Appendix -Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries
I. Notes for Catalogue of Encouraged Industries:
1. Prospecting and exploitation of oil and natural gas: In cooperation
with Chinese partner only.
2. Exploitation of oil deposits (fields) with low osmosis: In
cooperation with Chinese partner only.
3. Development and application of new technologies that can increase
recovery factor of crude oil: In cooperation with Chinese partner
only.
4. Development and application of new technologies for prospecting
and exploitation of petroleum, such as geophysical prospecting,
well-drilling, well-logging and downhole operation, etc.: In cooperation
with Chinese partner only.
5. Manufacturing of automobile and motorcycle: The proportion
of foreign investments shall not exceed 50%.
6. International liner and tramp maritime transportation business
: The proportion of foreign investments shall not exceed 49%.
7. International container multi-modal transportation: The proportion
of foreign investments shall not exceed 50%. Foreign majority
ownership will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2002. Wholly
foreign ownership will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2005.
8. Road freight transportation companies: Foreign majority ownership
will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2002. Wholly foreign
ownership will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2004.
9. Wholesale, retail and logistic distribution of general goods:
As described in No. 5 of Notes for Catalogue of Restricted Industries
of the Appendix.
10. Accounting and auditing: In cooperation with Chinese partner
and in the form of partnership only.
II. Notes for Catalogue of Restricted Industries:
1. Cross-border automobile transportation companies: Foreign majority
ownership will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2002. Wholly
foreign owned enterprises will be permitted no later than Dec.
11, 2004.
2. Water transportation companies: The proportion of foreign investment
shall not exceed 49%.
3. Rail freight transportation companies: The proportion of foreign
investment shall not exceed 49%. Foreign majority ownership will
be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2004. Wholly foreign owned
enterprises will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2007.
4. Telecommunication Companies
4.1 Value-added services and paging services in basic telecommunication
services: Foreign investments are permitted no later than Dec.
11, 2001 with the proportion of foreign investment not exceeding
30%. The proportion of foreign investment in joint venture shall
not exceed 49% no later than Dec. 11, 2002, and shall be allowed
to reach 50% no later than Dec. 11, 2003.
4.2. Mobile voice and data services in basic telecommunication
services: Foreign investments are permitted no later than Dec.
11, 2001 with the proportion of foreign investment not exceeding
25%. The proportion of foreign investment in joint venture shall
not exceed 35% no later than Dec. 11, 2002, and shall be allowed
to reach 49% no later than Dec. 11, 2004.
4.3. Domestic and international services in basic telecommunication
services: Foreign investments will be permitted no later than
Dec. 11, 2004 with the proportion of foreign investment not exceeding
25%. The proportion of foreign investment in joint venture shall
not exceed 35% no later than Dec. 11, 2006, and shall be allowed
to reach 49% no later than Dec. 11, 2007.
5.Commodities trade, direct selling, mail-order selling, Internet
selling, sales agent, franchising, commercial management; whole
sale, retail and logistic distribution of grain, cotton, vegetable
oil, sugar, pharmaceutical products, tobacco, automobile, crude
oil, capital goods for agricultural production; whole sale and
retail of books, newspapers, periodicals; whole sale of product
oil, construction and operation of gasoline station
5.1 commission agents?services and wholesale trade services (excluding
salt, tobacco): Foreign invested enterprises are permitted no
later than Dec. 11, 2002 with foreign investment not exceeding
50%, but can not engage in the distribution of books, newspapers,
magazines, pharmaceutical products, pesticides, mulching films,
chemical fertilizers, processed oil and crude oil. Foreign majority
ownership will be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2003. And wholly
foreign-owned enterprises will be permitted no later than Dec.
11, 2004, and can engage in the distribution of books, newspapers,
magazines, pharmaceutical products, pesticides, mulching films.
The distribution of chemical fertilizers, processed oil and crude
oil are permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2006.
5.2 Retailing services (excluding tobacco:) Foreign invested enterprises
are permitted but can not engage in the distribution of books,
newspapers, magazines, pharmaceutical products, pesticides, mulching
films, chemical fertilizers, process oil. The proportion of foreign
investment can reach 50% no later than Dec. 11, 2002, and can
engage in the distribution of books, newspapers and magazines.
Foreign majority ownership will be permitted no later than Dec.
11, 2003. And wholly foreign-owned enterprises will be permitted
no later than Dec. 11, 2004, and can engage in the distribution
of pharmaceutical products, pesticides, mulching films, and processed
oil. The distributions of chemical fertilizers are permitted no
later than Dec.11, 2006. Foreign investors can not take majority
ownership of a Chain-store that over 30 branch stores and engages
in the distribution of automobiles (the limitation will be lift
no later than Dec. 11, 2006), books, newspapers, magazines, pharmaceutical
products, pesticides, mulching films, processed oil, chemical
fertilizers, grain, vegetable oil, sugar, tobacco, cotton.
5.3 Franchising and wholesale or retail trade services away from
a fixed location: Foreign invested enterprises are permitted no
later than Dec. 11, 2004.
6. The distribution of audiovisual products (excluding movies):
Foreign investments shall be permitted no later than Dec. 11,
2004.
7. Goods leasing companies: Foreign majority ownership shall be
permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2002. Wholly foreign owned enterprises
shall be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2004.
8. Agencies
8.1. Ship agencies: The proportion of foreign investment shall
not exceed 49%.
8.2 . Freight forwarding agencies (excluding those services specially
reserved for Chinese postal authorities): The proportion of foreign
investment shall not exceed 50% (not exceed 49% in the case of
courier services). Foreign majority ownership shall be permitted
no later than Dec. 11, 2002.Wholly foreign owned enterprises shall
be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2005.
8.3. Cargo handling for foreign vessels: In forms of equity joint
ventures or contractual joint ventures only
8.4 Advertising agencies: The proportion of foreign investment
shall not exceed 49%. Foreign majority ownership shall be permitted
no later than Dec. 11, 2003. Wholly foreign owned enterprises
shall be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2005.
9. Insurance
9.1Non-life insurance companies: The proportion of foreign investments
shall not exceed 50%. Wholly foreign owned enterprises shall be
permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2003.
9.2 Life insurance companies: The proportion of foreign investments
shall not exceed 50%.
10. Securities company, securities investment fund management
companies
10.1 Securities companies: Foreign investments shall be permitted
no later than Dec. 11, 2004 with the proportion of foreign investment
not exceeding 1/3.
Securities investment fund management companies: The proportion
of foreign investment shall not exceed 33%. The proportion of
foreign investment shall be allowed to reach 49% no later than
Dec. 11, 2004.
11. Insurance brokage companies: The proportion of foreign investment
shall not exceed 50%. The proportion shall be allowed to reach
51% no later than Dec. 11, 2004. Wholly foreign owned enterprises
shall be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2006.
12. Companies of inspection, verification, attestation for imported
and exported goods: Foreign majority ownership shall be permitted
no later than Dec. 11, 2003. Wholly foreign owned enterprises
shall be permitted no later than Dec. 11, 2005.