Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued “Certain Provisions on the Procedure for Handling Administrative Review Cases under the State Council”, which took effect from the date of publication. The purpose of the “Certain Provisions” is to fully implement the newly revised Administrative Review Law and its implementing regulations, improve the quality and efficiency of administrative review supervision, promote administration in accordance with the law, and further standardize the procedures relating to the handling of administrative review cases under the State Council. The full text consists of 10 articles. The main contents are as follows. The first is to authorize the rule of law department under the State Council to handle administrative review applications submitted to the State Council in accordance with the law, and to report to the State Council administrative review and supervision applications that lower administrative review authorities have not accepted or rejected the application without due reason, or that they do not respond beyond the administrative review period after acceptance. Second, it is clear that the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and departments under the State Council should step up efforts to resolve, mediate, and settle administrative disputes first, actively cooperate with the State Council's rule of law department to organize and carry out mediation work, and promote the effective resolution of administrative disputes in administrative review procedures.

Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued “Certain Provisions on the Procedure for Handling Administrative Review Cases under the State Council”, which took effect from the date of publication. The purpose of the “Certain Provisions” is to fully implement the newly revised Administrative Review Law and its implementing regulations, improve the quality and efficiency of administrative review supervision, promote administration in accordance with the law, and further standardize the procedures relating to the handling of administrative review cases under the State Council. The full text consists of 10 articles. The main contents are as follows. The first is to authorize the rule of law department under the State Council to handle administrative review applications submitted to the State Council in accordance with the law, and to report to the State Council administrative review and supervision applications that lower administrative review authorities have not accepted or rejected the application without due reason, or that they do not respond beyond the administrative review period after acceptance. Second, it is clear that the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and departments under the State Council should step up efforts to resolve, mediate, and settle administrative disputes first, actively cooperate with the State Council's rule of law department to organize and carry out mediation work, and promote the effective resolution of administrative disputes in administrative review procedures.