Application formalities: (I) "Application Form on Setup of Units for Showing Movies of Shanghai";
(II) Inquiry list for names issued by administrative department of industry and commerce, or copies of business license of the corporate entity, or copies of legal person code for non-profit-making units;
(III) Documents on name, residence and identity of legal representatives;
(IV) Documents on certificate of ownership of the business ground or on lease contract put on record and certificate of ownership of the renter(excluding from migrant movie showing teams);
(V)Plan and sectional drawing of fixed place for showing movie;
(VI) Documents of approval from fire department and hygiene department;
(VII) Detailed list on equipment and devices for movie showing;
(VIII) Opinions from technical testing and acceptance inspection from the units showing movies.
Transaction procedures:
(I) To accept the application:
Center of application accepting check and verify application materials, then producing written document on accepting or not accepting the application on the spot, submitting the materials to office of the Administration of Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai within 24 hours, who is to send the materials to the department on radio, film and television to do verifications work.
(II) Examination and approval work:
1. Personnel accepting the materials at department on radio, film and television is to finish preliminary examination on the application materials within 5 working days, producing an opinion on whether to approve or not(if materials are not complete or not conform  to legal form, the department on radio, film and television is to notify Center of  application accepting within 3 working days from the day when they receive the materials, and the center is to inform applicants of contents to be supplemented within 5 working days from the day when they accept the application. During applicants supplement their application materials, examination and approval procedures are paused);
2. Director is to produce opinions on examination and approval within 5 working days after getting opinions from preliminary examination;
3. Leader in charge of the work in the Administration is to make decision on whether to approve the application or not within 5 working days;
4. Office of the Administration is to send the decision to department on radio, film and television, and personnel at the department is to notify the Center of application accepting within 1 working day. Those getting approval are to be issued "Permit on Operating Movie Showing" or "Permit on Non-profit-making Movie Showing"; those not getting the approval are to be informed of the reasons in written form. 

(III) To issue the Permit (or inform applicants of reasons for not approving their application)
The Center of application accepting is to send the Permit or written reasons to applicants within 5 working days from the day when they receive notification from department on radio, film and television.
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(I) Inspection is to be done annually on "Permit on Operating Movie Showing" and "Permit on Non-profit-making Movie Showing";
(II) Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai is to do annual inspection at the first quarter of each year, and hand out notification on annual inspection at one month in advance, publicizing requirements on annual inspection;
(III) Following the requirements on annual inspection, units for movie showing submit report on annual inspection to the center of accepting applicaton, relevant materials and form on annual inspection;
(IV) Annual inspection procedures are to be gone through according to examination and approval procedures.
(V) Department on radio, film and television is to finish annual inspection work within 15 working days from the deadline of getting the notice for annual inspection.

The transaction is based on: (I) "Regulations on Film Administration" (Decree 342 from the State Council issued on December 25th, 2001);
(II) "Methods of Administration on Distributing and Showing Movies of Shanghai" (Decree 47 from Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued on July 21st, 1997).

Applicant qualifications: (I) having a place for showing movies which meets specifications, and construction structure, safety, fire control, hygiene and ventilation of the buildings of units for showing movies at fixed place should meet standard;
(II)Having equipment for showing movies up to technical standard;
(III) Having management personnel who are familiar with the work of movie showing and more than 2 persons with certificates on showing movies;
(IV) Having necessary management system on movie showing;
(V) Having funds fit for movie showing business.