辽宁省人大常委会


抚顺市人民代表大会常务委员会制定地方性法规条例
辽宁省人大常委会


（1995年4月20日辽宁省抚顺市第十一届人民代表大会常务委员会第十六次会议通过 1995年5月30日辽宁省第八届人民代表大会常务委员会第十四次会议批准）

目 录

第一章 总 则
第二章 地方性法规计划的编制
第三章 地方性法规草案的起草
第四章 地方性法规议案的提出
第五章 地方性法规草案的审议
第六章 地方性法规的通过、报批和公布
第七章 地方性法规的解释、修改和废止
第八章 附 则

第一章 总 则
第一条 为了加强社会主义法制建设，使制定地方性法规工作科学化、规范化，根据《中华人民共和国地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法》、《辽宁省人民代表大会常务委员会制定和批准地方性法规条例》，结合本市实际情况，制定本条例。
第二条 本条例所称地方性法规，是指市人民代表大会常务委员会审议通过并经省人民代表大会常务委员会批准的，在本行政区域内具有普遍约束力的规范性文件。
第三条 地方性法规根据适用范围、对象、内容和性质的不同，可采用条例、规定、办法、实施细则等名称。
第四条 市人民代表大会常务委员会在下列范围内，可以制定地方性法规：
（一）为保证宪法、法律、行政法规和省地方性法规在本行政区域内实施，需要由市人民代表大会常务委员会制定地方性法规的；
（二）为保证全国人民代表大会及其常务委员会、省人民代表大会及其常务委员会的决议、决定在本行政区域内实施，需要由市人民代表大会常务委员会制定地方性法规的；
（三）省人民代表大会及其常务委员会制定的地方性法规规定由市人民代表大会常务委员会制定实施细则、实施办法的；
（四）国家尚未制定法律和行政法规，根据本行政区域实际情况，需要制定地方性法规的；
（五）本市审判、检察工作需要作出重要规定的；
（六）市人民代表大会常务委员会认为需要制定其他地方性法规的。
第五条 地方性法规应当符合下列要求：
（一）以宪法、法律、行政法规和省地方性法规为依据，并不得与其相抵触；
（二）符合本行政区域的具体情况和实际需要，切实可行；
（三）条款清楚、结构合理、逻辑严谨、用语准确。
第六条 地方性法规的基本内容应包括：立法目的、法律依据、基本原则、适用范围、权利义务、法律责任、生效时间及实施部门等。
第七条 制定地方性法规的程序为：提出制定地方性法规的议案；审议和通过；呈报批准；公布施行。

第二章 地方性法规计划的编制
第八条 市人民代表大会常务委员会应编制制定地方性法规的任期规划和年度计划。市人民政府、市中级人民法院、市人民检察院应拟订每届任期内制定地方性法规的任期规划草案和年度计划草案，并报市人民代表大会常务委员会。
第九条 市人民代表大会代表和各县（区）人民代表大会常务委员会，可以向市人民代表大会常务委员会提出制定地方性法规的建议，并说明立法理由和应解决的主要问题。
第十条 市人民代表大会常务委员会有关工作部门应根据我市的实际需要，在有关机关上报的制定地方性法规任期规划草案、年度计划草案和各方面提出的制定地方性法规建议的基础上，拟订全市立法规划和年度计划，报市人民代表大会常务委员会审定后执行。
第十一条 立法规划和年度计划由市人民代表大会常务委员会主任会议监督执行。在执行过程中，常委会主任会议可以对规划和计划作出适当调整。
第十二条 市人民代表大会常务委员会审定的制定地方性法规立法规划和年度计划，应报送省人民代表大会常务委员会。

第三章 地方性法规草案的起草
第十三条 地方性法规草案主要由提出议案或提请审议的机关和部门组织起草。
（一）有关地方国家权力机关建设方面的地方性法规和市人民代表大会常务委员会认为需要直接组织起草的地方性法规，由市人民代表大会常务委员会有关工作部门组织起草；
（二）有关经济和行政管理方面的地方性法规，由市人民政府组织有关部门起草；
（三）有关审判、检察工作的地方性法规，分别由市中级人民法院、市人民检察院组织起草；
（四）市人民代表大会专门委员会提出的重要立法项目，由专门委员会组织起草。
地方性法规草案可以委托有关部门、社会团体、专家学者起草。
第十四条 负责起草地方性法规的机关、部门，应当成立地方性法规起草小组。如法规内容涉及到几个部门的，应成立联合起草小组。
第十五条 地方性法规草案的形成，须进行调查研究，广泛征求意见，做好有关部门的协调工作，并召开专门会议进行论证。
第十六条 市人民代表大会有关专门委员会或常务委员会有关工作部门，在市人民政府、市中级人民法院、市人民检察院等机关组织起草地方性法规过程中，可以了解起草情况，参与论证，提出建议和意见。

第四章 地方性法规议案的提出
第十七条 市人民代表大会常务委员会主任会议、市人民代表大会各专门委员会、市人民政府、市中级人民法院、市人民检察院和市人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员五人以上联名，可以向市人民代表大会常务委员会提出制定地方性法规的议案。
第十八条 市人民代表大会各专门委员会、市人民政府、市中级人民法院、市人民检察院提请的法规议案，须分别经市人民代表大会专门委员会会议、市人民政府常务会议、市中级人民法院审判委员会会议、市人民检察院检察委员会会议讨论通过。
第十九条 向市人民代表大会常务委员会提出的制定地方性法规的议案，应由提出议案机关的负责人签署；依法联名提出的议案，应由提案人共同签署。
第二十条 地方性法规草案，由市人民代表大会常务委员会主任会议决定提请常务委员会会议审议，或先交有关的专门委员会审议，提出报告，再决定提请常务委员会会议审议。
第二十一条 市人民代表大会常务委员会组成人员提出的制定地方性法规的议案是否提请常务委员会审议，由主任会议决定。决定不提请常务委员会审议的，应当向常务委员会报告。
第二十二条 制定地方性法规议案在交付常务委员会审议前，提案机关或提案人要求撤回的，对该议案的审议即行终止。

第五章 地方性法规草案的审议
第二十三条 地方性法规草案在提交市人民代表大会常务委员会审议之前，应将法规草案送省人民代表大会常务委员会法制工作部门或有关专门委员会征询意见。
第二十四条 提请市人民代表大会常务委员会审议的地方性法规草案，应于常务委员会会议审议前三十天，送交常务委员会有关部门。
提请审议的地方性法规草案应附草案的说明和立法依据。
第二十五条 市人民代表大会常务委员会会议审议地方性法规草案，主要是审议是否同宪法、法律、行政法规和省地方性法规相抵触；是否符合本市的具体情况和实际需要；体例、结构、条文及法律用语是否准确、规范。
第二十六条 市人民代表大会常务委员会会议审议地方性法规草案时，先由提请审议的机关负责人或受委托人对地方性法规草案作说明，市人民代表大会有关专门委员会作审议报告，然后进行审议。
第二十七条 提请审议的机关负责人以及主持起草法规草案的工作人员，在审议期间应列席会议，听取审议意见，回答询问。
第二十八条 在市人民代表大会常务委员会会议审议法规草案期间，市人民代表大会常务委员会有关工作部门，应根据常务委员会组成人员的审议意见，对法规草案进行修改，并将修改意见向常务委员会作出修改说明，然后进行表决。
第二十九条 法规草案经市人民代表大会常务委员会审议后，因尚需修改而没有交付表决或虽经表决没有通过的，由有关专门委员会会同有关部门进行修改，提出法规草案修改稿和审议报告；或者交常务委员会有关工作部门进行修改，经常务委员会主任会议审议后，提出法规草案修改
稿和审议报告，提请下一次或以后的常务委员会会议审议。
第三十条 市人民代表大会常务委员会对法规草案一般进行一次审议，也可以进行两次审议。

第六章 地方性法规的通过、报批和公布
第三十一条 市人民代表大会常务委员会表决地方性法规草案，应当采用无记名投票方式，由常务委员会组成人员过半数通过。
第三十二条 地方性法规经市人民代表大会常务委员会会议通过后，应当报请省人民代表大会常务委员会批准。市人民代表大会常务委员会有关工作部门，在法规通过之日起十五日内将报请批准的地方性法规的书面报告、地方性法规文本、说明和有关资料报送省人民代表大会常务委员
会。
第三十三条 经辽宁省人民代表大会常务委员会批准的地方性法规，由市人民代表大会常务委员会发布公告，并在本市报纸和《抚顺市人民代表大会常务委员会会刊》予以公布。

