Measures of the State Oceanic Administration for Marine Hearing (2007). Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Management/conservation Offences/penalties Governance Geographical area Asia, Eastern Asia Abstract These Measures are developed in order to standardize administrative behaviors such as marine administrative licensing, administrative punishments, administrative legislation and administrative decision-making, and to protect the lawful rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations. The Measures consist of 46 articles divided into 5 Chapters: Overall Provisions (I); General Rules (II); Hearings upon the Applications of the Parties (III); Hearings Organized by the Compete Full text Chinese Website www.soa.gov.cn