1) The following documents should be submitted to the commercial authorities in setting up a Sino-foreign equity or contractual joint venture.

a. Application form for reporting for record for setting up a foreign-funded project;

b. Agreement, contract and articles of association;

c. Notification of approval for name registration;

d. Name list of the board of directors;

e. Business licenses of each party;

f. Evaluation license procedures related to city plan, land usage, environment protection and water resources and flood protection;

g. Project application report;

h. Other documents promulgated by laws and regulations.

Apart from those projects proposal and feasibility study that must be submitted according to law and regulation, the confirmed documents for projects proposal and feasibility study shall be cancelled, and feasibility study will be reported for record by approval authorities.

2) The following documents should be submitted to the commercial authorities in setting up a wholly foreign-funded enterprise.

a. Application form for setting up a foreign-funded project;

b. Articles of association of the wholly foreign-funded enterprises;

c. Notification of approval for name registration;

d. Name list of the legal agent;

e. Certifications on the foreign investor's legal status and financial &credit standing;

f. The written reply from the county level or above government which the foreign-funded enterprise will be located;

g. Project application report;

h. Evaluation license procedures related to city plan, land usage, environment protection and water resources and flood protection;

i. Other documents promulgated by laws and regulations.

3) As for setting up foreign invested corporation, research & development center, foreign-funded corporation limited, pioneering invested enterprise and foreign-funded merging and purchasing enterprises within the province, it is required to be reported to the State Ministry of Commerce for approval after examining and approving by the Provincial Dep. of Commerce.

4) Submitted procedures, documents and approval procedures for setting up a foreign-funded enterprise which required the approval by the State Ministry of Commerce is carried out in accordance with the related laws and regulations.

5) Certification of approval is issued after the examining and approving by the competent authority in setting up the enterprise. The enterprise, upon receiving the certification of approval, is required to register with the administration of industry & commerce, go through the registration procedures with the competent customs, register with the taxation authorities and register with the local administration of foreign exchange control.

As for foreign-funded enterprises approved by the county level government, the competent authorities of the municipal city is authorized to issue the certification of approval to the foreign-funded enterprises including those funded by investors from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Marco and overseas Chinese.

(GOV.cn)