On Administrative License Standard

Administrative license standard is a discretional standard that is made and promulgated in the course of administrative license implementation to decide whether an applicant,according to the statutory administrative license provision,can get a license.Being a self-regulating mechanism of administrative discretion,it may confine discretion and avoid different verdicts in similar cases,improve the openness and honesty in the course of licensure,and enhance acceptability of implementation.As a result,criteria can be provided to settle license disputes effectively.As for the statutory self-regulation mechanism of administrative discretion,it is necessary to have a procedure regulating the administrative license standard in China.