Application formalities: (I) A written application for performance;
(II)Copies of "Permit on Profit-making Performance" of the applicant;
(III) Contract on performance operation, contract on performing agency, contract on leasing of performing space, contract on leasing of performance equipment, or contract on sponsorship or investment for performance, etc.;
(IV) Materials on contents of performance (program);
(V) Copies of "Permit on Profit-making Performance" of the profit-making artistic performing groups and actors.
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 State Administration of Radio, Film and Television within 24 hours, who is to send the materials to the Market Department to do verifications work.
(II) Examination and approval 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 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 produce an opinion on examination and approval work within 3 working days after getting opinion from reviewing work from deputy director;
4. Leader of the Administration in charge of the work is to make a decision on whether to approve the application or not within 5 working days;
5. Office of the Administration is to send the decision to Market Department, and personnel at the Department handling the case is to send the document of approval to the Center of application accepting within 1 working day, who is to send the document to applicants within 1 working day.

The transaction is based on: (I) "Regulations on Administration of Profit-making Performance" (Decree 229 from the State Council issued on August 1st, 1997);
(II) "Detailed Rules on Implementing Regulations on Administration of Profit-making Performance"(Decree 25 from Ministry of Culture issued on July 26th, 2002).

Applicant qualifications: (I) Applicants should be performance agencies;
(II) To file in the application at 20 days prior to performance.