中华人民共和国主席令
Order of the President of the People's Republic of China
第七号
No. 7
《中华人民共和国行政许可法》已由中华人民共和国第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第四次会议于２００３年８月２７日通过，现予公布，自２００４年７月１日起施行。
The Administrative License Law of the People's Republic of China has been adopted at the 4th session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on August 27, 2003. It is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of July 1, 2004.
中华人民共和国主席 *
Hu Jingtao, President of the People's Republic of China
2003年8月27日
27-Aug-03
第一章 总则
Chapter I General Provisions
第一条为了规范行政许可的设定和实施，保护公民、法人和其他组织的合法权益，维护公共利益和社会秩序，保障和监督行政机关有效实施行政管理，根据宪法，制定本法。
Article 1 In order to regulate the establishment and implementation of administrative licenses, to protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, to safeguard public interests and social order, to ensure and supervise the effective implementation of administrative management, the Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution
第二条 本法所称行政许可，是指行政机关根据公民、法人或者其他组织的申请，经依法审查，准予其从事特定活动的行为。
Article 2 The term "administrative licenses" as mentioned in the Law refers to the acts that the administrative organs permit, upon examination according to law, the citizens, legal persons or other organization to engage in special activities according to their applications
第三条 行政许可的设定和实施，适用本法。
Article 3 The Law shall be applicable to the establishment and implementation of administrative licenses
有关行政机关对其他机关或者对其直接管理的事业单位的人事、财务、外事等事项的审批，不适用本法。
The Law shall not be applicable to the examination and approval of such matters as personnel, finance and foreign affairs of relevant administrative organs to other organs or public institutions directly under their administration
第四条 设定和实施行政许可，应当依照法定的权限、范围、条件和程序。
Article 4 The establishment and implementation of an administrative license shall tally with legal authority, scope, conditions and procedures
第五条 设定和实施行政许可，应当遵循公开、公平、公正的原则。
Article 5 The principle of publicity, fairness and impartiality shall be abided by in the establishment and implementation of an administrative license
有关行政许可的规定应当公布；未经公布的，不得作为实施行政许可的依据。行政许可的实施和结果，除涉及国家秘密、商业秘密或者个人隐私的外，应当公开。
The relevant regulations on an administrative license shall be announced to the public; those undisclosed shall not be the basis for the implementation of the administrative license. The implementation of the administrative license and the results thereof, except for those that concern the state secrets, commercial secrets or individual privacy, shall be disclosed
符合法定条件、标准的，申请人有依法取得行政许可的平等权利，行政机关不得歧视。
The applicants who meet the legal conditions and standards are entitled to obtain the equal right under an administrative license, the administrative organs shall not discriminate against any of them
第六条 实施行政许可，应当遵循便民的原则，提高办事效率，提供优质服务。
Article 6 In the implementation of administrative license, the principle of facilitating people shall be abided by so as to enhance the efficiency and to render quality services
第七条公民、法人或者其他组织对行政机关实施行政许可，享有陈述权、申辩权；有权依法申请行政复议或者提起行政诉讼；其合法权益因行政机关违法实施行政许可受到损害的，有权依法要求赔偿。
Article 7 With regard to an administrative organ's implementation of an administrative license, the citizens, legal person or other institutions shall be entitled to make statements, to defend themselves, to apply for administrative reconsideration or to file an administrative lawsuit in accordance with the law. Where any of their legal rights and interests is impaired because of the administrative organs' unlawful implementation of the administrative license, it shall be entitled to demand compensation in accordance with the law
第八条 公民、法人或者其他组织依法取得的行政许可受法律保护，行政机关不得擅自改变已经生效的行政许可。
Article 8 The administrative license obtained by a citizen, a legal person or any of other organizations in accordance with the law shall be protected by law. The administrative organs shall not change an effective administrative license without permission
行政许可所依据的法律、法规、规章修改或者废止，或者准予行政许可所依据的客观情况发生重大变化的，为了公共利益的需要，行政机关可以依法变更或者撤回已经生效的行政许可。由此给公民、法人或者其他组织造成财产损失的，行政机关应当依法给予补偿。
Where any of the laws, regulations and rules that the administrative license is based on is amended or abolished, or the objective circumstances that the administrative license rests on change greatly, in order to meet the demand of public interests, the administrative organ may modify or withdraw the effective administrative license. The damages caused to the properties of citizens, legal person or other institutions accordingly shall be compensated for by the administrative organ in accordance with the law
第九条 依法取得的行政许可，除法律、法规规定依照法定条件和程序可以转让的外，不得转让。
Article 9 An administrative license obtained in accordance with the law shall not be transferred except for those that may be transferred in light of the legal conditions and procedures of the laws and regulations
第十条 县级以上人民政府应当建立健全对行政机关实施行政许可的监督制度，加强对行政机关实施行政许可的监督检查。
Article 10 The people's governments above the county level shall establish and perfect the supervisory system for the administrative licenses implemented by administrative organs, shall strengthen the supervision and examination over the administrative licenses implemented by administrative organs
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