【正文】 erested person of the fact. The applicant and the interested person shall have the right to make their statements and argue their cases. The administrative department shall listen to the opinions of the applicant and the interested person. Article 37 After examining an application for administrative permission, the administrative department shall, except where it can make a decision on such permission on the spot, make such a decision within the statutory time limit in adherence to the specified procedures. Article 38 Where the application of an applicant is in conformity with the statutory requirements and standards, the administrative department shall, according to law, make a decision in writing on approving administrative permission. Where, according to law, an administrative department makes a decision in writing on refusing to approve administrative permission, it shall state its reasons, and inform the applicant that he has the right, in accordance with law, to apply for administrative reconsideration or to bring an administrative suit. Article 39 Where the administrative department makes the decision on approving administrative permission, for which a certificate of administrative permission is required to be issued, it shall issue to the applicant one of the following certificates of administrative permission affixed with the seal of the department: (1) a permit, license or other certificate of permission。 (2) a qualification certificate, petence certificate or other certificate of quality。 (3) approval documents or certifying documents of the administrative department。 and (4) other certificates of administrative permission stipulated by laws and regulations. Where the administrative department conducts inspection, test or quarantine, it may paste labels on, or affix the seal of inspection, test or quarantine to, the equipment, facilities, products or goods which pass the inspection, test or quarantine. Article 40 The administrative department shall make known to the public the decisions it makes on approving administrative permission, and the public shall have the right to consult them. Article 41 Where no regional restrictions are imposed on the use of administrative permission instituted by laws and administrative regulations, such permission obtained by applicants is effective throughout the country. Section 3 Time Limit Article 42 An administrative department shall, except where it can make a decision on administrative permission on the spot, make such a decision within 20 days from the date it accepts an application for administrative permission. Where it cannot do so within 20 days, it may have an extension of 10 days upon approval by the leading member of the department, and shall inform the applicant of the reasons for extension. However, where laws and regulations provide otherwise, the provisions there shall prevail. Where, according to the provisions in Article 26 of this Law, applications for administrative permission are handled in a unified manner, jointly, or in a concentrated way, the time for such handling shall not exceed 45 days。 and where such handling cannot be wound up within 45 days, an extension of 15 days may be allowed upon approval by the leading member of the people39。s government at the corresponding level, and the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for extension. Article 43 Where, according to law, an application for administrative permission needs to be examined by an administrative department at a lower level before it is submitted to an administrative department at a higher level for decision, the administrative department at a lower level shall wind up the examination within 20 days from the date it accepts the application. However, where laws and regulations provide otherwise, the provisions there shall prevail. Article 44 After the administrative department makes the decision on approving administrative permission, it shall, within 10 days from the date the decision is made, issue a certificate of administrative permission to or serve it on the applicant, or paste labels or affix the seal of inspection, test or quarantine. Article 45 Where, according to law, a decision on administrative permission to be made by an administrative department requires hearing, public bidding, auction, inspection, test, quarantine, authentication or expert evaluation, the time thus needed shall not be reckoned in the time limit specified by this Section. The administrative department shall inform the applicant in writing of the time needed. Section 4 Hearing Article 46 The administrative department shall make known to the general public, and hold hearings on, the matters for the granting of administrative permission which, according to the provisions of laws, regulations or rules, need hearing, or other matters of vital importance involving public interests for the granting of administrative permission which the administrative department believes need hearing. Article 47 Where administrative permission directly involves the vital interests between an applicant and another person, the administrative department shall, before making the decision on administrative permission, inform the applicant and the interested person that they have the right to request hearing。 and where the applicant and the interested person, within five days from the date they are informed of such right, submit their application for hearing, the administrative department shall make arrangements for the hearing within 20 days. The applicant and the interested person shall not bear the expenses for the hearing arranged by the administrative department. Article 48 A hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures: (1) The administrative department shall, seven days before holding the hearing, inform the applicant and the interested person of the time and the v