A batch of new regulations will be implemented in February, involving outbound tourism, hero protection, banking and insurance supervision, urban sewage discharge, meteorological administrative punishment, industrial energy conservation and other fields.
At the same time, some local regulations and policies related to people's livelihood will also come into effect on February 1.
Pilot resumption of outbound group tour business
Starting from February 6, the national travel agencies and online travel companies will be resumed on a pilot basis to operate outbound group tours and "air ticket + hotel" business for Chinese citizens to relevant countries.
From now on, travel agencies and online travel companies can carry out preparations for product releases, publicity and promotion, etc.
The list of countries is: Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Russia, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Fiji, Cuba, Argentina.
Funeral Ceremony for the Martyrs
The newly revised "Measures for the Burial of Martyrs" came into effect on February 1.
The main revisions include: first, adjust the competent department, and adjust the competent department for martyrs' burial activities from the civil affairs department to the competent department for veterans; second, improve the martyrs' welcome ceremony; third, improve the martyrs' burial ceremony; The contents of the burial; the fifth is to expand the ways of memorializing the missing martyrs or burying martyrs abroad; the sixth is to make a good connection with the regulations on the collection and burial of wartime victims.
Regulate banking and insurance regulatory statistics
The "Administrative Measures for Banking and Insurance Supervision and Statistics" came into effect on February 1 to strengthen the management of banking and insurance regulatory statistics, standardize regulatory statistical behavior, and improve the quality and efficiency of regulatory statistics.
It clarifies the requirements for the centralized management of regulatory statistics work, defines the responsibilities of the centralized management departments of regulatory statistics management institutions, clarifies the responsibilities of the centralized management departments of banking and insurance institutions, and lists the boundaries of the responsibilities of all relevant entities.
In addition, in order to urge bancassurance institutions to attach importance to data quality, the measures clearly state that the legal representative or principal person in charge of bancassurance institutions shall bear the ultimate responsibility for the quality of regulatory statistical data.
Do not restrict securities investors from transferring or canceling accounts in violation of regulations
The "Administrative Measures for Securities Brokerage Business" promulgated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission will come into effect on February 28, making provisions in six aspects: the connotation of brokerage business, customer behavior management, specific business processes, protection of customer rights and interests, internal control and compliance control, and administrative supervision and accountability. .
The "Measures" require that securities companies should list transaction commissions separately from stamp duty and other taxes and fees to protect investors' right to know; provide convenience for investors to transfer and cancel accounts, and must not restrict investors from transferring or canceling accounts in violation of regulations.
Reduce the blind spots in the supervision of medium and long-term external debt of enterprises
The "Administrative Measures for the Review and Registration of Medium and Long-term Foreign Debts of Enterprises" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission will come into effect on February 10.
The "Measures" refine the types of debt instruments to effectively meet the needs of market players and encourage innovation while reducing regulatory blind spots.
It is clarified that the actual use of funds raised by corporate foreign debt should be consistent with the content of the audit and registration, and must not be used for other purposes, so as to ensure that the use of funds is in line with my country's relevant development strategic planning, industrial policies, and regional policies.
Improve industrial energy conservation monitoring system
The "Industrial Energy Conservation Supervision Measures" promulgated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology came into effect on February 1.
The "Measures" clarifies the meaning and division of responsibilities of industrial energy conservation supervision, implementation subject and content, implementation procedures, disposal measures, etc., aiming to standardize industrial energy conservation supervision, promote energy conservation and improve energy utilization efficiency of enterprises, accelerate green and low-carbon development, and promote Carbon neutralization in the industrial field carbon peak.
In addition, the "Measures" also clarified the handling measures for suspected violations of energy-saving management laws, regulations, rules and mandatory provisions of national standards by the supervised units.
New regulations on urban sewage discharge
The newly revised "Administrative Measures for the Licensing of Urban Sewage Discharge into the Drainage Network" will come into effect on February 1.
The "Measures" clarify that the urban drainage authorities should adapt to local conditions, and carry out hierarchical and classified management of drainage households according to the degree to which drainage behavior affects the safe operation of urban drainage and sewage treatment facilities; drainage households must not discharge harmful gases and cooking fumes to urban drainage facilities, Activities that endanger the safety of urban drainage facilities such as pressurized discharge of sewage into urban drainage facilities without authorization.
Standardize the exercise of the discretionary power of meteorological administrative punishment
The "Criteria for Meteorological Administrative Punishment Discretionary Power" came into effect on February 1, regulating the exercise of meteorological administrative penalty discretionary power, and promoting lawful and rational administration.
