According to the administrative level of civil servants in People's Republic of China (PRC), the Provisional Regulations on State Civil Servants promulgated by the State Council 1994 in August has the following provisions:
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Chapter III Classification of Work
Article 8 The state administrative organs shall implement the post classification system, and the state administrative organs at all levels shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, set up posts on the basis of determining their functions, institutions and staffing; Formulate job descriptions and determine the responsibilities and qualifications of each position as the basis for the recruitment, assessment, training and promotion of national civil servants. The state administrative organs set up the post and rank sequence of state civil servants according to the job classification.
Article 9 The positions of state civil servants are divided into leadership positions and non-leadership positions. Non-leadership positions refer to clerks, clerks, deputy chief clerks, chief clerks, assistant researchers, researchers, assistant inspectors and inspectors.
Article 10 The ranks of state civil servants are divided into fifteen grades.
Article 11 The rank of a national civil servant shall be determined according to the position he holds, the responsibility he holds, the difficulty of his work, his ability and political integrity, his work performance and his work experience.
Article 12 When the working departments of people's governments at all levels need to increase, decrease or change their posts, they shall be re-determined according to the prescribed procedures.