State Press and Publication Administration: effectively regulate the market order of primary and secondary school textbooks
2022-07-14
On the 13th, the website of the State Press and Publication Administration released the notice of the State Press and Publication Administration on the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks for the 2022-2023 academic year (hereinafter referred to as the notice). Among them, it is emphasized that all relevant printing and distribution enterprises should actively adapt to the new situation that the requirements for the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks have increased year by year, and the tasks have increased year by year. At the end of the notice, it is necessary to effectively regulate the market order of primary and secondary school textbooks. The notice said that we should constantly enhance the sense of mission in the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks. Publishing departments at all levels should adhere to seeking progress in stability, strengthen organizational leadership, improve work plans, strengthen overall coordination, and implement the tasks of printing and distributing primary and secondary school textbooks on the premise of doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control. We should strengthen communication and coordination with education, price, finance and other relevant departments, and help relevant printing and distribution enterprises effectively solve practical difficulties such as delayed version delivery, shortened printing and distribution period, environmental protection production suspension and production restriction, and shortage of financial funds. In addition, the notice stresses the main responsibility of the printing and distribution enterprises. All relevant printing and distribution enterprises should actively adapt to the new situation that the requirements for the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks have increased year by year and the tasks have increased year by year, implement the new development concept, use new techniques, promote structural optimization, capacity upgrading and business innovation, improve the working mechanism, standardize process management, orderly schedule production and delivery, improve distribution efficiency, and ensure that "everyone has a book before class". We should take the initiative to communicate with education departments, primary and secondary schools and other units, improve the performance appraisal system for the service quality of primary and secondary school textbooks, and improve the printing quality and distribution service level. We should establish a rapid service response mechanism, actively respond to the concerns of schools and parents, and immediately study and promote the solution of the problems reflected by the society. For the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks and other links, the notice said that the quality of printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks should be effectively improved. Primary and secondary school textbooks must be printed by green printing enterprises with publication printing licenses. Before the start of each semester, relevant printing enterprises should publicize the subject information, paper standards, printing and packaging specifications and other information of their printing of primary and secondary school textbooks to the society on their website, strictly implement the national quality standards, and establish a perfect management system and supervision system to ensure the quality of textbook paper, printing and packaging. Primary and secondary school textbooks must be issued by enterprises with primary and secondary school textbook distribution qualifications. Relevant distribution enterprises shall carry out annual verification in strict accordance with the regulations, carry out the distribution business of primary and secondary school textbooks within the approved region, and shall not transfer or subcontract the relevant distribution tasks to others. At the end of the notice, it is proposed to effectively regulate the market order of primary and secondary school textbooks. The competent publishing departments at all levels should strengthen the supervision, inspection and management of the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks in strict accordance with the relevant requirements of the regulations on the administration of publishing, the regulations on the administration of the printing industry and the regulations on the administration of the publication market, and include the quality of the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks into the special inspection work such as the "March 15" printing and reproduction quality inspection activities, "double random, one open" spot check and the special rectification of the online book market order. We should conscientiously implement the guiding opinions of the Ministry of education and other five departments on the accountability of textbook work, and clarify the accountability situation, accountability procedures and handling methods. We should tighten the responsibility of book e-commerce platforms, webcast platforms and operators within the platforms, strictly manage the distribution qualifications and channels of primary and secondary school textbooks, and check the acts of unlicensed and fake certificates and cross regional distribution. For units, enterprises and individuals that violate the requirements of the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks, they should cooperate with the comprehensive law enforcement department of the cultural market to punish them in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and publicly notify them. The press and publication bureaus of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) shall submit the printing and distribution of primary and secondary school textbooks to the State Press and Publication Administration in a timely manner after the completion of the task of publishing textbooks for primary and secondary schools in each semester. (outlook new era)
Edit：Yuanqi Tang Responsible editor：Xiao Yu
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