Some printing companies require pre-approval from relevant government departments when involving changes in business activities, mergers, consolidations, and spin-offs.

Publication printing operations require pre-approval from the industrial and commercial department. ?

Those who are engaged in or concurrently engage in printing business activities of packaging and decoration printed matter and other printed matters shall be changed to post-licensing.

The definitions of packaging and decoration printed matter and other printed matter, as well as printing business activities are as follows: In Article 2 of the "Printing Industry Management Regulations", these regulations apply to the printing business of publications, packaging and decorating printed matter and other printed matter. Activity. The publications referred to in these Regulations include newspapers, periodicals, books, maps, New Year pictures, pictures, calendars, picture albums and audio-visual products, binding covers of electronic publications, etc. The term "packaging and decoration printed matter" as mentioned in these Regulations includes trademarks, logos, advertising materials, and printed matter of paper, metal, plastic, etc. used as product packaging and decoration. Other printed materials referred to in these Regulations include documents, information, charts, tickets, certificates, business cards, etc. The printing business activities mentioned in these regulations include commercial typesetting, plate making, printing, binding, copying, photocopying, printing and other activities.

In addition, for foreign-invested enterprises, the situation is similar, and printing publications requires pre-approval.

Part One Catalog of Industries Restricted to Foreign Investment

5. Publication printing (Chinese controlling party)