Chapter 1 Regulations of Safety and Fire-prevention

To ensure the order and safety of the China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred as Canton Fair or the Fair) and avoid various safety accidents and illegal events, the following safety and fire-prevention provisions have been formulated by Canton Fair in accordance with Fire-prevention Laws of P.R. China, Chinese Customs Supervision Regulations and relevant Laws and Regulations of social security administration as well as safety requirements of Canton Fair, which shall be strictly abide by all exhibitors.

1. The exhibitor shall reinforce and enhance the safety and fire-prevention awareness of his participants and proactively cooperate with the fire-prevention and security sectors of Canton Fair to maintain its good order and safety.

2. The exhibitor shall notify and restrict his participants to strictly comply with the Laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China without conducting any illegal activities during the course of Canton Fair especially in the exhibition hall.

3. The exhibitor shall only be allowed to enter the exhibition hall with a valid badge wearing in front during his stay in the exhibition hall for the inspection of the security guards of Canton Fair at any moment. Such badge shall only be used by the owner and not be allowed to be transferred to any other people or sold out or revised.

4. Except for those who have been specially exempted by Canton Fair, all other exhibitors shall accept the safety inspection conducted by the guards of Canton Fair.

5. The exhibitor shall pay special attention to guarding against theft and safekeeping his personal properties (including laptops) and exhibits.

(1) Exhibitor with laptop shall apply from the guard at the hall for computer lock to have the laptop protected.

(2) The exhibitor shall enter the hall in time as soon as the exhibits have been exhibited in the stand and shall not leave the hall before closing time. At least one person shall stay in the stand to look after the exhibits during the opening time to prevent any pilferage. All exhibits shall be managed strictly in accordance with the custody provisions of the inbound and outbound cargoes under the Customs Law of P.R.China.

(3) All valuable exhibits shall be safely kept in the cabinet, safe or protected through other effective measures prior to the closing time of the exhibition every day.

(4) All controlled cutting tools and weapons being approved by Canton Fair to exhibit shall be kept in the locked exhibition cabinets or fixed up on the exhibition panels, which shall also be guarded and managed by specially assigned persons.

(5) At times of opening and closing every day, the exhibitor shall carry out timely check up of the exhibit quantities and report to the security sector of Canton Fair Complex (security section of Canton Fair Security Office) in case of any losses.

6. No poisonous, inflammable and explosive and radiation exhibits shall be directly displayed in the exhibition hall. Those exhibits shall only be displayed through pictures, copy substitute or models. Goods fall into this category include fireworks, cracks, gasoline, spirits, thinner, hydrogen and other items may be treated by the security sector as threatening to the safety of the exhibition hall.

7. Except for specified places, smoking shall be forbidden in the exhibition areas such as exhibition halls, lounges, dinning areas, cafe, toilets, meeting rooms and so forth.

8. The fire-prevention aisles shall be accessible under any circumstances.

(1) The exhibitor shall not pile up any exhibits and constructional materials at the hall entrances or aisles during period of stand construction.

(2) The exhibitor shall not keep any tables, chairs and exhibits on the aisles of the hall, or distribute any product catalogs, brochures, promotional materials or any other gifts at the aisles or any public areas in the exhibition hall during the course of exhibition.

9. Collocation and arrangement of the exhibits shall be stable and safe. Exhibitors shall submit written applications to the Fair in advance for demonstration of the exhibits or other items. And these demonstrations shall not be arranged before being approved. During demonstration, exhibitors shall be in considerations of safety and good orders within the exhibition hall without any potential dangerous outcomes or disturbance to the visitors and any third parties.

(1) All exhibits and inflammable decorations shall be located at a minimum space of 30 CM away from the lightings in the stand or other heating electronic apparatus.

(2) All exhibits£¬especially the mobile large-scale machinery, shall be fasten upon safe locations to prevent slides.

(3) Demonstration of machinery shall be performed by professionals or under the direction of such professionals. Those machines shall be equipped with anti-startup devices to stop casual mal-operations of the visitors or non-professional persons.

(4) The Exhibitor shall submit written application in case flammable materials such as gasoline and alcohol are needed in the demonstration. The application needs to be approved and those materials could be used after the on-site check of the public security and fire-fighting personnel.

