Target people: enterprises, public institutions, other organizations and individuals  

Basis: laws and regulations                                             

 Issuing unit: Article 9 of Regulations on Management of Entertainment Venues (Decree 458 of The State Council of the PRC published on Jan. 29, 2006)

Item category: administrative licensing
Case category: cases submitted  

Qualifications:

Anyone, who is subject to any of the following circumstances, shall not operate entertainment places or work in entertainment places:

1. Having ever committed the crime of organizing, forcing, tempting, harboring or introducing prostitution, the crime of producing, selling or disseminating nasty materials, the crime of smuggling, selling, transporting and manufacturing drugs, the crime of rape, the crime of molesting or humiliating women by forces, the crime of gambling, the crime of money laundering, the crime of organizing, leading or actively participating in an underworld-style organization;

2. Having ever been deprived of political rights due to crimes;

3. Having been forced to give up drug habits because of consumingaddictive drugs; or

4. Having ever been subjected to administrative detention due to prostitution or any other unethical activity of such kind.

No entertainment place may be established at any of the following places:

1. Residential buildings, museums, libraries or buildings verified to be cultural relic protection entities;

2. Surroundings of residential areas, schools, hospitals or governmental organs;

3. Stations, airports or other densely-populated places;

4. Places lower than the first underground floor of buildings; or

5. Areas adjacent to warehouses of dangerous chemicals.

The boundary noise of an entertainment place shall be up to the standards for environmental noise as provided by the State.

    Permitted quantity: The entertainment places with video game machines shall be in line with the requirements on quantity and layout by the Ministry of Culture and Department of Culture of Hunan Province.
Permission method: examination and verifying
decision- making unit: Department of Culture of Hunan Province 
Time limit: 10 working days
Permission certificate: the Business Certificate for Entertainment Venues

 

 

Target people: enterprises, public institutions, other organizations and individuals  

Basis: laws and regulations                                             

 Issuing unit: Article 9 of Regulations on Management of Entertainment Venues (Decree 458 of The State Council of the PRC published on Jan. 29, 2006)

Item category: administrative licensing
Case category: cases submitted  

Qualifications:

Anyone, who is subject to any of the following circumstances, shall not operate entertainment places or work in entertainment places:

1. Having ever committed the crime of organizing, forcing, tempting, harboring or introducing prostitution, the crime of producing, selling or disseminating nasty materials, the crime of smuggling, selling, transporting and manufacturing drugs, the crime of rape, the crime of molesting or humiliating women by forces, the crime of gambling, the crime of money laundering, the crime of organizing, leading or actively participating in an underworld-style organization;

2. Having ever been deprived of political rights due to crimes;

3. Having been forced to give up drug habits because of consuming addictive drugs; or

4. Having ever been subjected to administrative detention due to prostitution or any other unethical activity of such kind.

No entertainment place may be established at any of the following places:

1. Residential buildings, museums, libraries or buildings verified to be cultural relic protection entities;

2. Surroundings of residential areas, schools, hospitals or governmental organs;

3. Stations, airports or other densely-populated places;

4. Places lower than the first underground floor of buildings; or

5. Areas adjacent to warehouses of dangerous chemicals.

The boundary noise of an entertainment place shall be up to the standards for environmental noises as provided by the State.

Permitted quantity: The entertainment places with video game machines shall be in line with the requirements on quantity and layout by the Ministry of Culture and Department of Culture of Hunan Province.
Permission method: examination and verifying
decision- making unit: Department of Culture of Hunan Province 
Time limit: 10 working days
Permission certificate: the Business Certificate for Entertainment Venues

Credential and Validity: Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Places

Charge: free of cost

Application Materials: Application Letter
Legal representatives and operating principal identification document, including copy of identification card, personal resume, qualifications document; investment party, written statement from the statutory representative or other people in charge.

approval on the name of the enterprise

Management agencies and personnel

Management regulations

Units applying for the superior departments proof document

Certification Practice Statement for the business location

Safety Acceptance certificate for the completion of the location
Environmental Noise Monitoring Certificate (Business location for video games can omit this item.)

Fire certificate

Business premises plan and surrounding environment situation map

certificate of capital verification
contract and the articles of the Sino-foreign joint venture (cooperation)

 

 

Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Places

Article ⅸ The 458th decree of the state council published on 29th Jan. 2006

 

Window acceptance (4 hours) →acceptance (10 working days, 4 hours for investigation at the scene; 10 working days for public announcement; 4 hours for hearing) →Examination and Approval (4 working days) →Closing of cases (4 hours)