Provisions of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China on the Procedures for Formulating Normative Documents of Functional Departments (2007)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Provisions are formulated for the purpose of standardizing the formulation procedures of normative documents of various functional departments of CAAC and strengthening the management of normative documents. Article 2 The normative documents mentioned in these Provisions refer to documents related to civil aviation management, which are formulated by various functional offices and departments of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as "CAAC") to implement the relevant provisions of laws, regulations, CAAC rules and policies, authorized by the Director of CAAC, and issued by the directors of functional offices, directors and directors. Article 3 When formulating normative documents, functional departments must abide by the provisions of laws, regulations and CAAC rules, and shall not contradict them.

Normative documents that conflict with laws, regulations and CAAC rules are invalid. Chapter II Types of Normative Documents Article 4 Normative documents include management procedures, drafts for soliciting opinions, management documents, workbooks and information circulars. Article 5 Management Procedures (AP for short) are the implementation measures or specific management procedures related to civil aviation laws and regulations issued by various functional departments, and are the code of conduct that the staff of civil aviation administrative organs should abide by when engaging in management work and legal persons, other economic organizations or individuals engaged in civil aviation activities. Article 6 The Advisory Notice (hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Notice) is a concrete exposition of the civil aviation rules and regulations issued by various functional departments. Article 7 Management documents (MD for short) are notices, decisions or policy statements issued by various functional departments on important matters of civil aviation management. Article 8 Work Manual (WM for short) is a document issued by various functional departments to regulate and guide the specific behavior of civil aviation administrative personnel. Article 9 Information Circular (IB for short) is a document issued by various functional departments to reflect the new situation of civil aviation activities and the technical problems existing in civil aviation at home and abroad. Chapter III Establishment of Normative Documents Article 10 All functional departments of the Civil Aviation Administration of China shall prepare normative documents and formulate annual plans, and organize their implementation after being approved by the director, director and director of the department. Eleventh normative documents annual plan shall include the project category, project name, drafting unit, person in charge and expected completion date. Twelfth functional departments can formulate unplanned normative documents according to actual needs, but they need to be approved by the director, director and director of the department. Chapter IV Procedures for Formulating Normative Documents Article 13 Each functional department shall designate a special person or set up a drafting group (hereinafter referred to as the "drafter") to be responsible for drafting normative documents.

The drafter shall conduct investigation and consultation on the main issues involved in the normative documents, draw up an outline, and enter the drafting stage after being approved by the director, director and director of the relevant functional departments. Fourteenth after the completion of the draft, the drafting department shall solicit the opinions of relevant functional departments, administrative counterparts or experts in writing. Fifteenth for the draft regulatory documents involving difficult and major issues, the drafting department shall hold a symposium or demonstration meeting attended by relevant personnel, and when necessary, it shall hold a hearing to listen to the opinions of all parties. Seminars, demonstration meetings and hearings can be held as many times as necessary. Sixteenth normative documents shall be revised and finalized by the drafting department according to the opinions of all parties, and signed by the director, director and director. Seventeenth normative documents in the drafting process is not controversial, the functional departments can simplify the formulation procedures as needed. Eighteenth normative documents shall be amended and abolished with reference to the provisions of this chapter. Chapter V Publication of Normative Documents Article 19 Normative documents shall be published after being signed by the directors, directors and directors of functional departments. Among them, the normative documents concerning the administrative counterpart shall be published on the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (www.caac.gov.cn) or in other ways that are convenient for the public to know. Twentieth normative documents shall be printed in a unified format. See Annex II and Annex III for printing layout requirements. Article 21 The numbering of AP and AC consists of English abbreviations of document types, codes of subsidiary regulations, English codes of functional departments (see Annex I), year, serial number and revised serial number. Article 22 The serial numbers of MD, WM and IB consist of English abbreviation of document type, English code of functional department, year and serial number. Article 23 All kinds of normative documents are distinguished by different colors of cover fonts, AP is green, AC is blue, MD is purple, WM is orange and IB is dark green. Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions Article 24 The enacting body shall regularly clean up the normative documents, and the results of their revision or repeal shall be published in time. Article 25 The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Provisions. Twenty-sixth the provisions shall come into force 30 days after the date of promulgation. 1March 30, 995, Provisions on the Procedures for Formulating Normative Documents of Functional Departments of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (Decree No.40 of the General Administration of Civil Aviation) was promulgated and implemented, and shall be abolished as of the date of implementation of these Provisions.

Annex I:

List of English names of departments, offices, departments and bureaus of CAAC.

Name English full name code General Office Aviation Safety Office Aviation Safety Office Policy and Regulation Department

Department of

Policies, laws and regulations LR

Planning and Development Department Planning Department Finance Department Personnel Department Science and Education Finance Department EFI

Department of

Personnel, science, technology and education p

Department of international cooperation

Department of

International affairs and cooperationa

department of Transport

department of the air force

Transport TR

Flight standards office

Flight system

Standard FS

Airplane airworthiness certification department

Aircraft department

Airworthiness certification a

Airport branch

Department of

Airport c

Bureau of Public Security Aviation Safety Bureau Air Traffic Management Bureau

Air traffic management

bureaucratic apparatus

Attachment 2: AP and AC cover layout

General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (icon omitted) Management Procedures (Notice of Soliciting Opinions)

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Explanation of "Provisions on Procedures for Formulating Normative Documents of Functional Departments of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China"

In order to further standardize the procedures for formulating normative documents for functional departments of CAAC, the Provisions on the Procedures for Formulating Normative Documents for Functional Departments of CAAC (Order No.40 of CAAC) was revised, and on the basis of soliciting opinions from relevant functional departments, the Provisions on the Procedures for Formulating Normative Documents for Functional Departments of CAAC was finally revised. The relevant issues are now explained as follows: