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Establishment of Sino-foreign Joint Venture or Cooperative Enterprise


Basis for examination and approval

Detailed Rules of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation for the Implementation of the Examination-Approval and Administration of the Resident Representative offices of Foreign Enterprises in China
Methods of Registration and Administration of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises
Interim Provisions of The State Council of The People's Republic of China on The Administration of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises

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Negotiations between Parties of Joint or Cooperative Enterprise
 
 
Chinese Party shall Apply to Local County, Municipal or Provincial Development Planning Commission for Project Listing
   
 
 
Chinese Party shall Submit Feasibility Study Report to Local County, Municipal or Provincial Development Planning Commission for Approval
   
 
 
Registering Enterprise’s Name (with Municipal or Provincial Administration of Industry and Commerce
   
 
 
Chinese Party shall Submit for Approval Contract, Articles of Association to Local County or Municipal Departments of Foreign Economy and Trade and Provincial Department of Foreign Economy and Trade (Attached with Replies concerning the establishment of Project hereof from Departments of Environment Protection, Fire-Prevention, Health, Land Resource Administration or Business Administrative Departments)
   
 
 
Chinese Party shall Apply to Local Municipal Departments in Charge of Foreign Economy and Trade or Provincial Department of Foreign Economy and Trade for Permit Certificate and Receive it.
 
 
Registration (with Municipal or Provincial Administration of Industry and Commerce)
Establishment of Enterprise
Completion of Enterprise Stamp (from Local Bureau of Public Security)
 
 
Applying for Enterprise ID Number (from Provincial Bureau of Technical Supervision)
                     
Foreign Exchange Registration
Opening Bank Accounts
Tax Registration
Customs Registration
Finance Registration
                     
Labor Application
Formalities of Commodity Inspection
Formalities of Plant and Animal Quarantine
Insurance Formalities
Entry/Exit Formalities

1. Above-mentioned are ordinary procedures for applying for establishment of foreign-funded enterprises.
2. Foreign-funded enterprise with investment of less than 3 million US dollars (3 million US dollar included) can submit its feasibility study report, contract and article of association to the competent authority of foreign economy and trade at various levels for approval.
3. Project beyond limits of our provincial approval authority, concerning production license permit or quota management or under state unified management shall be submitted to the examine and approve department authorized by state council for approval via provincial Planning Commission, Commission of Economy and Department of Foreign economy and Trade.
4. Project of technical renovation shall be submitted to county, municipal and provincial administrative organs of economy and trade for approval and then contract and article of association hereof shall be submitted for approval to the competent authority of foreign economy and trade pursuant to authority purview accredited to them.
5. For detailed information about each step of the procedure, please contact the related departments.
6. Project located in each Development Zone, Tariff-free Zone shall be submitted directly to Administrative Committee of them for approval.

Contact Us:

Add: Foreign Investment Administration 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: 38819909
E-mail: waizi@gddoftec.gov.cn

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