汇发[2002]42号
2002年4月30日
国家外汇管理局各省、自治区、直辖市分局、外汇管理部，深圳、大连、青岛、厦门、宁波市分局：
为贯彻落实《财政部、国家外汇管理局关于进一步加强外商投资企业验资工作及健全外资外汇登记制度的通知》（财会[2002]1017号，以下简称《通知》），完善管理，规范操作，现就有关问题通知如下：
一、 健全外资外汇登记制度，有利于规范注册会计师执业行为，有利于外汇资金的合理有序流动。各外汇分局要统一思想、高度重视，完善内控制度，认真完成好外商投资企业验资询证审核、登记工作。业务量大的分、支局要调整、充实人员。外汇局内各业务部门应注意协作、配合。同时，要注重与所在地财政部门和注册会计师协会（以下简称“注协”）的工作协调，在会计师事务所严格执行《通知》和我局要求的基础上，双方密切合作，进一步提高外商投资企业验资工作质量。
二、 外方出资情况询证函应由企业填写并附相关证明文件复印件，委托会计师事务所向外汇局询证。会计师事务所向外汇局询证时，要出具加盖会计师事务所公章的工作联系函。
三、 《通知》第一条第四款“以询证上述文件内容的真实性、合规性”仅指：询证相关资本金帐户开立是否经外汇局批准；相关资本项目外汇业务核准件是否由外汇局签发；相关纸质进口报关单是否与进出口报关单联网核查系统中对应电子底帐相符、是否已凭以付汇。
四、 外汇局收到外方出资情况询证函及所附证明文件后，应根据本通知所附操作规程（见附件一）要求，认真审核，在5个工作日内回函，并将外方出资情况询证函、证明文件、回函复印件及相关查询材料等存档备查。
（一） 如所询证事项核对无误，外汇局应给予外资外汇登记编号（外资外汇登记编号方法为：外汇登记证编号两位顺序号，顺序号为该企业询证次数编号，如：企业第二次来询证，顺序号应为02），并在回函（回函格式见附件二）中选择以下相应意见予以表述：
所询资本金帐户系由我分（支）局/外汇管理部批准开立；
所询资本项目外汇业务核准件系由分（支）局/外汇管理部签发；
所询进口货物报关单与核查系统相符且未凭以付汇。
（二） 如发现询证事项与有关情况不符，外汇局不给予外资外汇登记编号，并在回函（回函格式见附件三）中选择以下相应意见予以表述：
1、 附送文件不完备（列明文件名称）；
2、 附送文件核对不相符（列明文件名称、编号及不符点）；
3、 附送文件重复使用（列明文件名称及编号）；
4、 非资本金帐户资金出资；
5、 资本金帐户开立未经批准；
6、 进口货物报关单已凭以付汇（列明报关单编号）；
7、 未标明商品价值鉴定书编号。
五、 外汇局要对来函和回函进行登记，并严格履行签收手续。
六、 外方出资者以实物出资进行验资时，对企业委托会计师事务所提交的无外汇指定银行和外汇局业务专用章的纸质进口货物报关单复印件，外汇局资本项目管理部门应向进口核销部门查询报关单内容与“进出口报关单联网核查系统”中的报关单电子底帐是否一致和是否已凭以付汇、核销，进口核销部门应于两个工作日内完成查询工作。
进口核销部门通过“超级金融IC卡”进入“进出口报关单联网核查系统”，如果通过“进出口报关单联网核查系统”确认纸质报关单与报关单电子底帐内容一致且未凭以付汇或核销的，进口核销部门应在“进出口报关单联网核查系统”中结案并注销相应的报关单电子底帐，向资本项目管理部门提供加盖“进口付汇核销监管业务章”的进口货物报关单电子底联。
如果纸质进口货物报关单与电子底帐内容不一致或已凭以付汇、核销的，进口核销部门应在打印出的报关单电子底联上注明并加盖“进口付汇核销监管业务章”，退回资本项目管理部门。
如果纸质报关单在“进出口报关单联网核查系统”中不存在相应的报关单电子底帐，进口核销部门应在纸质报关单复印件上注明并加盖“进口付汇核销监管业务章”，退回资本项目管理部门。
七、 对于异地签发的资本项目外汇业务核准件，审核地外汇局应将核准件复印件和查询函（附件四）一并传真给签发地外汇局，签发地外汇局核对后，在查询函上注明查询结果并加盖资本项目外汇业务章，于两个工作日内传真给审核地外汇局。签发地外汇局应同时将有关资料存档备查。
八、 会计师事务所完成外方出资情况询证程序后，如因情况变化不出具验资报告的，应及时将变更情况以书面方式告知外汇局，外汇局应注销对应的外资外汇登记编号。
九、 外汇局要建立专门的电脑或手工台帐（电脑台帐应具备简单查询和汇总功能）。在对询证文件核对无误并回函后，应将询证函中“外方出资情况明细表”的内容予以登记，外资外汇登记金额扣除无形资产出资金额后，不得超出所询证外方出资证明文件汇总金额，同时登记企业名称、法人代码、出资日期、外资外汇登记编号。若外资外汇登记编号已注销，应在台帐中注明。
十、 外汇局逐月汇总、上报“____地区____年____月外资外汇登记情况报告”（附件五）。各支局于月初5个工作日内上报分局，分局（外汇管理部）汇总后于月初8个工作日内上报总局。
十一、 出口加工区、保税区内外商投资企业和上海钻石交易所内外商投资企业、非投资性外商投资企业再投资设立的外商投资企业验资询证及登记另行规定。在新规定出台之前，仍按照原规定办理，会计师事务所不必向外汇局办理外方出资情况询证手续。
十二、 外汇局如发现会计师事务所未履行规定的询证程序出具验资报告、或出具虚假报告，应及时将有关情况通知当地注协，在注协或财政部门作出处理结论之前，外汇局不受理该会计师事务所新的询证业务。
十三、 在办理外商投资企业验资询证登记过程中，发现外汇指定银行、外商投资企业违反外汇管理规定的，外汇局根据有关外汇管理法规予以处罚。
十四、 本通知自2002年5月1日起执行。执行中如有问题，请及时向国家外汇管理局资本项目司反映。
附件:
一、询证业务审核、登记操作规程
二、外方出资情况询证函回函（格式之一）（略）
三、外方出资情况询证函回函（格式之二）（略）
四、资本项目异地外汇业务查询函（格式）（略）
五、____地区____年____月外资外汇登记情况报告（格式）（略）
附件一:1
外方现汇出资验资询证的审核、登记操作规程
1.法规依据
2.审核材料
3.审核原则
4.审核要素
5.授权范围
6.注意事项
