Laws of the People's Republic of China

Circular of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Commerce on the Participation of Governmental Statistics System in the Joint Annual Inspection of Foreign-invested Enterprises

Guo Tong Zi [2007] No. 32

Statistics bureaus and commerce departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and cities specifically designated in the state plan:

In accordance with the reply of the State Council to the Request for Instructions on Relevant Issues Concerning Joint Annual Inspection of Foreign-invested Enterprises from the Ministry of Commerce (Shang Zi Fa [2206] No. 654), the National Bureau of Statistics shall be added and listed as a membership unit of Joint Annual Inspection as from 2007. Other membership units include the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, among which the Ministry of Commerce is the initiating unit. The joint annual inspection carried out on foreign-invested enterprises is an important measure taken for the purpose of strengthening the supervision and control over foreign-invested enterprises, changing the administrative mode of the government and improving the investment environment. All local statistics bureaus shall attach great importance to and take an active part in this task, and earnestly cooperate with other departments so as to complete it. The working requirements of all local statistics bureaus participating in the joint annual inspection are hereby notified as follows:

1.

Online Preliminary Examination.

All local statistics bureaus shall carry out a preliminary examination through the National Online Joint Annual Inspection of Foreign-invested Enterprises System offered by the Ministry of Commerce (website: www.lhnj.gov.cn), and give examination suggestions such as "approved", "disapproved" and "return for revision", etc.

2.

On-the-spot examination and inspection.

Enterprises that have passed the online preliminary examination shall voluntarily print an original Annual Inspection Report and, after being sealed and signed by the legal representative, submit it to participating departments of joint annual inspection to handle relevant formalities. The statistics bureau shall affix the Special Seal of Joint Annual Inspection of Foreign-invested Enterprises by XXX Statistics Bureau (newly engraved) onto the Annual Inspection Report and keep one set for record. In principle, all local statistics bureaus shall take part in the centralized office work. As regards any difficulty encountered through the process, the local statistics bureau shall, jointly with the initiating unit settle them through consultation. National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Commerce

National Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Commerce

March 14, 2007