Supplementing Areas Requiring Public Disclosure and Transparency

To be specific: according to Clauses 9, 10, 11, 12, Article 1 of the 2012 Amended Anti-Corruption Law, new Articles 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d are added following Article 26 of the 2005 Anti-Corruption Law. The specific details that need to be disclosed and transparent in certain sectors are as follows:

1. Disclosure and transparency in the fields of culture, information, and communication

In the fields of culture, information, and communication, the following contents must be disclosed and transparent:

- Formulation and approval of plans and projects related to culture, information, and communication;- Procedures, processes, authorities, and granting, extending, or revoking operating licenses in the fields of culture, information, and communication.

2. Disclosure and transparency in the field of agriculture and rural development

In the field of agriculture and rural development, the following contents must be disclosed and transparent:

- Incentive policies in agriculture, forestry, fishery, and programs for agricultural and rural development;- Plans and projects for forest development; conditions, procedures, and processes for forest allocation, leasing, recovery, purpose conversion, and registration of forest use rights;- Procedures, processes, authorities, and granting or revoking licenses for trading pesticides, veterinary medicines, and the exploitation and processing of agricultural, forestry, fishery, and aquatic products.

3. Disclosure and transparency in implementing social security policies

In implementing social security policies, the following contents must be disclosed and transparent:

- Conditions and criteria for beneficiaries, benefit levels; procedures, processes, and authorities to implement policies and laws on social insurance, health insurance, social protection, and preferential treatment for people with meritorious services;- Implementation of policies and laws on social insurance, health insurance, social protection, and preferential treatment for people with meritorious services.

4. Disclosure and transparency in implementing ethnic policies

In implementing ethnic policies, the following contents must be disclosed and transparent:

- Conditions and criteria for beneficiaries, benefit levels; procedures, processes, and authorities to implement ethnic policies in particularly difficult areas inhabited by ethnic minorities;- Implementation of programs and projects in particularly difficult areas inhabited by ethnic minorities;- Reporting on the results of implementing ethnic policies.

Further details on the amendments and supplements can be found at: 2012 Amended Anti-Corruption Law effective from February 1, 2013.

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