对外贸易经济合作部、国家经济贸易委员会[2001]年第18号令
(Issued by the Ministry¹ of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and State Economic and Trade Commission on 30 December 2001, and effective as of, 1 January 2002.)
颁布日期：20011230 　实施日期：20020101 　颁布单位：对外贸易经济合作部、 国家经济贸易委员会

　　Article 1　These Procedures have been formulated² in accordance with the PRC, Foreign Trade Law and the PRC, Administration of Technology Import and Export Regulations in order to promote the development of China's import of technology.

　　Article 2　Technology that is prohibited from import as listed in the Technology Prohibited and Restricted from Import by China Catalogue (to be promulgated³ separately) shall not be imported.

　　Article 3　The State shall administer by licence technology that is restricted from import. All imports of technology that is restricted from import as listed in the Technology Prohibited and Restricted from Import by China Catalogue should undergo the import licensing⁴ procedure in accordance with these Procedures.

　　Article 4　Import licensing of technology the import of which is restricted as defined in Article 3 hereof shall be administered by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) together with the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC).

　　Article 5　When importing technology the import of which is restricted as defined in Article 3 hereof, technology importers should fill in the China Restricted Import Technology Application Form (Application Form, see Appendix 1) and submit to MOFTEC for carrying out the import licensing procedure.

　　Article 6　Within 30 working days of the date on which MOFTEC receives the Application Form, MOFTEC and SETC shall carry out separately trade investigations⁵ and technology investigations on the technology import projects and decide whether to permit such import.

　　In the case of an application returned to the applicant⁶ for amendment⁷ or supplementation because the application material is incomplete, the content is unclear or the application does not fit the criteria⁸ for some other reason, the date on which the applicant re-applies or submits the final supplementary⁹ material shall be deemed the date of receipt of application.

　　Article 7　The trade investigations of technology the import of which is restricted shall include the following contents:

　　1. whether the import is in accord with China's foreign trade policy and whether it is beneficial to the development of foreign economic and technological¹⁰ cooperation; and

　　2. whether the import is in accord with foreign obligations undertaken by China.

　　Article 8　The technology investigations of technology the import of which is restricted shall include the following contents:

　　1. whether the import endangers national security or public interest of the society;

　　2. whether the import harms the lives or health of human beings;

　　3. whether the import destroys the ecological¹¹ environment; and

　　4. whether the import is in accord with China's industrial policies and economic and social development strategies; whether it is beneficial to the progress of technology development and upgrade in industries, and whether it protects China's economic and technological rights and interests.

　　Article 9　Once an import application has been approved, MOFTEC shall issue a unified¹², printed and numbered Proposal for Technology Import Licence of the People's Republic of China (Technology Import Licence Proposal, see Appendix 2). The technology importer may enter into technology import contracts with foreign parties after obtaining the Technology Import Licence Proposal.

　　Article 10　Once a technology import contract has been signed, the technology importer shall submit the Technology Import Licence Proposal, a copy of the contract and its appendix, and documents evidencing the legal status of the contracting parties to MOFTEC for application of technology import licence.

　　Article 11　MOFTEC shall examine the authenticity¹³ of the technology import contract within 10 working days of the date of receipt of the documents stipulated¹⁴ in Article 10 hereof, and render a decision on whether to grant a licence.

　　Article 12　A technology importer may, when applying for the import of technology to MOFTEC in accordance with Article 5 hereof and carrying out the technology import licensing procedure, submit together a copy of the signed technology import contract and its appendix.

　　Within 30 working days of the date on which MOFTEC receives the documents stipulated in the preceding paragraph, MOFTEC and SETC shall carry out separately trade investigations and technology investigations on the technology import projects and decide whether to permit such import. MOFTEC shall examine the authenticity of the technology import contract within 10 working days of the approval of such import, and render a decision on whether to grant a licence.

　　In the case of an application returned to the applicant for amendment or supplementation because the application material is incomplete, the content is unclear or the application does not fit the criteria for some other reason, the date on which the applicant re-applies or submits the final supplementary material shall be deemed the date of receipt of application.

　　Article 13　Where the import of technology is licensed¹⁵, MOFTEC shall issue a unified, printed and numbered Technology Import Licence of the People's Republic of China (Technology Import Licence, see Appendix 3) to the technology importer. The technology import contract of technology the import of which is restricted shall be effective as of the date of issuance of the Technology Import Licence.

　　Article 14　When a technology importer obtains the Technology Import Licence from MOFTEC, it shall log on to the "PRC Technology Import and Export Contract Administration System" on the China International Electronic Commerce Network (website: http://info.ec.com.cn) and input¹⁶ the contents of contract according to the procedures.

　　Article 15　If an investment project subject to approval of relevant departments involves import of technology that is restricted from import, the technology importer shall submit the approval documents of the relevant departments when applying to MOFTEC for import of technology in accordance with Article 5 or 12 hereof.

　　Article 16　If it is necessary to make changes to the details of technology being imported after the technology importer has obtained the Technology Import Licence, the importer should undergo the technology import licensing procedure again in accordance with the procedure stipulated in these Procedures.

　　Article 17　Technology importers shall complete the formalities in respect of foreign exchange, banking¹⁷, taxation¹⁸ and customs, etc. on the strength of the Technology Import Licence.

　　Article 18　In the event of violation¹⁹ of these Procedures, the liability of the Technology Importer shall be pursued in accordance with the PRC, Administration of Technology Import and Export Procedures.

　　Article 19　These Procedures do not apply to the import of national defence military industry specialist technology.

　　Article 20　These Procedures shall be implemented²⁰ as of 1 January 2002.