Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of Taxis Subject to Online-booking

Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of Taxis Subject to Online-booking
Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of Taxis Subject to Online-booking

Order of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Cyberspace Administration of China [2016] No.60

July 27, 2016

The Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of Taxis Subject to Online-booking, adopted at the 15th executive meeting of the Ministry of Transport on July 14, 2016 and agreed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the Cyberspace Administration of China, are hereby announced for implementation as of November 1, 2016.

Minister of the Ministry of Transport Yang Chuantang
Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei
Minister of the Ministry of Public Security Guo Shengkun
Minister of the Ministry of Commerce Gao Hucheng
Director of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce Zhang Mao
Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Zhi Shuping
Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China Xu Lin

Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of Taxis Subject to Online-booking

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 The Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of Taxis Subject to Online-booking (hereinafter referred to as these "Measures") are formulated in accordance with relevant national laws and administrative regulations to better meet various travelling requirements of the public, promote the integrative development of the taxi industry and the Internet, regulate the operation and services of taxis subject to online-booking, and guarantee operation safety and legitimate rights and interests of passengers.

Article 2 To engage in the operation and services of taxis subject to online-booking (hereinafter referred to as "taxis subject to online-booking"), these Measures shall be complied with.
For the purpose of these Measures, operation and services of taxis subject to online-booking refer to the operational activities of constructing service platforms based on Internet technology, integrating demand and supply information, and using qualified vehicles and drivers, to provide non-cruising taxi booking services.
For the purpose of these Measures, operators of taxis subject to online-booking (hereinafter referred to as "online taxi-booking platform companies") refer to enterprise legal persons who construct network service platforms to engage in the operation and services of taxis subject to online-booking.

Article 3 We shall stick to the preferential development of urban public transport, moderate development of taxis and orderly development of taxis subject to online-booking according to the principles of high-quality services and differentiated operation.
The freight rate for taxis subject to online-booking shall be subject to market-regulated price, unless urban people's governments deem it necessary to apply government guided-price.

Article 4 The competent transport authority under the State Council shall take the responsibility of guiding the administration of nationwide taxis subject to online-booking.
Competent transport authorities of the people's governments of all provinces and autonomous regions shall, under the leadership of the people's governments at the corresponding levels, be responsible for guiding the administration of taxis subject to online-booking within their respective administrative regions.
The competent transport authorities at the level of, or other competent administrative departments of taxis (hereinafter referred to as "competent administrative departments of taxis") designated by the people's governments of, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities divided into districts or counties, shall be responsible for implementing the specific administration of taxis subject to online-booking under the leadership of the people's governments at the corresponding levels.
The other relevant departments shall, according to their statutory responsibilities, implement the relevant supervision and administration of taxis subject to online-booking.

Chapter II Online Taxi-booking Platform Companies

Article 5 An operator applying for engaging in the operation of taxis subject to online-booking shall have the ability to provide online and offline services and meet the following conditions:
1. it shall have the status of enterprise legal person;
2. it shall have an internet platform to launch the operation of taxis subject to online-booking, as well as information data interaction and processing capability adaptive to the business proposed to launch, have the condition for the relevant supervision and administration departments of transport, communications, public security, taxation, and cyberspace to access and consult the relevant internet data and information; the database of its network service platform shall be accessed to the supervision and administration platform of the competent administrative department of taxis with its servers set in mainland China; it shall have management system for network safety and technical measures for security protection;
3. it shall sign agreements on the provision of payment and settlement services with banks and non-banking payment institutions in case electronic payment method is adopted;
4. it shall have a sound operation and management system, a management system for work safety and a guarantee system for service quality;
5. it shall have corresponding service agencies and service ability in the place where the services are provided; and
6. other conditions prescribed in laws and regulations.
In addition to the conditions above, it shall comply with the relevant laws and regulations on foreign investment in the case of foreign-investment in the operation of taxis subject to online-booking.

Article 6 An operator applying for engaging in the operation of taxis subject to online-booking shall, according to its operation area, file an application with the competent administrative department of taxis and submit the following materials:
1. an application form for operation of taxis subject to online-booking (see the appendix);
2. certifications for identities (ID) and credit of investor and person-in-charge, the copies thereof, ID certification of the person handling the application, the copy thereof and the power of attorney;
3.
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