Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of market intermediary organizations, standardize their behaviors, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of market intermediary organizations and parties, and promote the healthy development of market intermediary organizations, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the state and the actual situation of this province. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the market intermediary services within the administrative region of this province, as well as the supervision and management of market intermediary organizations and their employees. Article 3 The market intermediary organizations referred to in these Regulations (hereinafter referred to as intermediary organizations) refer to the following for-profit organizations registered and established by the administrative department for industry and commerce according to law, and provide intermediary services such as authentication, agency and information technology services for clients by using professional knowledge or skills:

(1) Independent audit institutions such as accountants;

(two) assets, safety production, environmental protection and other evaluation (price) institutions;

(three) testing, inspection, certification, identification and other verification institutions;

(4) supervision institutions such as construction projects;

(five) legal consulting, credit, engineering, market research and other consulting institutions;

(six) brokerage institutions such as securities, futures, insurance, wealth management, guarantee, pawn, science and technology;

(seven) tax, trademark, patent, advertising, real estate, bidding, auction, accounting, industrial and commercial registration, entry and exit, logistics and other agency organizations;

(eight) human resources, marriage, domestic service, study abroad and other agencies;

(nine) other intermediary organizations that meet the requirements of these regulations. Article 4 The people's governments of provinces, cities divided into districts (hereinafter referred to as cities) and counties (including county-level cities and districts, the same below) shall establish management mechanisms to promote and standardize the development of intermediary organizations.

The development and reform departments of the people's governments of provinces, cities and counties are the comprehensive coordination departments for the management of intermediary organizations, responsible for studying and formulating policies and measures to promote and standardize the development of intermediary organizations, and coordinating and solving major problems in the development of intermediary organizations. Fifth relevant administrative departments at all levels shall, in accordance with the management authority and division of responsibilities, do a good job in the supervision and management of intermediary organizations and their employees.

The supervision department shall, in accordance with the law, carry out administrative supervision over the acts of the administrative departments and their staff involved in these regulations. Article 6 Intermediary organizations and their employees shall abide by laws and regulations, safeguard national interests and social public interests, follow the principles of independence, objectivity, equality, voluntariness, fairness, impartiality, honesty and credibility, and abide by professional rules and ethics. Article 7 Trade associations of intermediary organizations shall conscientiously perform their functions of industry service, self-discipline and coordination, formulate industry service standards and self-discipline norms, improve the service level of intermediary organizations and their employees, promote honest management, guide competition according to law, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of intermediary organizations, and promote the healthy development of intermediary organizations in this industry. Article 8 Any unit or individual who discovers that intermediary organizations and their employees are engaged in illegal business activities has the right to complain and report to the administrative department responsible for supervision.

Any unit or individual has the right to complain or report to the supervision department if it finds that the comprehensive coordination department of the administrative department or the intermediary organization fails to perform its supervisory duties or is improperly or illegally supervised. Chapter II Establishment of Intermediary Organizations Article 9 Intermediary organizations shall be registered by the administrative department for industry and commerce according to law and apply for business licenses; Handle tax registration according to law. Where laws and regulations stipulate that intermediary organizations shall be examined and approved by relevant administrative departments before handling industrial and commercial registration, such provisions shall prevail.

When an intermediary organization establishes a branch, it shall go through the formalities of industrial and commercial registration at the place where the branch is located according to law. Where laws and regulations provide otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.

Foreign countries, overseas legal persons or other organizations that establish or participate in the establishment of intermediary organizations in this province, or set up branches of intermediary organizations, shall go through relevant procedures in accordance with the laws and regulations of China. Article 10 Where laws and regulations stipulate that intermediary organizations implement the qualification licensing system, they shall obtain corresponding qualifications according to law and engage in business activities within the approved business scope.

If the laws and regulations stipulate that the practitioners of intermediary organizations shall implement the qualification system, the practitioners shall have the corresponding qualification certificates obtained according to law.

In industries that have not implemented the qualification system, employees should have the necessary knowledge, skills and health conditions to carry out business. Article 11 The development and reform department shall organize the establishment of a cooperation mechanism between the administrative department for industry and commerce and other relevant administrative departments, and timely communicate and release information such as the establishment, alteration, cancellation, cancellation of business licenses or revocation of licenses, reduction or cancellation of qualifications of intermediary organizations. Twelfth intermediary organizations shall not be subordinate to state organs or institutions with administrative law enforcement functions, and shall not have interests with state organs or institutions with administrative law enforcement functions.

The staff of state organs or institutions with administrative law enforcement functions shall not work part-time in intermediary organizations. Chapter III Employment Management Article 13 Clients shall have the right to independently choose intermediary agencies to provide services for them according to law.

The legitimate business activities of intermediary organizations and their employees are protected according to law, and no unit or individual may interfere.

State organs may not designate intermediary organizations for the parties. Article 14 If a client entrusts an intermediary agency to provide services, it shall pay the purchase price.

Intermediary organizations shall clearly mark the price, and shall not set up charging items or set charging standards in violation of regulations. If the charging items of intermediary services belong to government pricing or government-guided price management, they shall be charged only after obtaining the examination and approval procedures of the competent price department.