【Issuing Unit】State Administration of Industry and Commerce, Commerce Bureau, China Customs and State Administration of Foreign Exchange
【Issue No.】Gongshang Waiqizi [2006] No. 81
【Date of Issue】2006-04-24

Recently, SAIC, Commerce Bureau, China Customs and SAFE have jointly issued a notice, which further regulated the approval and administration process for foreign invested enterprise.

When foreign investors (including HK, Macau and Taiwan) apply for setting up a foreign invested enterprise, they are required to provide a notarized qualification certificate or identity certificate. For those existing foreign invested enterprises who want to increase new overseas investors shall also submit these notarized certificates.

There is no need to submit Joint Venture/Cooperation Agreements as well as Credit Proof to AIC again when existing foreign invested enterprises apply for setting up of new establishments or a change/transfer of shareholding.

While foreign invested enterprises register an increase of registered capital, shareholder(s) of limited liability companies (including one-man limited company) and business corporations set up through self offering are required to pay a sum of money not less than 20% of the newly increased registered capital. The rest has to be injected according to related laws and regulations.

"Contact offices" of foreign invested enterprises can no longer be renewed and changed upon expiry. Instead, enterprises need to deregister them or apply to set up branches if necessary.

【發佈單位】國家工商行政管理總局、商務部、海關總署、國家外匯管理局
【發佈文號】工商外企字[2006]第81號
【發佈日期】2006-04-24

日前，國家工商行政管理總局、商務部、海關總署、國家外匯管理局聯合發文，對外資審批和登記管理工作作了進一步規範。
外國投資者（包括港、澳、台投資者）在申請設立外商投資企業的審批和設立登記時需提供投資者的資格證明或身份證明公證件。　

已設立的外商投資企業增加新的境外投資者，也應當向審批和登記機關提交上述文件。

外商投資企業向工商部門申請設立登記、股權轉讓變更登記時不用再提交合資、合作合同和投資者的資信證明。

外商投資企業在增加註冊資本的時候，有限責任公司（含一人有限公司）和以發起方式設立的股份有限公司的股東應當在公司申請註冊資本變更登記時繳付不低於百分之二十的新增註冊資本，其餘部分的出資時間應符合國家的相關法律、法規。

外商投資企業的辦事機構到期後不能夠再辦理變更或者延期手續，待到期後，應當辦理登出登記或根據需要另行申請設立分公司。