Administration of Religious Activities of Aliens

中华人民共和国境内外国人宗教活动管理规定实施细则

Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on the  Administration of Religious Activities of Aliens within the Territory of the  People's Republic of China

Date issued： 08-11-2000     Effective date： 08-11-2000

Article  1 These Rules are formulated in accordance  with the Provisions on the Administration of Religious Activities  of Aliens within the Territory of the People's Republic of China.

　　第一条　根据《中华人民共和国境内外国人宗教活动管理规定》，制定本实施细则。

Article  2 Aliens within the territory of the People's  Republic ofChinaare  referred to as those who are within Chinese territory without Chinese  nationalities pursuant to the Nationality Law of  the People's Republic of China, including the long-term residingChinapersonnel and the short-term visitingChinapersonnel.

　　第二条　中华人民共和国境内外国人（以下简称“境内外国人”）是指依照《中华人民共和国国籍法》的规定，在中国境内不具有中国国籍的人，包括在华常住人员和短期来华人员。

Article  3 Religious activities of aliens within  Chinese territory are referred to as the religious ceremonies that aliens  conduct or participate according to their own religious belief customs, the  contacts with Chinese religious bodies, sites for religious activities and  religious personnel in respect of religion, and other relevant activities. 

　　第三条　境内外国人宗教活动是指外国人在中国境内按照各自的宗教信仰习惯举行和参与的各种宗教仪式，与中国宗教社会团体、宗教活动场所和宗教教职人员所发生的宗教事务方面的联系，及其有关的各种活动。

Article  4 The People's Republic ofChinarespects the freedom of  religious belief of aliens within Chinese territory, and protects and  administrates the religious activities of aliens within Chinese territory in  accordance with law.
 The People's Republic ofChinaprotects friendly contacts and cultural and academic exchanges of aliens  within Chinese territory with Chinese religious circles in respect of  religion in accordance with law.

　　第四条　中华人民共和国尊重在中国境内的外国人的宗教信仰自由，依法保护和管理境内外国人的宗教活动。
 中华人民共和国依法保护境内外国人在宗教方面同中国宗教界进行的友好往来和文化学术交流活动。

Article  5 Aliens may participate in religious  activities at lawfully registered Buddhist monasteries, Taoist temples,  mosques, churches within Chinese territory according to their own religious  belief.

　　第五条　外国人在中国境内可以根据自己的宗教信仰在依法登记的寺院、宫观、清真寺、教堂参加宗教活动。

Article  6 At the invitation of Chinese religious  bodies at or above the level of province, autonomous region or municipality  directly under the Central Government, aliens visitingChinaas religious personnel may  preach and expound the scripture at lawfully registered sites for religious  activities.
 At the invitation of Chinese religious bodies at or above the level of  province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central  Government, and after the approval by the departments of religious affairs of  the people's governments at or above the provincial level, aliens entering  China as other status may preach and expound the scripture at lawfully  registered sites for religious activities.
 Foreign religious personnel who are invited to preach and expound the  scripture at the lawfully registered sites for religious activities shall  abide by the administrative rules of these sites and respect the belief  customs of the personnel of these sites.

　　第六条　以宗教教职人员身份来访的外国人，经省、自治区、直辖市以上宗教社会团体邀请，可以在依法登记的宗教活动场所讲经、讲道。
 以其他身份入境的外国宗教教职人员，经省、自治区、直辖市以上宗教社会团体邀请，并经省级以上人民政府宗教事务部门同意，可以在依法登记的宗教活动场所讲经、讲道。
 应邀在依法登记的宗教活动场所讲经、讲道的外国宗教教职人员，应该遵守该场所的管理规章，尊重该场所人员的信仰习惯。

Article  7 The collective religious activities of  aliens within Chinese territory shall be conducted at the Buddhist  monasteries, Taoist temples, churches recognized by the departments of  religious affairs of the people's government at or above the county level, or  at the temporary sites appointed by the departments of religious affairs of  the people's governments of province, autonomous region or municipality  directly under the Central Government.
 Where aliens within Chinese territory collectively conduct religious  activities at temporary sites, they shall be administrated by the departments  of religious affairs of the people's governments at or above the county  level.

　　第七条　境内外国人集体进行宗教活动要在由县级以上人民政府宗教事务部门认可的经依法登记的寺院、宫观、清真寺、教堂，或在由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府宗教事务部门指定的临时地点举行。
 境内外国人在临时地点集体进行宗教活动时，应由县级以上人民政府宗教事务部门负责管理。

Article  8 The friendly contacts and cultural and  academic exchanges of aliens with Chinese religious circles shall be  conducted via Chinese religious bodies at or above the level of province,  autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

　　第八条　外国人同中国宗教界的友好往来和文化学术交流活动、应通过省、自治区、直辖市以上宗教社会团体进行。

Article  9 Foreign religious organizations that have  no corresponding legitimate religious organizations within Chinese territory  and their members must get the consent from the departments of religious  affairs of the people's governments at provincial level and the approval from  the State Administration for Religious Affairs before conducting contacts in  the name of these organizations or as religious personnel with relevant  departments of Chinese government or Chinese religious circles.

