由司法机关依法追究刑事责任。
第三十五条 用人单位有下列行为之一的，由劳动行政部门处以500元至2000元的罚款；违反《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚条例》的，由公安机关予以处罚；构成犯罪的，由司法机关依法追究刑事责任：
（一）无理阻止劳动监察人员进入用人单位（包括与劳动有关的场所）进行监督检查的；
（二）拒绝提供有关资料的；
（三）拒绝执行劳动行政部门下达的劳动监察询问和整改指令的；
（四）隐瞒事实真象、出具伪证或者隐匿、毁灭证据的；
（五）打击报复检举人、控告人、证人和劳动监察人员的。
第三十六条 用人单位对行政处罚决定不服的，可依法申请行政复议或者提起行政诉讼。
复议或诉讼期间不停止原决定的执行，法律另有规定的除外。
第三十七条 劳动监察人员玩忽职守、滥用职权、徇私舞弊的，给予行政处分；给用人单位和劳动者造成损失的，应依法承担赔偿责任；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。

第六章 附 则
第三十八条 本条例应用中的具体问题由太原市人民政府负责解释。
第三十九条 本条例经山西省人民代表大会常务委员会批准后公布施行。








1997年1月21日