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Changes on the Requirement for the Foreign Invested Companies

Thursday, 05 November 2015 09:29

The new Act was issued by the Ministry of Commerce named as MOC Act `2015` No. 2 on 28th Oct 2015. Some requirements for the foreign investment has been cancelled. Please see below main points.

 

Foreign invested company limited by shares

  • It is no longer to have RMB30 millions as the registered capital;
  • It is no longer to require the minimum equity for the foreign shareholder as 25%;
  • It is no longer to required the payment one-off the total registered capital within 90 days since the approval certificate is issued and before the AIC registration;
  • Foreign investment company

  • It is no longer restricted to the limited liability company; Company limited by shares can also set up the foreign investment company;
  • The minimum registered capital requirement as USD30 million has been cancelled;
  • The requirement as the first installment of the registered capital should be paid and made capital verification before the application is cancelled;
  • The term requirement for the payment of registered capital no less than USD30 million within two years since the establishment and paid up within five years has been cancelled;
  • Foreign invested VC investment company

  • The minimum registered capital requirements have been cancelled (USD10 million for non-legal entity; USD5 millions for corporation; USD 1 million for each shareholder);
  • The longest term for capital contribution as five years has been cancelled;
  • The minimum paid capital as USD10 million at the time of capital decreasing has been cancelled;
  • Foreign invested commercial company

    It is no longer require the company pay up the total registered capital before the company  can increase the commercial stores;

    Foreign invested leasing company

    It is no longer to have USD10 millions as the registered capital;

    Foreign invested forwarding company

    It is no longer to have USD1 millions as the registered capital;

    It is no longer required to operate 1 year and pay up the total registered capital before the branch can be set up;

    Wholesale and warehouse services for product oil

    It is no longer to have RMB30 millions for wholesale or RMB10 millions for warehouse services as the registered capital;

    Sale business and warehouse services for original oil

    It is no longer to have RMB100 millions for sale business or RMB50 millions for warehouse services as the registered capital;

    Foreign invested logistics company

    It is no longer to have USD5 millions as the registered capital;

    Commercial factoring

    It is no longer to have RMB50 millions as the registered capital;

    Auction company

    It is no longer to have RMB5 millions as the registered capital;

    Equity Investment for foreign invested company

  • The limitation for the registered capital should be totally paid up is cancelled;
  • The limitation for the accumulated equity investment cannot be more than 70% of the registered capital is cancelled;
  • M&A or Separation for foreign invested company

    It is no longer required for paid up the total registered capital and have the capital verification before M&A or separation;

    Inbound reinvestment for foreign invested company

  • It is no longer required for paid up the total registered capital and have the capital verification before the reinvestment;
  • The limitation for the maximum for reinvestment should be no more than 50% of net assets is cancelled;
  • Strategy investment for the listing company

    It is no longer to get the pre-approval from MOC before the foreign company can subscribe the directional issuance shares at CSRC;

     

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