Laws of the People's Republic of China

the Ministry of Commerce

Circular of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, on Relegating the Examining and Approving of Foreign-funded Printing Enterprises to Provincial Department of Commercial Administration

Shang Zi Han [2005] No. 91

Departments of commercial administration of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, separately listed cities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

In accordance with State Council's requirement on simplifying administrative examination and approval system, here announces the related matters on relegating the examining and approving of foreign-funded printing enterprises to departments of commercial administration of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, separately listed cities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (hereinafter referred to as "provincial departments of commercial administration") and state economic and technological development zones for purposes of simplifying examination and approval procedures of contracts and regulations of foreign-funded enterprises, promoting efficiency and stepping up the foreign capital absorption in service and trade industries.

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Relegating the examining and approving of foreign-funded printing enterprises to "provincial departments of commercial administration and state economic and technological development zones.

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In accordance with Provisional Regulations on Establishment of Foreign-funded Printing Enterprises (Decree No. 16, 2002 of Press and Publication Administration and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation), all relegated departments and institutions should strictly hold the pass, earnestly carry out examination and approval of the establishment and alteration of foreign-funded construction enterprises, and go through formalities after soliciting comments from departments of press and publication administration in line with procedures and conditions of above regulations. In case of any problems, relegated departments and institutions should report to Ministry of Commerce timely. In case of any examination and approval of breach of regulations, Ministry of Commerce may circulate notices or even take back authorization.

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All relegated departments and institutions must be qualified to release approval certificate of foreign-funded enterprises and carry out annual examination on line jointly with Ministry of Commerce. They are also required to use networking certificate releasing system of foreign-funded enterprises to undertake work of examination and approval, registration and statistics. For convenience of Ministry of Commerce's supervision, related statistics must comply to requirements. Ministry of Commerce will hold a training course for local departments of commercial administration and administrative committees of state economic and technological development zones, clarifying specifics of examining and approving procedures.

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Administrative committees of all relegated state economic and technological development zones should put the simplified and efficient administrative system into practice in line with Circular of the General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, on Forwarding Several Opinions of Ministry of Commerce and Other Departments on Going Further to Promote Developing Level of State Economic and Technological Development Zones (No.15, 2005). Ministry of Commerce will go through formalities of relegating separately after managing system registration, staff training and eligible connection of the networks of the state economic and technological development zones.

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The authorization takes effect as from Mar 31, 2006.

Ministry of Commerce

Jan 22, 2006