Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Geological Data
Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Geological Data
Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Geological Data
Order of the State Council No. 349
July 1, 2002
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated for the purposes of strengthening the administration of geological data, bringing into full play the geological data, and protecting the lawful rights and interests of submitters of geological data.
Article 2 These Regulations apply to the submission, storage and use of geological data.
The term "geological data" referred to in these Regulations means original geological data and final reports in the form of characters, diagrams, audio-visual products and electromagnetic medium and physical geological data such as drilling core, various specimens, polished thin sections and samples, which are produced in the course of geological work.
Article 3 The competent geology and mineral resources department of the State Council shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of the submission, storage and use of geological data throughout the country.
The competent geology and mineral resources departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of the submission, storage and use of geological data within their respective administrative areas.
Article 4 Geological archives of the competent geology and mineral resources department of the State Council and of the competent geology and mineral resources departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as geological archives), as well as geological data storage units entrusted by the competent geology and mineral resources department of the State Council (hereinafter referred to as geological data storage units), shall undertake the work of storage of and provision for the use of geological data.
Article 5 The State shall establish an information system for geological data.
Article 6 Units and individuals who make outstanding contributions in the administration of geological data shall be rewarded by the competent geology and mineral resources department of the State Council or the competent geology and mineral resources departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Chapter II Submission of Geological Data
Article 7 Exploration licensees and mining concessionaires who are engaged in prospecting and exploitation of mineral resources within the territory of the People's Republic of China and other sea areas under its jurisdiction shall be the submitters of geological data.
Where a geological project other than those set forth in the preceding paragraph is undertaken within the territory of the People's Republic of China and other sea areas under its jurisdiction, its investor(s) shall be the submitter(s) of geological data; however, if the project is funded by the State, the unit(s) which undertake(s) the project shall be the submitter(s) of geological data.
Article 8 The State institutes a system for the unified submission of geological data.
The submitters of geological data shall submit their geological data in accordance with the range specified in the Appendix of these Regulations.
Except the final reports and the original and physical geological data that are required to be submitted according to the provisions of the State, it is only necessary to submit the catalogue of other original and physical geological data. The detailed catalogue of the original and physical geological data that are required to be submitted according to the provisions of the State shall be determined by the competent geology and mineral resources department of the State Council in consultation with the relevant departments of the State Council.
Article 9 The following geological data specified in the Appendix of these Regulations shall be submitted to the competent geology and mineral resources department of the State Council by the submitters of geological data:
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