On January 13, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a notice on its website entitled “CAC Launches Registration of Internet App Stores” (国家网信办启动互联网应用商店备案工作). Some excerpts:
In order to further promote the healthy and orderly development of the Internet app store industry and regulate mobile Internet application program the (APP) information services, the Cyberspace Administration of China recently issued the "Notice Regarding the Launching of an Internet App Store Registration Campaign" in accordance with the "Rules on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Program Information Services" requiring that starting from January 16 Internet Information Offices in every province, autonomous region, and independent municipality shall officially commence work on registering Internet application stores.
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A CAC spokesperson explained that, Internet application store registration is aimed at overseeing and promoting app stores' taking responsibility, strengthening screening of apps that go up, promoting the healthy and orderly development of the mobile Internet, and will focus on "three applications": first, the operators of app store businesses must submit a registration application; second, when an app store's registered information changes it must apply to change its registration; third, when an app store ceases service it must apply to cancel its registration.
为进一步促进互联网应用商店行业健康有序发展，规范移动互联网应用程序（APP）信息服务，依据《移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定》，国家互联网信息办公室日前下发《关于开展互联网应用商店备案工作的通知》，要求各省、自治区、直辖市互联网信息办公室于1月16日起，正式启动互联网应用商店备案工作。
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国家网信办有关发言人介绍，互联网应用商店备案工作旨在督促应用商店落实主体责任，加强APP上架审核，促进移动互联网健康有序发展，将突出“三个申请”：一是应用商店业务运营需申请备案；二是应用商店备案事项变更需申请变更备案；三是应用商店停止服务需申请注销备案。
