Ministry of Commerce, Supplementary Provisions (IV) for the Measures for the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Commercial Sector

商务部外商投资商业领域管理办法补充规定 (四)

March 17, 2009 | BY

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Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to be sole owners in the commercial sector.

Clp Reference: 5400/09.02.05 Promulgated: 2009-02-05

Promulgated: February 5 2009
Effective: as of date of promulgation

Main Contents: Where a Hong Kong or Macao service provider has established more than 30 shops in the mainland accumulatively, it may be the sole owner if the commodities traded include pharmaceuticals, pesticides, mulching films, chemical fertilisers, vegetable oil, sugar and cotton, and such commodities carry different brand names and are supplied by different suppliers.

Related Legislation: Supplement V to the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement; Supplement V to the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, July 3 2007; and Measures for the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Commercial Sector, Apr 16 2004, CLP 2004 No.4 p.24

clp reference:5400/09.02.05promulgated:2009-02-05

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