　　第九条　凡在中国境内没有相应的合法的中国宗教组织的外国宗教组织及其成员，以宗教组织或宗教教职人员身份与中国政府有关部门或宗教界进行交往活动的，须经省级政府宗教事务部门同意后，报国家宗教事务局批准。

Article  10 Following consent by Chinese religious  bodies, aliens within Chinese territory may invite Chinese religious  personnel to conduct such religious ceremonies as baptism, wedding, funeral,  Taoist or Buddhist rites according to each religious customs. Among these  ceremonies, the aliens conducting wedding must be the male and female who  have already set up marriage relationship in accordance with law.
 The Chinese religious personnel are referred to those who have been  recognized and recorded by lawfully registered religious bodies.

　　第十条　经中国的宗教社会团体同意，境内外国人可以邀请中国宗教教职人员按各教习惯为其举行洗礼、婚礼、葬礼和道场、法会等宗教仪式。其中，举行婚礼的外国人必须是已经依法缔结婚姻关系的男女双方。
 中国宗教教职人员是指由依法登记的宗教社会团体认定、备案的各种宗教教职人员。

Article  11 Consented by national religious bodies or  relevant religious bodies at the level of province, autonomous region or  municipality directly under the Central Government, and approved by the  departments of religious affairs of the local people's governments at or  above the provincial level, aliens entering Chinese territory may carry  religious articles used in religious cultural and academic exchanges in  accordance with relevant programs and agreements of religious cultural and  academic exchanges.
 Where the religious articles conform to the stipulations of the previous  paragraph and the relevant provisions of the Chinese customs, they shall be  passed by the customs based on the certificates issued by the departments of  religious affairs of the people's governments of province, autonomous region  and municipality directly under the Central Government or the State Administration  for Religious Affairs.

　　第十一条　经有关全国性宗教社会团体或省、自治区、直辖市有关宗教社会团体同意，并经当地省级以上人民政府宗教事务部门批准认可，外国人可以根据有关宗教文化学术交流的项目或协议，携带用于宗教文化学术交流的宗教用品入境。
 符合上款规定和海关有关规定的宗教用品入境，海关凭省、自治区、直辖市人民政府宗教事务部门或国家宗教事务局的证明予以放行。

Article  12 It is prohibited to bring the following  religious printed matters, religious audio-visual products and other articles  into Chinese territory:

　　第十二条　下列宗教印刷品、宗教音像制品和其他宗教用品不得进境：

(1) if the  amount exceeds that for personal rational use, and they do not belong to the  category stipulated in Article 11;

（一）超出个人自用合理数量，且不属于第十一条规定范围的；

(2) if the  contents of these articles are detrimental to Chinese national security and  public interests of Chinese society.
 Where the religious printed matters, religious audio-visual products and  other religious articles are found to be those mentioned in previous  paragraph, the case shall be dealt with by the customs in accordance with  law.
 Where the religious printed matters, religious audio-visual products and  other religious articles which violate the stipulations of the first  paragraph have been brought into Chinese territory or transported into  Chinese territory by other means, once being found, they shall be dealt with  by the departments of religious affairs or other related departments of the  people's governments at or above the county level in accordance with law.

（二）有危害中国国家安全和社会公共利益内容的。
 发现有违反上款规定的宗教印刷品、宗教音像制品和其他宗教用品，由海关依法进行处理。
 违反第一款规定已经携带入境或通过其他手段运入境内的宗教印刷品、宗教音像制品和其他宗教用品，一经发现，由县级以上人民政府宗教事务部门或其他有关部门依法进行处理。

Article  13 The enrollment to study abroad or capital  provided toChinaby foreign organizations or individuals for the purpose of training religious  personnel shall be accepted by Chinese national religious bodies on the basis  of need, and the study abroad personnel shall be selected and dispatched by  Chinese national religious bodies as a whole plan.
 Foreign organizations or individuals may not recruit students within Chinese  territory for their study and training abroad as religious personnel without  permission.

　　第十三条　外国组织或个人向中国提供的以培养宗教教职人员为目的的出国留学人员名额或资金，由中国全国性宗教社会团体根据需要接受并统筹选派出国留学人员。
 外国组织或个人不得在中国境内擅自招收以培养宗教教职人员为目的的出国留学人员。

Article  14 Aliens who intend to come toChinafor studying at Chinese religious institutions must conform to the  stipulations set by the Provisions on the  Administration of Accepting Foreign Students by Chinese Institutions of  Higher Learning, get approval from Chinese national religious  bodies, and keep records at the State Administration for Religious Affairs.

