Regulation on Government Data Sharing

Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
(No. 809)

The Regulation on Government Data Sharing, as adopted at the 59th executive meeting of the State Council on May 9, 2025, is hereby issued and shall take effect on August 1, 2025.

Li Qiang, Premier
May 28, 2025

Regulation on Government Data Sharing

Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Regulation is formulated in accordance with the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, the Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, and other laws to promote the safe, orderly, and efficient sharing and use of government data, enhance the government's digital governance capabilities and government service efficiency, and comprehensively build a digital government.
Article 2 This Regulation applies to the sharing of government data between government departments and organizations with functions of administering public affairs as authorized by the laws and regulations (collectively, "government departments"), as well as security, supervision, management, and other related work.
Article 3 In this Regulation, "government data" means all types of data collected and generated by government departments in the course of performing their duties in accordance with the law, other than data that is a state or work secret.
In this Regulation, "government data sharing" means the act that a government department uses the government data of another government department or provides government data to another government department as needed to perform its duties in accordance with the law.
Article 4 Government data sharing shall be led by the Communist Party of China, implement a holistic approach to national security, coordinate development and security, and follow the principles of overall coordination, unified standards, sharing in accordance with the law, reasonable use, and safety and controllability.
Article 5 Government data sharing shall comply with laws and regulations and the obligation to secure government data and shall neither endanger national security or the public interest nor infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of a citizen, legal person, or any other organization.
Article 6 The state establishes a government data sharing standards system to standardize and regulate government data sharing.
Article 7 The state encourages innovation in management, mechanisms, and technologies in the field of government data sharing and continuously improves the efficiency and application of and capabilities to secure government data sharing.
Chapter II Administration System
Article 8 People's governments at all levels shall strengthen the organization and leadership of government data sharing.
The government data sharing department of the State Council is responsible for coordinating and promoting government data sharing across the country.
The government data sharing department of local people's governments at or above the county level is responsible for coordinating and promoting government data sharing within its administrative area.
All the departments of the State Council are responsible for government data sharing within their departments and coordinate and guide government data sharing in their industries and fields.
Article 9 A government data sharing department shall, together with other government departments, study major issues and important tasks in government data sharing, summarize and promote representative cases and experience in government data sharing, and coordinate the promotion of the safe, orderly and efficient sharing and utilization of government data across levels, regions, systems, departments and businesses.
Article 10 A government department shall implement its principal responsibility for sharing government data, establish and improve its work system for government data sharing, and organize the studies and resolution of major issues in government data sharing.
Article 11 A government department shall specify its government data sharing unit. The government data sharing unit is responsible for the specific work of government data sharing in the department and performs the following duties to:
(1) Organize the compilation, updating and maintenance of the department's government data list.
(2) Organize the submission of applications for sharing of government data of the department, organize the review of applications for sharing of government data of the department, and coordinate and share government data of the department.
(3) Ensure that the government data provided by the department complies with government data sharing standards and specifications.
(4) Organize the submission or processing of government data verification applications involving the department.
(5) Establish and improve a data security and personal information protection system in the government data sharing of the department, and organize the security assessment of the government data sharing of the department.
(6) Other work related to government data sharing within this department.
Chapter III List-based Management
Article 12 Government data is managed based on unified lists. The government data sharing department of the State Council shall formulate standards and specifications for compiling government data lists and organize the compilation of a national government data list. The government data sharing department of a local people's government at or above the county level shall organize the compilation of a government data list within its administrative area.
A government department shall compile its government data list within its purview in accordance with the standards and specifications for compiling government data lists.
Article 13 When compiling a government data list, a government department shall assess confidentiality risks and impacts on personal information protection, among others, in accordance with the law, and submit the list for review and approval by its head.
A government data list shall specify the data list name, data items, providers, data formats, data update frequency, sharing attributes, sharing methods, use conditions, data categories and classifications, and other information.
Article 14 Government data is divided into three categories according to sharing attributes: unconditional sharing, conditional sharing, and non-sharing:
(1) Government data that may be shared with all government departments belongs to the unconditional sharing category.
(2) Government data that may be shared with relevant government departments under certain conditions belongs to the conditional sharing category.
(3) Government data that is prohibited from being shared with another government department by any law, administrative regulation, or State Council decision belongs to the non-sharing category.
Article 15 A government department shall scientifically and reasonably determine the sharing attributes of government data, and shall not hinder or affect government data sharing by arbitrarily adding conditions or other means.
For government data in the unconditional sharing category, a government department shall specify the sharing scope, uses, and other sharing conditions in the government data list. For government data in the non-sharing category, the government department shall specify the reasons in the government data list and clarify the corresponding laws, administrative regulations and State Council decisions as the basis.
Article 16 A government department shall submit for review a compiled government data list to the government data sharing department at the same level. The government data sharing department shall notify government departments uniformly after review and approval.
A government department shall, based on the uniformly issued government data list, enrich government data resources, ensure the quality of government data, and share government data in accordance with the law.
Article 17 A government data list shall be updated dynamically.
If the government data list needs to be updated by reason of an adjustment to any law, administrative regulation, decision of the State Council, or a change in the responsibilities of the government department, the government department shall complete the update of the government data list within 10 working days of the adjustment or change, and submit the list for review to the government data sharing department at the same level. If the update period needs to be extended for special reasons, it may be extended by five working days with the consent of the government data sharing department at the same level.
The government data sharing department shall complete the review and issuance w......