中华人民共和国邮政法(附英文)
全国人民代表大会
中华人民共和国主席令（六届第47号）
《中华人民共和国邮政法》已由中华人民共和国第六届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议于1986年12月2日通过，现予公布，自1987年1月1日起施行。
中华人民共和国主席 李先念
1986年12月2日
中华人民共和国邮政法
（1986年12月2日第六届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议通过 1986年12月2日中华人民共和国主席令第四十七号公布 自1987年1月1日起施行）
第一章 总 则
第一条 为了保护通信自由和通信秘密，保障邮政工作的正常进行，促进邮政事业的发展，以适应社会主义建设和人民生活的需要，根据《中华人民共和国宪法》，制定本法。
第二条 国务院邮政主管部门管理全国邮政工作。
国务院邮政主管部门根据需要设立地区邮政管理机构，管理各该地区的邮政工作。
第三条 国务院邮政主管部门所属的邮政企业是全民所有制的经营邮政业务的公用企业。
邮政企业按照国务院邮政主管部门的规定设立经营邮政业务的分支机构。
第四条 通信自由和通信秘密受法律保护。除因国家安全或者追查刑事犯罪的需要，由公安机关、国家安全机关或者检察机关依照法律规定的程序对通信进行检查外，任何组织或者个人不得以任何理由侵犯他人的通信自由和通信秘密。
第五条 用户交寄的邮件、交汇的汇款和储蓄的存款受法律保护。除法律另有规定外，任何组织或者个人不得检查、扣留。
第六条 邮政企业应当为用户提供迅速、准确、安全、方便的邮政服务。
除法律另有规定外，邮政企业和邮政工作人员不得向任何组织或者个人提供用户使用邮政业务的情况。
第七条 邮件和汇款在未投交收件人、收款人之前，所有权属于寄件人或者汇款人。
第八条 信件和其他具有信件性质的物品的寄递业务由邮政企业专营，但是国务院另有规定的除外。
邮政企业根据需要可以委托其他单位或者个人代办邮政企业专营的业务。代办人员办理邮政业务时，适用本法关于邮政工作人员的规定。
第九条 任何单位或者个人不得伪造或者冒用邮政专用标志、邮政标志服和邮政专用品。
第二章 邮政企业的设置和邮政设施
第十条 邮政企业及其分支机构的设置标准，由国务院邮政主管部门规定。
第十一条 邮政企业应当在方便群众的地方设置分支机构、邮亭、报刊亭、邮筒等设施，或者进行流动服务。
城市居民楼应当设置住户接收邮件的信报箱。
在较大的车站、机场、港口和宾馆内，应当设有办理邮政业务的场所。
第三章 邮政业务的种类和资费
第十二条 邮政企业经营下列业务：
（一）国内和国际邮件寄递；
（二）国内报刊发行；
（三）邮政储蓄、邮政汇兑；
（四）国务院邮政主管部门规定的适合邮政企业经营的其他业务。
第十三条 邮政企业及其分支机构不得擅自停办国务院邮政主管部门和地区邮政管理机构规定的必须办理的邮政业务。
因不可抗力或者特殊原因，邮政企业及其分支机构需要暂时停止或者限制办理部分邮政业务，必须经国务院邮政主管部门或者地区邮政管理机构批准。
第十四条 邮政企业应当加强报刊发行工作。出版单位委托邮政企业发行报刊，应当与邮政企业订立发行合同。
第十五条 邮政业务的基本资费，由国务院物价主管部门制定，报国务院批准。非基本资费由国务院邮政主管部门规定。
第十六条 各类邮件资费的交付，以邮资凭证或者证明邮资已付的戳记表示。
第十七条 邮票、邮资信封、邮资明信片、邮资邮简等邮资凭证由国务院邮政主管部门发行，任何单位或者个人不得伪造。
仿印邮票图案的管理办法，由国务院邮政主管部门规定。
第十八条 售出的邮资凭证不得向邮政企业及其分支机构兑换现金。
停止使用的邮资凭证，由国务院邮政主管部门在停止使用前一个月公告并停止出售，持有人可以自公告之日起六个月内向邮政企业及其分支机构换取有效的邮资凭证。
第十九条 下列邮资凭证不得使用：
（一）经国务院邮政主管部门公告已经停止使用的；
（二）盖销或者划销的；
（三）污染、残缺或者褪色、变色，难以辨认的；
（四）从邮资信封、邮资明信片、邮资邮简上剪下的邮票图案。
第四章 邮件的寄递
第二十条 用户交寄邮件，必须遵守国务院有关主管部门关于禁止寄递物品、限量寄递物品的规定。
第二十一条 用户交寄除信件以外的其他邮件，应当交邮政企业或者其分支机构当面验视内件。拒绝验视的，不予收寄。
用户交寄的信件必须符合准寄内容的规定，必要时邮政企业及其分支机构有权要求用户取出进行验视。
第二十二条 邮政企业及其分支机构应当按照国务院邮政主管部门规定的时限投交邮件。
第二十三条 无法投递的邮件，应当退回寄件人。
无法投递又无法退回的信件，在国务院邮政主管部门规定的期限内无人认领的，由地区邮政管理机构负责销毁。
无法投递又无法退回的进口国际邮递物品，在国务院邮政主管部门规定的期限内无人认领的，由海关依法处理。
无法投递又无法退回的其他邮件的处理办法，由国务院邮政主管部门规定。
第二十四条 邮政汇款的收款人应当自收到汇款通知之日起两个月内凭有效证明到邮政企业或者其分支机构兑领汇款；逾期未领的汇款，由邮政企业或者其分支机构退回汇款人。自退汇通知投交汇款人之日起满十个月未被领回的汇款，上缴国库。
第二十五条 寄递邮件逐步实行邮政编码，具体办法由国务院邮政主管部门规定。
第五章 邮件的运输、验关和检疫
第二十六条 铁路、公路、水运、航空等运输单位均负有载运邮件的责任，保证邮件优先运出，并在运费上予以优惠。
