（August 12， 1992）
颁布日期：19920812 　实施日期：19920812 　颁布单位：国务院办公厅

　　The conclusion or accession of international treaties and agreements constitutes serious work and must strictly¹ conform with the Law of the People's Republic of China regarding the Procedure of the Conclusion of Treaties. To facilitate and ensure the timely completion of formalities associated with ratification²， approval， accession and acceptance of international treaties and agreements and in conformance with the State Council's directives， the following circular requires that：

　　1. Concerning international treaties or agreements that are statutorily required to be submitted to the Standing³ Committee of the National People's Congress for ratification or to the State Council for approval， the relevant department shall submit these documents within three months of the date of their signature to the State Council. In the event that the existence of special circumstances requires a choice of a proper opportunity for ratification of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress or for approval of the State Council， the documents may be submitted at a later date to the State Council provided that the relevant department include with these documents the reasons for such delay.

　　2. Concerning international treaties or agreements that are to be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for ratification or accession at a date as promised to a foreign party（s）， the relevant department shall submit the documents to the State Council no later than two and a half months prior to the promised date. Concerning international treaties or agreements that are to be submitted to the State Council for approval， accession or acceptance at a date as promised to a foreign party（s）， the relevant department shall submit the documents to the State Council no later than one and a half months prior to the promised date. In either case， if by reason of special circumstances or urgent requirements， submission of these documents within these time period is made impossible， the relevant department shall consider them as urgent documents by providing reasons at the time of their submission to the State Council