《外国企常驻代表机构登记管理条例》英文版 By 商务部网站.docVIP

Decree of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China No. 584 The Regulations on Administration of Registration of Resident Offices of Foreign Enterprises, which was adopted at the 132nd executive meeting of the State Council on November 10, 2010, is hereby promulgated and shall enter into effect as of March 1, 2011. Premier Wen Jiabao November 19, 2010 Regulations on Administration of Registration of Resident Offices of Foreign Enterprises Chapter I General Provisions Article 1　The regulations shall be formulated for the purpose of regulating the establishment and business activities of resident offices of foreign enterprises. Article 2　Resident offices of foreign enterprise in the regulations (hereinafter referred to as representative office) refers to the working bodies established by foreign enterprises in accordance with the Regulations within China engaging in non-profit programs related to their own business and does not possess the status of a legal person. Article 3　Representative offices should abide by Chinese laws and shall not impair the state security and public interests of China. Article 4　Establishment, alteration and termination of a representative office should go through registration pursuant to the regulations. A foreign enterprise shall take responsible for the authenticity of application documents and materials while applying for the registration of its representative office. Article 5　The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and its authorized local administrations for industry and commerce shall be the authorities in charge of registration and administration of representative offices (hereinafter referred to as registration authority). Registration authorities should establish the information sharing mechanism with other related departments to mutually offer the information concerning representative offices. Article 6　A representative office should submit the annual report to the registration authority from