《财政部国家外汇管理局关于进一步加强外商投资企业验资工作及健全外资外汇登记制度的通知》
《国家外汇管理局关于开展外商直接投资外汇登记工作有关问题的通知》
《境内外汇帐户管理办法》
外方出资情况询证函
银行询证函回函
外国投资者应按照国家外汇管理规定履行外汇出资程序。
1、 外方出资情况询证函中“外方出资情况明细表”所列外汇资本金情况与银行询证函回函是否相符。
2、 资本金帐户开立是否经外汇局批准；
3、 “帐户性质”栏是否注明为“资本金帐户”；
4、 汇款银行如为境内银行，境内原币划转是否经批准。
5、 银行询证函回函是否重复使用。
分局及辖内支局按属地原则办理。
5个工作日内回函。
核对无误后，给予外资外汇登记编号并予以登记。
核对有误的，不给予外资外汇登记编号、不予登记。
由于银行手续费的原因，外汇资本金登记金额可以在合理范围内小于银行询证函回函列示金额。
外汇局不必在询证函上发表意见。
附件一:2
实物投资验资询证审核、登记操作规程
1.法规依据
2.审核材料
3.审核原则
4.审核要素
5.授权范围
6.注意事项
《财政部国家外汇管理局关于进一步加强外商投资企业验资工作及健全外资外汇登记制度的通知》
《国家外汇管理局关于开展外商直接投资外汇登记工作有关问题的通知》
1、 外方出资情况询证函
2、 无外汇指定银行和外汇局业务专用章的进口货物报关单（复印件）
外国投资者应如实履行实物出资义务和有关管理程序。
1、 外方出资情况询证函中“外方出资情况明细表”所列实物出资金额是否小于或等于进口货物报关单金额。
2、 进口报关单是否与进出口报关单联网核查系统中电子底联相符，是否已凭以付汇。
3、 对于中外合资、合作经营企业外方以实物投资的，询证函中所列进口报关单备注栏是否注明商品价值鉴定书编号。
分局及辖内支局按属地原则办理。
5个工作日内回函。
核对无误后，给予外资外汇登记编号并予以登记。
核对有误的，不给予外资外汇登记编号、不予登记。
由于商品价值鉴定的原因，实物出资登记金额可以小于进口货物报关单列示金额。
外汇局不必在询证函上发表意见。
附件一：3
资本项目外汇业务核准件询证审核、登记操作规程
1.法规依据
2.审核材料
3.审核原则
4.审核要素
5.授权范围
6.注意事项
《财政部、国家外汇管理局关于进一步加强外商投资企业验资工作及健全外资外汇登记制度的通知》
《国家外汇管理局关于开展外商直接投资外汇登记工作有关问题的通知》
外方出资情况询证函
资本项目外汇业务核准件（复印件）
外国投资者应按照国家外汇管理规定办理境内人民币形态资本再投资、境内外汇划转审批程序。
1、 外方出资情况询证函中“外方出资情况明细表”所列情况与所附资本项目外汇业务核准件中所列情况是否相符。
2、 所附资本项目外汇业务核准件与外汇局留存核准件是否相符。
3、 所附异地签发的资本项目外汇业务核准件与外汇局查询结果是否相符。
分局及辖内支局按属地原则办理。
1、 5个工作日内回函。
2、 核对无误后，给予外资外汇登记编号并予以登记。
3、 核对有误的，不给予外资外汇登记编号、不予登记。
4、 用作外方出资证明文件的资本项目外汇业务核准件不因超过15个工作日而失效，各分（支）局/外汇管理部不得因此出具负面意见。
5、 外国投资者如以人民币形态资本境内再投资涉及外汇划入资本金帐户内的，应在登记表相应投资方式备注栏中注明该笔外汇划转金额。
6、 外汇局不必在询证函上发表意见。
国家外汇管理局 2002年4月30日 颁布
Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Relevant Issues Concerning the Registration of Foreign Exchange by Direct Foreign Investment
HuiFa [2002] No.42
April 30, 2002
The branches and foreign exchange administrative departments of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (hereafter "SAFE") in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the braches in Shenzhen, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Ningbo:
In order to carry out the Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Strengthening the Assessment of the Capital of enterprises with foreign investment and Perfecting the System for the Registration of Foreign Exchange and Foreign Capital (CaiKuai [2002] No.1017, hereafter "the Circular"), to improve management and standardize business operations, relevant issues are hereby notified as follows:
