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Company Establishment
Any requirements regarding the investment density?

Based on the Jiangsu Provincial document: SU ZHENG FA [2004] No. 54 《Circular of Jiangsu Provincial Government about Enhancing the Efforts on Intensive Utilization of Land》, development zones in Changzhou shall comply with an investment intensity normally no less than Rmb 2.50 million / mu.

About the regulations governing the land use right grant and/or transfer

The development zone performs the formalities for granting and/or transferring of the State-owned land use right with compensations, and encourages both local and foreign investors to conduct investment.

▲Both local and foreign investors shall follow the document《Provisional Rules Governing the Granting and /or Transferring of the State-owned Land Use Right in Urban and Town Areas of Changzhou City 》 in the utilization of land inside this zone. In maximum, the land use right grant will be valid for 70 years, in particular, for industrial use, cultural, education or health purposes, and etc., normally no more than 50 years; for commercial use, amusement, tourism, and etc., normally no more than 40 years; for real estate development, no more than 70 years.

▲the local enterprise can utilize its properly acquired State-owned land use right as its investment or condition in cooperation with foreign investors to jointly incorporate development company for the development.

▲The granted land use right, when properly acquired, can be transferred, donated, leased, mortgaged, and inherited by legitimate successor during the period of valid of the land use right grant contract.

▲The utilization of land shall comply with the overall planning of the development zone, the requirements on the environmental protection and the planning management over the zone industries.

How to conduct the foreign investor’s qualification document and attesting document?

The foreign investor’s qualification document ( business license / an equivalent document of the foreign investor, or the ID of a natural person) shall be issued by the competent authorities, notary or legal firm of the investor's original country. Said documents should be attested by Chinese Embassy in said country, provided said country does not have diplomatic relations with P.R.Chin.

The foreign investor’s original qualification and attesting documents submitted by the foreign investor to the approving and registry authorities shall include, among other things, complete shareholder(s)’ information with the corresponding current effective shares position.

Natural person of a foreign country coming to CND to invest, shall submit the passport (origin); Natural person from HK or Macau special administrative regions, shall submit the original permanent residence document and /or original HK/Macau Resident Certificate for Travel in the Mainland China; Natural person from Taiwan, shall submit the original Taiwan Compatriot’s Certificate; For overseas Chinese coming to make investment in CND, he shall submit the original passport and/or residence document issued by his residence country. In all of the above cases, there is no more need for notary process or attesting document.

CND (Xinbei District) protection to the right and interest of foreign investors

Enterprises with foreign investment duly registered and established in China according to the Chinese laws have the status of the Chinese Legal Person. CND administration will accord with the Chinese laws to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the foreign investor including, but not limited to, his rights on ownership and disposal of his properties and proper earnings.

1.to protect his autonomous right on business management and operations and support the foreign investor to run enterprise according to the internationally accepted norm. The foreign-invested enterprise can independently develop its business and operative plans, raise funds for operations, purchase related materials, and sell its products.

2.to protect his autonomous right on workforce recruitment, developing its own organizational structures, staffing, and distribution schemes.

3.to protect his autonomous right on disposal or outward remittance of the after tax earnings, including legitimate net profits earned by foreign investors, funds distributed upon expiration or termination of the enterprise, and remunerations and other proper incomes of expatriates.

4.to protect foreign investors’ know-how, duly registered trademark, and his intellectual property right.

CND administration exercises an enclosed-management, any inspections or fees collection originated from external organizations shall funneled to CND administration, who will make unified arrangements so as to minimize burdens of enterprises ( the date 1 through date 25 of each month being designated to “tranquil operation days” of enterprises) in a bid to assist enterprises to beef up efforts on operations and profit making.

Processes of Application for Setting up a Foreign-invested Enterprise

General Processes: pre-review of a name of newco – sign lease agreement and notarization – environmental impact assessment report of a construction project – application for approval of the Joint Venture Contract, Articles of Association – application for national wide organizational code Notice – obtainment of Approval Certificate on Establishment of Enterprise with Foreign Investment – apply of Business License from the Industrial and Commercial Administration – engraving the company’s seals by authorized entity – obtain the organizational code certificate – perform formality for taxation registration – perform formality for foreign exchange control registration and capital onward remittance permit – proceed with certificate of opening bank account – opening bank account – continue to do fiscal registration – first piece of paid-in-capital arrives at its account – proceed with the customs’ registration

Requirement on the schedules of payment of the paid-in-capital of the foreign-invested company

Investor(s) shall effect respective payment of capital according to the stipulations in the Contract (and/or Articles of Association) and in compliance with the following requirements:

1.If the payment of the capital shall be effected in one time, investor(s) shall complete respective payments with 6 months starting from the issuance of the Business License.

2.If the payments of the capital shall be effected in installments, investor(s) shall make the first piece of capital payment no less than 15% of his respective shares with 3 months starting from the issuance of the Business License. The remaining amount of capital shall be paid in full within 2 years from the date of Business License.

Any rules regarding the foreign investment industries?

From December 1st, 2007 the updated 2007 Version of Guidelines of the Foreign Investment Industries come into force, which comprises four categories: Encouraged status, Permitted industries, Limited sectors and Prohibited areas. If it is approved having the Encouraged status, this investment project will be entitled to enjoy import duty exemption and import related VAT exemption of those manufacturing equipment to be used by the project company itself within an amount of disposable foreign capital of said newco. Purchasing of equipment from the local market will allow for VAT refunding. Purchasing of equipment for special purposes dedicated to environmental protection, energy saving, water saving, and production safety will allow to off set the corporate income tax. The preferential policy is not applicable to any of those import commodities listed within prohibited areas for duty free treatment. Those industries listed among the prohibited areas will not allow for any foreign investment in China.

Forms of setting up an enterprise involving foreign investment.

Enterprises involving foreign investment are realized mainly in following forms in China:

1.Sino-foreign Joint Venture Enterprise: It has the Chinese Legal Person status and is in the form of limited liability company. Foreign investor(s), who can be an existing company, enterprise, economic entity or a natural person, will make joint investment with China’s local partner(s), who can be an existing company, enterprise, or economic entity, jointly manage the business and operations, and share profits or risks proportionally according to their respective participations to JV, whose establishment shall be subject to the approval by the Chinese government.

2.Sino-foreign Cooperative Enterprise: Foreign investor(s), who can be an existing company, enterprise, economic entity or a natural person, will make investment into a local company, who can be an existing company, enterprise, or economic entity, and develop business and profit-risk sharing format based on mutual agreement by and between the partners. Its establishment requests the approval of the Chinese government.

3.Whole Foreign Owned Enterprise: WFOE can be set up in China with the whole investment from foreign investor (s), who can be an existing company, enterprise, or economic entity or a natural person. Its establishment requests the approval of the Chinese government.

4.Sino-foreign Stock Limited: It has the Chinese Legal Person status and is in the form of limited liability company. The company shall be liable for the risks within his maximum amount of its assets. The stocks can be subscribed and purchased by local and foreign investors alike.

The Processes of Acquisition of Land Use Right and Starting of Construction
Project Negotiations
Select site and inspect the recommended land plot (BLR,CND Branch)
Issue red line map (BLR, CND Branch)
Land Offering procedures as public bidding, auction or public expropriation – Sign land grant contract (BLR, CND Branch)
Pay land grant fees (BLR, CND Branch)
Issue Land Use Right Certificate Land parcel registration (BLR, CND Branch)

Note: Following procedures shall be completed before the commencement of the project construction:

1、Obtaining Approval Document on Project Construction, Verification or File Record from Economic Development Bureau;

2、Obtaining Planning Permit to Land Use from Construction Planning Bureau of CND.

3、Obtaining Approval Certificate on Land Use for Construction from State Land Bureau of CND.

4、Obtaining Planning Permit to Construction Project from Planning Bureau of CND.

5、Obtaining Construction Implementation Permit from Construction Bureau.

Public Utility Charges to Enterprise
1.Water, Power, Steam, Telecommunication, etc.
A Water Rate Rmb Yuan/ton
User Industrial Use Residence Special Sectors
Charge 2.87 2.57 3.42
Water resource rate:Surface water Rmb 0.2/m3
Note: The waste water treatment fees at a rate of Rmb 1.15/m3 is included in above water rate industrial use. If the enterprise can properly treat its waste water in accordance with the State Standard before the discharge, it is entitled to get Rmb 0.575/m3 refunded from the water rate.
B Power Cost Rmb Yuan/KVA
The cost incurred by connecting sub transformer station to user’s own switchboard is at charge of user.
The user requesting dual or multiple power supplies shall bear the power supply fees, with an exemption of the largest power feed line.
C Electricity Rate Rmb Yuan/KWH
User Type Ordinary industries Larger User >315KVA Illumination
Average charge 0.798(1-10KV) rate 0.602 + fixed fees (Rmb 28 / KVA per month)(1-10KV)
Industry
0.798
Home
0.5183
Jiangsu Provincial Unified Electricity Rate: Su Jia Gong [2008] No.221 document) , refer to file attached:/Files/adminFiles/wjj/2009083116363935341.doc
D Telecommunication fees Rmb Yuan
Type Program-controlled Telephone
User
Enterprise Private
Monthly fee
30 18
Note:Telephone installation materials fee: Rmb 300; service charge Rmb 8
E Steam rate:
Rmb 165/ton(measurement method to be agreed upon)
Connection fees: (a lump-sum payment)
- Rmb 100,000/ton per hour, if consumption to be lower than 5 ton/h;
- Rmb 80,000/ton per hour, if consumption between 5 – 8 ton/h;
- Rmb 60,000/ton per hour, if consumption to be over 8 ton/h; (Special user on case basis)
F Natural Gas
Residential use: 2.20/m3, Industrial use: 3.09/m3; Commercial use: 2.64/m3; Other use: 2.75元/m3
2.Fees Incurred by Capital Registration, Capital Verification and Name Registration
A.Capital Registration Fees Unit: Rmb Yuan
Registered Capital Charge
Register Capital ≤10.00 million 0.8‰
Between 10 mil and 100 million 8,000+( Register Capital -10.00 mil)*0.4‰
Register Capital≥100 million 44,000
B Capital Verification Fees: It will be between Rmb 1000 to Rmb 20,000 depending on the amount of the registered capital.
C Engraving Co. Seal, contract Seal, financial Seal: Rmb 420 for local co.; Rmb 555 for foreign co.
D Taxation Registration Fees: Rmb 25.
E Organizational Code Registration fees and IC card cost: Rmb 148.
3.Labour Cost for reference
Board of Directors of enterprises involving foreign investment has the autonomous right to decide salary level and form, awarding and allowance policies, and etc. of its own employees.
On the other hand, enterprises involving foreign investment shall comply with the following minimum statutory rules formulated by the State regarding insurances, accumulation funds, and etc.
Item % of Salary
Pension 29%(21% by Co.; 8% by Employee)
Unemployment Insurance 3%(2% by Co.; 1% by Employee)
Medical Insurance 10%(8% by Co.; 2% by Employee)
Housing Accumulation Fund 10% by Co.; 10% by Employee
Work Injury Insurance 0.5-2%
Maternity Insurance 0.8%
Just for reference, at present, an average salary level of employees in enterprises in Changzhou region is Rmb 850 ~ 1200, while another 42.3-45.8% will be added comprising total labour cost of company.
Note: Those rates, charges, fees above illustrated are in effect as of today. Please refer to rules and regulations in this respect to be in force and effect at the time when the investment is to be made.

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