Ministry of Civil Affairs Reply To The Question of Whether Democratic Parties Can Be Sponsor Organizations (Chinese and English Text)
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The following is a translation prepared by the Congressional-Exeuctive Commission on China of the "Ministry of Civil Affairs Reply To The Question of Whether Democratic Parties Can Be Sponsor Organizations," issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in August, 2000. The Chinese text was retrieved from the Ministry of Civil Affairs' Web site on April 4, 2006.
Ministry of Civil Affairs Reply To The Question of Whether Democratic Parties Can Be Sponsor Organizations Ministry of Civil Affairs Letter #150, August, 2000: In reply to the request for instructions on this matter (Liaoning People’s Government letter #73, 2000), the letter has been read and the answer is as follows: On October 25, 1998, the State Council promulgated the “Regulations on the Registration and Management of Social Organizations,” which clearly stated, “the relevant organs of the State Council and relevant bureaus of people’s governments at the county level or higher, along with those organizations authorized by the State Council and people’s governments at the county level or higher, are sponsor organizations for social organizations in selected industrial, academic, or work fields.” In order to execute this requirement, leading comrades from the Central Committee and State Council approved the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ issuance of the “Circular Concerning Who May Serve As A Sponsor Organization,” which clearly spelled out the management obligations of sponsor organizations, which departments or work units may serve as sponsor organizations, and what criteria sponsor organizations, authorized by the Central Committee, State Council, or Party committees and governments at the county level or higher, should fulfill. The Circular also authorized some organizations to serve as sponsor organizations for national social organizations, and called on Party committees and governments at the county level or higher to act accordingly in authorizing sponsor organizations. In light of the fact that this circular does not authorize democratic parties to serve as sponsor organizations for national social organizations, localities should not authorize democratic parties to serve as sponsor organizations.
Ministry of Civil Affairs Reply To The Question of Whether Democratic Parties Can Be Sponsor Organizations Ministry of Civil Affairs Letter #150, August, 2000: In reply to the request for instructions on this matter (Liaoning People’s Government letter #73, 2000), the letter has been read and the answer is as follows: On October 25, 1998, the State Council promulgated the “Regulations on the Registration and Management of Social Organizations,” which clearly stated, “the relevant organs of the State Council and relevant bureaus of people’s governments at the county level or higher, along with those organizations authorized by the State Council and people’s governments at the county level or higher, are sponsor organizations for social organizations in selected industrial, academic, or work fields.” In order to execute this requirement, leading comrades from the Central Committee and State Council approved the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ issuance of the “Circular Concerning Who May Serve As A Sponsor Organization,” which clearly spelled out the management obligations of sponsor organizations, which departments or work units may serve as sponsor organizations, and what criteria sponsor organizations, authorized by the Central Committee, State Council, or Party committees and governments at the county level or higher, should fulfill. The Circular also authorized some organizations to serve as sponsor organizations for national social organizations, and called on Party committees and governments at the county level or higher to act accordingly in authorizing sponsor organizations. In light of the fact that this circular does not authorize democratic parties to serve as sponsor organizations for national social organizations, localities should not authorize democratic parties to serve as sponsor organizations.
Title (Chinese)
民政部办公厅关于民主党派能否作为社会团体业务主管单位问题的复函
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民政部办公厅关于民主党派能否作为社会团体业务主管单位问题的复函 民办函(2000)150号 2000年8月辽宁省民政厅：你厅《关于民主党派能否作为社会团体业务主管单位问题的请示》（辽民民函〔２０００〕７３号）收悉，现答复如下：１９９８年１０月２５日国务院颁布的《社会团体登记管理条例》，明确规定"国务院有关部门和县级以上地方各级人民政府有关部门、国务院或者县级以上地方各级人民政府授权的组织，是有关行业、学科或者业务范围内社会团体的业务主管单位"。为了贯彻落实这一规定，经中共中央、国务院领导同志同意，民政部下发了《关于重新确认社会团体业务主管单位的通知》（民发〔２０００〕４１号，以下简称《通知》），对社会团体业务主管单位的管理职责、哪些部门或单位是社会团体的业务主管单位、经中共中央、国务院或地方县级以上党委、人民政府授权作为社会团体业务主管单位应具备的条件等都做了明确的规定，并授权一些组织为全国性社会团体的业务主管单位，要求地方县级以上党委、人民政府在授权一些组织作为社会团体的业务主管单位时参照执行。鉴于《通知》未授权民主党派作为全国性社会团体的业务主管单位，各地也不宜授权民主党派作为社会团体的业务主管单位。