第二十七条 邮政企业在车站、机场、港口转运邮件，有关运输单位应当统一安排装卸邮件的场所和出入通道。
第二十八条 带有邮政专用标志的邮政车船和邮政工作人员进出港口、通过渡口时，应当优先放行。带有邮政专用标志的邮政车辆需要通过禁行路线或者在禁止停车地段停车的，由有关主管部门核准通行、停车。
第二十九条 邮件通过海上运输时，不参与分摊共同海损。
第三十条 国际邮递物品未经海关查验放行，邮政企业不得寄递。国际邮袋出入境、开拆和封发，应当由海关监管。邮政企业应当将作业时间事先通知海关，海关应当按时派员到场监管查验。
第三十一条 依法应当施行卫生检疫或者动植物检疫的邮件，由检疫部门负责拣出并进行检疫；未经检疫部门许可，邮政企业不得运递。
第六章 损失赔偿
第三十二条 用户对交寄的给据邮件和交汇的汇款，可以在交寄或者交汇之日起一年内，持据向收寄、收汇的邮政企业或者其分支机构查询。邮政企业及其分支机构应当在国务院邮政主管部门规定的期限内将查询结果通知查询人。
查复期满无结果的，邮政企业应当先予赔偿或者采取补救措施。自赔偿之日起一年内，查明有本法第三十四条第（二）项和第（三）项情形之一的，邮政企业有权收回赔偿。
第三十三条 邮政企业对于给据邮件丢失、损毁、内件短少，依照下列规定赔偿或者采取补救措施：
（一）挂号信件，按照国务院邮政主管部门规定的金额赔偿。
（二）保价邮件，丢失或者全部损毁的，按照保价额赔偿；内件短少或者部分损毁的，按照保价额同邮件全部价值的比例对邮件实际损失予以赔偿。
（三）非保价邮包，按照邮包实际损失价值赔偿，但是最高不超过国务院邮政主管部门规定的限额。
（四）其他给据邮件，按照国务院邮政主管部门规定的办法赔偿或者采取补救措施。
第三十四条 有下列情形之一的，邮政企业不负赔偿责任：
（一）平常邮件的损失；
（二）由于用户的责任或者所寄物品本身的原因造成给据邮件损失的；
（三）除汇款和保价邮件以外的其他给据邮件由于不可抗力的原因造成损失的；
（四）用户自交寄给据邮件或者交汇汇款之日起满一年未查询又未提出赔偿要求的。
第三十五条 用户因损失赔偿同邮政企业发生争议的，可以要求邮政企业的上级主管部门处理，对处理不服的可以向人民法院起诉；也可以直接向人民法院起诉。
第七章 罚 则
第三十六条 隐匿、毁弃或者非法开拆他人信件，侵犯公民通信自由权利，情节严重的，依照《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百四十九条的规定追究刑事责任；尚不够刑事处罚的，依照《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚条例》第二十二条的规定处罚。
第三十七条 邮政工作人员私自开拆或者隐匿、毁弃邮件的，依照《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百九十一条第一款的规定追究刑事责任。
犯前款罪而窃取财物的，依照《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百九十一条第二款的规定，按贪污罪从重处罚。
第三十八条 故意损毁邮筒等邮政公用设施，尚不够刑事处罚的，依照《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚条例》第二十五条的规定处罚；情节严重的，依照《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百五十六条的规定追究刑事责任。
第三十九条 邮政工作人员拒不办理依法应当办理的邮政业务的，故意延误投递邮件的，给予行政处分。邮政工作人员玩忽职守，致使公共财产、国家和人民利益遭受重大损失的，依照《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百八十七条的规定追究刑事责任。
第四十条 违反本法第八条规定，经营信件和其他具有信件性质的物品的寄递业务的，由工商行政管理部门责令其将收寄的信件和其他具有信件性质的物品及收取的资费退还寄件人，处以罚款。
当事人对处罚决定不服的，可以在接到处罚通知之日起十五日内向人民法院起诉；逾期不起诉又不履行的，由工商行政管理部门申请人民法院强制执行。
第八章 附 则
第四十一条 本法下列用语的含义是：
（一）邮件：指通过邮政企业寄递的信件、印刷品、邮包、汇款通知、报刊等。
（二）信件：指信函和明信片。
（三）平常邮件：指邮政企业及其分支机构在收寄时不出具收据，投递时不要求收件人签收的邮件。
（四）给据邮件：指挂号信件、邮包、保价邮件等由邮政企业及其分支机构在收寄时出具收据，投递时要求收件人签收的邮件。
（五）国际邮递物品：指中华人民共和国与其他国家和地区的用户相互寄递的印刷品和邮包。
（六）邮政专用品：指邮政日戳、邮政夹钳和邮袋。
第四十二条 中华人民共和国缔结或者参加的有关国际邮政事务的国际条约同本法有不同规定的，适用该国际条约的规定。但是，中华人民共和国声明保留的条款除外。
第四十三条 国务院邮政主管部门根据本法制定实施细则，报国务院批准施行。
第四十四条 本法自１９８７年１月１日起施行。
POSTAL LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Important Notice: (注意事项)
英文本源自中华人民共和国务院法制局编译, 中国法制出版社出版的《中华人民共和国涉外法规汇编》(1991年7月版).
