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Measures for the Administration of the Qualification Certificate for Management of Foreign Economic Cooperation of the People’s Republic of China (WaiJingMaoHeFa [2000] No. 685)


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Enterprise
  Apply
 
 
Local competent authorities of foreign trade and economic cooperation
  15 working days
Local competent authorities of foreign trade and economic cooperation issues the Qualification Certificate
   
Enterprise
  • Sample of the Qualification Certificate
  • Sample of the Application Form for the Qualification Certificate for Management of Foreign Economic Cooperation of the People's Republic of China

Replacement of the Qualification Certificate

Under any of the following circumstances, an enterprise shall obtain a new Qualification Certificate in time:

(I) The Qualification Certificate has expired. The period of validity for the Qualification Certificate is five years. The enterprise shall apply for a new certificate to the issuing authority one month before the original one expires
(II) It is approved that the name or scope of foreign economic cooperation business of the enterprise makes changes.
Under the above circumstances, the enterprise shall apply for a new certificate to the original issuing authority. After the issuing authority approves the application, a new certificate will be issued and such case shall be reported to Ministry of Commerce for reference. The serial number of the new certificate shall be the same as the original one and such information shall be specified in the remarks column by the issuing authority. Local competent authorities of foreign trade and economic cooperation shall withdraw the original certificate.
Where any change is made to the Qualification Certificate without involving the name or business scope, the enterprise shall apply to the original issuing authority for modification of the content of the Qualification Certificate. With the approval of the issuing authority, the enterprise shall specify the change in the modification column and add an official seal. A replacement of certificate is unnecessary.
If the Qualification Certificate is lost, the enterprise shall report to the local competent authorities of foreign trade and economic cooperation in time and publish a statement in national foreign economic and trade newspapers to declare invalidity of the lost certificate. Then it can apply for reissue of the certificate.

When applying for a new Qualification Certificate, the enterprise shall provide the following materials:

(I) The original Qualification Certificate
(II) Duplicated documents of the approval of foreign economic cooperation business(or modification of business scope) for the enterprise issued by Ministry of Commerce or duplicated documents of the approval of modification of the enterprise name issued by competent authorities in charge of foreign trade and economic cooperation at different levels;
(III) Copy of the Business License of Enterprise Legal Person issued by the administrative departments for industry and commerce;
(IV) Application Form of the Qualification Certificate (in duplicate). The enterprise shall apply for a new (replacement of) Qualification Certificate in time. If an enterprise fails to apply for the Qualification Certificate over 6 months after it obtains the qualification or apply for a replacement of the Qualification Certificate 3 months after the original certificate expires, it must give reasons in writing. With the examination of local competent authorities of foreign trade and economic cooperation as well as the approval of Ministry of Commerce, the enterprise can obtain a new (replaced) certificate.


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Add: Foreign Economic Cooperation Division of The Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province, Provincial Foreign Trade and Economic Building, 351 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.
Tel: 38819879, 38819877
E-mail: hezuo@gddoftec.gov.cn


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