INTERIM PROVISIONS CONCERNING CONTRACT PERIOD OF CHINESE-FOREIGNEQUITY JOINT VENTURES
INTERIM PROVISIONS CONCERNING CONTRACT PERIOD OF CHINESE-FOREIGNEQUITY JOINT VENTURES
(Approved by the State Council on September 30, 1990 and promul-gated by the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of thePeople's Republic of China on October 22, 1990)
Important Notice:
This English document is coming from "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.
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INTERIM PROVISIONS CONCERNING CONTRACT PERIOD OF CHINESE-FOREIGN
EQUITY JOINT VENTURES
(Approved by the State Council on September 30, 1990 and promul-
gated by the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of the
People's Republic of China on October 22, 1990)
Article 1
These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the provisions of
Article 12 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign
Equity Joint Ventures (Amended at the Third Session of the Seventh
National People's Congress on April 4, 1990).
Article 2
As regards the establishment of Chinese-foreign equity joint ventures
(hereinafter referred to as joint ventures), the parties to a joint
venture which is engaged in investment projects encouraged and permitted
by the Chinese government, except as stipulated in Article 3 of these
Provisions, may decide, through consultation, to or not to prescribe a
contract period in the contract.
Article 3
As regards the establishment of joint ventures, the parties to a joint
venture, which falls under one of the following lines of business or one
of the following circumstances, shall prescribe in their contract, through
consultation, a contract period in accordance with the provisions of the
relevant laws and regulations of the state:
(1) service trades, such as hotels, apartments, office buildings,
recreation and entertainment, catering trade, taxi service, development
and printing of colour films and photos, maintenance, business
consultancy, etc.;
(2) joint ventures engaged in land development and real estate;
(3) joint ventures engaged in the prospecting and development of natural
resources;
(4) joint ventures engaged in projects subject to investment restriction
as stipulated by the state;
(5) joint ventures for which a contract period shall be decided, through
consultation, as prescribed by other laws and regulations of the state.
Article 4
Joint ventures, the parties to which decide, through consultation, not to
prescribe a contract period in their contract, shall be examined and
approved in accordance with the state regulations concerning the limits of
powers and procedures for examination and approval. With the exception of
those joint ventures to be directly examined and approved by the Ministry
of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, other examining and approving
authorities shall, report within 30 days, any such applications they have
examined and approved to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and
Trade for the record.
Article 5
Joint ventures, the parties to which decide, through consultation, not to
prescribe a contract period in their contract, may enjoy the preferential
treatment of reduction of or exemption from taxes in accordance with the
state provisions concerning taxation and with the approval of the tax
authorities. In cases where the actual term of operation of these joint
ventures fails to reach the number of years set by the state for enjoying
the preferential treatment of taxation, the joint ventures concerned
shall, according to law, pay the taxes which have been exempted or
reduced.
Article 6
Joint ventures, whose establishment was approved before these provisions
become effective, shall operate in accordance with the approved contract
period stipulated in the contract. However, as regards a joint venture
which does not come under one of the circumstances specified in Article 3
of these Provisions, in the event that the parties to the joint venture
agree unanimously to modify the stipulation in the contract concerning the
contract period, and to re-stipulate the joint venture as one without
contract period, the parties to the joint venture shall submit a report to
justify such a modification, sign an agreement on the modification of the
contract, and apply to the original examining and approving authorities
for examination and approval. The original examining and approving
authorities shall, within 90 days as of the date of receipt of the said
application, decide to approve or disapprove it. After obtaining the
approval, the joint venture shall, in accordance with the stipulations of
Article 4 of these Provisions, go through the procedures for the record.
Article 7
These Provisions shall go into effect as of the date of promulgation.
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