With regard to the examination and approval of the establishment of an Internet news information service provider prescribed in Paragraph 1 of this Article, the applicant shall satisfy the conditions as prescribed in this Article, but also the requirements of the Information Office of the State Council on the total quantity, structure and layout for the development of the Internet news information service industry.

Article 9 No organization may establish an Internet news information service provider in the form of Sino-foreign joint venture, Sino-foreign cooperation or wholly foreign operation.

Where an Internet news information service provider cooperates with a Sino-foreign joint equity enterprise, a Sino-foreign cooperative enterprise or a wholly foreign-owned enterprise either inside or outside the territory of China in the business relating to Internet news information services, it shall report to the Information Office of the State Council for security evaluation.

Article 10 When applying for establishing an Internet news information service provider prescribed in Item 1 or Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules, the applicant shall fill in an application registration form and submit the following materials:

(1) Rules and regulations on the management of Internet news information services;

(2) Certificate on the property right or use right of the place, and the certificate on the sources and amount of funds;

(3) Qualification certificates of news editors.

An institution applying for the establishment of an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules shall submit a certificate on the news entity's eligibility as well. An organization applying for the establishment of an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules shall submit a testimonial on the status of legal person as well.

Article 11 A news entity of the Central Government shall file an application to the Information Office of the State Council when applying for the establishment of an Internet news information service provider as prescribed in Item 1 or Item 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the present Rules; while a news entity directly under the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government or a news entity or non-news entity directly under the people's government of a city where the people's government of a province or autonomous region is located shall file an application to the Information Office of the State Council through the local information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

Where an application is filed through the information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government, the information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, within 20 days from the date of receiving the application, conduct on-site inspection and propose its preliminary examination opinions to the Information Office of the State Council; the Information Office of the State Council shall, within 40 days from the date of receiving the preliminary examination opinions, make the decision of whether to approve it. If the application is filed directly to the Information Office of the State Council, the Information Office of the State Council shall, within 40 days from the date of receiving the application, conduct on-site inspection and make the decision of whether to approve it. In the case of approval, it shall issue a license for Internet news information services; in the case of disapproval, it shall notify in writing the applicant of such decision and the reason therefor.