Promulgated by: Cyberspace Administration of China. Adopted and issued on May 28, 2025. Effective May 28, 2025.
Pursuant to the Facial Recognition Technology Application Security Measures (Order No. 19 of the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China; hereinafter “the Measures”), matters relating to the carrying out of the filing of facial recognition technology applications are hereby announced as follows.
I. Filing Subjects
Pursuant to Article 15 of the Measures, a personal information handler that stores facial information of 100,000 or more persons processed through the application of facial recognition technology shall complete the filing procedure with the provincial-level cyberspace administration authority in the locality where it is based.
II. Filing Timeframes
(1) From June 1, 2025 onwards, where the number of persons whose facial information is stored through the application of facial recognition technology reaches 100,000, the filing procedure shall be completed within 30 working days of the date on which that number is reached.
(2) Where, prior to June 1, 2025, the number of persons whose facial information is stored through the application of facial recognition technology has already reached 100,000, the filing procedure shall be completed by July 14, 2025.
(3) Where there is a material change to filed information, a filing amendment procedure shall be completed within 30 working days of the date of the change.
III. Filing Method
The filing of facial recognition technology applications shall be conducted online. Applicants shall access the Personal Information Protection Business System directly at https://grxxbh.cacdtsc.cn, prepare the relevant materials, and complete the filing procedure in accordance with the Facial Recognition Technology Application Filing System Submission Guide (Version 1) provided on the system homepage. The Personal Information Protection Business System may also be accessed through the “National Cyberspace Administration Affairs Hall” column on the homepage of the China Cyberspace Administration website at https://www.cac.gov.cn.
IV. Legal Liability
Those who fail to complete the filing procedure as required by the Measures shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations.
This announcement is hereby issued.
Cyberspace Administration of China
May 28, 2025