Administrative Measures for Internet-based Information Services (Revised in 2011) Effective region Promulgation 2011-01-08 date Document Order of the State Council of the number People's Republic of China No.588 Effective 2011-01-08 date Promulgator State Council Effectiveness Taxonomy Industry category NATIONAL Effective Computer & Internet ( Science & Technology Law->Computer & Internet ) Software & Information Technology Administrative Measures for Internet-based Information Services (Revised in 2011) Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No.588 January 8, 2011 (Promulgated under the Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No.292 on September 25, 2000, and revised in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Repealing and Revising Certain Administrative Regulations promulgated on January 8, 2011) Article 1 The Measures are formulated in order to regulate internet-based information services and promote the healthy and orderly development of internet-based information services. Article 2 Any internet-based information service activities within the territory of the People's Republic of China must comply with the Measures. For the purpose of the Measures, internet-based information services refer to the service activities of providing information through the internet to online subscribers. Article 3 Internet-based information services are divided into commercial and non-commercial services. Commercial internet-based information services refer to the service activities of compensated provision to online subscribers through the internet of information or website production. Non-commercial internet-based information services refer to the service activities of non-compensated provision to online subscribers through the internet of information that is in the public domain and openly accessible. Article 4 The State subjects commercial internet-based information services to a permit system and non-commercial internet-based information services to a record-filing system. No one may engage in the provision of internet-based information services without having obtained permission or carried out record-filing procedures. Article 5 Where, according to the laws, administrative regulations or the relevant provisions of the State, engagement in the provision of internet-based information services in respect of news, publishing, education, medical treatment, health, pharmaceuticals or medical apparatus requires the examination and consent of the relevant competent authority, the consent of the relevant competent authority shall be 1