(Approved by the People's Bank of China on August 1, 1991 Promul-gated by the State Administration of Exchange Control on September 26,1991)
(Approved by the People's Bank of China on August 1, 1991 Promul-gated by the State Administration of Exchange Control on September 26,1991)
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Article 1
These Measures are hereby formulated with a view to promoting foreign
economic and technical cooperation, developing foreign financial
activities smoothly and strengthening the control of foreign exchange
guarantees, in accordance with the Provisional Regulations for the Foreign
Exchange Control of the People's Republic of China.
Article 2
The term "foreign exchange guarantee" mentioned in these Measures
refers to an undertaking which a guarantor, against its own foreign
exchange funds, promises to guarantee the repayment in foreign exchange
currency to a foreign creditor, a wholly foreign-owned bank, a
Chinese-foreign equity bank or a non-banking financial institution which
is wholly foreign-owned or uses Chinese and foreign investment within
China, in the event of the failure of the debtor to pay its foreign
exchange debt under the contract, including:
(1) loan guarantee;
(2) financial leasing guarantee;
(3) performance guarantee under the compensation trade;
(4) debt guarantee in external contracting projects;
(5) guarantee in other forms.
Article 3
The State Administration of Exchange Control and its branch offices
(hereinafter referred to as the exchange control departments) are the
administrative organs in charge of foreign exchange guarantee, which are
responsible for the examination and approval, administration and
registration of the foreign exchange guarantee.
Article 4
Institutions and units which are permitted to provide a foreign
exchange guarantee are limited to:
(1) financial institutions which have the authority to conduct
foreign exchange guarantee business upon approval;
(2) non-financial enterprises with the status of a legal person which
have foreign exchange income.
No governmental departments and institutions shall provide foreign
exchange guarantee.
Article 5
The total amount of the balance of foreign exchange guarantee issued
by a financial institution together with the balance of its external
liabilities shall not exceed 20 times of its own foreign exchange funds.
The remaining sum of foreign exchange guarantee issued by a
non-financial institution shall not exceed the amount of its own foreign
exchange funds.
Guarantor shall not provide a guarantee to cover the registered
capital of the foreign party to an enterprise with foreign investment.
Article 6
The authority of examination and approval of the foreign exchange
guarantee:
(1) where a foreign exchange guarantee is provided externally to an
institution within China, it shall be examined and approved by the
exchange control department in the guarantor's locality;
(2) where a foreign exchange guarantee is provided to a Chinese
enterprise resident in foreign country, it shall be examined and approved
by the State Administration of Exchange Control;
(3) where a foreign exchange guarantee is provided to a foreign
institution and an enterprise with foreign investment at home and abroad,
it shall be examined and approved by the State Administration of Exchange
Control.
Article 7
The scope of examination and approval for foreign exchange guarantee
provided externally:
(1) the loan guarantees provided externally by the Industry and
Commerce Bank of China, the Agriculture Bank of China, the Bank of China,
the Investment Bank of China and the Bank of Communications, the Industry
Bank of China Trust and Investment Corporation within the Chinese
territory;
(2) the foreign exchange guarantees provided externally by other
financial institutions and non- financial enterprises with legal person
status except the banks listed above.
Article 8
When a guarantor goes through the guarantee procedures of submission
and approval, it shall submit to the exchange control department all or
part of the following documents and materials:
(1) the approval documents for the feasibility study report of the
project to be guaranteed and relative written documents;
(2) the certificate of the guarantor's own foreign exchange funds;
(3) documents of guarantor's external liabilities and guarantee;
(4) the letter of intent of the guarantee contract;
(5) the principal debt contract or letter of intent under the
guaranteed proje ct and relative documents;
(6) documents concerning the implementation of counter guarantee
measures;
(7) the mortgage certificate which shows that the guarantee amount
will be sec ured by foreign exchange assets at equivalent value of foreign
institutions and enterprises with foreign investment, when a foreign
exchange guarantee is provided to them.
Article 9
A guarantor who provides foreign exchange guarantee shall conclude
written contract with the creditor and debtor, which specifies the rights
and obligations in all respects of the guarantor, creditor and debtor.
(1) the guarantor has the right to supervise the funds and assets of
the debtor;
(2) the creditor has the right to require the guarantor to provide
the related materials such as its financial statement, information
concerning the exchange
ncome and expenditure, etc.;
(3) after a guarantee is provided by the guarantor, any amendment to
the guarantee contract by the creditor and debtor shall be subject to the
guarantor's permission, and the guarantor shall report it to the exchange
control department for examination and approval. Otherwise, the
guarantor's obligations of guarantee shall be relieved automatically;
(4) after a guarantee is provided by the guarantor, in case the
debtor fails to fulfill its obligations in accordance with the provisions
of the contract during the term of the guarantee contract, the guarantor
shall fulfill its guarantee obligations. After its fulfillment, the
guarantor has the right to require the debtor for reimbursement;
(5) if the creditor fails to fulfill its obligations in accordance
with the provisions of the contract during the term of the guarantee
contract after a guarantee is provided by the guarantor, the guarantor
will be automatically relieved of its obligations, the guarantor has the
right to require the creditor for reimbursement of the corresponding loss;
(6) the guarantor has the right to require the debtor to implement
the counter guarantee measures or furnish corresponding mortgage, and
charge a fixed amount of guarantee fee.