　　第十四条　外国人到中国宗教院校留学，须符合《高等学校接受外国留学生管理规定》的有关规定，并经全国性宗教社会团体批准、向国家宗教事务局备案。

Article  15 Aliens who intend to come toChinafor teaching at Chinese religious institutions must be subject to the Methods of Engaging Foreign Professionals by Religious  Institutions.

　　第十五条　外国人到中国宗教院校讲学，须根据《宗教院校聘用外籍专业人员办法》的规定办理。

Article  16 Aliens who conduct religious activities  within Chinese territory shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations.
 Aliens may not intervene in the establishment and change of Chinese religious  bodies or sites for religious activities, the selecting, appointing and  changing of religious personnel by Chinese religious bodies, nor may they  intervene in or manipulate other internal affairs of Chinese religious  bodies.
 Within Chinese territory, aliens may not establish religious organizations,  institute religious offices, set up sites for religious activities, run  religious institutions or hold religious classes in any names or forms.

　　第十六条　外国人在中国境内进行宗教活动，应当遵守中国的法律、法规。
 外国人不得干涉中国宗教社会团体、宗教活动场所的设立和变更，不得干涉中国宗教社会团体对宗教教职人员的选任和变更，不得干涉和支配中国宗教社会团体的其他内部事务。
 外国人在中国境内不得以任何名义或形式成立宗教组织、设立宗教办事机构、设立宗教活动场所或者开办宗教院校、举办宗教培训班。

Article  17 Aliens may not engage in the following  missionary activities within Chinese territory:

　　第十七条　外国人不得在中国境内进行下列传教活动：

(1)  appointing religious personnel among Chinese citizens;

（一）在中国公民中委任宗教教职人员；

(2)  developing religious followers among Chinese citizens;

（二）在中国公民中发展宗教教徒；

(3)  preaching and expounding the scripture at the sites for religious activities  without permission;

（三）擅自在宗教活动场所讲经、讲道；

(4)  preaching and expounding the scripture or conducting religious gathering  activities at the places outside the lawfully registered sites for religious  activities;

（四）未经批准在依法登记的宗教活动场所以外的处所讲经、讲道，进行宗教聚会活动；

(5)  conducting religious activities with Chinese citizens at temporary sites for  religious activities, except that the Chinese religious personnel are invited  to preside the religious activities;

（五）在宗教活动临时地点举行有中国公民参加的宗教活动，被邀请主持宗教活动的中国宗教教职人员除外；

(6)  producing or selling religious books and journals, religious audio-visual  products, religious electronic goods or other religious articles;

（六）制作或销售宗教书刊、宗教音像制品、宗教电子出版物等宗教用品；

(7)  distributing religious propaganda materials;

（七）散发宗教宣传品；

(8) other  missionary activities.

（八）其他形式的传教活动。

Article  18 Where the international religious  organizations, offices and their members intend to contact or conduct other  related activities with Chinese religious bodies, sites for religious affairs  and religious personnel, they shall make applications to the departments of  religious affairs of the people's governments at or above the provincial  level in advance. The contact or other related activities may be conducted  only after approval by the departments of religious affairs of the people's  governments at or above the provincial level.

　　第十八条　国际性宗教组织、机构及其成员与中国宗教社会团体、宗教活动场所和宗教教职人员发生宗教事务方面的联系，及其有关活动，须事先向省级以上人民政府宗教事务部门提出申请，经同意后方可进行。

Article  19 Where aliens within Chinese territory  conduct religious activities that violate these Rules, the departments of  religious affairs and other related departments of the people's governments  at or above the county level shall stop them in accordance with law.
 Where religious activities conducted by aliens within Chinese territory  violate these Rules as well as the Law of the Control on the Entry and Exit  of Aliens of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on Administrative Penalties for Public  Security, the aliens shall be dealt with by the public organs in  accordance with law; where a crime is constituted, the aliens shall be  investigated for their criminal liability by the judicial organs in  accordance with law.

　　第十九条　境内外国人违反本细则进行宗教活动的，由县级以上人民政府宗教事务部门和其他有关部门依法予以制止。
 境内外国人违反本细则进行宗教活动，构成违反《中华人民共和国外国人入境出境管理法》、《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚条例》等法律法规的，由公安机关依法予以处理；构成犯罪的，由司法机关依法追究刑事责任。

Article  20 These Rules are applicable to the religious  activities conducted by foreign organizations within Chinese territory.

　　第二十条　外国组织在中华人民共和国境内的宗教活动适用本细则。

Article  21 The State Administration for Religious  Affairs shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Rules.

　　第二十一条　本细则由国家宗教事务局负责解释。

Article  22 These Rules shall enter into force as of  the date of promulgation.

　　第二十二条　本细则自发布之日起施行。