当发生歧意时, 应以法律法规颁布单位发布的中文原文为准.
This English document is coming from the "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.
Whole Document (法规全文)
POSTAL LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(Adopted at the 18th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the
Sixth National People's Congress, promulgated by Order No. 47 of the
President of the People's Republic of China on December 2, 1986, and
effective as of January 1, 1987)
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Establishment of Postal Enterprises and Postal Facilities
Chapter III Classification of Postal Businesses and Postal Rates
Chapter IV Posting and Delivery of Postal Materials
Chapter V Transportation, Customs Examination and Quarantine
Inspection of Postal Materials
Chapter VI Compensation for Losses
Chapter VII Penalty Provisions
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the People's
Republic of China, with a view to protecting freedom and privacy of
correspondence, ensuring normal progress of postal work, and promoting
development of postal services, so as to suit the needs of socialist
construction and the livelihood of the people.
Article 2
The competent department of postal services under the State Council shall
administer postal services throughout the country.
The competent department of postal services under the State Council shall
set up regional administrative organs of postal services as required to
administer postal services of each region.
Article 3
The postal enterprises attached to the competent department of postal
services under the State Council are public enterprises, owned by the
whole people, that operate postal businesses.
According to stipulations of the competent department of postal services
under the State Council, postal enterprises shall establish branch offices
that operate postal businesses
Article 4
Freedom and privacy of correspondence shall be protected by law. No
organization or individual shall infringe upon the freedom and privacy of
correspondence of other persons for any reason, except when the inspection
of correspondence in accordance with legal procedures by the public
security organ, the state security organ or the procuratorial organ is
necessary for the state's safety or the investigation of criminal offence.