第七章 地方性法规的解释、修改和废止
第三十四条 市人民代表大会常务委员会制定的地方性法规，属于法规条文本身需要进一步明确界限的，由常务委员会负责解释。
属于地方性法规如何具体应用的问题，由市人民政府、市中级人民法院、市人民检察院按照各自的职责范围进行解释，并报市人民代表大会常务委员会备案。
地方性法规解释应当采用书面形式。
市人民代表大会常务委员会有权撤销不适当的解释。
第三十五条 地方性法规需要修改或补充时，依据本条例制定地方性法规的程序办理。
第三十六条 地方性法规的废止，依照下列规定：
（一）地方性法规已规定了有效期限的，期限届满，即自行废止；
（二）新制定的法规取代原法规的，应在新法规中规定原法规废止；
（三）地方性法规与新颁布的国家法律、行政法规和省地方性法规相抵触的，由原提请审议制定机关提出废止的议案，依据本条例制定地方性法规的程序办理，提请省人民代表大会常务委员会决定或批准废止。

第八章 附 则
第三十七条 市人民代表大会常务委员会制定地方性法规经费，应当列入市财政的年度预算。
第三十八条 本条例由市人民代表大会常务委员会负责解释。
第三十九条 本条例自公布之日起施行，《抚顺市人民代表大会常务委员会关于制定地方性法规的规定》同时废止。



1995年5月30日
国务院


国务院办公厅转发外国投资管理委员会关于执行《中华人民共和国国务院关于管理外国企业常驻代表机构的暂行规定》中若干问题的说明的通知(附英文)

1981年8月3日，国务院

通知
外国投资管理委员会关于执行《中华人民共和国国务院关于管理外国企业常驻代表机构的暂行规定》中若干问题的说明，已经国务院批准，现转发给你们，请参照执行。

说明

《中华人民共和国国务院关于管理外国企业常驻代表机构的暂行规定》（以下简称《暂行规定》）公布后，各审批单位依照《暂行规定》对申请设常驻代表机构的外商进行了审批工作，工商行政管理部门核准了登记，公安机关办理了居留手续，工作进展很快，对外国企业常驻代表机构的管理工作有所加强。但在执行中也遇到了一些问题，需要予以明确或说明。现对《暂行规定》中若干问题说明如下。
一、《暂行规定》第一条中的“其它经济组织”是指从事经济、贸易、技术、金融业务活动，但又不称为公司、企业的组织，还包括如日中经济协会、日本国际贸易促进协会、美中贸易全国委员会、加中贸易理事会等非营利性的经济团体。
二、《暂行规定》第二条；“未经批准、登记的，不得开展常驻业务活动。”是指未经批准、登记的，不得以常驻机构人员的身份从事业务活动；并不准在住处设置外国公司、企业等任何标志。
未经批准登记设立常驻代表机构，擅自以常驻机构人员的身份进行业务活动的，由工商行政管理部门通知其撤销机构并立即停止业务活动。
三、《暂行规定》第三条中外国企业申请设常驻代表机构时应当提交的证件和材料，其中的申请书和授权书必须提交原件；其它证件可提交副本或影印件。“金融机构出具的资本信用证明书”，如外商提交确有困难，可灵活掌握，改为近一年内外商与银行有业务往来的证明即可。
非营利性外国经济团体申请设常驻代表机构时，对《暂行规定》第三条所要求提交的资本信用证明书可以免交。
四、《暂行规定》第四条中的“其它行业”，是指外贸部、中国人民银行、交通部、民航总局批准范围以外的行业，如合作开发石油、煤炭等，按其业务性质，报国务院主管部门批准。
同中国国际贸易促进委员会对口的外国非营利性经济团体申请设常驻代表机构，暂报外贸部审批。外贸部在审批过程中要征求贸促会的意见。
