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| Category | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Organ of Promulgation | The State Council | Status of Effect | In Force |
| Date of Promulgation | 1999-05-23 | Effective Date | 1999-05-23 |
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Regulations on State Science and Technology Prizes |
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Article 1 These Regulation are formulated in order to prize citizens and organizations who have made remarkable contributions to the scientific and technological progress activities, mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of scientific and technical workers, promote the development of science and technology endeavors, and boost the overall national strength.
Article 2 The State Council establishes the following State science and technology prizes:
(1) State Highest Science and Technology Prize;
(2) State Natural Science Prize;
(3) State Technological Invention Prize;
(4) State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize;
(5) International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Prize of the People's Republic of China.
Article 3 The State science and technology prizes follow the guideline of valuing knowledge and respecting talents.
Article 4 The State maintains the solemnity of the State science and technology prizes.
The evaluation and grant of the State science and technology prizes shall not be illegally interfered by any organizations or individuals.
Article 5 The administrative department of science and technology under the State Council is responsible for organizing the evaluation of State science and technology prizes.
Article 6 The State establishes the State Science and Technology Prizes Committee, which invites experts and scholars in relevant fields to form an Evaluation Committee that are responsible for evaluating the State science and technology prizes according to the provisions of these Regulations.
The candidates for members of the State Science and Technology Prizes Committee shall be proposed by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council, and then submitted to the State Council for approval.
Article 7 The establishment of society-oriented science and technology prizes by social non-governmental sectors shall be through registration procedures with administrative departments of science and technology. The specific measures are to be formulated by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council.
Non-governmental sectors establishing society-oriented science and technology prizes upon registration shall
not charge any fees in prizeing activities. Article 8 The State Highest Science and Technology Prize is granted to the following scientific and technical workers: (1) those who have made great breakthroughs at the frontier of contemporary science and technology or who
have made remarkable contributions to the development of science and technology. (2) those who have created great economic or social profits through innovation of science and technology,
transformation of scientific and technological results, and industrialization of high-tech. The State Highest Science and Technology Prize is granted to no more than 2 persons each year. Article 9 The State Natural Science Prize is granted to citizens who have made significant scientific discoveries in illuminating
natural phenomena, characteristics and laws in fundamental research and applied fundamental research. The significant scientific discoveries mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall meet the following conditions: (1) predecessors have not yet discovered or illuminated them; (2) they have significant scientific value; (3) they have been acknowledged by both domestic and foreign natural science circles. Article 10 The State Technological Invention Prize is granted to citizens who have made significant technological inventions by applying
scientific and technological knowledge to achieve products, technologies, materials and its systems. The significant technological inventions mentioned n the preceding paragraph shall meet the following conditions: (1) predecessors have not yet invented them or made them public; (2) they possess innovativeness and creativeness; (3) they can bring remarkable economic and social benefits after implementation. Article 11 The State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize is granted to the following citizens and organizations that have
made remarkable contributions to the application and dissemination of advanced scientific and technological results and the accomplishment
of significant scientific and technological projects, plans and programs: (1) those who, in the implementation of technological development programs, have accomplished significant
scientific and technological innovations, or transformation of scientific and technological results, thus creating remarkable economic
profits; (2) those who, in the implementation of social and public interests programs, have been engaged
in fundamental scientific and technological work and in scientific and technological endeavors for social and public interests for
a long period, and tested through practice, have produced remarkable social benefits; (3) those who, in the implementation of the State security programs, have made great scientific and technological
contributions to promoting the construction of modernization of national defense and safeguarding security of the State; (4) those who, in the implementation of major engineering programs, have guaranteed the meeting of the projects
with international advanced standards. The State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize for major engineering programs mentioned in Sub-paragraph
(4) of the preceding paragraph is only granted to organizations. Article 12 The International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Prize of the People's Republic of China is granted to the following
foreigners or foreign organizations that have made great contributions to China's scientific and technological endeavors: (1) those who have made great scientific and technological achievements in cooperative research and development
with Chinese citizens or organizations; (2) those who have achieved particularly remarkable results in introducing advanced science and technology
to Chinese citizens and organizations as well as in training talents; (3) those who have made great contributions to the promotion of international scientific and technological
exchange and cooperation between China and foreign countries. Article 13 The State Highest Science and Technology Prize and the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Prize of
the People's Republic of China are not classified into different grades. The State Natural Science Prize, the State Technological Invention Prize and the State Scientific and Technological
Progress Prize are classified into two grades, i.e. the First Award and the Second Award. With regard to the State Natural Science Prize, the State Technological Invention and National Prize and the