Article 5
Postal materials handed in or posted, remittances made and savings
deposited by users shall be protected by law, and shall not be inspected
and withheld by any organization or individual except as otherwise
provided by law.
Article 6
Postal enterprises shall provide users with fast, accurate, safe and
convenient postal services.
Postal enterprises and postal staff shall not provide information to any
organization or individual about users' dealings with postal services
except as otherwise provided for by law.
Article 7
Postal materials and remittances shall be owned by senders and remitters
before they are delivered to recipients and remittees.
Article 8
Posting and delivery services of mail and other articles with
characteristics of mail shall be exclusively operated by postal
enterprises, except as otherwise provided by the State Council.
Postal enterprises may, according to needs, entrust other units or
individuals as agents to run businesses exclusively operated by postal
enterprises. The provisions on postal personnel specified in this Law
shall apply to agents when they handle postal businesses.
Article 9
No unit or individual shall produce false copies or make fraudulent use of
special postal marks, postal uniforms and special postal articles.
Chapter II Establishment of Postal Enterprises and Postal Faci- lities
Article 10
Standards for establishment of postal enterprises and their branch offices
shall be formulated by the competent department of postal services under
the State Council.
Article 11
Postal enterprises shall establish branch offices, postal kiosks,
newspaper and periodical stands, mailboxes, etc., in places convenient to
the masses, or provide mobile services. Residents' mailboxes for receiving
letters and newspapers shall be installed in residential buildings in
cities.
Places shall be provided for handling postal business in larger railway
stations, airports, ports and guest houses.
Chapter III Classification of Postal Businesses and Postal Rates
Article 12
Postal enterprises operate the following businesses:
(1) posting and delivery of domestic and international postal materials;
(2) distributing domestic newspapers and periodicals;
(3) postal savings and postal remittances; and
(4) other suitable businesses stipulated by the competent department of
postal services under the State Council.
Article 13
Postal enterprises and their branch offices shall not arbitrarily close
down postal businesses that must be handled according to the stipulations
made by the competent department of postal services under the State
Council and the regional administrative organ of postal services.
Owing to force majeure or special reasons, if postal enterprises and their
branch offices need to close down temporarily or restrict the handling of
some postal businesses, they must obtain approval of the competent
department of postal services under the State Council or of regional
postal administrative organs.
Article 14
Postal enterprises shall strengthen distribution work of newspapers and
periodicals. If publishing units entrust postal enterprises with
distribution of newspapers and periodicals, they must make distribution
contracts with postal enterprises.
Article 15
The basic postal rates of postal services shall be set by the competent
department in charge of pricing under the State Council and shall be
reported to the State Council for approval. Non-basic postal rates shall
be formulated by the competent department of postal services under the
State Council.
Article 16
The payment of postage on various postal materials shall be indicated by
postage certificates or by postmarks showing postage paid.
Article 17
Postage stamps, stamped envelopes, stamped postcards, stamped aerogrammes
and other postage certificates shall be issued by the competent department
of postal services under the State Council, and no unit or individual
shall be allowed to produce false copies. The administrative measures on
making facsimiles of stamp patterns shall be formulated by the competent
department of postal services under the State Council.
Article 18
Postage certificates sold shall not be cashed in postal enterprises or
their branch offices. Postage certificates to be withdrawn from
circulation shall be announced to the public, and sales will be stopped
one month in advance by the competent department of postal services under
the State Council. Holders of such postage certificates may exchange them
for valid postage certificates at postal enterprises and their branch
offices within six months from the date of the announcement.
Article 19
The following postage certificates shall not be used:
(1) those which the competent department of postal services under the
State Council has announced as withdrawn from usage;
(2) those that have been postmarked or cancelled;
(3) those that are contaminated, incomplete or illegible due to fading or
discolouring; and
(4) stamp patterns cut from stamped envelopes, stamped postcards and
stamped aerogrammes.
Chapter IV Posting and Delivery of Postal Materials
Article 20
In handing in or posting postal materials, users must abide by the
provisions formulated by the relevant competent department under the State
Council on articles forbidden to post or deliver and articles to be posted
or delivered in limited amounts.
