Legal basis: Regulations of China Municipality on Disciplinary Actions against Producers.
Article 10 party member shall not be promoted within the Party or recommended to non-party organizations for a post higher than his original post within one year after being warned and one and a half years after being severely warned.
Article 13 party member, who has been severely warned, shall not be promoted to a post within the Party or recommended to a non-party organization for a post higher than his original post within one year.