为了促进科技成果转化为现实生产力，规范科技成果转化，加速科学技术进步，推动经济建设和社会发展，第八届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十九次会议于1996年5月15日通过了《中华人民共和国促进科技成果转化法》，该法于1996年10月1日起施行。现摘录如下：第三条科技成果转化 In order to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into practical productivity, regulate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, accelerate scientific and technological progress, and promote economic and social development, the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People’s Congress passed on May 15, 1996. The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting the Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements was implemented on October 1, 1996. Excerpts are as follows: Article 3 Transformation of Scientific and Technological Achievements