Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

Individually Owned Stores

Relevant Mainland Rules and Regulations

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

• "Interim Rules on Individually Owned Stores in Cities and Rural Areas" (Aug 1987) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Implementation Details of the Interim Rules on Individually Owned Stores in Cities and Rural Areas (Revised in 1998)" (Order of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce No. 87 - Dec 1998) (in Chinese only)
  [http://www.law-lib.com/law/law_view.asp?id=16656]
  
  
• "Provisions on the Registration Procedures of Individually Owned Stores" (Order of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 13 - July 2004) (in Chinese only)
  [http://www.law-lib.com/law/law_view.asp?id=86013]
  
  
• "Guidelines on the Registration Administration of Individually Owned Stores set up in the Mainland by Hong Kong and Macao Residents" (Circular of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce No. 190 - Nov 2004) (in Chinese only) (pdf format)
  Annex 1 ; Annex 2(a) ; Annex 2(b) ; Annex 3 ; Annex 4 ; Annex 5 ; Annex 6 ; Annex 7
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on Stratified and Categorized Registration of Individually Owned Stores" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 26 - Feb 2005) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Approval Prior to Registration for Setting Up Individually Owned Stores by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Mainland" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 28 - May 2005) (in Chinese only) (pdf format)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Further Liberalising the Business Scope of Individually Owned Stores Set Up by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Mainland (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 189 - Dec 2005) (in Chinese only) (pdf format)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Further Liberalizing the Business Scope of Individually Owned Stores Set Up by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Mainland" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 196 - Oct 2006) (in Chinese only) (pdf format)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Allowing Individually Owned Stores Set Up by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Mainland to Operate Computer Services, Software Services and Other Services" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 205 - Sep 2007) (in Chinese only) (pdf format) 
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Allowing Individually Owned Stores Set Up by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Mainland to Operate Building Cleaning Services and Advertising Production" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 256 - Dec 2008) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning Allowing Individually Owned Stores Set Up by Hong Kong and Macao Residents in the Mainland to Operate Solo Clinics and other Services" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 122 - Jun 2009) (in Chinese only)  
  
  
• "Guide for Registration of Individually Owned Stores Set Up by Hong Kong and Macao Permanent Residents with Chinese citizenship in the Guangdong Province" (Dec 2008) (pdf format)
  
  
• "Notice Concerning the Implementation of Entrustment of Authority on Registration and Administration of Individually Owned Stores" (Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce No. 74 - Apr 2006) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Administrative Measures on the Registration of Name of Individually Owned Stores" (Decree of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce No. 38 - Dec 2008) (in Chinese only)
  
  
• "Notice on the Announcement of Payment and Standard of Specified Items under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce" (Circular of the Ministry of Price and the Ministry of Finance No. 414 - Aug 1992) (in Chinese only)
  [http://www.law-lib.com/law/law_view.asp?id=8886]

Enquiries concerning the application procedures and requirements for the establishment of individually owned stores can be directed to :

• The State Administration for Industry and Commerce
  ( Website: http://www.saic.gov.cn )