Article 10
After a guarantee is provided, the guarantor shall go through the
registration formalities with the local department of exchange control
where the guarantor is located.
(1) after a guarantee is provided by a non-financial institution, the
institution shall, within 10 days, fill in the "Foreign Exchange Guarantee
Registration Form", and obtain the "Foreign Exchange Guarantee
Registration Certificate";
(2) the financial institutions follow a regular month registration
system, and shall, within 15 days after the last month, fill in the "Form
of Information on Foreign Exchange Guarantee" so as to report the changing
condition of guarantee liabilities in the last month.
Article 11
In the event that an extension of the guarantee term is required, the
guarantor shall apply for the extension to the local exchange control
department 15 days prior to the expiration of the debt. When going through
the extension formalities, the guarantor shall submit the relative
documents concerning the extension to the exchange control department for
a new approval.
Article 12
When a debt under the guarantee becomes due or is repaid, or the
guarantee contract terminates under other conditions, for a non-financial
institution as a guarantor, it shall, within 10 days, return the "Foreign
Exchange Guarantee Registration Certificate" to the original exchange
control department which issued the certificate for verification and
cancellation, and for a financial institution as a guarantor, it shall go
through the formalities of verification and cancellation monthly.
Article 13
If the guarantor violates these Measures, the exchange control
department will, according to the seriousness of the case, impose a
warning, notice of criticism, suspension or cancellation of the
guarantor's foreign exchange guarantee business, and give penalty in
accordance with the provisions of the Implementing Rules of Penalties for
the Violation of Foreign Exchange Control.
Article 14
These Measures shall also apply to the external counter-guarantees.
Article 15
The authority to interpret these Measures resides in the State
Administration of Exchange Control.
Article 16
These Measures will enter into force from the date of promulgation.
The Provisional Measures for the Control of the Issuing Foreign Exchange
Guarantee by Organizations within Chinese Territory promulgated in 1987
shall be abrogated on the same date.
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(3) after a guarantee is provided by the guarantor, any amendment to
the guarantee contract by the creditor and debtor shall be subject to the
guarantor's permission, and the guarantor shall report it to the exchange
control department for examination and approval. Otherwise, the
guarantor's obligations of guarantee shall be relieved automatically;
(4) after a guarantee is provided by the guarantor, in case the
debtor fails to fulfill its obligations in accordance with the provisions
of the contract during the term of the guarantee contract, the guarantor
shall fulfill its guarantee obligations. After its fulfillment, the
guarantor has the right to require the debtor for reimbursement;
(5) if the creditor fails to fulfill its obligations in accordance
with the provisions of the contract during the term of the guarantee
contract after a guarantee is provided by the guarantor, the guarantor
will be automatically relieved of its obligations, the guarantor has the
right to require the creditor for reimbursement of the corresponding loss;
(6) the guarantor has the right to require the debtor to implement
the counter guarantee measures or furnish corresponding mortgage, and
charge a fixed amount of guarantee fee.
Article 10
After a guarantee is provided, the guarantor shall go through the
registration formalities with the local department of exchange control
where the guarantor is located.
(1) after a guarantee is provided by a non-financial institution, the
institution shall, within 10 days, fill in the "Foreign Exchange Guarantee
Registration Form", and obtain the "Foreign Exchange Guarantee
Registration Certificate";
(2) the financial institutions follow a regular month registration
system, and shall, within 15 days after the last month, fill in the "Form
of Information on Foreign Exchange Guarantee" so as to report the changing
condition of guarantee liabilities in the last month.
Article 11
In the event that an extension of the guarantee term is required, the
guarantor shall apply for the extension to the local exchange control
department 15 days prior to the expiration of the debt. When going through
the extension formalities, the guarantor shall submit the relative
documents concerning the extension to the exchange control department for
a new approval.
Article 12
When a debt under the guarantee becomes due or is repaid, or the
guarantee contract terminates under other conditions, for a non-financial
institution as a guarantor, it shall, within 10 days, return the "Foreign
Exchange Guarantee Registration Certificate" to the original exchange
control department which issued the certificate for verification and
cancellation, and for a financial institution as a guarantor, it shall go
through the formalities of verification and cancellation monthly.
Article 13
If the guarantor violates these Measures, the exchange control
department will, according to the seriousness of the case, impose a
warning, notice of criticism, suspension or cancellation of the
guarantor's foreign exchange guarantee business, and give penalty in
accordance with the provisions of the Implementing Rules of Penalties for
the Violation of Foreign Exchange Control.
Article 14
These Measures shall also apply to the external counter-guarantees.
Article 15
The authority to interpret these Measures resides in the State
Administration of Exchange Control.
Article 16
These Measures will enter into force from the date of promulgation.
The Provisional Measures for the Control of the Issuing Foreign Exchange
Guarantee by Organizations within Chinese Territory promulgated in 1987
shall be abrogated on the same date.
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