信托投资行业外商申请设常驻代表机构，暂报中国人民银行审批。中国人民银行在审批过程中，要征求中国国际信托投资公司的意见。
五、几个不同行业的外国企业共同申请设一个综合性的常驻代表机构时，向中华人民共和国外国投资管理委员会提出申请，外国投资管理委员会商请有关单位审批。
六、由于当前用房十分紧张，外国企业常驻代表机构的人数、驻在期限，由审批机关根据具体情况，从严控制。住房尚未落实的，不予批准。
一次批准驻在期限最长不超过三年。期满后如需要延长，外国企业应在期满前三个月向审批机关提出申请，经批准后，向工商管理局申请登记。
根据政府间的协定，需要在我国设立的常驻代表（办事）机构，按《暂行规定》办理登记手续，其人数、驻在期限、登记费等，按对等原则处理。
七、批准机关在发给申请单位批准证书的同时，应书面通知工商行政管理总局。工商行政管理部门在登记注册后，应及时通知批准机关，国家外资管委、外交部、公安部、海关总署、财政部税务总局。
属于信托投资行业的外国企业申请设常驻代表机构，在获得批准和登记后，有关部门应同时通知中国国际信托投资公司。
与贸促会对口的非营利性外国经济团体申请设常驻代表机构，在获得批准和登记后，有关部门应同时通知贸促会。
八、《暂行规定》第五条：“逾期没有办理登记手续的，应当缴回原批准证件。”申请人收到批准证件之日起，超过三十天未到工商行政管理部门办理登记手续的，视为自动撤销原申请，已发给的批准证件自动失效，并应缴回原批准机关。
九、《暂行规定》第七条常驻代表机构“驻在地点”的变更，是指在同一城市内地址的变动。但在同一建筑物内房间号的变动，可不视为驻在地点的变更。常驻代表机构应及时将变动情况通知当地有关的主管单位和登记单位。
由于我有关主管部门的要求，需要外国企业常驻代表机构变更驻在地点的，只办理变更登记手续，不收登记费。
十、外国企业常驻代表机构聘请工作人员，应按一九八一年四月六日公安部、外交部、工商行政管理总局、进出口管理委员会、外贸部联合签发的〔81〕公发（政）48号文件规定办理，原则上不得雇用第三国人员和在华没有正式户口的中国人。但如遇特殊情况，经征得当地外事服务部门或劳动部门的同意，也可以聘用第三国公民或港澳地区人员。
十一、一九八○年十二月八日，中华人民共和国工商行政管理总局《关于外国企业常驻代表机构办理登记事项的通知》第四条规定“已经省、市、自治区人民政府或所属主管部门批准的外国企业常驻代表机构或常驻代表”是指国务院一九八○年十月三十日发布《暂行规定》以前批准的外国企业常驻代表机构。《暂行规定》公布以后外国企业申请在华设常驻代表机构，按《暂行规定》办理。
十二、外商申请在北京以外的城市设常驻代表机构，除银行业、航空运输业必须直接向《暂行规定》第四条所列有关主管部门提出申请外，其它行业，应根据其业务性质，分别向所在省、市、自治区的外贸局、交通局或国务院其它主管部、委、局对口的厅、局提出申请，然后由这些部门签署意见，转报《暂行规定》第四条所列有关主管部门审批。
十三、除银行业、航空运输业外，外商申请在广东、福建两省设常驻代表机构的，由省人民政府审批；在深圳、珠海、厦门等经济特区设常驻代表机构的，由省经济特区管理委员会审批。
十四、华侨、港澳同胞、台湾同胞在国外开设的企业要求在国内（包括广东、福建两省及经济特区）设立常驻代表机构，参照《暂行规定》及本说明办理。
十五、《暂行规定》及本说明执行中遇到需要加以解释和解决的问题，由国家外国投资管理委员会负责组织协调处理。