On the basis of sorting out the meteorological administrative penalty clauses one by one, the illegal situations and penalty discretion standards are refined according to the management types.
For example, increase the jurisdictional regulations on the illegal release and dissemination of meteorological information by the mass media; improve the settlement mechanism for jurisdictional disputes, clarify that the settlement should be negotiated first, and then report to the common higher-level meteorological authority for designation of jurisdiction if the negotiation fails; improve the "one matter" No two punishments" system, increase the system of standardizing the discretion of administrative punishment.
Implementation of the new national standard for the level of tourist resorts
The new version of the national standard "Grade Classification of Tourist Resorts" (GB/T 26358-2022) was approved by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Administration, and will come into effect on February 1.
The new national standard adjusts the expressions of "tourist resort" and "holiday resources", deletes "tourist resort environment", "non-star accommodation facilities" and "ecological parking lot", and adds "vacation products", "core vacation products" and "holiday accommodation" facility".
The new national standard focuses on increasing the requirements for accommodation facilities, room types and types of entertainment activities in tourist resorts; clarifying the conditions for provincial-level tourist resorts and national-level tourist resorts; and emphasizing safety production management requirements.
Tianjin: Improve the fire safety management system of high-rise buildings
The newly revised "Regulations on Fire Safety Management of High-Rise Buildings in Tianjin" came into effect on February 1.
On the basis of summarizing the lessons learned from high-rise building fire accidents in recent years, the new "Regulations" aim at high-risk areas of fire and key points of prevention, clarify the main responsibility, strengthen precise management, and further improve the fire safety management system of high-rise buildings.
Shanghai: Prohibition of "using housing for group renting"
The "Shanghai Housing Leasing Regulations" came into effect on February 1.
It is reported that this legislation clearly prohibits "using housing for group renting", intensifies the supervision of "secondary landlords", promotes the establishment of a stable lease relationship between the two parties, and further regulates leasing behavior and improves the management system in terms of public safety and order .
Wuhan: General outpatient expenses can be reimbursed
On the basis of the realization of the mutual assistance of the individual accounts of employees' medical insurance in the early stage, starting from February 1, Wuhan City, Hubei Province will officially implement the overall planning of outpatient medical insurance for employees, and "general outpatient expenses cannot be reimbursed" will become a history.
At that time, the outpatient treatment expenses of Wuhan employees will be included in the payment scope of the medical insurance pooling fund, and the reimbursement rate will start from 50%, and the method of recording into the employee's personal medical insurance account will be adjusted simultaneously.
Jiangsu: Injuries during preparatory work can be counted as work-related injuries
Jiangsu Province's "Opinions on the Implementation of Relevant Policies on Work-related Injury Insurance" came into effect on February 1. Tools and work clothes, or other preparations or follow-up tasks for the completion of work in accordance with laws and regulations, industry operating procedures, and employer rules and regulations, are regarded as preparatory or finishing work.
All injuries suffered during this period can be identified as work-related injuries, thus further standardizing the identification of work-related injuries in the province.
Sichuan: Strengthening the standardization and standardized management of pension institutions
The newly revised "Sichuan Provincial Elderly Care Institutions Rating Management Measures" will come into effect on February 1.
The new "Measures" apply to the rating activities of elderly care institutions registered and filed according to law in Sichuan Province, which is conducive to standardizing the level assessment of elderly care institutions in Sichuan Province, strengthening the standardization and standardized management of elderly care institutions, and comprehensively improving the management level and services of elderly care institutions quality.
Shanxi: Further Strengthen Lightning Protection and Disaster Mitigation Work
The newly revised "Administrative Measures for Lightning Protection and Disaster Mitigation in Shanxi Province" came into effect on February 1.
There are 26 articles in the "Measures", which further strengthen the lightning protection and disaster reduction work in Shanxi Province from the aspects of strengthening lightning disaster prevention measures, standardizing lightning protection project management responsibilities, and clarifying lightning disaster investigation and disposal procedures, which is conducive to ensuring production safety and the safety of people's lives and property.
Ningxia: Revise the method of science and technology rewards, and set up two new awards
The newly revised "Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Science and Technology Award Measures" has made many adjustments. The award categories have been increased from 5 to 7, and the evaluation has been adjusted from once a year to once every two years. It will be officially implemented on February 1.
Among them, the Ningxia Major Science and Technology Contribution Award has a bonus of 2 million yuan, and the deeds of the winners are recorded in the local chronicles of Ningxia.
(The Paper, Senior Reporter Lin Ping, The Paper)