The Regulation was issued by the Order No. 355 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on June 28, 2002, revised for the first time in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Abolishing and Amending Some Administrative Regulations by the Order No. 588 of the State Council on January 8, 2011; and revised for the second time in accordance with the Decision of the State Council to Amend and Repeal Certain Administrative Regulations on March 1, 2017; and revised for the third time in accordance with the Decision of the State Council to Amend Certain Administrative Regulations on March 2, 2019. It came into force at the same time.