CIRCULAR OF THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING THETRANSMISSION OF A CLARIFICATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE ADMI-NISTRATION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ON SEVERAL QUESTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTA-TION OF INTERIM PROVISIONS
OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLICOF CHINA ON

Important Notice: (注意事项)
英文本源自中华人民共和国务院法制局编译, 中国法制出版社出版的《中华人民共和国涉外法规汇编》(1991年7月版).
当发生歧意时, 应以法律法规颁布单位发布的中文原文为准.
This English document is coming from "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.

Whole Document (法规全文)
CIRCULAR OF THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE
TRANSMISSION OF A CLARIFICATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE ADMI-
NISTRATION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ON SEVERAL QUESTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF INTERIM PROVISIONS OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF
FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
(August 3, 1981)
The clarification submitted by the Commission for the Administration of
Foreign Investments on several questions on the implementation of "Interim
Provisions of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Governing Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises", has
been approved by the State Council and is hereby transmitted to you, and
you are requested to implement it accordingly.
A CLARIFICATION OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS ON SEVERAL QUESTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERIM
PROVISIONS OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE
ADMINISTRATION OF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
Since the promulgation of the "Interim Provisions of the State Council of
the People's Republic of China Governing Resident Representative Offices
of Foreign Enterprises" (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim
Provisions"), the various examining and approving units have, in
accordance with the "Interim Provisions", examined and approved, the
applications filed by foreign businessmen for the establishment of
resident representative offices, the departments for the administration of
industry and commerce have approved their registration, and the organs of
public security have the performed residence procedures; work in this
respect has made very good progress, and the administrative work
concerning the resident representative offices of foreign enterprises has
been strengthened to some extent. However, in the course of implementing
the "Interim Provisions", there still exist some questions which need to
be defined more sharply or clarified. Now, several questions concerning
the implementation of the "Interim Provisions" are hereby clarified as
follows:
(1) "Other economic organizations", as mentioned in Article 1 of the
"Interim Provisions", refer to those organizations which are engaged in
economic, trade, technological or finance business activities but are not
called companies or enterprises as such, and which also include such
nonprofit economic organizations as the Japanese-Chinese Economic
Association, the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International
Trade, the National Council for American-Chinese Trade Relations, and
Council for Canadian-Chinese Trade Relations.
(2) Article 2 of the "Interim Provisions", which reads: "Those who have
not obtained approval or have not gone through the procedures for
registration shall not be permitted to undertake business operations of
resident offices", means that those who have not obtained approval or have
not gone through the procedures for registration shall not be permitted to
undertake business operations in the capacity of the staff of resident
(representative) offices, and neither shall they be permitted to put up
any sign at their residences that represents foreign companies or
enterprises.
With respect to those who undertake unauthorized business operations in
the capacity of the staff of resident (representative) offices without
going through the proper approval registration procedures for setting up
resident representative offices, the departments for the administration of
industry and commerce shall notify the persons concerned to close down
their resident offices and to stop their business operations forthwith.
(3) With respect to the certifying documents and relevant materials to be
presented by foreign enterprises when applying for the permission to set
up resident representative offices as provided for in Article 3 of the
"Interim Provisions", the written application and the vesting instrument
must be presented in the original and the other certifying documents may
be presented in duplicate or photo copies. As regards "the certificates of
creditworthiness issued by a financial institution", if a foreign
businessman has difficulty providing one, flexibility may be exercised by
requiring the foreign businessman concerned to present certifying
documents indicating business transactions concluded between the foreign
businessman and a bank within the preceding year instead.
When a nonprofit foreign economic organization applies for the permission
to set up its resident representative office, it may be exempt from
presenting the certificate of creditworthiness required in Article 3 of
the "Interim Provisions".
(4) "The other trades", as mentioned in Article 4 of the "Interim
Provisions", refer to those trades such as cooperative exploitation of oil
and coal resources and etc. which are beyond the approving authority of
the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the People's Bank of China, the Ministry of
Communications, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and the
parties concerned shall submit their applications to the competent
departments concerned under the State Council for approval in light of the
nature of their businesses.
With respect to those nonprofit foreign economic organizations, which are
the counterparts of the China Council for the Promotion of International
Trade, their applications for the permission to set up resident
representative offices shall, for the time being, be submitted to the
Ministry of Foreign Trade for examination and approval. In the course of
examination and approval, the Ministry of Foreign Trade shall consult
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
With respect to foreign businessmen in the trust and investment trade,
their applications for the permission to set up resident representative
offices shall, for the time being, be submitted to the People's Bank of
China for examination and approval. In the course of examination and
approval, the People's Bank of China shall consult the China International
Trust and Investment Corporation.
(5) In the event that several foreign enterprises of different trades
jointly apply for the permission to set up a comprehensive resident
representative office, they shall submit their application to the
Commission for the Administration of Foreign Investments of the People's
Republic of China, and the latter shall examine and approve the
application in consultation with the relevant units.
(6) Owing to the serious shortage of housing at present, a strict control
shall be exercised, by the examining and approving organ in accordance
with the specific conditions, over the number of staff of the proposed
resident representative offices of foreign enterprises and over the
duration of residence. An application for the setting up of a resident
representative office shall not be approved if the problem of housing has
not been solved. The maximum duration of residence, approved on each
occasion, shall not exceed 3 years. On the expiration of this prescribed
period, if it is necessary to have an extension, the foreign enterprise
concerned shall submit anew its application to the examining and approving
organ 3 months before the expiration of the original prescribed duration
of residence. And, after obtaining the approval, the foreign enterprise
concerned shall apply to the department for the administration of industry
and commerce for registration. If resident representative offices are to
be set up in China in accordance with agreement between the Chinese
government and foreign governments, the foreign enterprises concerned
shall go through the procedures for registration in accordance with the
"Interim Provisions", and the number of staff of the proposed resident
representative office, the duration of residence, the registration fees,
etc., shall be handled according to the principle of reciprocity.
(7) The approving organ, while issuing the certificate of approval to the
applying unit, shall notify in writing the case to the General
Administration for Industry and Commerce. The departments for the
administration of industry and Commerce shall, after the foreign
enterprise concerned has gone through the registration procedures, notify
without delay the case to the State Commission for the Administration of
Foreign Investments, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of
Public Security, the Customs General Administration, and the State Tax
Bureau under the Ministry of Finance. With respect to foreign enterprises
in the trust and investment trade which apply for the permission to set up
their resident representative offices, after they have obtained the
approval and have gone through the registration procedures, the department
concerned shall at the same time notify the case to the China
International Trust and Investment Corporation.
With respect to those nonprofit foreign economic organizations, which are
the counterparts of the China Council for the Promotion of International
Trade and apply for the permission to set up their resident representative
offices, after they have obtained approval and have gone through the
registration procedures, the department concerned shall at the same time
notify the case to the China Council for the Promotion of International
Trade.
(8) Article 5 of the "Interim Provisions" reads: "Those who have failed to
go through the procedures for registration within the prescribed time
limit, shall return the original certificate of approval". An applicant
shall go through the procedures for registration with the department for
the administration of industry and commerce within 30 days from the day
he/she has received the certificate; if he/she has failed to do so within
prescribed time limit, he/she shall be considered to have withdrawn
automatically the original application, and the certificate of approval
already issued to him/her shall become invalid automatically, and he/she
shall be required to return the certificate of approval to the original
approving organ.
(9) The change of "the location of resident office", as mentioned in
Article 7 of the "Interim Provisions", refers to the change effected
within the same city. However, the change of room number within the same
building shall not be considered as a change of the location of resident
office. The resident representative office concerned is required to
notify, without delay, the case of change of the location of resident
office to the local competent department concerned and also to the
department for registration. In case that the resident representative
office of a foreign enterprise has to change its location at the request
of the competent department concerned of China, the foreign enterprise
concerned shall be required to go through the procedures for the
registration of the change without paying any registration fees.
(10) If the resident representative office of a foreign enterprise wishes
to employ staff members, the case shall be handled in accordance with the
provisions in Document No. 48, signed and issued jointly, in 1981, by the
Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General
Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Commission for the
Administration of Imports and Exports, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade;
and, in principle, no individual of a third country or Chinese without
regular registered residence in China shall be hired. However, in special
cases, citizens of a third country or individuals from the areas of Hong
Kong and Macao may be engaged with the approval of the local department of
service for foreign affairs and of the labour department.
(11) Article 4 of "Circular Concerning Registration of Resident
Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises" promulgated by the General
Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China
on December 8, 1980, provides: "the resident representative offices, or
the resident representatives, of foreign enterprises approved by the
competent departments of the people's governments of the province,
municipality directly under the Central Government, and autonomous region"
refer to the resident representative offices of foreign enterprises
approved before the promulgation of the "Interim Provisions" by the State
Council on October 30, 1980. Applications for the setting up of resident
representative offices submitted by foreign enterprises after the
promulgation of the "Interim Provisions" shall be handled in accordance
with the "Interim Provisions".
(12) In the event that foreign businessmen apply for permission to set up
resident representative offices in cities other than Beijing, with the
exception of such trades as banking or air transportation - the
applications shall be submitted directly to the competent departments
listed in Article 4 of the "Interim Provisions", all other trades shall,
in light of the nature of their respective businesses, apply accordingly
to the local bureau of foreign trade or bureau of communications of the
province, municipality directly under the Central Government, or
autonomous region, or to the departments or bureaus in the localities,
which have a direct business relationship with the ministries, commissions
or bureaus under the State Council; and the aforesaid departments shall,
in turn, write their comments on the written applications and forward
same, for examination and approval, to the competent departments concerned
listed in Article 4 of the "Interim Provisions".
(13) With the exception of such trades as banking and air transportation,
in case that foreign businessmen apply for the permission to set up
resident representative offices in the two provinces of Guangdong and
Fujian, their applications shall be submitted to the provincial
governments for examination and approval. In case that resident
representative offices are to be set up in the Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen
Special Economic Zones, the applications shall be submitted for
examination and approval to the provincial committee for the
administration of special economic zones.
(14) If enterprises established and run abroad by overseas Chinese, by
compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, wish to set up resident
representative offices in China
(including Guangdong and Fujian Provinces and the special economic zones),
their applications shall be dealt with reference to the "Interim
Provisions" and this Clarification.
(15) Should problems arise in the course of the execution of the "Interim
Provisions" and of this Clarification, and that explanation and solutions
are called for, they shall be handled through coordination and
consultation by the State Commission for the Administration of Foreign
Investments.