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Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of the Standardization

[2008-12-23 16:55:31]

    Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of the Standardization of the Graphic Signs of Public Information



(Promulgated by Decree No. 131 of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on December 27, 2002)



Article 1 (Purpose and Basis)

For the purpose of strengthening the administration of the standardization of the graphic signs of public information in this Municipality, raising the degree of urban civilization and level of administration, and for the convenience of people's living, these Procedures are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Standardization" and "Regulations on the Implementation of Law of the People's Republic of China on Standardization", and other laws and regulations and in the light of the actual circumstances of this Municipality.

Article 2 (Application Scope)

These Procedures apply to the formulation, manufacture, sales and installation of graphic signs of public information in the public places within the administrative areas of this Municipality (hereinafter referred to as graphic signs of public information) and the corresponding supervision and administration.

Article 3 (Definition)

The graphic signs of public information mentioned in these Procedures refer to the signs that indicate the use and location of the public places and public facilities, remind and guide people's behavior in the form of graphs, colors and necessary words and letters or their combinations.

The formulation of the graphic signs of public information mentioned in these Procedures refers to the determination of the graphic symbol used in the graphic signs of public information, including the collection of the needed information and the designing and testing of the scheme of the graphic symbol used in the signs according to specific procedures.

The manufacture of the graphic signs of public information mentioned in these Procedures refers to the designing and making of the graphic signs of public information according to the graphic symbols and colors provided in the national, trade and local standards.

Article 4 (Administrative Department)

The Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau) is the competent administrative department of the standardization of graphic signs of public information in this Municipality, and shall be responsible for the administration of the standardization of graphic signs of public information in this Municipality.

The Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of every district/county shall be responsible for the routine administration of the standardization of graphic signs of public information in its own administrative area.

Article 5 (Duties of Relevant Departments)

The administrative departments of urban traffic, civil aviation, railways, construction, urban infrastructure, tourism, commerce, culture, broadcasting, film and television, public health, public security, fire fighting, city appearance and environmental sanitation, and greening, etc. shall, according to its own duty, organize the implementation of the standard of the graphic signs of public information within its own system or trade, and accept the guidance from the quality and technical supervision departments.

Article 6 (Procedures and Requirements of the Formulation of Signs)

The graphic signs of public information shall be formulated according to relevant national, trade and local standards of the graphic symbols for signs.

The designing of graphic signs shall be normal, accurate, terse and eye-catching, and the Chinese description shall meet the relevant national requirements on the general use of language and words.

Article 7 (Formulation of Sign Standard)

The Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau shall formulate the local standard of graphic signs of public information that need to be widely used in public places in this Municipality, but the State or trade has not yet formulated the standard. The unit or individual person may make suggestions on the formulation of the local standard to the Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau.

Article 8 (Manufacture and Sales of Signs)

If the national, trade or local standard has provided the graphic symbols or colors of the graphic signs of public information, the manufacturer of the graphic signs of public information shall manufacture the graphic signs of public information according to the provisions of the national, or trade or local standard.

The manufacture and sales of the graphic signs of public information that violate the provisions of the preceding Clause are not allowed.

Article 9 (Installation of Signs)

The areas and facilities in public places that involve the safety of person and property, and the basic need of the citizens shall install graphic signs of public information.

In the public places other than the public places provided in the preceding Clause, the managing and user unit may install appropriate graphic signs of public information according to needs.

The installation of graphic signs of public information shall comply with the principle relevant to the installation of graphic signs and the provisions on the required national or trade standards. The detailed installation schemes for each trade shall be separately formulated by the Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau jointly with the respective relevant competent administrative department. The managing and user unit of the public places or the relevant organizations shall organize the implementation.

Article 10 (Installation of Signs in the Project of Urban Infrastructure)

For the project of urban infrastructure within the scope of the provision of Clause 1 of Article 9 in these Procedures, the construction unit shall include the installation of graphic signs of public information into the designing of the engineering project. The construction unit shall, when organizing the relevant units of designing, construction and engineering supervision for the acceptance inspection upon completion, list the situation of the standardization of installation of graphic signs of public information as an item of the acceptance inspection.

In the project of urban infrastructure provided in the preceding clause, the space reserved for the graphic sign of public information shall have the priority to the commercial advertising facilities. In case of the installation of commercial advertisement, the practical effects of the graphic signs of public information shall not be affected.

Article 11 (Self-Formulation, Self-Manufacture and Self-Installation of Signs)

In case that there is no relevant national, trade or local standard, but the managing and user units of the public places need to install graphic signs of public information, they may formulate, manufacture and install graphic signs of public information by themselves.

Article 12 (Maintenance of Signs)

The units that install graphic signs of public information shall do periodical inspection and maintenance to the graphic signs of public information in the areas of their management. In case of damaging or falling off, etc., they shall in time repair or replace the signs to keep the graphic signs of public information in good condition, clean and tidy.

Article 13 (Inquiry about Standards)

The Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau shall establish an inquiry system of the standards of graphic signs of public information, and provide inquiry service of standards of graphic signs of public information for units and individual persons.

Article 14 (Punishment Imposed on Wrongful Act)

In case of manufacturing or selling graphic signs of public information that do not comply with the compulsory provisions of the national, trade or local standards, the quality and technical supervision departments shall order the violator to rectify within a time limit. In case of no rectification when the time limit is due, the violator shall be punished according to Article 33 in the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Implementation of Standardization"

In case of installing the graphic signs of public information that do not comply with the compulsory provisions of the national, trade or local standards, or the installation of graphic signs of public information that does not comply with the compulsory national, trade or local standards, the relevant competent administrative departments shall order the violator to rectify, or impose a punishment according to the provisions of relevant laws, rules and regulations. In case of finding the above-mentioned wrongful acts, the quality and technical supervision departments shall apply to the relevant competent administrative department for the timely implementation of supervision and administration.

Article 15 (Catalogue of Implementation of Standards)

Standards for the formulation, manufacture, sales and installation of graphic signs of public information shall be performed according to the "Catalogue of Implementation of Standards of Graphic Signs of Public Information" attached to these Procedures.

The Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau may, according to the situation relevant to the formulation of standards of graphic signs of public information made by the State, the trade and this Municipality, make some additions and adjustments to the items listed in the "Catalogue of the Implementation of Standards of Graphic Signs of Public Information", and publish to the society after reporting it to the Municipal People's Government for approval and thereby getting the approval.

Article 16 (Implementation Date)

These Procedures shall become effective on April 1, 2003.



Appendix: The Catalogue of the Implementation of Standards of Graphic Signs of Public Information



Catalogue of the Implementation of Standards of Graphic Signs of Public Information



1. GB2893 "Safety Color"

2. GB2894 "Safety Signs"

3. GB16179 " Guiding Rules for the Use of Safety Signs"

4. GB13495 "Safety Signs of Fire Fighting"

5. GB15630 "Requirements on the Installation of Safety Signs of Fire Fighting"

6. GB5768 "Road and Traffic Signs and Lines"

7. GB7058 "Graphic Signs of Railway Passenger Service"

8. GB/T10001.1 "Graphic Symbols of Public information Used for Signs. Part 1: General Symbols"

9. GB/T10001.2 "Graphic Symbols of Public Information Used for Signs. Part 2: Symbols for Tourist Facilities and Service"

10. GB/T15566 "Principles and Requirements on the Use of Graphic Signs"

11. GB/T18574 "Signs of Metro Passenger Service"

12. MH0005 "Graphic Symbols for Signs of Public Information of Civil Aviation Service"

13. MH0012 "Principles and Requirements on the Installation of Signs of Public Information of Civil Aviation Service'

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