Adopted at the 10th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National people's Congress of the people's Republic of China on June 25, 2004, is hereby promulgated and shall go into effect as of November 1, 12004.

　　Hu Jintao

　　President of the People's Republic of China

　　June 25, 2004

　　Contents

　　Chapter ⅠGeneral Provisions

　　Chapter ⅡScientific Research and Development

　　Chapter ⅢQuality Safeguards

　　Chapter ⅣWidespread Use

　　Chapter ⅤCommercialized Services

　　Chapter ⅥSupport Measures

　　Chapter ⅦLegal Responsibility

　　Chapter ⅧSupplementary provisions

Chapter Ⅰ

General Provisions

Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to encouraging and supporting peasants and agricultural and operation organization to use advanced and applicable agricultural machines, promoting the mechanization of agriculture and developing modern agriculture.
Article 2 For purposes of this Law mechanization of agriculture means the process of improving the conditions of agricultural production and operation and continually raising the technological level of agricultural production and increasing the economic and ecological benefits of agriculture by equipping agriculture with advanced and applicable agricultural machines.
　　For purposes of this Law, agricultural machines mean the machines and equipment used for agricultural production, primary processing of agricultural products and other activities relating to farming.
Article 3 people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the promotion of agricultural mechanization into their plans of national economic and social development, and take such measures as financial support, preferential taxation policy as prescribed by the State and financial aid, in order to gradually increase capital input into the mechanization of agriculture, give full play to the role of market mechanism, and promote the development of agricultural mechanization in compliance with the principles of adapting to local conditions, ensuring economic results, guaranteeing safety and protecting the environment.
Article 4 The State provides guidance and support to production and operation organizations in their efforts to select advanced and applicable agricultural machines on their own. No units or individuals shall compel peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations t purchase agricultural machines they designate.
Article 5 The State takes measures to publicize and disseminate scientific and technological knowledge about agricultural mechanization, to train people in professional skills needed for such mechanization, to promote information services for and t raise the level of such mechanizations.
Artical 6 The administrative departments for agriculture under the State Council and other departments in charge of the work of agricultural mechanization shall, in accordance with each other, joining the efforts in successfully promoting agricultural mechanization.
　　The departments in charge of the work of agricultural mechanization under the local people's governments at or above the county level and other departments concerned shall, in accordance with the division of their respective duties, closely cooperate with each other, joining efforts in successfully promoting agricultural mechanization within their own administrative areas.