State Council, Regulations for the Administration of the Registration of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises

Promulgated: November 19 2010
Effective: March 1 2011

Main contents: The Regulations cover the registered particulars, registration of establishment, registration of changes, de-registration and legal liability in connection with the resident representative offices of foreign enterprises (Rep Office).

This 2010 Regulations require a Rep Office to submit an annual report to the registration authority each year between March 1 and June 30 that includes information on the lawful existence of the foreign enterprise, details of the business-related activities engaged in by the Rep Office and its receipts and expenditures as audited by an accounting firm and other such relevant information (Article 6). The foreign enterprise shall appoint a chief representative, and may, as required by its business, appoint one to three representatives (Article 11). A Rep Office may not engage in profit making activities (Article 13). When applying to establish a Rep Office, a foreign enterprise shall submit proof of its domicile and proof of lawful business operations evidencing that it has been in existence for at least two years (Article 23).