I. Perfecting the system for the registration of foreign exchange and foreign capital so as to be beneficial to standardizing the practicing of certified accountants and to the reasonable and orderly flow of foreign capital. All the branches of the SAFE shall reach a common understanding and pay high attention to it, try every effort to improve the internal control system, and do a good job in the inquiring, verification and registration of the capital assessment of the enterprises with foreign investment. The branches and sub-branches that have a heavy business burden shall arrange for more hands to do it. The internal departments of the foreign exchange administrations shall pay attention to cooperating with each other. At the same time, special attention shall be paid to the assortment in work with the local public fiscal authorities and the certified accountants associations (hereafter referred to as "CAAs"), and, on the basis of the rigid implementation of the present Circular by the CAAs, you should cooperate closely with each other so as to improve the quality of capital assessment of enterprises with foreign investment.
II. The letters of inquiry concerning the contributions of the foreign investors shall be filled in by the enterprise concerned and be accompanied by an attestation document (in photocopy) and an accountants firm shall be entrusted to make inquiries to the foreign exchange administrations. When inquiring the foreign exchange administrations, the accountants firms shall present a letter of liaison that bears the seal of the firm.
III. The phrase "to inquire about the authenticity and lawfulness of the above documents" as mentioned in Article 1, Item 4 of the Circular refers to inquiring whether the relevant accounts of registered capital has been opened upon the approval of the competent foreign exchange administration; whether the verification documents of foreign exchange business under relevant capital items are issued by the competent foreign exchange administrations; whether relevant hardcopy customs declaration forms are in conformity with the corresponding electronic ledgers in the online verification system for import and export declarations of customs and whether foreign exchange has been paid.
IV. The foreign exchange administration concerned shall, after receiving the letter of inquiring about the capital contribution of the foreign parties and the attached attestation documents, make careful verifications according to the requirements of the operational rules annexed to the present Circular (see Attachment I), give a reply within 5 work days, and place the letter of inquiring about the capital contribution of the foreign parties, attestation documents, photocopy of the reply and other relevant materials concerning the inquiring in archivist files for further reference.
