Laws of the People's Republic of China

Circular of the Ministry of Culture on Application of Export Subsidization Project of Home-produced Audiovisual Products of 2006

The Culture Departments at all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the audiovisual products export entities concerned:

For the purpose of carrying out the Going-Out Project of Chinese culture and facilitating the export of home-produced audiovisual products, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Culture have set up the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products to subsidize or reward the export of home-produced audiovisual products. Under the Measures for the Management of the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products (For Trial Implementation) and the budget of the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products 2006, the export subsidization project of home-produced audiovisual products of 2006 has been officially started. The issues concerning the application of the Subsidization Project for the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products are hereby notified as follows:

1.

The management and practice of the Subsidization Project for the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products shall be implemented in accordance with the Measures for the Management of the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products (for Trial Implementation). The administrative departments throughout the country shall notify the entities concerned to apply for the subsidy in time and the deadline is October 16, 2006. Any overdue application shall not be attended.

2.

The applying entities shall fill in the Application Form for the Project of the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products and submit the necessary materials, including the certifying document of the applying entity's qualification, the certifying document of the capacity to bring the project into effect, the feasibility study report of the project, the execution plan of the project, the copyright certification documents and the other relevant materials.

3.

The Measures for the Management of the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products (for Trial Implementation) has been released at the website of China Culture Market(www.ccm.gov.cn). It can be found in the Exportation of Home-produced Audiovisual Products Section on the Audiovideo Film Channel. Applicants can directly download the Project Application Form of the Special Fund for the Export of Home-produced Audiovisual Products.

4.

Please report the application materials to the Culture Market Department of the Ministry of Culture

Address: No.10, Beidajie Rd., Chaoyangmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Zip code: 100020

Contact: Han Xianfeng, Liu Luping

Telephone :010-65551897£¬65551898

Fax : 010-65551899

E-mail :hanxianfeng@ccm.gov.cn

The Ministry of Culture

September 7, 2006