Method for Family Planning Management among Floating Population of Liaoning Province

Date: May 13, 1996; Liaoning Provincial Government, Order No. 70

Source: A Compilation of Laws and Regulations of Liaoning Province (1995-1999)

Subject: Family planning, floating population

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Article 2 This Method applies to the following categories of non-permanent residents of childbearing age:

1. Those who have resided in this province for more than 30 days but with their permanent residences registered outside this province;
2. Those with their permanent residences registered in this province but who have lived outside this province for more than 30 days;
3. Those with their permanent residences registered in this province but who have resided for more than 30 days in other district or township/town than the place where their permanent residences s are registered;
4. Pregnant women outside their place of permanent residence who have lived in their present residences for less than 30 days.

This Method shall not apply to those who live outside of their place of permanent residences for business and others as designated by the provincial family-panning administration.

Article 7 Entities that organize migrant labors to contract projects outside their place of permanent residences shall, prior to their departure, sign a family planning responsibility agreement with the host township/town government or neighborhood committee and shall be responsible for the family planning management of these persons.

Article 8 Those who are supposed to take birth control measures shall take such measures before departure; those with an unplanned pregnancy shall terminate pregnancy before departure and sign a family planning contract with the township/town government or neighborhood committee of the place of permanent residence and apply for a Family Planning Certificate for Floating Population.

Article 11 Members of the floating population shall, within five days of arrival, sign a family planning contract with the host government with a Family Planning Certificate for Floating Population and, upon inspection and verification of that certificate, proceed to apply to relevant departments for Temporary Residence Permit, Business License and Work Permit.