1. If no error has been found through verification in the issues inquired about, the foreign exchange administration shall grant a number for the registration of foreign capital and foreign exchange (The method for registering the numbers of foreign capital and foreign exchange is: serial number of the certificate for foreign exchange registration is a two-figure sequence number, and the sequence number is the serial number for the number of inquiries made about the enterprise concerned. E.g. if the enterprise inquires for the second time, the serial number shall be 01.) and express the opinion in the letter of reply (for the format of letter of reply, see Attachment II) by selecting a corresponding one from the following opinions:
a) The registered capital accounted inquired has been opened upon the approval of a branch (or sub-branch) or management department of foreign exchange of our administration;
b) The verification document for the foreign exchange business under the capital items inquired has been issued by a branch (or sub-branch) or management department of foreign exchange of our administration;
c) The declaration forms for the import goods inquired are in conformity with the verification system and no foreign exchange has ever been paid.
2. If any of the issues inquired is found to be inconsistent with the relevant situations, the competent foreign exchange administration may not grant a serial number for the registration of foreign capital and foreign exchange, and shall express the opinion in the letter of reply (for the format of letter of reply, see Attachment III) by selecting a corresponding one from the following opinions:
a) The documents attached are incomplete (by specifying the titles of the documents);
b) The documents attached are not in conformity after verification (by specifying the titles of the documents, serial numbers and the points that are not in conformity);
c) The attached documents are repeatedly used (by specifying the titles and serial numbers of the documents);
d) The capital contribution is made through a non-registered capital account;
e) The registered capital account has not be opened upon approval;
f) Payment has been made for the declaration form for the import goods (by specifying the serial number of the customs declaration);
g) The serial number of the letter of value appraisal of the commodity is not specified.
V. The foreign exchange administrations shall keep a record of the incoming letters and replies, and the procedures for receiving the letters shall be strictly followed.
VI. In the appraisal of the capital contribution of a foreign party concerned who makes its contribution by way of physical materials, if the photocopy of the hardcopy declaration form of the import goods submitted by an entrusted accountant‘s firm that does not bear the special seal of a designated foreign exchange bank and the foreign exchange administration, the department in charge of the management of capital projects under the foreign exchange administration shall inquire the department in charge of the writing-off of import about whether the content of the declaration form is in consistency with the corresponding electronic ledgers in the "online verification system for import and export declaration forms", and whether foreign exchange has been paid or whether they have been written off. The department in charge of the writing-off of import shall complete the inquiry within two work days.
The department in charge of the writing-off of import accesses the "online verification system for the import and export declaration forms" by using a "Super-financial IC Card". If it is confirmed by retrieving the "online verification system for the import and export declaration forms" that the hardcopy declaration forms is consistent with the corresponding electronic ledgers and foreign exchange has not been paid or written off, the department in charge of import shall settlement the account and write off the electronic ledgers of the declaration forms in the "online verification system for the import and export declaration forms", and provide the electronic ledger of the import declaration form that bears the "business seal of import writing-off supervision" to the department in charge of the management of capital projects.
If the hardcopy import declaration form is inconsistent with the electronic ledgers thereof or if foreign exchange has already been paid or written off, the department in charge of writing off imports shall make a remark and put the seal "business seal of import writing-off supervision" on the printout of the electronic ledgers of the declaration form, and return it back to the department in charge of management of capital projects.
If there is no corresponding electronic ledgers for the hardcopy declaration form in the "online verification system for import and export declaration forms", the department in charge of writing off imports shall make a remark and put the seal "business seal of import writing-off supervision" on the printout of the electronic ledgers of the declaration form, and return it to the department in charge of the management of capital projects.
VII. With regard to the verification documents for the foreign exchange business under capital projects issued at other places, the foreign exchange administration of the place where the verification is done shall send a photocopy of the verification documents and a letter of inquiry (see Attachment IV) by fax to the foreign exchange administration of the place where they are issued, and the latter shall, after verification, specify the result of verification and put a "business seal for foreign exchange under the capital project" on the letter of inquiry, and send it back by fax within two work days to the foreign exchange administration where the verification is done. In the meanwhile, the foreign exchange administration of the place where the documents are issued shall place the relevant materials in the archivist files for further reference.
VIII. If, after completing the procedures of inquiring about the capital contribution of foreign parties, an accountant‘s firm fails to issue a capital appraisal report due to the change of circumstances, it shall inform the foreign exchange administration in written form of the changes, and the foreign exchange administration shall write off the serial number for the registration of foreign capital and foreign exchange.
