Laws of the People's Republic of China

Circular of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce Concerning Matters on Reissuing Import and Export Licenses for Dual-use Items and Technologies

Shang Ban Pei Han [2007] No.2

The commerce department of each province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government, city specifically designated in the state plan and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp.:

As it is stipulated in Article 26 of the Measures for Administrating Import and Export Licenses for Dual-Use Items and Technologies, "Where an import and export license for dual-use items and technologies is to be used by crossing a year, March 31 in the next year shall be the deadline within the valid period of the license, the license-issuing organ shall reissue a new license on the basis of the valid period of the original license ." In accordance with such provision, we hereby inform the maters about the reissue of import and export licenses for dual-use items and technologies as follows:

1.

The column of "reissue and print" shall be added to the function list of the import and export licenses issuing system for dual-use items and technologies as from March 30, 2007. This function shall be applicable to the reissue of the import and export licenses for dual-use items and technologies which have been obtained in 2006 but have not been declared to customs and whose deadline of valid period is after March 31, 2007.

2.

A license-issuing organ shall, upon the strength of the following materials submitted by an operator, handle the formalities for reissue:

(1)

The original import and export license for dual-use items and technologies (original);

(2)

The Application Form of the People's Republic of China for the Alteration of the Import and Export Licenses for Dual-Use Items and Technologies, affixed with the operator's official seal.

3.

The remark column of the new license shall record the original license number and the term "Reissued". The valid period of the new license shall be identical with that of the original one.

The General Office of the Ministry of Commerce

March 27, 2007