Laws of the People's Republic of China

General Office of the State Council

Letter of Reply of the General Office of the State Council regarding the Establishment of New Export Processing Zones including Shanghai Jiading

Guo Ban Han [2005] No. 53

The General Administration of Custom,

Your "Proposal on the Establishment of New Export Processing Zones" [Shu Jia Fa [2005] No. 204] has been received and approved by the State Council, and we hereby release our response as follows:

1.

The establishment of following new export processing zones has been approved: Shanghai Jiading export processing zone, Guangdong Nansha export processing zone, Huizhou export processing zone, Yunnan Kunming export processing zone, Jiangshu Changzhou export processing zone, Wuzhong export processing zone, Wujiang export processing zone, Yangzhou export processing zone, Changshu export processing zone, Sichuan Mianyang export processing zone, Liaoning Shenyang (Zhangshi) export processing zone, Jiangxi Jiujiang export processing zone, Hebei Langfang export processing zone, Hunan Chenzhou export processing zone, Zhejiang Cixi export processing zone, Fujian Fuzhou export processing zone, Fuqing export processing zone and Quanzhou export processing zone.

2.

The construction of the above-listed export processing zones shall be carried out in strict compliance with stipulations in the "General Office of the State Council Response regarding the Establishment of Pilot Export Processing Zones" (Guo Ban Han [2000] No. 37). Each export processing zone shall plan and construct strictly within the four boundaries (see attachment) approved. You shall notify relevant local people's governments for earnest preparation work and join with relevant ministries for examination and acceptance after they become eligible. In consideration of the fact that the provincial development zones in which the nine export processing zones of Jiangshu Wuzhong, Wujiang, Yangzhou, Changshu, Jiangxi Jiujiang, Hebei Langfang, Hunan Chenzhou, Zhejiang Cixi and Fujian Quanzhou are located have not passed the national elimination and rectification of development zones, you shall notify relevant local people's governments to submit their detailed construction plans for the joint examination and approval by the State Development and Reform Commission and yourself before the commencement of construction, and after the completion of examination and acceptance of relevant provincial development zones and with the confirmation of the location of export processing zones inside the provincial development zones.

3.

You shall, together with other ministries, by drawing on past experiences, perfecting the entry and exit mechanism of export processing zones and formulating detailed operative procedures, evaluate the developmental conditions of the established export processing zones, and promote the healthy and orderly development of export processing zones. In the meantime, you shall study and take measures to introduce into export processing zones the eligible new trade projects involving the processing of imported raw materials for the concentrated regulatory administration on processing trade, preventing the construction of redundant projects and enhancing the quality of work.

General office of the State Council

June 3, 2005