According to the related regulation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), licensed products of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been withdrawn from the market as of April 1. If one wants to continue to sell the licensed products, an application must be submitted to the China Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee for approval. The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee said that from April 1 on, the authorization of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee is transferred to the China Olympic Committee. Therefore, if one wants to continue to sell the Olympic-licensed products, an application must be submitted to China Olympic Committee and be accepted by the International Olympic Committee.

Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee, said that from April 1 on, one or two Olympic-licensed products stores will be kept, and the licensed products will continue to sell at special sites.

(China Daily 04/20/2009 page11)