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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.
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