IX. Foreign exchange administrations shall establish special computerized or manual ledgers (the computerized ledgers shall have the simple functions of search and gathering information). After confirming that there are no errors in the inquiring document on the basis of verification and giving a reply, they shall record down the contents of the "List of Contributions Made by Foreign Investors" provided in the inquiring letters. The registered amount of foreign capital and foreign exchange shall, after deducting the contribution by way of intangible assets, be more than the total amount specified in the attestation documents of capital contribution by foreign parties, and, in the meanwhile, record down the name of the enterprise, the legal person code, date of contribution, and the serial number for registering foreign capital and foreign exchange. If the serial number for the registration of foreign capital and foreign exchange has already been written off, it should also be marked in the corresponding ledgers.
X. The foreign exchange administrations shall gather together "Reports of the Registration of Foreign Capital and Foreign Exchange by (MM/YY) of (Name of Place)" on the monthly basis and by hierarchical order (see Attachment V). All the sub-branches shall submit their reports to the branches within the first 5 work days of each month, and the branches (or departments in charge of the management of foreign exchange) submit their reports, after gathering together, to the General Administration within the first 8 work days of each month.
XI. The provisions concerning the inquiry about the capital appraisal and registration of the enterprises with foreign investment within the export processing zones and the bonded areas as well as the enterprises with foreign investment and those established by non-investment enterprises with foreign investment through reinvestment within the Shanghai Diamond Exchange shall be separately formulated. Before the new provisions are formulated, the original provisions shall be followed, and the accountants firms need not go through the procedures of inquiring about the capital contributions of the foreign parties at the foreign exchange administrations.
XII. If any foreign exchange administration finds that any accountants‘ firm fails to follow the inquiry procedures in the issuance of capital appraisal reports or issues false reports, it shall inform the local accountants association, and, before the local accountants association or public fiscal authority makes a decision on how to deal with it, the foreign administration concerned shall not accept any new inquiries from the accountants‘ firm concerned.
XIII. If, in the process of handling the inquiries and registrations of capital appraisals of enterprises with foreign investment, any foreign exchange administration finds that any designated bank of foreign exchange or any enterprise with foreign investment violates the provisions of foreign exchange administration, it shall give a punishment according to relevant statutory provisions concerning foreign exchange administration.
XIV. The present Circular shall enter into force as of May 1, 2002. Should you have any question in the process of implementation, please ask the Department of Capital Projects under the SAFE without delay.
Annexes:
I.Operational Rules for the Verification and Registration of Inquiries
II.Reply to Letters of Inquiry about the Capital Contributions by Foreign Parties (Format I) (omitted)
III.Reply to Letter of Inquiry about the Capital Contributions by Foreign Parties (Format II) (omitted)
IV.Letter of Inquiry about Foreign Exchange Business under Capital Projects in Other Places (Format III) (omitted)
V.Reports of the Registration of Foreign Capital and Foreign Exchange by (MM/YY) of (Name of Place) (Format IV) (omitted)
Attachment I:1
Operational Rules for the Verification and Registration of Inquiries about the Contribution and Capital Appraisal of Spot Exchange by Foreign Investors
1. Statutory basis;
2. Materials for verification;
3. Principles of verification;
4. Elements of verification;
5. Range of authorization
6. Points of attention.
Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Strengthening the Appraisal of Capital of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Improving the System for the Registration of Foreign Capital and Foreign Exchange
Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Registration of Foreign Exchange Directly Invested by Foreign Investors
Measures for the Administration of Intraterritorial Foreign Exchange Accounts
Letter of Inquiry about the Capital Contribution of Foreign Investors
Reply to Letters of Inquiry of Banks
Foreign investors shall follow the procedures of making foreign exchange contributions according to the relevant provisions of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange
1. Whether registered foreign exchange capital listed in the "List of Contributions Made by Foreign Investors" as provided in the Letter of Inquiry about the Contributions Made by Foreign Investors;
2. Whether the registered capital account has been opened upon the approval of a competent foreign exchange administration;
3. Whether it is marked "Account for Registered Capital" in the column of "Nature of Account";
4. If the remitting bank is an intraterritorial bank, whether the transfer of original currency has been approved;
5. Whether the letter of inquiry of the bank is repeatedly used.
The branches and sub-branches thereof shall handle their businesses according to the principle of territory.
The replies shall be made within 5 work days.
If no error is found upon verification, a serial number shall be granted and the foreign capital and foreign exchange shall be registered.
If errors are found upon verification, no serial number may be granted and the foreign capital and foreign exchange may not be registered.
