CCTV News:On January 1, 2017, a number of regulations will be officially implemented. It involves the payment of purchase tax for small-displacement vehicles, the handling of flight delays, the replacement of train tickets, the use of credit cards and the medical insurance system. Let’s see which laws and regulations will affect our food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Tariff reduction of a variety of imported foods
From January 1st, 2017, China will partially adjust the import and export tariffs, and the import tariffs on cultural consumer goods such as tuna, pandalus borealis, cranberries and original sculptures will be reduced. In response to people’s concerns about medical care and health, the import tariffs on bark and branches of Taxus chinensis for the production of anticancer drugs and acarbose hydrate for the treatment of diabetes will also be reduced.
Next year, China will continue to implement the agreed tax rate on some imported goods originating in 25 countries or regions, among which some goods from Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Iceland, Pakistan and other countries need to be further reduced.
Luring infants away from their caregivers is regarded as "stealing infants"
The Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Crimes of Trafficking in Women and Children, promulgated by the Supreme People’s Court, came into effect on January 1, 2017. The explanation is clear, and it is regarded as "stealing infants and young children" as stipulated in the criminal law to deceive or induce infants and young children to leave their guardians or caregivers. Workers of medical institutions, social welfare institutions and other units who sell children who have been treated, cared for and raised to others for the purpose of making illegal profits shall be punished as crime of trafficking in children.
The purchase tax on small displacement vehicles was 7.5% off in 2017, compared with 50% off before.
The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued a notice that from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, the vehicle purchase tax will be levied at a reduced rate of 7.5% for passenger cars with a displacement of 1.6 liters or less. From January 1, 2018, the vehicle purchase tax will be resumed at the statutory tax rate of 10%. Previously, the purchase tax on small-displacement vehicles was 5%.
No.93 and No.97 gasoline are delisted.
The National Development and Reform Commission announced that in order to cope with the severe air pollution situation, accelerate the upgrading of refined oil quality and improve air quality, starting from January 1, 2017, China will fully supply national V standard motor gasoline and diesel, and stop domestic sales of motor gasoline and diesel below national V standard. This means that gasoline No.90, No.93 and No.97, which used to be the national IV standard, will be officially withdrawn from the historical stage and replaced by gasoline No.89, No.92, No.95 and No.98, which is the national V standard.
Real-name registration system train tickets can be reissued before leaving the station.
From January 1, 2017, the railway department will further improve the method of reporting the loss of tickets in real-name registration system. If passengers lose their tickets in real-name registration system before boarding or checking out, they can go to the train conductor or go to the exit of the station to report the loss.
Credit card late payment fee changed to liquidated damages
On January 1, 2017, the Notice of the People’s Bank of China on Credit Card Business was implemented. The new regulations have relaxed the previous restrictions that "the maximum interest-free repayment period cannot exceed 60 days and the minimum repayment amount cannot be less than 10%", and changed to the discretion of the issuing bank.
"Late payment fee" is changed to "liquidated damages". If the cardholder fails to repay the loan within the time limit, the card issuer shall agree with the cardholder whether to collect liquidated damages through agreement.
The new regulations also stipulate that the limit for ATM machines to handle credit card cash withdrawal business will be raised from the current accumulated RMB 2,000 per card per day to RMB 10,000.
Letting passengers "wait" in the plane is considered as "on-board delay"
The Regulations on Normal Flight Management came into effect on January 1, 2017. It stipulates that when there are three kinds of flight delays, air transport enterprises should provide meals or accommodation services to passengers:
1. Due to the carrier’s own reasons such as maintenance, flight deployment and crew, the departure of the flight at the place of origin is delayed or cancelled;
2. Delays or cancellations of domestic flights at stopovers;
3. Domestic flights are alternate.
Passengers who delay accommodation due to weather should take care of themselves.
The regulations also point out that due to weather, emergencies, air traffic control, security check and other non-carrier reasons, the carrier should assist the passengers in arranging meals and accommodation at their own expense.
In the regulations, it is defined as "on-board delay" when passengers wait in the aircraft for more than the ground taxiing time specified by the airport from the time after the flight door is opened to the time before takeoff or from the time after landing to the time before opening the door.
If the delay on board exceeds 2 hours (inclusive), drinking water and food shall be provided for the passengers on board. If the flight is delayed for more than 3 hours (inclusive) and there is no clear departure time, the air transport enterprise shall arrange passengers to get off the plane and wait without violating the aviation safety and security regulations.
Civil aviation security inspection: carrying valuables is not allowed for public security inspection.
The new version of the Civil Aviation Safety Inspection Rules was officially implemented on January 1, 2017. The new regulations stipulate that, for example, passengers with valuables, pacemakers and disabled passengers, civil aviation security agencies can conduct private inspections, which are generally carried out by two or more security inspectors of the same sex as passengers.
