Laws of the People's Republic of China

Circular of the Ministry of Commerce on Printing and Issuing System of Statistics on Business of Foreign Contracted Project, Cooperation of Labor Service and Design and Consultation

Shang He Fa [2006] No. 659

Departments of commercial administration of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, cities specifically designated in the state plan and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and all related enterprises:

In accordance with provisions of Provisional Measures for Administration on Department Statistics Investigation Project (Decree No.4, 1999) of National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Commerce slightly revised the former system of statistics with consideration to real status of the foreign contracted project, cooperation of labor service and design and consultation business.

1.

Domestic and overseas foreign-funded projects of the World Bank and Asia Development Bank that are balanced in foreign exchanges and tendered within the territory of China under Invitation and Submission of Bids Law of the People's Republic of China are excluded in scope of foreign contracted projects.

2.

Index of "number of employed personnel in the country where the project is located" is added into the statistics of business of foreign contracted project and design and consultation.

3.

Adding "Annual Report Form of Business Status of Foreign Contracted Project and Design and Consultation" (Table CB4).

4.

Cancelling "Monthly Report Form of Basic Information of Personnel of Cooperation of Labor Service" (Table number: FEC3).

5.

Cancelling "hereinto: net income of contract workers" under item of completed turnover of cooperation of labor service in "Table LW1 and Table LW2".

The system shall take effect as from January 1, 2007. The System of Statistics on Business of Foreign Contracted Project, Cooperation of Labor Service and Design and Consultation of Ministry of Commerce (No.690, 2004) shall be abolished simultaneously.

The Ministry of Commerce

December 11, 2007