REGULATIONS焖OR燫EGISTRATION.PDF

REGULATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL ASSOCIATIONS 社会团体登记管理条例 Issued: 1998 社会团体登记管理条例 Regulations for Registration and Management of Social 中华人民共和国国务院令（第250 号） AssociationsPeoples Republic of China State Council Order No. 250 Published by the State Council at the 8th ordinary session on 25/9/98, 《社会团体登记管理条例》，已经1998 年 9 to take effect from that date. 月 25 日国务院第 8 次常务会议通过，现予 No. 1 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES 发布，自发布之日起施行。 第一章 总则 Article 1: These regulations are issued in order to guarantee citizens freedom of association, to protect societys legal rights and interests, 第一条 为了保障公民的结社自由，维护社 to promote the registration and management of Social Associations 会团体的合法权益，加强对社会团体的登记 (shehui tuanti), and promote socialist material and spiritual 管理，促进社会主义物质文明、精神文明建 civilisation. 设，制定本条例。 Article 2: In these regulations social association means voluntary 第二条 本条例所称社会团体，是指中国公 groups formed by Chinese citizens in order to realise a shared 民自愿组成，为实现会员共同意愿，按照其 objective, according to their rules and to develop nonprofit making 章程开展活动的非营利性社会组织。 activities. 国家机关以外的组织可以作为单位会员加入 All groups other than state organs may join Social Associations as 社会团体。 institutional members. 第三条 成立社会团体，应当经其业务主管