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When will the "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating the Application of Electronic Documents" come into effect?
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The "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating the Application of Electronic Documents" was approved at the 4th meeting of the Office of the State Internet Information Office on February 10, 2026. It has been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the People's Bank of China, the General Administration of Customs, the State Taxation Administration, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the National Financial Supervisory Commission. It will come into effect on September 1, 2026.
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What is the purpose of formulating the "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating the Application of Electronic Documents"?
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In order to promote and regulate the application of electronic documents, enhance the digitalization level of goods trade and transportation, effectively reduce the logistics costs of the entire society, protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved in electronic document activities, and safeguard national security and public interests, in accordance with laws and administrative regulations such as the "Electronic Signature Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Maritime Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China", and the "Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating the Application of Electronic Documents" has been formulated.
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Which activities are covered by the "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating the Application of Electronic Documents"?
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Activities such as the application and management of electronic documents carried out within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall be governed by the "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating the Application of Electronic Documents". Where laws and administrative regulations have other provisions, such provisions shall prevail.
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What are electronic documents?
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It refers to documents in the form of data electronic messages that can prove the existence of legal relationships such as goods transportation, goods storage, and goods insurance between the parties. These documents include, but are not limited to, electronic bills of lading, electronic shipping documents, electronic railway freight documents, electronic air freight documents, electronic highway freight documents, electronic multimodal transport documents, as well as electronic warehouse receipts, electronic cargo insurance policies, etc. Electronic documents include transferable electronic documents and non-transferable electronic documents.
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What is the electronic document system?
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It refers to an information system based on network information technology, which provides technical services for creating, receiving, storing and transmitting electronic document information.
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