Compared with the old version, the new Civil Aviation Safety Inspection Rules change the documents to be checked "valid flight identity documents, passenger tickets and boarding passes" into "valid flight identity documents and valid boarding certificates". The boarding steps are expected to be reduced.
Basically realize the nationwide networking of medical insurance.
The "Notice on Doing a Good Job in Direct Settlement of Hospitalization Medical Expenses of Basic Medical Insurance in Different Provinces and Different Places" clarifies that by the end of 2016, medical insurance will be basically networked nationwide, and the direct settlement of hospitalization medical expenses for retirees in different provinces will be initiated; In 2017, it began to gradually solve the direct settlement of hospitalization medical expenses for retirees resettled in different provinces, and at the end of the year, it was extended to the direct settlement of hospitalization medical expenses for people who met the referral requirements; Combined with the reform of local household registration and residence permit system, long-term residents and permanent staff in different places will be gradually included in the direct settlement coverage of medical expenses for hospitalization in different places.
The price of salt is fully liberalized.
The National Development and Reform Commission announced that the ex-factory, wholesale and retail prices of salt will be released from January 1, 2017, which will be determined independently by enterprises according to factors such as production and operation costs, salt quality and market supply and demand.
Eating key protected wild animals will be held accountable
The newly revised Wildlife Protection Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) will be implemented on January 1, 2017. Among them, it is clearly stated that wild animals should not be abused, and the treatment of wild animals should not violate social morality.
The new regulations also clarify that online trading platforms, commodity trading markets and other trading places are prohibited from providing trading services for illegal sale, purchase and utilization of wild animals and their products or hunting tools that are prohibited from being used; It is forbidden to produce, manage and use foods made of wildlife under special state protection and its products, or use foods made of wildlife under special state protection and its products without legal source certificate; It is forbidden to illegally buy wild animals and their products under special state protection for food; Anyone who releases wild animals at will, causing personal or property damage to others or endangering the ecosystem, shall bear legal responsibility according to law.
Suspend all accounts of the account holder involved in telecom fraud.
The Notice of the People’s Bank of China on Strengthening the Management of Payment and Settlement to Prevent New Crimes in Telecommunication Networks stipulates that since January 1, 2017, if the bank account and payment account used by criminals to carry out new crimes in telecommunication networks are included in the list of "accounts involved", banks and payment institutions will suspend all business of the account.
Banks and payment institutions shall suspend the off-counter business of bank accounts and all business of payment accounts for five years for the units and individuals that have been identified by the public security organs as renting, lending, selling or buying bank accounts or payment accounts and the relevant organizers, and the units and individuals that have opened bank accounts or payment accounts under the guise of others’ identities or fictitious agency relationships, and shall not open new accounts for them for three years.
Implementation of People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s national defense traffic law
The National Defense Traffic Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) shall come into force on January 1, 2017. This law is the first national defense military legislation since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is also the first important law to implement this strategy after the Party and the state upgraded the development of integration of defense and civilian technologies to a national strategy. According to the law, under special circumstances in wartime and peacetime, the state shall, according to needs, set up a joint command organization for national defense and transportation to co-ordinate the transportation resources of the whole country or local areas, and uniformly organize and direct transportation and the emergency repair, construction and protection of transportation facilities and equipment.
Implementation of the management law of domestic activities of overseas NGOs
The Law on the Administration of Domestic Activities of Non-governmental Organizations Outside People’s Republic of China (PRC) shall come into force on January 1, 2017. It is pointed out that the overseas non-governmental organizations mentioned in this law refer to non-profit and non-governmental social organizations such as foundations, social organizations and think tanks legally established abroad. Overseas non-governmental organizations may, in accordance with this law, carry out activities that are conducive to the development of public welfare undertakings in the fields of economy, education, science and technology, culture, health, sports, environmental protection, and poverty relief and disaster relief. Overseas NGOs are not allowed to engage in or fund profit-making activities, political activities, or illegally engage in or fund religious activities in China.
Implementation of "Regulations on Military Audit"
The newly revised Regulations on Military Audit shall come into force on January 1, 2017. This regulation consists of 11 chapters and 77 articles, which greatly expands the original pattern of 8 chapters and 58 articles, covering the guiding ideology of military audit work, the scope of application of the regulation, the audit system, audit matters, audit authority, audit performance guarantee mechanism, audit procedures and work system, etc. It is clear that the audit of all units of the Armed Police Force and leading cadres at all levels shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions on the audit of military units and leading cadres.
Major labor protection violations will be announced regularly.
The Measures for the Social Publication of Major Labor Security Violations and the Measures for the Evaluation of Enterprise Labor Security Law-abiding Integrity Level were officially implemented on January 1, 2017. After the introduction of these two new systems, employers are like putting on a "tightening spell". On the one hand, publicizing major labor security violations to the public is conducive to strengthening public opinion supervision, promoting employers to consciously abide by labor security-related laws and regulations, and promoting the creation of positive and good labor relations. On the other hand, once the employer violates the labor security law, it will also affect its own credit rating and become an important goal of supervision and law enforcement.
