From Xinhua, via People’s Daily Online:
The Chinese government is to facilitate domestic TV animation makers by accelerating its censoring, Xinhua was informed Friday of a regulation issued by the censors recently.
As of this August, a maker will know monthly whether it is authorized to produce a particular TV animation by putting on a record to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) within the first five days of a month, the regulation prescribed.
Currently, the Chinese regulators approve TV animation production twice a year – in January and July. [Full Text]
See also the regulation (in Chinese).