Application formalities: (I) A letter of introduction from the unit of the applicant;
(II) ID card of the applicant;
(III) 2 one-inch colored pictures specially for certificates taken recently;
(IV) Valid certificate on the applicant passing examination.
Transaction procedures:
(I) To accept the application:
Personnel at the Center of application accepting is to examine application materials from applicants, producing written document on accepting the application or not on the spot, submitting the materials to office of Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai within 24 hours, who is to send the materials to the Market Department to do verifications work.
(II) Examination work:
1. Personnel handling the case at Market Department 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, Market department 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 the applicants within 5 working days to get ready the rest materials. During applicants supplement their application materials, examination and approval procedures are paused);
2. Deputy director in charge of the work is to do reviewing work within 2 working days after getting opinions from preliminary examination, then producing opinion from reviewing work;
3. Director is to make a decision on whether to approve the appliction or not within 3 working days after getting opinion from reviewing work from deputy director;
4. Personnel at the Market Department is to notify the center of accepting applilcation about decision from examination and approval work within 1 working day: those being approved are to be issued a "Post Certificate" by the center and those not approved are to be issued a notice by Market Department and sent the notice by the Center.

(III) To issue the certificate (or to inform):
The Center of application accepting is to issue the "Post Certificate" (or a notice) to applicants within 5 working days after getting notification from Market Department.
　　<STRONG>annual inspection</STRONG>
(I) Annual inspection is done on "Permit on Internet Culture Operation" once a year;
(II) Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai is to do verification work on the Permit at fourth quarter of each year and notify units at 1 month in advance, publicizing requirements on annual inspection;
(III) By following the notified requirements on annual inspection, Permit holders submit report on annual inspection, relevant materials and unified annual inspection form to administrative departments on culture;
(IV) Annual inspection procedures are done by following those for examination and approval;
(V) Administration on Culture, Radio, Film and Television of Shanghai is to finish annual inspection work within 10 working days from the day when they receive materials for annual inspection.

The transaction is based on: "Regulations on Administration of Culture and Recreation Market of Shanghai" (passed at 22nd meeting of 10th Shanghai People's Congress on October 27th, 1995);