Local 2017 new regulations
Beijing: Inheritance property is no longer compulsory notarization.
The Beijing Real Estate Registration Work Standard (Trial) was officially implemented on January 1, 2017. An important provision of this code is that notarization is no longer a prerequisite for the registration of inherited (bequeathed) real estate, but becomes an option for applicants who handle inheritance (bequeathed), and they can choose whether or not to be notarized.
Shanghai: Consumer rights protection can be submitted for personal inspection.
The Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on Inspection and Testing will be implemented on January 1, 2017. It is clearly stipulated that inspection and testing institutions belong to public institutions and have "universal service obligations", and their qualification scope should be announced. Except for special circumstances such as the object for inspection does not meet the sample standards, inspection and testing services shall not be refused.
Changsha: No homework beyond the ability of primary school students can be assigned.
The "Six Provisions on Reducing the Overweight Schoolwork Burden of Primary School Students in Changsha (Trial)" came into effect on January 1, 2017. Among them, it is required that no written homework be left in the first and second grades of primary school, and the written homework in the third to sixth grades of primary school should be controlled within one hour a day in principle. Do not assign homework beyond the ability of primary school students, and effectively reduce simple memory and mechanical repetition exercises. Teachers must assign homework to students in class, and parents are not allowed to download and print homework through the Internet.
The regulations also require that classes in primary schools should start no earlier than 8:30 in the morning, and the study time in school (including self-study) should not exceed 6 hours every day. Open your feet and get a good physical education class. Arrange big recess activities or exercises and eye exercises to ensure that students have no less than one hour of sunshine physical exercise every day during their school days.
Hebei: Newly-built residential quarters are equipped with home-based aged care facilities simultaneously.
The Regulations on Home Care Services in Hebei Province was implemented on January 1, 2017. It stipulates that new residential quarters should be equipped with home care service facilities at the same time. Moreover, rural home-based care for the elderly can rely on administrative villages and natural villages, and use idle village collective land, houses, farmhouses and other places to build rural happy homes and other old-age service facilities according to the actual situation.
Shandong: No repetition in compulsory education.
The Regulations on the Administration of Student Status of Ordinary Primary and Secondary Schools in Shandong Province will be implemented on January 1, 2017 and will be valid until December 31, 2022. Among them, it is clear that students are promoted directly in each period and are not allowed to repeat grades. Students with all-round development in morality, intelligence and physique and particularly excellent academic performance may apply by the students or their parents or legal guardians. After being evaluated by the school and reported to the competent education administrative department for confirmation, they can skip classes within this semester. Under normal circumstances, you are only allowed to skip a grade once in this semester, and you can only skip one grade at a time.
Xinjiang: Noise pollution caused by night construction will be fined up to 200,000 yuan.
The newly revised Regulations on Environmental Protection of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region came into effect on January 1, 2017. It stipulates that construction work that produces noise pollution in urban residential areas, hospitals and other areas at night, or engaging in noise pollution activities around residential areas and test sites during the senior high school entrance examination and college entrance examination, shall be fined 50,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan.
Tibet implements newly revised border management regulations
The newly revised Regulations on Border Management in Xizang Autonomous Region came into force on January 1, 2017. The regulations have improved the regulations on the management of production operations in border management areas and border zones. Require the relevant examination and approval departments to promptly notify the public security frontier defense department, the PLA frontier defense force and the foreign affairs department of activities such as surveying, mapping, exploration, mining, logging, blasting, scientific investigation, mountaineering and filming in the border management area; Those who engage in the above-mentioned activities in the border areas require the examination and approval department to solicit the opinions of the public security frontier defense department, the PLA frontier defense force and the foreign affairs department in advance.
Guizhou: Old people can refuse financial assistance to their children.
The Regulations on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly in Guizhou Province will come into force on January 1, 2017. It stipulates that the supporter shall not refuse to perform the maintenance obligation on the grounds of giving up the inheritance right, divorce or remarriage of the elderly, etc. The elderly can ask the supporters to make a written support guarantee or sign an agreement between them to fulfill their support obligations. The regulations also clarify that if an adult child with independent living ability asks for financial assistance from the elderly, the elderly can refuse.
Hainan: Encourage private capital to participate in the construction of telecommunications facilities.
Regulations on the Construction and Protection of Telecommunication Facilities in Hainan Province shall come into force on January 1, 2017. According to the regulations, Hainan will encourage private capital to participate in the construction and maintenance of telecommunications facilities.
Yuntai Mountain and Jiuzhaigou: You can visit the park by swiping your ID card.
On January 1st, 2017, real-name registration system ticket purchase was fully implemented in Yuntai Mountain and Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area. After visiting Yuntai Mountain and Jiuzhaigou, tourists need to bring their second-generation ID cards and other real-name certificates. After booking tickets online or activating their ID cards on site, they don’t need other tickets, so they can swipe their ID cards to visit the park.
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