# Policy & Legal Basis
Article 5 of Measures for the Administration of Drug Information Service over the Internet Any website that plans to provide drug information services over the Internet shall apply for a business license to the department in charge of information industry under the State Council or the administration of telecommunication at the provincial level or, prior to going through the procedures for archiving, file an application with the food and drug administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the entity sponsoring the website is located under the principle of territorial supervision and, subject to the examination and approval, obtain the qualification for providing drug information services over the Internet.
Article 6 The food and drug administrative departments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall carry out the examination and approval of the Internet websites that apply for providing drug information services over the Internet within their respective jurisdiction and issue a Qualification Certificate for Drug Information Services over the Internet to such websites that comply with the conditions.