[1997]外经贸资发第290号
颁布日期：19970513 　实施日期：19970513 　颁布单位：对外贸易经济合作部

　　WaiJingMaoZiFa [1997] No. 290

　　May 13， 1997

　　Commissions （departments， bureaus） of foreign trade and economic cooperation in all provinces， autonomous¹ regions， municipalities directly under the Central Government and municipalities separately listed on the State plan， Foreign Investment Commissions of Heilongjiang Province， Shanghai and Xiamen， and Shenzhen Foreign Investment Office：

　　Since the decision of the State Council in July 1992 to set up Chinese-foreign equity² joint³ ventures and Chinese-foreign contractual commercial retailers⁴ on a pilot basis， the work has been progressing smoothly⁵ and has exerted positive effects on the reform and development of Chinese commercial enterprises. However， some local governments， disregarding the provisions of the State Council， approved and opened some commercial enterprises with foreign investment without authorization⁶， which resulted in disorderly administration on the examination and approval of commercial projects with foreign investment， disoriented development and mode of cooperation inconsistent with the state policies， etc. And it further brought confusion to and negative impact on the pilot work of foreign capital utilization⁷ in the commercial sector⁸. As agreed upon by the State Council， to safeguard the uniformity and solemnity of the state policies and to ensure further and sounder development of the pilot work in Chinese commercial sector in an orderly manner， the Urgent Circular of the General Office of the State Council Concerning Immediate⁹ Termination of Unauthorized Local Examination and Approval of Commercial Enterprises with Foreign Investment is hereby transmitted to you for full implementation¹⁰.