Article 21
The contents of postal materials, other than letters, to be handed in or
posted by users, shall be checked on the spot by postal enterprises or
branch offices, and if such examination is refused, the postal material
shall not be accepted and posted. Mail handed in or posted by users must
be in line with the stipulations concerning the content allowed to be
posted; postal enterprises and their branch offices have the right to
request users to take out the contents for examination, when necessary.
Article 22
Postal enterprises and their branch offices shall deliver postal materials
within the time limits laid down by the competent department of postal
services under the State Council.
Article 23
Undeliverable postal materials shall be returned to the senders.
Mail that is both undeliverable and unreturnable, and unclaimed within the
time limit stipulated by the competent department of postal services under
the State Council, shall be destroyed on the authority of regional
administrative organs of postal services. Incoming international postal
articles that are undeliverable and unreturnable, and unclaimed within the
time limit stipulated by the competent department of postal offices under
the State Council, shall be handled by the Customs in accordance with the
law. Disposal measures for other undeliverable and unreturnable postal
materials shall be formulated by the competent department of postal
services under the State Council.
Article 24
The remittees of postal remittances shall cash the postal remittances with
valid documents at postal enterprises or branch offices within two months
of receiving notice of a postal remittance. Remittances unclaimed when the
time period expires shall be returned to the remitters by postal
enterprises or branch offices. Returned remittances which are unclaimed
for a period of ten months, counting from the date of delivering the
return-remittance notice to the remitter, shall be turned over to the
state treasury.
Article 25
In posting and delivering postal materials, postal codes shall be adopted
gradually, and specific pertinent measures shall be formulated by the
competent department of postal services under the State Council.
Chapter V Transportation, Customs Examination and Quarantine Ins- pection of Postal Materials
Article 26
Transportation units operating railways, highways, waterways and airlines
shall all have the responsibility of carrying and transporting postal
materials, and shall ensure priority to transporting postal materials at
preferential freight charges.
Article 27
When postal enterprises transfer postal materials in railway stations,
airports and ports, transportation units concerned shall make coordinated
arrangement of space and in-and-out passageways for loading and unloading
postal materials.
Article 28
Ships with special postal marks, postal vans and postal staff shall be
given priority in entering and departing ports and crossing on ferries.
Postal vehicles with special postal marks which need to pass through a
lane closed to traffic or to stop in no-parking sections of the road shall
be verified and approved by the competent department concerned for passing
or parking.
Article 29
When transported by sea, postal materials shall not be included in
arrangements for sharing common sea losses.
Article 30
Postal enterprises shall not post or deliver international postal articles
that are not examined and allowed to pass by the Customs. The Customs
shall supervise the entry and exit, opening, sealing and dispatching of
international mailbags. Postal enterprises shall inform the Customs of
their business hours in advance, and the Customs shall promptly send
officials to supervise on-the-spot checking and examination.
Article 31
Postal materials that are subject to health and quarantine inspections or
animal and plant quarantine inspections according to law shall be sorted
out and quarantined under the charge of quarantine offices; no
transportation and delivery shall be conducted by postal enterprises
without a permit from a quarantine office.
Chapter VI Compensation for Losses
Article 32
Users may present receipts and inquire, within one year counting from the
date of the posting or remitting, about vouchered postal materials and
remittances which they handed in for posting or remitting at the postal
enterprises or their branch offices that took in the postal materials or
accepted the remittances. Postal enterprises or branch offices shall
inform inquirers of the results of inquiry within the time limit set by
the competent department of postal services under the State Council.
If no result is found within the time limit for responding to the inquiry,
postal enterprises shall make compensation first or take remedial
measures. Within a year counting from the date of making such
compensation, if it is ascertained that the circumstance for which the
compensation was made conforms with either Item (2) or Item (3) of Article
34 of this Law, the postal enterprises shall have the right to recall the
compensation.
Article 33
For loss, damage, destruction or missing contents of vouchered postal
materials, postal enterprises shall make compensation or take remedial
measures according to the following stipulations:
(1) For registered mail, compensation shall be made according to standard
amounts formulated by the competent department of postal services under
the State Council.
(2) For insured postal materials which are lost or totally damaged or
destroyed, compensation shall be made according to the insurance coverage.
For missing contents or partial damage or destruction of insured postal
materials, compensation shall be made according to the actual losses of
the postal materials, based on the ratio between the insurance coverage
and the whole value of the postal materials.
