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Procedures for Removal of Foreign Investment Company to location
of different competent company registration authority
1. Foreign Investment Company should submit application for removal
to the company registration authority ("CRA") of its existing
location.
2. If new location under different competent examination and approval
authority ("EAA"), the Foreign Investment Company should
also submit the application for removal to the EAA of the new location:
- EAA of the new location should process the removal application
and request the comment of the EAA of the existing location within
5 working days;
- EAA of the existing location should reply within 5 working days
upon request;
- EAA of the new location should issue approval or rejection within
3 working days after receiving the comment from EAA of the existing
location;
- CRA of the existing location should request comment from CRA of
the new location within 5 working days upon receipt of application;
- CRA of the new location should reply within 5 working days upon
request; and
- CRA of the existing location should collect the existing business
registration certificate and issue the removal certificate based
on the approval issued by the EAA and CRA of the new location. CRA
of its existing location should also send the application material
and registered company profile to CRA of the new location.
3. Foreign Investment Company should return its existing approval
document to the EAA of the existing location by showing the removal
certificate and the approval document issued from EAA. Foreign Investment
Company then obtain approval document from the EAA of the new location
and apply the change of business registration and obtain business
registration to the CRA of the new location
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Branches of Foreign Investment Company
Establishment of branch of Foreign Investment Company in location
of different CRA, the application should be submitted to the CRA
of the location of the branch. Such application no longer to be
transferred by the CRA of location of the Foreign Investment Company.
Representative offices of Foreign Investment Company
CRA no longer processes registration for representative offices
proposed to be set up by any Foreign Investment Company. The registered
representative offices would not be renewed or updated for any changes.
Upon expiry date, the Foreign Investment Company should deregister
the representative offices or establish branch if needed.
Source: "Administrative Regulations for Registration and Approval
of Foreign Invested Company Notice" issued by the State Administration
For Industry & Commerce on 27th April 2006
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