Laws of the People's Republic of China

Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce concerning Further Doing a Good Job in respect of Exporting Technologies

Shang Ban Fu Mao Han [2006] No. 4

The commerce administrative departments of each province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government, and city specially designated in the state plan,

In order to better implement the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Imports and Exports of Technologies (Order [2001] of the State Council, No. 331) (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) and the Measures for the Administration of Registration of Technology Import and Export Contracts (Order [2001] of the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, hereinafter referred to as the Measures, No. 17), do well the statistical analysis of the export, strengthen the management and promotion of technology export, and provide a basis for the formulation of the related policies of the state, the following matters are hereby notified:

1.

Each place shall, under the Regulation and the Measures, pay great attention to technology export and continue to do well the on-line registering work of technology export contracts through the "Statistical Management System for Technology Export Contract" on the "Website of China International Electronic Commerce".

2.

You shall provide better guide to the registering work in respect of technology export contract of enterprises and endeavor to facilitate the registering work for enterprises. A province or municipality may, where possible, transfer the work of register management in respect of the technology export contracts to the district, city or county so as to further facilitate the registering work for enterprises.

3.

The Service and Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce shall gather and check the statistical data of each province and municipality each month, notify the related departments of the statistical data as of January 2007 on a regular basis and feed them back to all places simultaneously.

4.

Where any problem in respect of technical support arises during the course of register of technology export contracts, please contact China International Economic Commerce Center (customer service telephone: 010- 67870108).

The commerce administrative departments of each place shall pay great attention to and carefully do well the registering work in respect of technology contracts. Where any problem arises, please feed it back to the Service and Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce in a time manner.

Contact Persons: Zuo Xiaobo or Shu Huan

Tel: 010-65197374ĦĦor 010-65197361

General Office of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

July 13, 2006