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Ref : EIC 631/2/8

6 January 2006

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 9/2006

The Mainland of China : Notice Concerning the Abolishment of Regulations Relating to Foreign-invested Enterprises Under Transformation

The Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce jointly issued on 31 December 2005 a notice concerning the abolishment of a series of regulations relating to foreign-invested enterprises under transformation, which will take effect from 1 December 2006. The notice sets out to regulations relating to foreign-invested enterprises under transformation to be abolished and stipulates that enterprises engaging in direct selling without obtaining prior legal permission will be handled in accordance with Article 39 of the "Regulations on Direct Selling". A copy of the notice is attached at Annex (pdf format) for reference.

2. For details of the "Regulations on Direct Selling", please refer to CIC No. 365/2005 dated 7 September 2005.

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3. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,



(Hugo CHIU)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry 

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