Article 12 Where an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules is established by a news entity of the Central Government, it shall be filed with the Information Office of the State Council for the record within one month from the date of providing Internet news information services; if it is established by any other news entity, it shall be filed for the record with the local information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government within one month from the date of providing Internet news information services.

When going through the formalities for archival filing, the applicant shall fill out a registration form of archival filing, and submit its rules and regulations on the management of Internet news information services as well as the certificate on the news entity's eligibility.

Article 13 An Internet news information service provider shall, according to the relevant administrative regulations for the administration of Internet information services, go through the relevant formalities with the telecommunication administrative department after being established under the present Rules.

Article 14 If an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 1 or Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules changes its name, domicile, legal representative, person-in-charge, equity structure, service items, website or web address, etc., it shall apply to the Information Office of the State Council for reissuing the license for Internet news information services. In accordance with the relevant provisions on telecommunication administration, where the change needs to be reported to the competent telecommunication department for approval or for issuance of a new license or for record, such matters shall be handled according to the relevant provisions.

If an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules changes its name, domicile, legal representative, person-in-charge, equity structure, website or web address, etc., it shall report again to the original archival filing organ for record. However, if the proportion of equity owned by the news entity is less than 51 percent after the equity structure is changed, the said news entity shall go through the formalities for licensing according to the present Rules. In accordance with the relevant provisions on telecommunication administration, where the change needs to be reported to the competent telecommunication department for approval, for the issuance of a permit or for record, such matters shall be handled according to the relevant provisions.

Chapter III Regulation of Internet News Information Services

Article 15 An Internet news information service provider shall provide Internet news information services according to the approved service items.

Article 16 In case an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 1 or Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules republishes any news information or transmits any communication information on current affairs and politics to the public, it shall republish and transmit the news information published by either news entities of the Central Government or news entities directly under the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government, give a clear indication of the sources of the news information, and may not misrepresent the contents of the original news information.

An Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules may not publish the news information gathered and edited by itself.

Article 17 In case an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 1 or Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules republishes any news information, it shall conclude a written agreement with the news entity of the Central Government or the news entity directly under the people?s government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. The Internet news information service provider established by a news entity of the