Legal basis: Measures of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Seals.
Article 5 It is forbidden for any unit or individual to buy or sell seals, and it is forbidden to make or use seals illegally.
Article 6 The seals of state power, party and government, judiciary, political participation, armed forces, armed police, democratic parties, the Communist Youth League, trade unions, women's federations and other organs and organizations shall be issued in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Article 7 Where the organs and organizations of state power, party and government, judiciary, political participation, armed forces, armed police, democratic parties, the Communist Youth League, trade unions, women's federations, etc. at all levels need to engrave seals, the seal management department of the issuing organ shall issue an official letter and go through the filing formalities with the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level.
The public security organ of the people's government at or above the county level shall immediately handle and issue an accurate engraving certificate.
Article 8 Where an enterprise, institution, non-governmental organization, village (neighborhood) committee, deliberation and coordination institution or non-permanent institution registered by the civil affairs department needs to engrave its seal, it shall apply to the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level for quasi-engraving formalities with the engraving certificate issued by the superior competent department and the approval text of the establishment of the unit.
If there is no superior competent department, it shall apply to the local public security organ at or above the county level for quasi-engraving procedures with the business license, the registration certificate issued by the registration management department or the certificate issued by the local police station.
The handling personnel who handle the quasi-engraving procedures must hold the entrustment certificate of the engraving unit and my identity certificate; When going through the formalities of quasi-engraving the name stamp, the identity certificate of the name stamp should be provided at the same time.
The public security organ of the people's government at or above the county level shall, within three working days from the date of accepting the application, make a decision on whether to issue the quasi-engraving procedures. To meet the conditions, issue a certificate of accurate engraving; Do not meet the conditions, notify the applicant in writing and explain the reasons.
Article 9 If it is necessary to engrave the seals of other provinces, cities and counties (districts), the public security organ at the same level at the place where the engraving is made shall go through the formalities of quasi-engraving with the certificate issued by the public security organ at or above the county level where the unit is located and the relevant application materials.
Tenth units that need to engrave seals shall go to the engraving units approved by the public security organs for engraving; The engraving unit shall register the engraved seal with the public security organ before using it.
Eleventh need to change the seal, the original seal must be declared invalid, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 and Article 8 of these measures to re-apply for filing or quasi-engraving procedures.
If the seal is lost, robbed or stolen, it shall report to the public security organ that has filed or approved the engraving, and after declaring it invalid in the form of an announcement, it shall go through the formalities of filing or quasi-engraving again in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Twelfth seal specifications, styles, seals and materials in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.
Where regional ethnic autonomy is practiced, Chinese characters and corresponding ethnic languages can be published in parallel with engraving.
The seal may not be published in a foreign language alone, but both Chinese and foreign languages can be published at the same time because of work needs.
Units that need to engrave seals in Chinese and foreign languages shall, in addition to holding the certificates and documents specified in Article 8 of these Measures, also submit a written application to the public security organs of the people's governments at or above the prefecture level for quasi-engraving procedures.
Thirteenth units that need to engrave seals can only apply for engraving seals with their legal names.
The need for engraving overprint and steel seal shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10 of these Measures.