The Departments (Bureaus) of Civil Affairs of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and cities specially designated in the State plan and the Bureau of Civil Affairs of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

Item I of Article 8 of the Regulations on Administration of Funeral and Interment promulgated by the State Council in 1997 has made general provisions on the authority for approvals on the construction of funeral halls, crematorium, funeral service stations, cremains halls, cemeteries and other funeral facilities. In order to enhance the administration of the use of foreign capital to construct funeral facilities, Item 2 of Article 8 has, on the basis of the preceding item, imposed special provisions on the authority for approval of constructing funeral facilities using foreign capitals. On July 4, 2010, the State Council issued the Decision on the Fifth Batches of Projects for Which the Administrative Approval Shall Be Cancelled or Transferred to the Subordinate Level of Administrative Authority (Guo Fa〔2010〕No. 21) and abolished 113 administrative approval projects, including the approval requirement for construction of funeral facilities using foreign capitals. Therefore, as from July 4, 2010, the special provisions of Item (2), Article 8 of the Regulations on Administration of Funeral and Interment shall no longer be applicable to the authority for approval of the construction of funeral facilities using foreign capital. The general provisions of the Item (1), Article 8 of the Regulations on Administration of Funeral and Interment shall govern.