Article 39
When organizations or individuals with the status of a legal person in Hong Kong and Macao and domestic organizations with the status of a legal person intend to run cooperative education, they shall refer to these provisions.


The state educational administration shall join other departments concerned to formulate separate provisions for educational institutions to be run on the mainland by Taiwan civil organizations or individuals with the status of a legal person.


Article 40
Organizations or individuals outside China shall not run schools or other educational institutions on their own and enroll Chinese citizens within the Chinese territory.


Overseas organizations or individuals running schools in China which enroll the children of foreign nationals residing in China shall follow relevant Chinese provisions.


Article 41
Foreign bodies corporate and individuals and relevant international organizations mentioned in Article 2 of these provisions exclude religious organizations and clergyman.


Article 42
People's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities may formulate rules for implementation of these provisions in the light of the actual conditions of respective localities.


Article 43
These provisions shall come into effect as of the date of implementation.