(3) For uninsured postal parcels, compensation shall be made according to
the actual damage due to loss of such postal parcels, but the maximum
compensation shall not exceed the amount formulated by the competent
department of postal services under the State Council.
(4) For other types of vouchered postal materials, compensation shall be
made or remedial measures taken according to the measures provided for by
the competent department of postal services under the State Council.
Article 34
Postal enterprises shall not be held liable for compensation if one of the
following situations occurs:
(1) losses of ordinary postal materials;
(2) losses of vouchered postal materials caused by the user or due to some
characteristic of the posted articles per se;
(3) losses of vouchered postal materials, other than postal remittances
and insured postal materials, caused by force majeure; and
(4) users failing to inquire about or demand compensation at the end of
one year, counting from the date of handing in or posting the vouchered
postal materials or making the remittance.
Article 35
If disputes over compensation for losses occur between users and postal
enterprises, users may request the competent department of postal services
at higher levels to settle; users who refuse to accept the settlement
thereof may file lawsuits with the people's court; users may also file
lawsuits with the people's court directly.
Chapter VII Penalty Provisions
Article 36
Persons who infringe upon the citizens' right to freedom of correspondence
by concealing, destroying, discarding or illegally opening mail of another
person, where circumstances are serious, shall be investigated for
criminal liability according to the provisions of Article 149 of the
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China; those whose acts are not
serious enough for criminal punishment shall be punished according to the
provisions of Article 22 of Regulations of the People's Republic of China
on Administrative Penalties for Public Security.
Article 37
Postal personnel who without permission open or conceal, destroy or
discard postal materials shall be investigated for criminal liability in
accordance with Paragraph 1 in Article 191 of the Criminal Law of the
People's Republic of China.
Those who commit the crime specified in the preceding provision and also
steal property therein shall be given a heavier punishment for the crime
of embezzlement in accordance with Paragraph 2 in Article 191 of the
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 38
Persons who intentionally damage or destroy public postal facilities such
as mailboxes, where such acts are not serious enough for criminal
punishment, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Article
25 of Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administrative
Penalties for Public Security; where circumstances are serious, such
persons shall be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with
the provisions of Article 156 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic
of China.
Article 39
Postal personnel who refuse to handle postal business which should be
handled according to law or who intentionally delay the delivery of postal
materials shall be given administrative disciplinary sanction. Postal
personnel who are derelict in their duties and bring about great loss to
public property and the interests of the state and the people shall be
investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of
Article 187 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 40
Persons who, in violation of provisions of Article 8 of this Law, handle
the business of posting and delivering mail or articles with
characteristics of mail shall be ordered by industrial and commercial
administrative authorities to return the mail and other articles and the
postal fees they have obtained from the senders, and a fine shall be
imposed on them.
Parties concerned who refuse to obey the decision of punishment may bring
suit to the people's court within 15 days of receiving the penalty notice.
If parties concerned neither bring suit to the people's court nor
implement the decision before the time limit expires, the industrial and
commercial administrative authorities shall apply to the people's court
for mandatory enforcement.
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Article 41
The meanings of the following terms used in this Law are:
(1) postal materials: referring to mail, printed matter, postal parcels,
money orders, newspapers, periodicals, etc., posted and delivered by
postal enterprises.
(2) mail: referring to letters and postcards.
(3) ordinary postal materials: referring to the postal materials that
postal enterprises and their branch offices do not issue receipts for upon
acceptance and posting, and do not request recipients to sign for on
delivery.
(4) vouchered postal materials: referring to postal materials such as
registered mail, postal parcels, insured postal materials, etc., that the
postal enterprises and their branch offices issue receipts for upon
acceptance and posting, and for which recipients are requested to sign on
delivery.
(5) international postal articles: referring to printed matter and postal
parcels posted and delivered between users of the People's Republic of
China and users of foreign countries or regions.
(6) special postal articles: referring to postal date-marks, postal tongs
for lead sealing and postal bags.
Article 42
If provisions of this Law contravene those of the international treaties
concerning international postal affairs which the People's Republic of
China has concluded or to which China is a party, the provisions of the
international treaties concerned shall prevail, with the exception of the
treaty clauses on which the People's Republic of China has declared
reservations.
