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中国证券业协会，中国银行业协会，各证券公司，各商业银行，各相关技术服务机构：

为落实《证券法》、做好证券公司客户交易结算资金商业银行第三方存管工作，中国证监会和中国银监会制定了《证券公司客户交易结算资金商业银行第三方存管技术指引》，现印发给你们，请遵照执行。



中国证券监督管理委员会 中国银行业监督管理委员会

二○○七年十一月十五日



证券公司客户交易结算资金商业银行

第三方存管技术指引



第一章 总则

第一条 为推动证券公司客户交易结算资金商业银行第三方存管（以下简称为“第三方存管”）技术系统建设、管理、运行的规范化和标准化，依据《中华人民共和国证券法》、《中华人民共和国银行业监督管理法》、《中华人民共和国商业银行法》等法律和有关行政法规，制定本指引。

第二条 本指引所指的第三方存管，是指证券公司将客户交易结算资金存放在指定的商业银行，并以每个客户名义单独立户管理，商业银行负责资金存取，发挥第三方监督作用，以保障客户资金安全为目的的资金存管模式。

本指引所指第三方存管系统，是指支撑第三方存管业务运行的网络与信息系统。

第三条 本指引适用于第三方存管业务的各参与方，具体包括：参与第三方存管业务的证券公司、商业银行、以及提供数据交换服务的机构（以下简称为“中介服务机构”）。

第四条 本指引中所提出的各项要求，是第三方存管系统应达到的基本要求。

第五条 证券公司和商业银行第三方存管系统因不符合本指引规定要求，导致出现重大技术事故的，监管部门可以根据监管职责划分而采取相应的监管措施。



第二章 技术管理体系

第六条 各参与方应指定其总部主要负责人作为第三方存管系统安全稳定运行的第一责任人，负责本单位第三方存管系统的管理，对与第三方存管相关的业务需求分析、系统开发、运营管理、技术审计、安全保障等工作进行组织、协调。

第七条 各参与方应指定专门的技术联络员，具体负责与监管机构、技术协调小组、相关参与方之间的对口联络。

第八条 各参与方应积极参与探索建立证券业和银行业之间的第三方存管技术沟通协调机制。时机成熟时，成立由证券业和银行业共同组成的技术协调小组，负责对第三方存管系统的重大问题及安全情况进行沟通、协调和通报，建立健全联动机制及制度。



第三章 系统建设

第九条 证券公司与相关商业银行之间的第三方存管系统对接应遵循总对总的原则，联接线路既可以采用银证直联，也可以通过相关中介服务机构进行联接。

第十条 各参与方第三方存管系统的建设总体上应符合以下要求：

1、系统功能应满足第三方存管的业务规则和各参与方的内控要求；

2、系统日处理能力应达到最近一年内银证转账最大日处理量的5倍以上；

3、相关的应用系统应实现系统的热备份，支持自动切换；

4、应建立灾难备份系统，主用系统和灾难备份系统的设计恢复时间目标应少于60分钟，恢复点目标应少于10分钟，系统运行性能降低预期应少于50％，主用系统和灾难备份系统的通信线路应保持畅通。有条件时建议采用主用系统和灾难备份系统处理能力相同、轮换交替使用的双系统模式；

5、应配备与主用系统技术架构相同的独立测试系统。

第十一条 第三方存管系统的运行机房应符合《电子计算机机房设计规范》（GB50174）B类以上（含B类）的要求。

第十二条 各参与方之间应至少建立两条不同运营商或不同类型的通信线路（如DDN、SDH、帧中继、卫星等）。各条通信线路之间互为备份，当主通信线路发生故障时，应能够及时切换到备用线路。

第十三条 主通信线路的带宽应考虑充分的冗余，本地局域网的网络时延应小于50ms。中介服务机构与其它参与方之间的通信线路，应根据承载的通信量保证足够的带宽。

第十四条 各参与方应建立完整、规范的第三方存管系统测试操作流程，包括系统备份、环境搭建、测试实施、系统恢复等内容。

第十五条 各参与方第三方存管系统应具备完善的自动和人工重发、超时冲正等机制，以减少转账差错率。

第十六条 证券公司第三方存管系统的单项压力测试处理性能应满足如下要求：转账类交易的处理能力应大于每百万客户50笔/秒，查询类交易的处理能力应大于每百万客户150笔/秒。单笔业务最长处理时间应小于30秒。

第十七条 商业银行第三方存管系统的单项压力测试处理性能应满足如下要求：转账类交易的处理能力应大于每百万客户50笔/秒，查询类交易的处理能力应大于每百万客户100笔/秒。单笔业务最长处理时间应小于30秒。

第十八条 各参与方应在其第三方存管系统内部实现有效隔离，以确保与不同业务对象之间的业务和数据不会发生相互影响。

第十九条 各参与方第三方存管系统应具备较强的稳定性，确保不会因对方第三方存管系统的阻塞或挂起而导致自身第三方存管系统失效，确保不会因对方第三方存管系统故障而导致与其它方之间的业务不能正常开展。



第四章 数据交换

第二十条 第三方存管系统所采用的数据交换协议应保证业务数据的可靠性和完整性，并具有良好的健壮性和可扩展性。

第二十一条 除银证转账业务外，数据交换协议还需支持如下业务：客户指定（及预指定）存管银行、存管银行确认、撤销存管银行、客户资料变更、业务信息查询、结息通知、总部级对账、总分平衡校验反馈等。

第二十二条 数据交换机制应支持报文校验、动态密钥交换、数字签名等安全措施。

第二十三条 在交换的数据中，客户资金密码、银行结算账户密码等重要信息应加密，不得以明文方式交换。

第二十四条 各参与方在进行日终清算文件交换时，应对日终清算文件的合法性和完整性进行校验。

第二十五条 为确保客户资金的安全，对转账交易类业务，第三方存管系统应具备“不可否认性”。

第二十六条 各证券公司与商业银行的第三方存管系统应具备转账类交易和账户类交易（账户类交易指存管银行的指定、确认、撤销，资料变更等）的对账与调账机制，以确保数据的一致性。

第二十七条 数据交换协议建议采用《证券期货业与银行间业务数据交换消息体结构和设计规则》。

第五章 运营保障

第二十八条 第三方存管系统全年实际可用性应达到99.9%，单次故障停机时间不超过60分钟。

第二十九条 各相关参与方之间应建立直接的沟通协调机制，协作完成第三方存管系统的联调、上线等工作，共同确保第三方存管系统的安全运行。

第三十条 各参与方应对第三方存管系统的软件升级、变更等操作建立规范的流程，确保变更的请求发起、开发测试、发布实施等工作规范开展。

第三十一条 各参与方需要进行第三方存管系统联调或升级时，应提前至少5个工作日通知相关参与方。

第三十二条 各参与方对第三方存管系统提出重大的新业务或管理需求时，应当为相关参与方留有充足的技术准备时间，原则上不少于30个工作日。

第三十三条 各参与方应对其网络设备及线路状态在生产时段作不间断的监控，发现问题时及时处理，并通知相关参与方。

第三十四条 各参与方在对相关网络及设备做重大变更时应提前告知相关参与方，以免对方运行监控人员采取不必要的操作。

第三十五条 各参与方出现日终处理异常和文件交换异常等事故时，应采取必要措施，不能影响投资者下一交易日的非转账类业务。

第三十六条 商业银行日终对账数据送达证券公司的截止时间为当日21:00。如需延迟，商业银行应提前至少一小时通知证券公司。

第三十七条 证券公司日终清算数据送达商业银行的时间要求为：非结息日的截止时间为次日凌晨2:00，结息日的截止时间为次日凌晨3:00。如需延迟，证券公司应提前至少一小时通知商业银行。

第三十八条 各参与方如果因网络故障等原因，无法通过第三方存管系统自动传送日终清算数据到相关参与方，应及时通知对方，并以其它方式将数据及时送达对方。

第三十九条 各参与方第三方存管系统的前置机、加密设备、网络设备等硬件设备应有冗余备份，当出现故障时，应能在30分钟内完成备用设备的切换。

第四十条 各相关参与方之间应相互提供与第三方存管系统相关的信息，包括但不限于：广域网接入设备及端口类型、相关网络拓扑结构及必要参数、主机类型与配置、相关系统参数、技术接口协议、系统运行性能测试报告、主要应急预案及相关联系人等。



第六章 应急恢复与事故处理

第四十一条 各参与方应制定完整的应急预案及应急协调预案，并定期组织演练及联合演练。

第四十二条 各参与方应建立并完善内部责任机制和协调机制，坚持信息安全事故问责制度，做好自动留痕和书面留痕工作，以便于责任事故的认定。

第四十三条 各参与方应妥善处置第三方存管发生的重大技术事故，任何一方出现预警信息或者发生重大技术事故时，应在30分钟内向相关参与方紧急通报，以便共同配合解决问题，并在2个工作日内向相关参与方提供有效的事故说明及处理文档，各参与方应共同做好技术事故发生后的投资者解释与安抚工作。

第四十四条 各参与方在第三方存管系统发生技术事故时应相应按照证券业、银行业的信息安全信息通报制度规定的程序及要求，及时上报。对重大技术事故，还应同时报送对业务造成的影响、投诉纠纷情况等内容。



第七章 附则

第四十五条 本指引自发布之日起施行。

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《外商投资建筑业企业管理规定》已经2002年9月9日建设部第63次常务会议和2002年9月17日对外贸易经济合作部第10次部长办公会议审议通过，现予发布，自2002年12月1日起施行。



建设部部长 汪光焘
对外贸易经济合作部部长 石广生
二○○二年九月二十七日






外商投资建筑业企业管理规定




第一章 总 则


第一条 为进一步扩大对外开放,规范对外商投资建筑业企业的管理,根据《中华人民共和国建筑法》、《中华人民共和国招标投标法》、《中华人民共和国中外合资经营企业法》、《中华人民共和国中外合作经营企业法》、《中华人民共和国外资企业法》、《建设工程质量管理条例》等法律、行政法规,制定本规定。

第二条 在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业,申请建筑业企业资质,实施对外商投资建筑业企业监督管理,适用本规定。

本规定所称外商投资建筑业企业,是指根据中国法律、法规的规定,在中华人民共和国境内投资设立的外资建筑业企业、中外合资经营建筑业企业以及中外合作经营建筑业企业。

第三条 外国投资者在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业,并从事建筑活动,应当依法取得对外贸易经济行政主管部门颁发的外商投资企业批准证书,在国家工商行政管理总局或者其授权的地方工商行政管理局注册登记,并取得建设行政主管部门颁发的建筑业企业资质证书。

第四条 外商投资建筑业企业在中华人民共和国境内从事建筑活动,应当遵守中国的法律、法规、规章。

外商投资建筑业企业在中华人民共和国境内的合法经营活动及合法权益受中国法律、法规、规章的保护。

第五条 国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门负责外商投资建筑业企业设立的管理工作；国务院建设行政主管部门负责外商投资建筑业企业资质的管理工作。

省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门在授权范围内负责外商投资建筑业企业设立的管理工作；省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门按照本规定负责本行政区域内的外商投资建筑业企业资质的管理工作。


第二章 企业设立与资质的申请和审批


第六条 外商投资建筑业企业设立与资质的申请和审批,实行分级、分类管理。

申请设立施工总承包序列特级和一级、专业承包序列一级资质外商投资建筑业企业的,其设立由国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门审批,其资质由国务院建设行政主管部门审批；申请设立施工总承包序列和专业承包序列二级及二级以下、劳务分包序列资质的,其设立由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门审批,其资质由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门审批。

中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业的中方投资者为中央管理企业的,其设立由国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门审批,其资质由国务院建设行政主管部门审批。

第七条 设立外商投资建筑业企业,申请施工总承包序列特级和一级、专业承包序列一级资质的程序：

(一)申请者向拟设立企业所在地的省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门提出设立申请。

(二)省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门在受理申请之日起30日内完成初审,初审同意后,报国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门。

(三)国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门在收到初审材料之日起10日内将申请材料送国务院建设行政主管部门征求意见。国务院建设行政主管部门在收到征求意见函之日起30日内提出意见。国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门在收到国务院建设行政主管部门书面意见之日起30日内作出批准或者不批准的书面决定。予以批准的,发给外商投资企业批准证书;不予批准的,书面说明理由。

(四)取得外商投资企业批准证书的,应当在30日内到登记主管机关办理企业登记注册。

(五)取得企业法人营业执照后,申请建筑业企业资质的,按照建筑业企业资质管理规定办理。

第八条 设立外商投资建筑业企业,申请施工总承包序列和专业承包序列二级及二级以下、劳务分包序列资质的程序,由各省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门和对外贸易经济行政主管部门,结合本地区实际情况,参照本规定第七条以及建筑业企业资质管理规定执行。

省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门审批的外商投资建筑业企业资质,应当在批准之日起30日内报国务院建设行政主管部门备案。

第九条 外商投资建筑业企业申请晋升资质等级或者增加主项以外资质的,应当依照有关规定到建设行政主管部门办理相关手续。

第十条 申请设立外商投资建筑业企业应当向对外贸易经济行政主管部门提交下列资料：

(一)投资方法定代表人签署的外商投资建筑业企业设立申请书；

(二)投资方编制或者认可的可行性研究报告；

(三)投资方法定代表人签署的外商投资建筑业企业合同和章程(其中,设立外资建筑业企业的只需提供章程)；

(四)企业名称预先核准通知书；

(五)投资方法人登记注册证明、投资方银行资信证明；

(六)投资方拟派出的董事长、董事会成员、经理、工程技术负责人等任职文件及证明文件；

(七)经注册会计师或者会计事务所审计的投资方最近三年的资产负债表和损益表。

第十一条 申请外商投资建筑业企业资质应当向建设行政主管部门提交下列资料：

(一)外商投资建筑业企业资质申请表；

(二)外商投资企业批准证书；

(三)企业法人营业执照；

(四)投资方的银行资信证明；

(五)投资方拟派出的董事长、董事会成员、企业财务负责人、经营负责人、工程技术负责人等任职文件及证明文件；

(六)经注册会计师或者会计师事务所审计的投资方最近三年的资产负债表和损益表；

(七)建筑业企业资质管理规定要求提交的资料。

第十二条 中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业中方合营者的出资总额不得低于注册资本的25%。

第十三条 本规定实施前,已经设立的中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业,应当按照本规定和建筑业企业资质管理规定重新核定资质等级。

第十四条 本规定中要求申请者提交的资料应当使用中文,证明文件原件是外文的,应当提供中文译本。


第三章 工程承包范围


第十五条 外资建筑业企业只允许在其资质等级许可的范围内承包下列工程：

(一)全部由外国投资、外国赠款、外国投资及赠款建设的工程；

(二)由国际金融机构资助并通过根据贷款条款进行的国际招标授予的建设项目；

(三)外资等于或者超过50%的中外联合建设项目；及外资少于50%,但因技术困难而不能由中国建筑企业独立实施,经省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门批准的中外联合建设项目；

(四)由中国投资,但因技术困难而不能由中国建筑企业独立实施的建设项目,经省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门批准,可以由中外建筑企业联合承揽。

第十六条 中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业应当在其资质等级许可的范围内承包工程。


第四章 监督管理


第十七条 外商投资建筑业企业的资质等级标准执行国务院建设行政主管部门颁发的建筑业企业资质等级标准。

第十八条 承揽施工总承包工程的外商投资建筑业企业,建筑工程主体结构的施工必须由其自行完成。

第十九条 外商投资建筑业企业与其他建筑业企业联合承包,应当按照资质等级低的企业的业务许可范围承包工程。

第二十条 外资建筑业企业违反本规定第十五条,超越资质许可的业务范围承包工程的,处工程合同价款2%以上4%以下的罚款；可以责令停业整顿,降低资质等级；情节严重的,吊销资质证书；有违法所得的,予以没收。

第二十一条 外商投资建筑业企业从事建筑活动,违反《中华人民共和国建筑法》、《中华人民共和国招标投标法》、《建设工程质量管理条例》、《建筑业企业资质管理规定》等有关法律、法规、规章的,依照有关规定处罚。


第五章 附 则


第二十二条 本规定实施前已经取得《外国企业承包工程资质证》的外国企业投资设立外商投资建筑业企业,可以根据其在中华人民共和国境内承包工程业绩等申请相应等级的建筑业企业资质。

根据本条第一款规定已经在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业的外国企业,设立新的外商投资建筑业企业,其资质等级按照建筑业企业资质管理规定核定。

第二十三条 香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区和台湾地区投资者在其他省、自治区、直辖市投资设立建筑业企业,从事建筑活动的,参照本规定执行。法律、法规、国务院另有规定的除外。

第二十四条 本规定由国务院建设行政主管部门和国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门按照各自职责负责解释。

第二十五条 本规定自2002年12月1日起施行。

第二十六条 自2003年10月1日起,1994年3月22日建设部颁布的《在中国境内承包工程的外国企业资质管理暂行办法》(建设部令第32号)废止。

第二十七条 自2002年12月1日起,建设部和对外贸易经济合作部联合颁布的《关于设立外商投资建筑业企业的若干规定》(建建〔1995〕533号)废止。

Regulations on Administration of Foreign–Invested Construction Enterprises



The Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People’s Republic of China

　Decree No. 113

Regulations on Administration of Foreign-Invested Construction Enterprises approved respectively at the 63rd Executive Meeting of the Ministry of Construction on 9 September 2002 and at the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on 17 September 2002 are now issued and shall go into effect on 1 December 2002.　

Minister of the Ministry of Construction: Wang Guangtao
Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation: Shi Guangsheng　

27 September 2002

Regulations on Administration of Foreign–Invested Construction Enterprises

Chapter 1 General provisions

Article 1 These Regulations hereof are formulated to further the opening up to the outside and standardise the administration of foreign-invested construction enterprises in accordance with such laws and regulations as the Construction Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Tendering and Bidding Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises and the Regulations on Administration of Construction and Engineering Quality.

Article 2 These regulations shall apply to the establishment of foreign–invested construction enterprises within the territory of the People’s Republic of China, the application for construction enterprise qualifications and the administration and supervision of foreign–invested construction enterprises.

The term ‘foreign-invested construction enterprise’ mentioned in these regulations refers to a wholly foreign-owned construction enterprise, or a Sino-foreign equity construction joint venture or a Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprise established within the territory of the People’s Republic of China in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations.

Article 3 A foreign investor, which intends to establish a foreign-invested construction enterprise within the territory of the People’s Republic of China and conduct construction business, shall, in accordance with laws, obtain the approval certificate from the relevant foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department and register with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce or its authorised administration of industry and commerce at local levels, and the qualification certificate from the relevant construction administration department.

Article 4 Foreign-invested construction enterprises which engage in construction business within the territory of the People’s Republic of China shall abide by the laws, regulations and rules of the People’s Republic of China.


The lawful operation of foreign-invested construction enterprises and their legal rights and interests within the territory of the People’s Republic of China shall be protected by Chinese laws, regulations and rules.

Article 5 The foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of the establishment of foreign-invested construction enterprises. The construction administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of the qualifications of foreign–invested construction enterprises.

The foreign trade and economic cooperation administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities shall be responsible for the administration of the establishment of foreign-invested construction enterprises within their authorised jurisdiction; the construction administration departments of the people’s government of the provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities shall, in accordance with these Regulations, be responsible for the administration of qualifications of foreign–invested construction enterprises within their administrative regions.

Chapter 2 Application for and Examination and Approval of Establishment of Foreign–invested Construction Enterprises and their Qualifications

Article 6 The application for and the examination and approval of the establishment of foreign-invested construction enterprises and their qualifications shall be managed by a grading and categorization system.

Where an applicant is to apply to establish a contractor with Super Grade or Grade A qualifications or to establish a specialised contractor with Grade A qualifications, the establishment of the foreign-invested construction enterprise shall be examined and approved by the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council and its qualifications shall be examined and approved by the construction administration department of the State Council; where an applicant is to apply to establish a contractor or a specialised contractor with Grade B or lower qualifications or any of the subcontractor qualifications, the establishment of the foreign–invested construction enterprise shall be examined and approved by the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality and its qualifications shall be examined and approved by the construction administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality.

Where the Chinese investor to a proposed Sino-foreign equity construction joint venture or a Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprise is an enterprise administered by the central government, the establishment of the joint venture shall be examined and approved by the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council and its qualifications shall be examined and approved by the construction administration department of the State Council.

Article 7 The procedures for the establishment of a foreign–invested construction enterprise as a contractor with Super Grade or Grade A qualifications or a specialised contractor with Grade A qualifications are:

(1) The applicant shall submit an application to the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality where the proposed foreign-invested construction enterprise is to be established.

(2) The foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality shall complete the preliminary examination within 30 days of receiving the application, and shall, if it grants the preliminary approval, submit the application to the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council for further approval.

(3) Within 10 days of receiving the application for further approval, the foreign trade and economic administration department of the State Council shall forward the application to the construction administration department of the State Council for review and comments. The construction administration department of the State Council shall provide its opinion in writing within 30 days of receiving the request. Within 30 days of receiving the response, the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall decide whether or not to approve the application and express such a decision in written form. If the application is approved, a foreign-invested enterprise certificate shall be granted; if the application is not approved, reasons for the disapproval shall be given in written form.

(4) Within 30 days of receiving the approval certificate, the applicant shall register with the relevant registration department.

(5) After obtaining the business license for the legal entity, the application by the foreign-invested construction enterprise for qualification approval shall be conducted in accordance with Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Article 8 The procedures for the establishment of a foreign-invested construction enterprise as a contractor or a specialised contractor with Grade B or lower qualifications or any of the subcontractor qualifications shall be administered by the construction administration department and the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality based on local conditions with reference to Article 7 of these Regulations and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Examination and approval of qualifications of the foreign-invested construction enterprise by the construction administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality shall be filed with the construction administration department of the State Council within 30 days after the approval is given.

Article 9 The application by a foreign-invested construction enterprise for upgrading its qualifications or adding additional qualifications in addition to major items shall be made to the relevant construction administration department in accordance with relevant regulations.

Article 10 An applicant which intends to establish a foreign-invested construction enterprise shall submit the following documents to the relevant foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department:

(1) Application forms to establish a foreign-invested construction enterprise signed by the investor’s legal representative;

(2) The feasibility study report prepared or accepted by the investors;

(3) The contract for the establishment of a foreign-invested construction enterprise and the articles of association signed by the investor’s legal representative (only the articles of association is required for the establishment of a wholly foreign-owned construction enterprise);

(4) The notification on pre-verification of the name of the enterprise;

(5) Documentary evidence of legal entity registration and bank credential letter of the investor;

(6) Appointment letters and documentary evidence of the investor’s designated chairman and members of the board of directors, managers and technical managers etc.; and

(7) Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts of the investor over the past three years audited by a certified accountant or an accounting firm.

Article 11 The applicant applying for foreign-invested construction enterprise qualifications shall submit the following documents to the relevant construction administration department:

(1) Application forms for the foreign-invested construction enterprise qualifications;

(2) The approval certificate for the establishment of the foreign-invested construction enterprise;

(3) The business licence for the legal entity;

(4) The bank credential letter of the investor;

(5) Appointment letters and documentary evidence of the investor’s designated chairman and members of the board of directors, the enterprise’s financial manager, operations managers and technical managers etc.; and

(6) Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts of the investor over the past three years audited by a certified accountant or an accounting firm.

(7) Other documents required

Article 12 The total capital contribution of the Chinese party to a Sino-foreign equity construction joint venture or a Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprise shall not be less than 25% of the registered capital.

Article 13 Qualifications of Sino-foreign equity construction joint ventures and Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprises established prior to the issuance of these Regulations are required to be re-examined and ratified in accordance with these Regulations and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Article 14 All documents required to be submitted by an applicant under these Regulations shall be in Chinese. If the original documentary evidence is in a foreign language, a Chinese translation shall be provided.

Chapter 3 Scope of Contracting

Article 15 Wholly foreign-owned construction enterprises may only undertake the following types of construction projects within the scope of their qualifications:

(1) Construction projects funded totally by foreign investments, foreign grants or foreign investments and grants;

(2) Construction projects financed by international financial organisations and awarded through international tendering process in accordance with the provisions of the loan agreement;

(3) Sino-foreign jointly constructed projects where the foreign investment is equal to or greater than 50%; Sino-foreign jointly constructed projects where the foreign investment is less than 50% but which Chinese construction enterprises cannot undertake independently due to technical difficulties subject to the approval of the construction administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities;

(4) China-invested construction projects which Chinese construction enterprises cannot undertake independently due to technical difficulties. Such projects may be jointly undertaken by Chinese and foreign construction enterprises subject to the approval of the construction administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities.

Article 16 Sino-foreign equity construction joint ventures and Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprises shall undertake construction projects within the permitted scope of their grades of qualifications.

Chapter 4 Supervision and Administration

Article 17 The criteria of grading of qualifications of foreign-invested construction enterprises shall be in accordance with the criteria of grading of construction enterprise qualifications formulated and issued by the construction administration department of the State Council.

Article 18 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise undertakes a construction project as the contractor, it shall itself complete the main structure of the project.

Article 19 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise contracts for construction projects in the form of a consortium with other construction enterprises, the consortium shall contract for projects within the permitted scope of the lower qualification grade.

Article 20 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise contracts for construction projects beyond the permitted scope of its qualifications in violation of Article 15 of these Regulations, a fine at an amount between 2% to 4% of the construction contract price shall be collected. An order to suspend its business operation and to correct the wrongdoings may also be issued and its qualification certificate may be demoted. In serious situations, the qualification certificate shall be revoked and any proceeds illegally obtained shall be confiscated.

Article 21 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise carrying out construction business violates the Construction Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Tendering and Bidding Law of the People’s Republic of China, Regulations on Administration of Engineering Construction Quality and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications and other relevant laws, regulations and rules, it shall be penalised in accordance with relevant provisions.

Chapter 5 Supplemental Provisions

Article 22 For a foreign enterprise which has already obtained a Foreign Enterprise Qualification Certificate for Contracting for Construction Projects prior to these Regulations come into force, it may apply for a construction enterprise qualification of an appropriate grade based on its track record of project contracting within the territory of the People’s Republic of China when establishing a foreign-invested construction enterprise.

Where a foreign enterprise which has already established a foreign invested construction enterprise within the territory of the People’s Republic of China as stated in Paragraph 1 of this Article is to establish a new foreign-invested construction enterprise, the qualification grade of the new foreign-invested construction enterprise shall be determined in accordance with Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Article 23 Investors from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region or Taiwan shall establish construction enterprises and carry out construction businesses in other provinces, autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities in accordance with these Regulations, unless it is otherwise provided by laws, regulations or the State Council.

Article 24 The construction administration department of the State Council and the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for interpretation of these Regulations in accordance with their respective functions.

Article 25 These Regulations shall come into force on 1 December 2002.

Article 26 The Tentative Measures on Administration of Foreign Enterprise Qualifications for Contracting for Construction Projects Within the Territory of China issued by the Ministry of Construction (Decree No. 32 of the Ministry of Construction) shall be repealed as of 1 October 2003.

Article 27 Provisions on Establishment of Foreign-invested Construction Enterprises (File No. 533, 1995) jointly issued by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation shall be repealed as of 1 December 2002.