Provisions of Tianjin Municipality on Information Disclosure

Article 1 In order to guarantee citizens, legal persons and other organizations to obtain government information according to law, promote and standardize the disclosure of government information, improve the transparency of government work, and promote administration according to law, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Disclosure of Government Information (the State Council Decree No.492) and other relevant laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Provisions shall apply to the activities of people's governments at all levels within the administrative area of this Municipality and the departments under the people's governments of cities, districts and counties (hereinafter referred to as administrative organs) to disclose government information, as well as the activities of citizens, legal persons and other organizations to obtain government information according to law. Article 3 The disclosure of government information in this Municipality shall follow the principles of justice, fairness, timeliness, accuracy and convenience. Fourth people's governments at all levels should strengthen the organization and leadership of government information disclosure.

The general office (room) of the municipal, district and county people's governments is the competent department of government information disclosure within their respective administrative areas, and is responsible for the promotion, guidance, coordination and supervision of government information disclosure. Article 5 Administrative organs shall establish and improve the system of government information disclosure, and designate institutions (hereinafter referred to as government information disclosure institutions) to be responsible for the daily work of government information disclosure. Article 6 An administrative organ shall communicate and coordinate with relevant administrative organs before releasing government information involving other administrative organs. If the administrative organ fails to reach an agreement through communication, the administrative organ that intends to release government information shall report to the competent department of government information disclosure at the same level for coordination and settlement.

If the administrative organ needs to approve the release of government information according to the relevant provisions of the state, it shall not release it without approval. Article 7 An administrative organ shall disclose government information in a timely and accurate manner. Government information that meets one of the following basic requirements shall be disclosed voluntarily:

(a) involving the vital interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations;

(2) It needs to be widely known or participated by the public;

(3) Reflecting the institutional setup, functions and procedures of the administrative organs;

(four) other in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant provisions of the state should take the initiative to open. Article 8 The municipal, district and county people's governments and their departments shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of these Provisions, determine the specific contents of voluntary disclosure of government information within their respective responsibilities, and mainly disclose the following government information:

(a) government regulations and normative documents;

(two) national economic and social development planning, special planning, regional planning and related policies;

(3) Statistical information on national economic and social development;

(4) Financial budget and final accounts report;

(five) the items, basis and standards of administrative fees;

(six) the catalogue, standards and implementation of centralized government procurement projects;

(seven) the matters, basis, conditions, quantity, procedures and time limit of the administrative license, as well as the list and handling of all materials required to apply for the administrative license;

(eight) the approval and implementation of major construction projects;

(nine) policies, measures and their implementation in poverty alleviation, education, medical care, social security and employment promotion;

(ten) emergency plan, early warning information and response measures for public emergencies;

(eleven) environmental protection, public health, production safety, food and drug, product quality supervision and inspection. Ninth district and county people's government and its departments focus on the disclosure of government information should also include the following contents:

(a) major issues in urban and rural construction and management;

(2) Construction of social welfare undertakings;

(three) the payment and use of land acquisition or requisition, house demolition and compensation and subsidy fees;

(four) the management, use and distribution of emergency relief, special care, relief and social donations. Tenth township (town) people's government shall, in accordance with the provisions of article seventh, determine the specific content of government information voluntarily disclosed within the scope of its duties, focusing on the following government information:

The implementation of the national rural work policy;

(two) financial revenue and expenditure, the management and use of various special funds;

(three) the township (town) overall land use planning and homestead use audit;

(four) the payment and use of land acquisition or requisition, house demolition and compensation and subsidy fees;

(five) township (town) creditor's rights and debts, financing and labor;

(six) the distribution of emergency rescue and disaster relief, special care, relief, social donations and other funds and materials;

(seven) contracting, leasing and auction of township collective enterprises and other township economic entities;

(8) Implementing the family planning policy. Eleventh administrative organs shall not disclose government information involving state secrets, commercial secrets and personal privacy. However, with the consent of the obligee, or if the administrative organ thinks that the disclosure of government information involving business secrets and personal privacy may have a significant impact on the public interest, it may decide to disclose it, and inform the obligee in writing of the contents and reasons for the decision to disclose the government information. Twelfth administrative organs should establish and improve the confidentiality review mechanism of government information release, and clarify the review procedures and responsibilities.

The administrative organ shall, before disclosing the government information, review the government information to be disclosed in accordance with the law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on guarding state secrets and other laws, regulations and relevant provisions of the state.

If the administrative organ cannot determine whether the government information can be made public and whether it will endanger national security, public safety, economic security and social stability in the confidentiality review, it shall be approved by the person in charge of the administrative organ and reported to the relevant competent department or the secrecy department at the same level for determination.