Regulations” refer to normative documents that are generally binding and are formulated by administrative agencies with the power to formulate rules in accordance with legal procedures and published in legal ways.

In a broad sense In other words, regulations are also a kind of normative document, but they are different from the general normative documents we talk about. "General normative documents" refer to normative documents other than laws, regulations and rules, which we use in our daily work. The "normative documents" actually refer to "general normative documents", or normative documents in a narrow sense.

Here, the main differences between regulations and general normative documents include the following. Aspects:

1. From the content point of view, all matters stipulated in the form of rules by laws and regulations should be formulated, such as setting administrative penalties and promulgating supporting systems for laws and regulations, all of which are rules. As for general normative documents, they are mainly used to inform specific matters and explain specific issues. In addition, major administrative systems should also formulate regulations, such as the management of foreign-related social survey activities and the management of departmental statistical survey projects. Three departmental regulations have been issued for statistical law enforcement inspection.

2. From a formal point of view, after the implementation of the Legislation Law on July 1, 2000, regulations must be issued in the form of orders, so all regulations must be issued in the form of orders. Rules are issued in the form of orders; general normative documents are not issued in the form of orders, but are often issued in the form of notices, letters, etc.

3. From a structural point of view, regulations generally take the form of chapters, chapters, etc. The structure of sections, articles, and clauses is relatively loose in normative documents, and generally there is no structural requirement.

4. Regulations must be reported to the State Council for filing, but normative documents do not need to be in the form of regulations. Issuance and submission to the State Council for filing is the main criterion for determining whether regulations are normative documents.

In summary:

Department regulations are issued by ministerial order, and local government regulations are issued by provincial governor's order. , laws are promulgated by presidential decree, and administrative regulations are promulgated by prime minister's decree. The "Trademark Examination and Trial Standards" are normative documents.