Regulations of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the Management of Foreigners Coming to Tibet for Mountaineering (Revised in 2000)

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 These regulations are formulated in order to develop the mountaineering industry in the Tibet Autonomous Region and strengthen the management of foreigners coming to the Tibet Autonomous Region to engage in mountaineering activities. Article 2 Foreigners who engage in mountaineering expeditions, alpine skiing, alpine gliding, rock climbing and other adventure activities (hereinafter referred to as mountaineering activities) on peaks above an altitude of 5,500 meters in the Tibet Autonomous Region, as well as incidental scientific investigation and surveying and mapping activities in mountain peak areas, shall be subject to this Article. regulations. Article 3 The mountain peaks in the Tibet Autonomous Region are state-owned resources of the People's Republic of China. The opening of the mountains to the outside world shall be submitted by the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region to the State Council of the People's Republic of China for approval. Article 4: Foreign mountaineering teams (hereinafter referred to as foreign teams) are allowed to carry out mountaineering activities on mountain peaks that are open to the outside world. Article 5 Foreign teams coming to Tibet for mountaineering activities must abide by the laws, regulations and these regulations of the People's Republic of China, and their legitimate rights and interests are protected by the laws of the People's Republic of China. Article 6: The People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region shall exercise unified leadership and management over foreigners' mountaineering activities within the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The sports administrative department of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region is responsible for the implementation of these regulations and the unified management of mountaineering activities in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The sports administrative department of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region may authorize the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association to be specifically responsible for the management of mountaineering activities in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The county and township people's governments and relevant departments where the mountain peaks are located assist in the management and service of mountaineering activities. Chapter 2 Mountaineering Procedures Article 7 Foreigners who come to Tibet to climb mountains can form their own teams or form a joint team with a Chinese team. Article 8 Foreign teams coming to Tibet for mountaineering activities should directly submit a written application to the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association.

If a foreign team and a Chinese team form a Sino-foreign joint team to carry out mountaineering activities, the Chinese team shall submit a written application to the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association. Article 9 Written applications may take the following forms:

(1) Fill in the mountaineering application form;

(2) Fax with pictures and text;

(3) Telephone Copy or telegram;

(4) Letter;

The written application should contain the following contents:

(1) Name, altitude and geographical location of the mountain to be climbed ;

(2) Climbing time and climbing route (including the route into the Tibet Autonomous Region);

(3) Number of people in the mountaineering team;

(4) Application The person's name, nationality, residence, telex, fax, and telephone number;

(5) Services required to be provided by the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association. Article 10: After receiving the application for mountaineering activities from the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association’s representative country team or Chinese and foreign joint team, the sports administrative department of the People’s Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region shall make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove the application within sixty days and notify the applicant in writing. Article 11: After receiving the approved mountaineering notice, the foreign team shall sign a mountaineering protocol with the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association, pay the mountaineering registration fee, and obtain a mountaineering permit within 60 days.

A copy of the mountaineering protocol signed between the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association and the foreign team shall be reported to the State Sports General Administration for record by the sports administrative department of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government. Article 12 Once the mountaineering protocol is signed, it cannot be changed at will. If there is any change, the contracting parties should negotiate to confirm the changed part or go through the climbing procedures again. Article 13 The funds required for foreign teams to carry out mountaineering activities in the Tibet Autonomous Region shall be budgeted by the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association in accordance with the charging items and standards announced by the State Sports General Administration. Foreign teams should remit the entire budget to the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association thirty days before entering the Tibet Autonomous Region. Article 14: If a foreign team cancels its mountaineering activities due to its own reasons after paying the mountaineering registration fee, the registration fee paid will not be refunded, the mountaineering license received will be invalid, and the implementation of the protocol signed with the Tibet Autonomous Region Mountaineering Association will be terminated. Article 15 With the approval of the sports administrative department of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, several mountaineering teams can climb the same mountain peak at the same time on the same route. Article 16 Foreign teams entering the country carrying supplies necessary for mountaineering must declare separately as "specially permitted imported items" and "temporarily imported items". After approval by the People's Republic of China and the Customs of the People's Republic of China, taxation and guarantee procedures will be processed. Article 17 A reasonable amount of special food, first-aid medicines, cold-proof clothing, fuel and other consumable items among mountaineering materials can be imported duty-free; if the amount exceeds a reasonable amount, tax must be paid.

Communication, photography, video, surveying and mapping equipment and special transportation vehicles permitted by the relevant departments of the Tibet Autonomous Region can enter the country temporarily tax-free. After the mountaineering activity is over, the above-mentioned materials must be re-transported out of the country. If it cannot be re-exported out of the country due to special reasons, the procedures must be handled through the sports administrative department of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region in accordance with the relevant regulations of the People's Republic of China and the State. Article 18 Specimens, samples, fossils and video materials collected by foreign teams and Chinese-foreign joint teams during mountaineering can only be carried out of the country after being inspected and approved by the relevant departments of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Article 19 Foreign journalists who accompany a team for reporting purposes should apply for mountain climbing at the same time, and the sports administrative department of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region will forward it to the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region for relevant procedures.

Chapter 3 Mountaineering accompanied by scientific investigation or surveying