If the means of obtaining oil is legal, it is not illegal to abide by the relevant regulations in the process of buying and selling. It is illegal to engage in franchising, monopoly goods or other restricted goods, buying and selling import and export licenses, etc. Without permission as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

According to Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), anyone who violates state regulations and commits one of the following illegal business operations, thus disrupting market order, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention.

And impose a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income. If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times his illegal income or his property shall be confiscated.

(a) without permission, dealing in franchised or monopolized commodities or other commodities whose operation is restricted by laws and administrative regulations.

(2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

(three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business or illegally engaged in fund settlement business; Engaging in other illegal business activities, disrupting market order and serious acts.

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Article 29 of the Measures for the Administration of Crude Oil Market stipulates that crude oil trading enterprises shall operate according to law and prohibit the following acts:

(a) operating without a license, the license is inconsistent or beyond the scope of business;

(two) adulteration, shoddy, shoddy;

(3) Selling and storing crude oil obtained through illegal channels;

(4) selling crude oil or providing warehousing services to oil refining enterprises and sales enterprises that have not been approved by the state;

(five) in violation of price regulations, driving up oil prices or dumping at low prices;

(six) other business activities prohibited by national laws and regulations.

Article 30 Under any of the following circumstances, the Ministry of Commerce shall revoke the crude oil business license:

(1) Making a decision on granting a license to an applicant who does not meet the qualifications or statutory requirements;

(two) beyond the statutory authority to make a decision to grant permission;

(three) in violation of legal procedures to make a decision to grant permission;

(four) crude oil sales enterprises no longer meet the conditions stipulated in Article 6 of these Measures;

(5) The crude oil storage enterprise no longer meets the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of these Measures;

(six) did not participate in the annual inspection or annual inspection unqualified;

(seven) the licensee obtains the business license by cheating, bribery and other improper means;

(8) Concealing relevant information, providing false materials or refusing to provide true materials reflecting its business activities;

(nine) other circumstances in which the administrative license should be revoked according to law.