Article 43
The competent department of postal services under the State Council shall,
in accordance with this Law, formulate rules for its implementation, which
shall go into effect after being submitted to and approved by the State
Council.
Article 44
This Law shall go into effect on January 1, 1987.
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二○○五年八月十七日
濮阳市人民政府
规 范 性 文 件 管 理 规 定
第一章 总 则
第一条 为规范市人民政府规范性文件制定、发布程序，保证规范性文件质量，加强规范性文件实施监督，促进依法行政，根据国务院《规章制定程序条例》、国务院《全面推进依法行政实施纲要》、《河南省行政机关执法条例》及其《实施办法》以及有关规定，制定本规定。
第二条 本规定所称规范性文件，是指市人民政府制定发布的涉及公民、法人及其他组织权利和义务，具有普遍约束力而且能够反复适用，在本行政区域作为行政管理和行政执法依据的抽象行政行为规范。
规范性文件的名称一般称规定、办法、决定、通告、意见、实施细则等，但不得称条例。
第三条 制定（包括修改与废止，下同）规范性文件，应当遵循切实保障公民、法人和其他组织合法权益，体现行政机关职权与责任相统一，科学规范行政行为，促进政府职能向经济调节、社会管理和公共服务转变，努力实现精简、统一、效能目标的原则。
制定规范性文件，应当维持社会主义法制和政令统一，不得与上位阶抽象行政行为规范相抵触。
第二章 立 项
第四条 市人民政府工作部门根据工作实际，认为需要以市人民政府名义制定规范性文件的，应当按照要求，向市人民政府报请立项。
第五条 报送制定规范性文件的立项申请，应当对制定规范性文件的必要性、所要解决的主要问题、拟确立的主要制度等作出说明。
第六条 市人民政府法制办公室应当对制定规范性文件的立项申请进行汇总研究，拟定市人民政府年度规范性文件制定计划，报市人民政府批准后执行。
年度规范性文件制定计划应当明确规范性文件的名称、起草单位、完成时间等事项。
第七条 对于市人民政府工作部门提出的未列入年度规范性文件制定计划的临时动议，市人民政府原则上不予受理。
第三章 起 草
第八条 市人民政府工作部门起草规范性文件，应当深入调查研究，总结实践经验，广泛听取有关机关、组织和公民的意见。听取意见可以采取书面征求意见、座谈会、论证会、听证会等形式。
第九条 起草单位按照市人民政府年度规范性文件制定计划起草规范性文件，涉及其他部门的职责或者与其他部门关系紧密的，应当征求其他部门意见。起草单位与其他部门有不同意见的，应当充分协商；经过协商仍不能取得一致意见的，起草单位应当在报送规范性文件草案送审稿时说明情况和理由。
第十条 起草单位按照市人民政府年度规范性文件制定计划向市人民政府报送的规范性文件草案送审稿，应当经过本部门办公会议讨论通过。
第十一条 起草单位按照市人民政府年度规范性文件制定计划向市人民政府报送规范性文件草案送审稿，应当正式行文，报送正式文本一式五份、起草说明（内容包括制定规范性文件的必要性、规定的主要措施、主要条款的说明、有关方面的意见等）一式三份和制定依据一式三份。
共同起草的，由主办单位负责报送。
第四章 审 查
第十二条 起草单位按照市人民政府年度规范性文件制定计划报送的规范性文件草案送审稿以及有关资料，由市人民政府法制办公室统一受理。
第十三条 市人民政府法制办公室对于起草单位报送的规范性文件草案送审稿，应当从以下几个方面进行审查：
（一）是否与法律、法规、规章相抵触；
（二）是否符合法律、法规、规章立法精神和建立社会主义市场经济体制的统一要求；
（三）是否与有关部门协调一致并正确处理有关组织和公民的意见；
（四）是否符合本地区、本部门实际；
（五）是否符合技术规范；
（六）需要审查的其他内容。
