Measures for the Administration of Foreign-invested Mineral Exploration Enterprises

外商投资矿产勘查企业管理办法

The Measures specify the qualifications and application procedure for establishment of a foreign-invested mineral exploration enterprise.

(Promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Land and Resources on July 18 2008 and effective as of August 20 2008.)

Order of MOFCOM and MLR [2008] No.4

(商务部、国土资源部於二零零八年七月十八日公布，自二零零八年八月二十日起施行。)

商务部、国土资源部令第4號

Article 1: These Measures have been formulated pursuant to the PRC Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Law, thePRC Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Law, the PRC Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law, the PRC Mineral Resources Law and other laws and administrative regulations in order to further open the mineral resource exploration sector to foreign investment and regulate the examination, approval and administration of foreign-invested mineral exploration enterprises.

Article 2: For the purposes of these Measures, the term “foreign-invested mineral exploration enterprise” means a foreign-invested enterprise registered in China in accordance with relevant laws and engaging in investment in mineral (here and hereinafter excluding petroleum, natural gas and coal bed gas) exploration and related activities.

第一条 为进一步扩大矿产资源勘查领域的对外开放，规范外商投资矿产勘查企业的审批和管理，根据《中华人民共和国中外合资经营企业法》、《中华人民共和国中外合作经营企业法》、《中华人民共和国外资企业法》、《中华人民共和国矿产资源法》及其它法律、行政法规，制定本办法。

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