对外贸易经济合作部、国家经济贸易委员会、财政部、海关总署、国

外经贸资发[2001]700号
颁布日期：20011225 　实施日期：20011225 　颁布单位：对外贸易经济合作部、 国家经济贸易委员会、 财政部、 海关总署、 国家税务总局、 国家工商行政管理总局、 国家外汇管理局

　　Promulgated¹ on December 25, 2001

　　WaiJingMaoZiFa [2001] No.700

　　MOFTEC, SETC, MOF, SAT, SAIC, and SAFE branches in all provinces, autonomous² regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and municipalities separately listed on the State plan, branch of GAC in Guangdong province, and all customs directly under GAC:

　　In order to further improve the annual joint³ inspection⁴ over enterprises with foreign investment, a circular on relevant issues is hereby given as follows:

　　1. 2002 annual joint inspection shall be made seriously in accordance with Circular on Carrying out Annual Joint Inspection over Enterprises with Foreign Investment (WaiJingMaoZiFa [ 1998] No.938, hereinafter referred to as Circular) approved by the State Council and under the leadership of local governments. Effective measures shall be taken to enhance the proportion of inspected enterprises with foreign investment.

　　2. The joint inspection period is from March 1 through May 31, 2002. Departments in all localities related to the annual joint inspection shall further intensify⁵ their efforts in propaganda, mobilization and preparation, strengthen the guidance to and supervision⁶ and implementation⁷ of the work of annual joint inspection of grass-roots units, keep informed of the rate of advance, coordinate⁸ and resolve relevant problems to ensure the smooth progress of the annual joint inspection in their localities.

　　3. The MOFTEC will centrally renew the approval certificates of enterprises with foreign investment in 2002. Enterprises with foreign investment are required to present the new certificates when taking the joint inspection.

　　4. In accordance with the Circular, only the SAIC and its branches can charge the inspected enterprises with foreign investment at the original rate. Other departments participating in the annual joint inspection shall not charge the inspected enterprises with foreign investment. "Arbitrary charges, arbitrary inspections⁹", including taking the opportunity of joint inspection to charge the inspected brazenly¹⁰ or in disguised form, exercising extra annual inspection over enterprises with foreign investment without the approval of the State Council, shall be resolutely¹¹ stopped.

　　5. Departments in all localities related to the annual joint inspection shall cooperate closely to check up and nullify or revoke¹² "three-no enterprises with foreign investment"(enterprises with no capital, no plant and no administrative¹³ structure), punish in accordance with relevant laws and regulations enterprises with foreign investment failing in taking the inspection, while departments participating in the annual joint inspection shall punish in accordance with relevant laws and regulations enterprises with foreign investment reporting false information, or violating laws and regulations in their operation.

　　6. Joint work in one office is encouraged if conditions permit. By this way, it will be easier for different departments to exchange views, fulfill¹⁴ obligations stipulated¹⁵ by the Circular, and improve the joint inspection. Meanwhile, impetus¹⁶ shall, in the light of local circumstances, be given to the online reporting of enterprises with foreign investment and network inspection by departments participating in the annual joint inspection at the provincial¹⁷ level. Means of inputting¹⁸ data shall be improved to enhance the effectiveness and accuracy.

　　7. Training of concerned staff members shall be strengthened to enhance their awareness¹⁹ of service and professional quality so as to provide more open, transparent²⁰, and normalized service to the inspected. Consulting and appealing institutions set up for the annual joint inspection are required to provide convenience to the enterprises with foreign investment and to enhance the effectiveness and normality of the annual joint inspection.

　　8. All departments participating in the annual joint inspection shall strengthen the supervision and administration over the intermediary institutions and enterprises with foreign investment to ensure the accuracy of the inspection reports. All localities and departments concerned shall improve their statistics and analysis of the data gathered in the annual inspection, make use of such data and source of information to deepen their analysis of the operation and common problems of the inspected.