Regulations on the Protection of Traditional Arts and Crafts

Article 1 In order to protect traditional arts and crafts and promote the prosperity and development of traditional arts and crafts, these regulations are formulated. Article 2 The traditional arts and crafts referred to in these regulations, refers to more than a century, a long history, excellent skills, handed down from generation to generation, with a complete process, using natural raw materials, with a distinctive national style and local characteristics, at home and abroad to enjoy the reputation of the handicrafts species and skills. Article III of the State of traditional arts and crafts varieties and skills to implement the protection, development and improvement of the policy.

Local people's governments at all levels shall strengthen the leadership of the protection of traditional arts and crafts and take effective measures to support and promote the prosperity and development of traditional arts and crafts in their respective regions. Article 4 The department of the State Council responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts is responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts throughout the country. Article 5 The State shall implement a system of recognizing traditional arts and crafts varieties and skills. Arts and crafts varieties and skills that meet the conditions stipulated in Article 2 of these Regulations shall be recognized as traditional arts and crafts varieties and skills in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. Article 6 The traditional arts and crafts varieties and skills shall be evaluated by the evaluation committee composed of experts hired by the department of the State Council in charge of the protection of traditional arts and crafts; the department of the State Council in charge of the protection of traditional arts and crafts shall be recognized and announced in accordance with the evaluation conclusions of the evaluation committee. Article 7 Enterprises and individuals making traditional arts and crafts products may apply to the departments of the people's governments at the local county level responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts for the varieties and techniques to be protected, and the departments of the people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts shall, after examination and approval, recommend them to the departments of the State Council responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts. Article 8 Enterprises and individuals applying for the recognition of traditional arts and crafts varieties and skills shall submit complete and detailed information in accordance with the regulations of the department responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts under the State Council. Article 9 The State shall take the following protective measures for the recognized traditional arts and crafts:

(1) collecting, organizing and establishing archives;

(2) collecting and collecting outstanding representative works;

(3) determining the classified level of the secrets of their crafts and technologies, and enforcing confidentiality in accordance with the law;

(4) subsidizing researches and cultivating talents. Article 10 The outstanding works of traditional arts and crafts varieties shall be named Chinese arts and crafts treasures (hereinafter referred to as treasures) by the department of the State Council responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts after the department hires experts to form an evaluation committee to evaluate them. Article 11 The State shall take the following measures to protect the treasures:

(1) The treasures collected and acquired by the State shall be treasured by the China Arts and Crafts Museum or the arts and crafts museums and museums of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

(2) The export of treasures is prohibited. Treasures of foreign exhibitions must be approved by the State Council department responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts in conjunction with the relevant departments of the State Council. Article XII meets the following conditions and has long been engaged in the production of traditional arts and crafts, by the evaluation committee, the State Council is responsible for the protection of traditional arts and crafts department can be awarded the title of master of Chinese arts and crafts:

(a) outstanding achievements, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad;

(b) skillful, self-contained school. Article 13 The people's governments at all levels and the relevant departments and units shall care for and support the creation of masters of arts and crafts, in accordance with the following provisions to create a favorable working environment and conditions for them:

(1) masters of arts and crafts where the unit to set up masters of the studio;

(2) masters of arts and crafts have the right to inscribe their names on their works;

(3) masters of arts and crafts with apprenticeship to create conditions to facilitate the transmission of the art. (C) for masters of arts and crafts to create convenient conditions for apprentices to pass on their art;

(D) the retirement age of masters of arts and crafts can be appropriately delayed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Article 14 The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level for the production of traditional arts and crafts varieties of natural raw materials, materials, shall be coordinated planning, proper arrangements. Article 15 For the production of traditional arts and crafts varieties of gemstones, jade and other rare minerals, the State shall strengthen the protection in accordance with the law, and strictly prohibit indiscriminate mining. Article 16 The State encourages the local people's governments at all levels to take necessary measures in accordance with the actual situation in their respective regions to explore and rescue traditional arts and crafts, collect traditional arts and crafts, cultivate traditional arts and crafts talents, and subsidize scientific research on traditional arts and crafts. Article 17 The people's governments at all levels shall take the necessary measures to support and assist enterprises producing arts and crafts varieties that have low economic benefits but high artistic value and are facing the risk of being lost. Article 18 The production of traditional arts and crafts products of enterprises shall establish and improve the protection of traditional arts and crafts or confidentiality system, and effectively strengthen the management of traditional arts and crafts.

Personnel engaged in the production of traditional arts and crafts products, shall comply with the relevant state laws and regulations, shall not disclose in the production of traditional arts and crafts products in the process of knowing the technical secrets and other commercial secrets. Article 19 of the state in the inheritance, protection, development of traditional arts and crafts in the cause of outstanding contributions to the units and individuals, to reward. Article 20 Violation of the provisions of these Regulations, one of the following acts, by the relevant departments in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations, shall be given administrative sanctions or administrative penalties; constitutes a crime, shall be held criminally responsible:

(1) stealing or divulging the secrets of traditional arts and crafts techniques;

(2) illegal exploitation of rare mineral resources used in the production of traditional arts and crafts or (ii) stealing and selling rare minerals used in the production of traditional arts and crafts;

(iii) smuggling treasures out of the country.

The production and sale of traditional arts and crafts works under the signature of a fake Chinese master of arts and crafts shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law; the relevant departments may impose administrative penalties in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations.