1 thought on “The State Council's regulations on giving and receiving gifts in foreign official activities”

  1. Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of and receive gifts to the staff of the state administrative organs in foreign official activities, serious foreign affairs discipline, maintain cleanliness, and formulate these regulations. Article 2 The gifts referred to in these provisions refer to gifts, gifts, and securities. Article 3 Gifts can be given to the outside world according to international practice and external work needs. The amount of gifts is separately stipulated. Article 4 Gift gifts must implement the principles of conservation and simplification. Gifts should be based on national characteristics, traditional handicrafts and practical items. Article 5 For the visiting foreign guests, do not take the initiative to give gifts. Foreign guests can give us gifts to us, and gifts can be given appropriately. Article 6 Gifts or gifts to the outside world must be approved by the departments affiliated to the State Council or the people's governments of the province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government, or approved by its authorized organs. When approval, it should be strictly grasped. Article 7 The gifts accepting in foreign official activities shall be properly handled. The value is equivalent to more than 200 yuan in my country's market price, and from the date of acceptance (those who accept gifts abroad, from the date of return to the country), fill in the gift declaration form and the gift management department or the gift person who pays the gifts that should The unit is located; less than 200 yuan, belonging to the court himself or the unit where the ceremony is located.
    In foreign official activities, the other party should be refused when the other party presented gifts and securities; it is really difficult to decide that the gifts and securities collected must be paid to the state treasury. Article 8 In foreign official activities, it shall not be taught by the gift privately, and shall be requested in a clear or implied manner. Article 9 The Affairs Administration of the State Council is responsible for storage and handling gifts paid by the departments of the State Council.
    The local people's governments at or above the county level designated special units to keep and handle gifts paid by the departments of the people's governments at the level. Article 10 The gift management departments and relevant departments shall register and build the gifts, keep them properly, and deal with them in a timely manner. The gift security department shall notify the gift processing of the gift unit each year. The gift unit shall notify the gifts to the gifts. Article 11 The national administrative supervision organs are responsible for supervising and inspected the situation of giving and receiving gifts in accordance with relevant regulations. Article 12 If the staff of the national administrative organs violates these regulations, they shall be given administrative sanctions to the relevant leaders and direct responsible persons of the direct responsibility; if a crime is constituted, the judicial organs shall investigate criminal responsibility according to law.
    The administrative sanction of the staff of the state administrative organs shall be handled in accordance with cadre management authority and prescribed procedures. Article 13 The staff of the national administrative organs presented gifts to residents of overseas Chinese and residents in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan in their official activities and accept their gifts in accordance with these regulations. Article 14 These regulations shall be explained by the General Office of the State Council. Article 15 These regulations shall be implemented from the date of release.

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