(5) High decibel acoustics shall not be used for any kinds of demonstrations. The decibel of demonstration shall be strictly limited to a scale below 70.

10. All exhibits shall be under the control of the China customs. The exhibitor shall give timely report to the China customs concerning any inability of the exhibitor to return any exhibits to original countries/regions because of damages, losses or pilferages. As for the damaged exhibits, the customs shall levy a tariff on basis of the extent of such damages. A tariff shall accordingly be levied on lost or pilfered exhibits in accordance with relevant regulations.

11. Stand shall be set up on basis of completion of relevant application and entry procedures. Setup works shall then be executed in accordance with relevant regulations stipulated in Chapter 3, Part II herein, i.e. Stipulations of Construction Management for Custom-built Stand, since this regulation shall be an integral part of the regulations.

12. During the course of exhibition, the exhibitor as well as his entrusted contractor shall arrange electricians who are recorded on files of Canton Fair to be on duty so as to eliminate any kinds hidden safety trouble at any moment.

13. The exhibitor shall pay special attention to safety in electricity usage and shall not utilize any unqualified or malfunction electric devices or violate rules during operations.

(1) Stand electricity consumed shall be applied as per actual situation. The exhibitor shall not introduce from or connect to the electricity distributor or sockets inside the hall without permission or instruction from the electrician of Canton Fair.

(2) Machinery exhibits or other exhibits which need 24-hours electricity supply shall be equipped with appropriate and reliable protection switches and be free from any hidden breakdowns. Canton Fair shall not be responsible for any breakdowns caused by errors of the distributor switch due to defaults of the exhibitor's devices. In case that exhibits and relevant equipments need 24-hour electricity supply, exhibitor should provide a written application that is sealed by its own agent of exhibitor recruitment of the International Pavilion and carry out the application procedure at the Exhibitor Service Centre of the International Pavilion.

(3) In case of a electricity breakdown caused by protection error of the distributor switch, the exhibitor shall report to Canton Fair through the Service and Complaint Call and Canton Fair shall accordingly dispatch an electrician to site for inspection and remedy works. The exhibitor shall not switch on the electricity per se.

(4) Exhibitor who rents the standard stand shall not be allowed to increase the lighting numbers in the stand per se. Neither shall he be allowed to connect to electricity supply by his own sockets.

(5) Exhibitor who uses standard stand shall pay timely attention to the lightings in the stand. In case of falling off of the spotlights, the exhibitor shall notify Canton Fair immediately or call the phone of Service and Complaint so as to enable Canton Fair to arrange an electrician to remedy the situation.

(6) Utilization of high-power devices such as electric water jug, cooker, and iron in the stands shall firstly gain approval from Canton Fair by submitting to Canton Fair a written application form.

14. Special Safety Regulations for Two-Storey Structures

(1) No heating electronic devices shall be allowed on the second storey of the stand.

(2) No demonstration and other activities which may be unsafe in accordance with the regulations of the security and fire-prevention sectors of P.R. China shall be allowed on the second storey of the stand.

(3) Negotiation persons on the second storey of the stand shall not be greater than 0.5 person per square meter. Similarly, the total weights of the negotiation persons and exhibits and average weight on unit area shall not be greater than the total designed loading capacity of this storey.

(4) Canton Fair shall arrange guards to go on inspection tours timely. The exhibitor shall proactively cooperate with these guards and ensure only acceptable exhibits weight and person numbers are allowed on the second storey of the stand.

15. All constructional tools, surplus constructional and packing materials and accessories shall be cleared out of the exhibition hall prior to closure and subsequent to completion of construction works. The aforesaid items shall not be stored in the stand or any spaces behind (or beside) the stand. The exhibitor shall contact the recommended transporter in case of any temporary storage of such items. Constructional tools, surplus constructional and packing materials and accessories brought from overseas by exhibitors shall be managed equal to import exhibits, and shall go through related procedures under the instructions of the Chinese Customs.

16. The exhibitor shall proactively cooperate with the guards at site to carry out clearance work during the course of exhibition.

(1) Clear all rubbish in the stand, extinguish kindling and other possible safety troubles.

(2) Switch off the electricity supply in the stands.

(3) Safekeeping valuables (exhibits) and lock up the exhibition cabinets.