PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY BY FOREIGNINVESTED ENTERPRISES IN COMPUTING PRICES AND SETTLING ACCOUNTS WITHINCHINA
PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY BY FOREIGNINVESTED ENTERPRISES IN COMPUTING PRICES AND SETTLING ACCOUNTS WITHINCHINA
(Promulgated on March 1, 1989)
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The following Provisions are enacted by the State Administration of
Exchange Control (SAEC) in accordance with the Rules for the
Implementation of Foreign Exchange Controls Relating to Overseas Chinese
Enterprises, Foreign Enterprises and Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures and
relevant regulations with a view to facilitating the use of foreign
capital, tightening control over the use of foreign currency by
foreign-invested enterprises in computing prices and settling accounts
within China, and helping these enterprises balance their foreign exchange
receipts and expenditures:
Article 1
A foreign-invested enterprise (hereinafter referred to as enterprise)
that wishes to use foreign currency to compute prices and settle accounts
for the products it sells in China must apply to the SAEC or its branch or
sub-branch office (hereinafter referred to as exchange control
authorities) in the place where the enterprise is located.
Article 2
The applicant must conform to one of the following conditions:
(1) Its products are those that need to be imported under the State
plan;
(2) Its products are sold to the special economic zones,
economic-technological development zones, or foreign-funded enterprises;
or
(3) Its products are raw or semi-finished materials, spare parts or
fittings which domestic production enterprises need to import with foreign
exchange.
Article 3
While applying for the use of foreign currency to compute prices and
settle accounts for the products it sells in China, the enterprise shall
submit the following documents to the exchange control authorities:
(1) An application to that effect, stating the reason for
application, the names and amounts of products, the sum of money, and the
duration;
(2) A certificate from an accountant office registered in China
confirming that the enterprise's capital has been fully paid up as
scheduled; and
(3) Other documents required by the exchange control authorities.
Article 4
The exchange control authorities shall examine and approve the
application from an enterprise on an annual basis, stipulating the sum of
money, the amounts and names of products, the time limit for the use of
foreign currency by the enterprise in computing prices and settling
accounts for its products, as well as the annual quota for the products
involved in this regard.
Article 5
In case an enterprise needs to use foreign currency to compute prices
and settle accounts for the products it sells in places other than where
it is located, it must obtain approval from the exchange control
authorities at the place where the enterprise receiving the foreign
exchange is located, and copies of the document of approval shall be sent
to the relevant SAEC branch offices and reported to the SAEC headquarters
for reference.
Article 6
For products the prices of which are allowed to be computed and the
accounts to be settled in foreign currency, the prices shall generally be
set with reference to the FOB prices of the same category of export goods
or the CIF prices of the same category of import goods, according to the
principle of the same prices for goods of the same quality and higher
prices for goods of higher quality.
Article 7
Generally, an enterprise shall not be allowed to compute prices or
settle accounts in foreign currency for its products in one of the
following cases:
(1) If the enterprise, in violation of the provisions of its
contracts, articles of association or the documents of approval, has
failed to perform its duties in exporting its products or selling them in
China, or failed to reach the goal of switching to domestic materials and
parts in manufacturing the products; or
(2) If the enterprise or its products are not of the category in
which investment is encouraged by the State.
Article 8
Without the approval of the exchange control authorities, no
enterprise may use foreign currency to compute prices and settle accounts
for its products. Any enterprise violating these Provisions shall be
punished by the said authorities in accordance with the Rules for the
Implementation of Penalty on Offenses Against Exchange Control.
Article 9
In case of conflict between past provisions and the present
Provisions, the present Provisions shall prevail.
Article 10
The right to interpret these Provisions resides in the SAEC.
Article 11
These Provisions shall come into effect on March 1, 1989.
change is located, and copies of the document of approval shall be sent
to the relevant SAEC branch offices and reported to the SAEC headquarters
for reference.
Article 6
For products the prices of which are allowed to be computed and the
accounts to be settled in foreign currency, the prices shall generally be
set with reference to the FOB prices of the same category of export goods
or the CIF prices of the same category of import goods, according to the
principle of the same prices for goods of the same quality and higher
prices for goods of higher quality.
Article 7
Generally, an enterprise shall not be allowed to compute prices or
settle accounts in foreign currency for its products in one of the
following cases:
(1) If the enterprise, in violation of the provisions of its
contracts, articles of association or the documents of approval, has
failed to perform its duties in exporting its products or selling them in
China, or failed to reach the goal of switching to domestic materials and
parts in manufacturing the products; or
(2) If the enterprise or its products are not of the category in
which investment is encouraged by the State.
Article 8
Without the approval of the exchange control authorities, no
enterprise may use foreign currency to compute prices and settle accounts
for its products. Any enterprise violating these Provisions shall be
punished by the said authorities in accordance with the Rules for the
Implementation of Penalty on Offenses Against Exchange Control.
Article 9
In case of conflict between past provisions and the present
Provisions, the present Provisions shall prevail.
Article 10
The right to interpret these Provisions resides in the SAEC.
Article 11
These Provisions shall come into effect on March 1, 1989.
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