Commercial Information Circulars
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24 January 2002
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 13/02
The Mainland of China :Regulation on the Administration of
Import and Export of Technology
According to relevant provisions in the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the State Council recently formulated the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Import and Export of Technology (the Regulation), which has become effective from 1 January 2002. The purposes of the Regulation are regulating the administration of import and export of technology, maintaining proper order of import and export of technology, and promoting economic development. The Regulation sets out the principles on the administration of import and export of technology. In the Regulation, import and export of technology refers to the act of transferring technology through trade, investment or economic and technology cooperation. According to Article 55 of this Regulation, the Regulation on the Administration of Technology Acquisition Contracts issued on 24 May 1985 and its Implementation Rules issued on 20 January 1988 were abolished at the same time when this Regulation came into effect. The full text of the Regulation is attached for your information.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact Ms Eugenia CHAN at telephone number 2398 5444.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss WONG Ying)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.