第十四条 市人民政府法制办公室审查规范性文件草案送审稿，应当进行必要的调查研究；必要时，可以召开座谈会、论证会，广泛听取意见。
第十五条 市人民政府法制办公室对于直接涉及公民、法人或者其他组织切身利益，有关机关、组织或者公民对其有重大意见分歧的规范性文件草案送审稿，可以通过新闻媒体及网站向社会公布，征求社会各界意见，也可以举行听证会。
第十六条 按照上条规定举行的听证会，按照下列程序进行：
（一）听证会公开举行，并于举行听证会的三十日前公布听证会的时间、地点和内容；
（二）参加听证会的有关机关、组织和公民对规范性文件草案送审稿，有权提问和发表意见；
（三）听证会应当制作笔录，如实记录发言人的主要观点和理由；
（四）市人民政府法制办公室在提请市人民政府对规范性文件草案审议时，应当说明对听证会意见的处理情况及其理由。
第十七条 市人民政府法制办公室在审查规范性文件草案送审稿时，认为需要征求有关部门意见的，经正式提出，有关部门应当按照要求反馈意见；不予反馈的视为同意。
第十八条 市人民政府法制办公室在审查规范性文件草案送审稿时，对于有关单位对规范性文件草案送审稿涉及的主要措施、管理体制、权限分工等问题有不同意见的，应当进行协调，力求达成一致意见；不能达成一致意见的，提请市人民政府决定。
第五章 决定和公布
第十九条 市人民政府法制办公室对于经过审查的规范性文件草案送审稿，经过修改，应当形成规范性文件草案文本，提请本级人民政府常务会议审议。
第二十条 市人民政府常务会议在审议规范性文件草案时，认为需要听取有关情况说明的，由市人民政府法制办公室会同起草单位作出说明。
第二十一条 经市人民政府常务会议审议通过的规范性文件，由市人民政府主要负责人或常务副职签署，以市人民政府令或者其他形式发布。
第二十二条 市人民政府发布的规范性文件，应当在政府公报、普遍发行的报刊和政府网站上公布。
第二十三条 规范性文件应当自发布之日起三十日后施行。但是，涉及国家政策的统一执行以及公布后不立即施行将有碍规范性文件施行的，可以自发布之日起施行。
第六章 解释与备案
第二十四条 规范性文件解释权属于规范性文件制定机关。
正式发布的规范性文件解释同规范性文件具有同等效力。
第二十五条 公民、法人或者其他组织对规范性文件提出异议的，制定机关或者实施机关应当依法及时研究处理。
第二十六条 市人民政府制定的规范性文件发布后，应当按照有关规定及时报送省人民政府和市人大常委会备案。
第二十七条 县（区）人民政府和高新区管委会制定的规范性文件，应当自发布之日起三十日内报送市人民政府备案。
市人民政府工作部门制定的规范性文件，应当自发布之日起二十日内报送市人民政府备案。
报送规范性文件备案，应当提交规范性文件正式文本五份，备案报告、起草说明和制定依据各一份。
第二十八条 对于报送市人民政府备案的规范性文件，由市人民政府法制办公室受理。
第二十九条 市人民政府法制办公室负责对报送市人民政府备案的规范性文件进行审查。在审查过程中，认为需要制定机关提供有关资料或作出说明的，制定机关应当在限期内予以提供或说明。认为违法或者不适当的，应当发出《规范性文件备案审查建议书》，责成制定机关在三十日内自行纠正并报告纠正结果；对于拒不自行纠正的，提请市人民政府在六十日内直接予以撤销。
第三十条 对于报送市人民政府备案的规范性文件目录，由市人民政府法制办公室按季度公布。未按规定报送备案的规范性文件，不得作为行政管理和行政执法的依据。
第七章 实施监督
第三十一条 市人民政府及其工作部门应当适时对规范性文件进行清理，发现与新公布的法律、法规、规章规定不一致的，或者与法律、法规、规章相抵触的，应当及时修改或者废止。
第三十二条 市人民政府制定的规范性文件实施后，实施机关应当对实施情况进行评估，并在规范性文件实施之日起六个月内将评估意见报告市人民政府。
向市人民政府报告的评估意见，由市人民政府法制办公室受理。
第八章 附 则
第三十三条 本规定所称市人民政府工作部门，包括实行垂直领导体制的工作部门。
市人民政府工作部门序列以外的法律、法规授权行使行政管理职能的机构制定规范性文件，参照本规定执行。
县（区）人民政府、高新区管委会、市人民政府工作部门制定规范性文件，参照本规定执行。
第三十四条 本规定由市人民政府法制办公室负责解释。
第三十五条 本规定自发布之日起施行。
