National Development and Reform Commission, Verification of Mobile Communications System and Terminal Investment Projects Several Provisions

Issued: February 19 2005
Effective: as of date of issue
Interpreting authority: National Development and Reform Commission
Applicability: The Circular applies to the verification of applications for investment in mobile communications system and terminal production projects (Article 2). "Mobile communications systems and terminals" refers to switching equipment, base station equipment and terminals (mobile phones) based on such second and third generation mobile telecommunications standard service patterns as GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA (Article 3).

Main contents: Project applicants shall submit project applications to the provincial-level development and planning departments in the locality of the project (Article 4). The application procedures and requirements are set forth in the Provisions. Article 7 states that the registered capital of project applicants shall be not less than Rmb300 million for mobile communications system investment projects and not less than Rmb200 million for mobile communications terminal investment projects.
Related legislation: State Council, Establishing Administrative Licensing for Administrative Examination and Approval Requirements that truly have to be Retained Decision; State Council, Reform of the Investment System Decision, Jul 16 2004, CLP 2004 No.8 p6; Verification of Enterprise Investment Projects Tentative Procedures, Sep 15 2004, CLP 2004 No.10 p7 and Administration of the Verification of Foreign-invested Projects Tentative Procedures, Oct 9 2004, CLP 2004 No.9 p39