Reply of the State Council on the Interim Measures for the Administration of China Citizens' Self-funded Travel Abroad

Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of China citizens traveling abroad at their own expense, standardize tourism behavior and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of tourists, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens and its implementing rules, the Regulations on the Administration of Travel Agencies and its implementing rules. Second, China citizens travel abroad at their own expense mainly in the form of teams. A team refers to an overseas tour group of three or more persons organized by a travel agency with the right to operate (hereinafter referred to as a team). The countries and regions of overseas travel destinations are proposed by the National Tourism Administration in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security and submitted to the State Council for approval. Article 3 China citizens traveling abroad at their own expense must develop in an organized, planned and controlled way. According to the Regulations on the Administration of Travel Agencies and the inbound tourism performance of travel agencies, the National Tourism Administration examines and approves travel agencies (hereinafter referred to as tour groups) that charter China citizens to travel abroad at their own expense, and files them with the Ministry of Public Security and announces them to the public. Without approval, no unit or individual may engage in this business. Article 4 The National Tourism Administration shall, in accordance with the principle of total amount control, implement quota management for the overseas travel organized by tour groups, check the number of overseas travel organized by tour groups according to a certain proportion of the number of inbound tourists received by tour groups, and uniformly print and issue the Audit Certificate for Overseas Travel of China Citizens at Their Own expense (hereinafter referred to as the Audit Certificate). Each person has an audit certificate in triplicate. Article 5 A travel agency shall organize a group according to the number of overseas travel quotas approved by the National Tourism Administration, handle the registration and charging procedures for the participants, and fill in the audit certificate. The contents of the audit certificate include the basic information of the contestants, the name of the team, the tour route, the charging standard and the paid-in amount. Sixth "Audit Certificate" by the National Tourism Administration or the local provincial tourism administrative departments after the audit, stamped with the audit chapter. One copy shall be kept by the tourism administrative department in charge of the audit, one copy shall be submitted to the public security organ for verification by the participants, and one copy shall be kept by the tour group. The public security organ shall not go through the formalities of traveling abroad for those who have not passed the examination certificate. Article 7 After signing up for a tour group agency and paying all the fees, the tour participants shall apply to the public security organ where their household registration is located with their ID cards, household registration books or other household registration certificates in accordance with the Law on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens of China City, People's Republic of China (PRC) and its detailed rules for implementation, fill out the Application Form for Citizens of China to Go Abroad, submit the exit opinions of the tour participants to their work units, and submit the audit certificate issued by the tourism administration department and the tour group agency for inspection. Article 8 The public security organ shall examine the audit certificates and expense invoices submitted by the tour participants, go through the formalities of traveling abroad in accordance with relevant laws and regulations after confirming the legal qualifications of the tour group and the tour participants, make a decision of approval or disapproval within the statutory time limit, and notify the tour participants. If the exit is approved, the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ shall issue a passport and exit registration card. Article 9 The National Tourism Administration uniformly prints the list of China citizens traveling abroad at their own expense (hereinafter referred to as the list) and sends the numbers to the tour groups. The package travel agency shall truthfully fill in the form and affix the inspection seal after passing the inspection by the National Tourism Administration or the provincial tourism administrative department. This list is in triplicate. When leaving the country, the first and second copies shall be submitted to the frontier inspection station for verification, and those who have no list or whose actual exit status does not match the list registration status shall not be released. The frontier inspection station shall indicate the actual number of people on the list and affix the seal of inspection, and keep the first copy; The second copy shall be temporarily collected and kept by the team, and submitted to the frontier inspection station for verification and keeping when the team enters the country. The third copy shall be submitted by the travel agency to the tourism administration department responsible for the audit for the record after the team returns to China. Tenth team tourism activities should be carried out under the leadership of the team leader. Teams must enter and leave China through the ports opened by the country. If the public security frontier organs have special provisions, it shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the public security frontier organs. The team must go in and out of the country as a whole. If it is really necessary to organize a group abroad, the group agency shall report to the relevant provincial public security frontier defense organs for approval in advance. Those who go abroad without approval shall be punished by the frontier inspection station at the time of entry in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Frontier Inspection for Exit and Entry. Eleventh package travel agencies have the responsibility to ask overseas reception agencies to arrange tourism activities according to the team activity plan, and shall not arrange to participate in pornography, gambling, drugs and dangerous activities. When the team encounters special difficulties and safety problems abroad, the team leader must report to China's foreign embassies and consulates and overseas tourism offices in a timely manner, and the package tour agency must report to the domestic tourism administrative departments and public security organs in a timely manner. Twelfth members of the tour group are strictly prohibited from staying abroad. For those who do not return, the travel agency shall promptly report to the public security organ and the tourism administration department. Regarding inquiries, repatriation and other matters, the travel agency should provide assistance and be responsible for paying in advance, and then claim compensation from the repatriated personnel. Thirteenth tour participants must carry luggage and articles in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Travel agencies have the responsibility to assist the relevant departments to do a good job in the management of team baggage inspection and release. Article 14 Whoever, in the name of traveling abroad at his own expense, fraudulently obtains exit documents to steal across the country (frontier), or uses exit documents to organize and transport others to steal across the country (frontier), shall be punished in accordance with the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens of China and its implementing rules and the Supplementary Provisions of the NPC Standing Committee on Severely Punishing the Crime of Organizing and Transporting Others to Steal across the country (frontier).