Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Distribution Services

Relevant Mainland Rules and Regulations

Rules and regulations promulgated by the Mainland authorities relating to the implementation of commitments under CEPA : 

• "Measures for the Administration on Foreign Investment in Commercial Fields" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 8 [2004] - Apr 2004) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Provisions to Measures for the Administration on Foreign Investment in Commercial Fields" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 30 [2005] - Jan 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Provisions (II) to the Measures for the Administration on Foreign Investment in Commercial Fields" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 22 [2006] - Nov 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Provisions III to the Measures for the Administration on Foreign Investment in Commercial Fields" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 18 [2007] - Nov 2007) (in Chinese only) 
  
  
• Application Guidelines for Foreign-invested Enterprises (Aug 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Guidelines on Foreign Investment in Commercial (Distribution) Enterprises" (Sep 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Entrustment of the Approval of Foreign Invested Commercial Enterprises to Local Authorities" (Circular of the Ministry of Commerce No. 94 [2005] - Dec 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Delegation of Authority to National Economic and Technological Development Zones to Approve Establishment of Foreign-invested Enterprises" (Circular of the Ministry of Commerce No. 102 [2005] - Feb 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice on Widening the Business Scope of Foreign-invested Non-Commercial Enterprises" (Circular of the Ministry of Commerce No. 9 [2005] - Apr 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Rules on Foreign-invested Investment Company" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 22 [2004] - Nov 2004) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Supplementary Rules on Foreign-invested Investment Company" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce No. 3 [2006] - May 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Rules on Merge of Local Enterprises by Foreign Investors" (Decree of the Ministry of Commerce, Stated Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the State Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, China Securities Regulatory Commission and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange No. 10 [2006] - Aug 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Company Law of the People's Republic of China" (Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 42 - Oct 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Interim Rules on the Ratio of Registered Capital and Investment Amount of Joint Cooperation Foreign Enterprises" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 38 [1987] - Feb 1987) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Regulations on Direct Selling" (Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 443 - Aug 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Regulations on Banning of Pyramid Sales" (Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China No. 444 - Aug 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  

Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the establishment of foreign-invested distribution enterprises can be directed to :

• The Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China
  ( Website: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn )