Laws of the People's Republic of China

Circular of the Foreign Fund Department under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on Reporting license Use Status of Foreign-funded Enterprises

All foreign fund offices under Administration for Industry and Commerce of each province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government:

As annual examination and exchange of new-version business license for foreign-funded enterprises are ongoing all over the country for now, you are required to report the following information to this Department in the unit of province immediately after receiving this Circular so as to make a plan as a whole of the printing and distribution of licenses of foreign-funded enterprises and guarantee license exchange can be done as usual during the annual examination period.

(1)

The actual number of foreign-funded enterprises with a status of legal person and branches thereof as well as the growth rate for the last two years.

(2)

The actual number of enterprises from foreign countries (regions) and the permanent representative offices thereof that engage in production and operation in China as well as the growth rate for the last two years.

(3)

The drawing methods for each kind of licenses of foreign-funded enterprises (drawing uniformly by each province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government or self-drawing by an authorized administration).

(4)

Cancellation rate of each kind of license in the process of use.

(5)

Stock situation of the new-version business license.

You shall, prior to April 30, gather the aforesaid items and fill them in the Statistics of License Use of Foreign-funded Enterprises. In the case of self-drawing by authorized administration, the above-mentioned Statistics shall be attached separately, and then reported to the Foreign Fund Department under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce via electronic documents.

E-mail: wz@saic.gov.cn

Contact person: Wang Junfeng, Comprehensive Office under the Foreign Fund Department

Tel: 010-68057996 or 010-88650408

Appendix: Statistics of License Use of Foreign-funded Enterprises (omitted)

The Foreign Fund Department under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce

April 10, 2007