Administrative Enforcement Procedures for the Administration of Internet-based Information Contents entered into force on 1 June 2017.

There are 49 articles in total. The Administrative Enforcement Procedures aim to clarify the procedures for administrative sanctions for violations of laws and regulations related to the regulation of Internet-based information contents. Key points of the Administrative Enforcement Procedures include:

1. The Cyberspace Administration of China and its local government counterparts are responsible for enforcing the administrative law and impose administrative sanctions in the area.
2. The procedures for administrative sanctions include: filing a case, investigation and evidence collection, public hearing and interview, making decisions of administrative sanctions and serving the decisions, enforcement of the sanctions and closure of the case.