Administration of the Establishment of Foreign-invested Export Procurement Centres Procedures

关于设立外商投资出口采购中心管理办法

The Procedures detail the qualifications and application procedures of foreign investors establishing export procurement centres in the PRC.

(Promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs, State Administration of Taxation, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange on November 17 2003 and effective 30 days after the date of promulgation.)

(商务部、海关总署、国家税务总局、国家外汇管理局於二零零三年十一月十七日发布，自发布之日起30日后施行。)

Article 1: In order to further promote the development of foreign trade, broaden the opening to the outside world and attract foreign investment, these Procedures have been formulated in accordance with laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China concerning administration of foreign investment and foreign trade. Investment in and establishment of foreign-invested export procurement centres in China by foreign investors shall be carried out in accordance with these Procedures.

第一条为进一步促进对外贸易发展，扩大对外开放和吸引外商投资，根据中华人民共和国有关外国投资及对外贸易管理的法律、法规制定本办法。外国投资者在中国投资设立外商投资出口采购中心，应遵照本办法执行。

Article 2: For the purposes of these Procedures, the term "foreign-invested export procurement centre" means foreign-invested enterprises engaged in export procurement business that are established in China by foreign investors in the form of wholly-owned enterprises or equity joint ventures with Chinese investors. Export procurement centres shall be limited liability companies.

第二条本办法中所称外商投资出口采购中心系指外国投资者在中国以独资或与中国投资者合资的形式设立的从事出口采购业务的外商投资企业。出口采购中心应为有限责任公司。

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