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Ref : EIC 631/2

24 January 2002

Dear Sirs,

 

Commercial Information Circular No. 14/02

The Mainland of China : Regulation on the Administration
of the Import and Export of Goods

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 the Import and Export of Goods (the Regulation), which has become effective from 1 January 2002. The purposes of the Regulation are regulating the administration of import and export of goods, maintaining proper order of import and export, and promoting trade development. The Regulation sets out the principles on the administration of import and export of goods, state trading and designated trading, and the monitoring and promotion of import and export of goods etc. According to Article 77 of this Regulation, five previous regulations/temporary arrangements on import and export of goods issued between 1984 and 1994 were abolished at the same time when this regulation came into effect.. The full text of the Regulation is attached for your information.

 

ENQUIRIES

 

2. 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.