Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Administrative Licensing Law.
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to standardize the establishment and implementation of administrative licenses, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, safeguard public interests and social order, and ensure and supervise the effective implementation of administrative management by administrative organs.
Article 2 The term "administrative license" as mentioned in this Law refers to the act that an administrative organ grants a citizen, a legal person or any other organization to engage in a specific activity upon application and examination according to law.