Due to the reasons of handling charges of the banks, the registered amount of foreign exchange registered capital may be reasonably smaller than the amount listed in the reply to the letters of inquiry issued by the banks concerned.
The foreign exchange administrations need not make any comment in the letter of inquiry
Attachment I:2
Operational Rules for the Verification and Registration of Capital Appraisal of Contributions Made by Way of Physical Materials
1. Statutory basis;
2. Verification materials;
3. Principles of verification;
4. Elements of Verification;
5. Range of authorization;
6. Points of attention.
Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Strengthening the Appraisal of Capital of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Improving the System for the Registration of Foreign Capital and Foreign Exchange
Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Registration of Foreign Exchange Directly Invested by Foreign Investors
1. Letter of Inquiry about the Capital Contribution of Foreign Investors
2. Declaration form for import goods that does not bear the special seal of a designated bank and that of a competent foreign exchange administration (photocopy)
Foreign investors shall truthfully perform its obligation of making contributions by way of physical materials and observe the relevant procedures for administration
1. Whether registered capital contributed by physical materials listed in the "List of Contributions Made by Foreign Investors" as provided in the Letter of Inquiry about the Contributions Made by Foreign Investors is smaller than or equal to the amount as provided in the declaration form for the import of goods;
2. Whether the customs declaration for the import of goods is in conformity with the electronic ledgers in the "online verification system for the customs declarations for the import and export of goods" and if foreign exchange has been paid;
3. If the foreign investors in a Chinese-foreign equity joint enterprise or Chinese-foreign cooperative enterprise make their contributions by ways of physical materials, whether the serial number of the letter of appraisal of the value of commodities has been given in the column for remarks in the customs declaration for importing and exporting goods as provided in the letter of inquiry
The branches and sub-branches thereof shall handle their businesses according to the principle of territory.
The replies shall be made within 5 work days.
If no error is found upon verification, a serial number shall be granted and the foreign capital and foreign exchange shall be registered.
If errors are found upon verification, no serial number may be granted and the foreign capital and foreign exchange may not be registered.
Due to the reasons of appraising the value of the commodities, the registered amount of capital contribution made by way of physical materials may be reasonably smaller than the amount listed in the customs declaration for importing and exporting goods.
The foreign exchange administrations need not make any comment in the letter of inquiry
Attachment I:3
Operational Rules for the Verification and Registration of Verification Documents of Foreign Exchange Business under Capital Projects
1. Statutory basis;
2. Verification materials;
3. Principles of verification;
4. Elements of verification;
5. Range of authorization;
6. Points of attention.
Circular of the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Strengthening the Appraisal of Capital of Enterprises with Foreign Investment and Improving the System for the Registration of Foreign Capital and Foreign Exchange
Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the Registration of Foreign Exchange Directly Invested by Foreign Investors
1. Letter of Inquiry about the Capital Contribution of Foreign Investors;
2. Verification Document for Foreign Exchange Business under Capital Projects (photocopy)
Foreign investors shall go through the procedures for the intraterritorial reinvestment by way of RMB and intraterritorial transfer of foreign exchange according to the administrative provisions of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
1. Whether the situations as listed in the "List of Contributions Made by Foreign Investors" as provided in the Letter of Inquiry about the Contributions Made by Foreign Investors are in conformity with the situations listed in the verification documents for the foreign exchange business under capital projects;
2. Whether the verification documents for the foreign exchange business under capital projects are in conformity with the verification documents kept by the foreign exchange administration;
3. Whether the verification documents for the foreign exchange business under capital projects are in conformity with the search results of the foreign exchange administration concerned.
The branches and sub-branches thereof shall handle their businesses according to the principle of territory.
1. The replies shall be made within 5 work days.
2. If no error is found upon verification, a serial number shall be granted and the foreign capital and foreign exchange shall be registered.
3. If errors are found upon verification, no serial number may be granted and the foreign capital and foreign exchange may not be registered.
4. The verification Document for Foreign Exchange Business under Capital Projects which is regarded as the attestation document is still effective even exceeding 15 workdays. The (sub)branches or administrative departments of foreign exchange can‘t bring forth the negative opinions accordingly.
5. If any foreign investor makes reinvestments within the territory by RMB and any foreign exchange is transferred to its account of registered capital, this sum of transferred foreign exchange shall be recorded down in the corresponding column of "Way of Investment" of the registration forms.
6. The foreign exchange administrations need not make any comment in the letter of inquiry.
Promulgated by The State Administration of Foreign Exchange on 2002-4-30