State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, the total number of programs granted awards each year shall not be more than 400. Article 14 Evaluations are carried out once a year for the State science and technology prizes. Article 15 The candidates for State science and technology prizes shall be nominated by the following units and individuals: (1) the people's government of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central
Government; (2) the relevant departments of, and agencies directly subordinate to, the State Council; (3) the general departments of the Chinese People's Liberation Army; (4) other units and experts of science and technology conforming to the qualification requirements provided
for by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council that have confirmed by the administrative department
of science and technology of the State Council . The candidate for the State science and technology prizes nominated by the nominating units mentioned in the
preceding paragraph shall be decided according to the suggestions of the experts of science and technology in the relevant fields
about the evaluation results on their scientific and technological achievements, the categories and the grades of prizes. Measures for nominating candidates for the State science and technology prizes in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
are to be formulated by the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council. Embassies and consulates of the People's Republic of China stationed in foreign countries may nominate candidates
for the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Prize of the People's Republic of China. Article 16 Candidates nominated by nominating units and individuals for the State science and technology prizes shall be nominated
in a limited quota; and when making the nomination, the nominating units and individuals shall fill out a unified letter of nomination
and provide true and reliable materials for evaluation. Article 17 The Evaluation Committee shall make a conclusion of verification of scientific and technological achievements, and make
a proposal on persons selected to receive prizes, the categories, and the grades of prizes to the State Science and Technology Prizes
Committee. The State Science and Technology Prizes Committee shall make a decision on the persons selected to receive
prizes, the categories and the grades of prizes on the basis of the proposal made by the Evaluation Committee. The rules of evaluation for the State science and technology prizes is to be formulated by the administrative
department of science and technology of the State Council. Article 18 The administrative department of science and technology of the State Council shall examine and verify the decision made
by the State Science and Technology Prizes Committee about the persons selected to receive prizes, the categories and the grades
of prizes for the State science and technology prizes, and the report to the State Council for approval. Article 19 The State Highest Science and Technology Prize are submitted to the President for signature and grant of the certificate
and prize money. The certificate and prize money for the State Natural Science Prize, the Technological Invention Prize and
the State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize are granted by the State Council. The certificate for the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Prize of the People's Republic
of China are granted by the State Council. Article 20 The sum of prize money for the State Highest Science and Technology Prize is prescribed by the State Council. The sum of prize money for the State Natural Science Prize, the State Technological Invention Prize
and the State Scientific and Technological Progress Prize is prescribed by the administrative department of science and technology
of the State Council together with the department of finance of the State Council. The outlays for the awards for the State science and technology prizes shall be listed in and paid from the
budget of the Central government. Article 21 The prize shall be withdrew and the prize money shall be refunded by the administrative department of science and technology
of the State Council after the approval of the State Council, if the State science and technology prizes are found to be gained by
plagiarizing or trespassing others' discoveries, inventions or other scientific and technological achievements or by any other cheating
acts. Article 22 The administrative department of science and technology of the State Council shall send out a circular, criticizing the
units and individuals that provide false data and materials and assist others to gain the State science and technology prizes by
cheating; for those serious cases, the qualification of nomination is suspended temporarily or withdrew permanently; people who take
direct responsibility will be given administrative punishments in accordance with laws. Article 23 Society-oriented science and technology prizes, which are established by non-government sectors without registration and
permission, will be banned by the administrative departments of science and technology. Non-government sectors that have established society-oriented science and technology prizes, if charging fees
in the prizing activities, shall be have the fees charged confiscated by the administrative departments of science and technology,
and may be impose a fine of not less than 1 time but not more than 3 times the fees charged; for serious cases, the registration
shall be cancelled. Article 24 Personnel participating in evaluation activities of State science and technology prizes and related work, if engaging
in deception or practicing personal favoritism, shall be imposed administrative sanctions according to law. Article 25 The relevant departments of the State Council may establish ministerial-level science and technology prizes according
to special situations of national defense and State security. The specific measures are to be formulated by the relevant departments
of the State Council, which shall be submitted to the administrative department of science and technology of the State Council. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government
may establish one provincial-level prize of science and technology. The specific measures are formulated by people's governments
of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, which shall be submitted to the administrative
department of science and technology of the State Council. Article 26 These Regulation shall take effect as of the date of promulgation. The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on
Natural Science Prizes, the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Invention Prizes and the Regulations of the People's
Republic of China on Scientific and Technological Progress Prizes revised and promulgated by the State Council on June 28, 1993 are
repealed at the same time.
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Chapter 2 The Establishment of State Science and Technology Prizes
Chapter 3 Evaluation and Conferment of State Science and Technology Prizes
Chapter 4 Penalty Provisions
Chapter 5 Supplementary Provisions
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