辽宁省人大常委会


大连市城镇房地产纠纷仲裁条例
辽宁省人大常委会


（1989年10月26日大连市第十届人民代表大会常务委员会第十四次会议通过 1989年11月22日辽宁省第七届人民代表大会常务委员会第十二次会议批准）

目 录

第一章 总 则
第二章 受理与管辖
第三章 组 织
第四章 仲裁申请
第五章 案件处理
第六章 执 行
第七章 附 则

第一章 总 则
第一条 为了及时正确地处理城镇房地产纠纷，保护公民和法人的合法权益，维护城镇房地产管理秩序，根据有关法律、法规的规定，制定本条例。
第二条 大连市城镇辖区内平等主体的公民之间、法人之间、公民与法人之间发生房地产纠纷，当事人申请仲裁的，适用本条例。
本条例所称房地产，是指房屋以及不涉及确认所有权、使用权和改变使用性质的房屋附属庭院和场地。
第三条 市、县（市）、区房地产仲裁委员会是同级人民政府处理城镇房地产纠纷的仲裁机关。
第四条 仲裁机关处理房地产纠纷案件，坚持以事实为根据，以法律为准绳和当事人在法律面前一律平等的原则，依法进行调解或裁决。
仲裁机关处理房地产纠纷案件，实行一次裁决制度。

第二章 受理与管辖
第五条 仲裁机关受理下列房地产纠纷案件：
（一）因房屋的产权、买卖、租赁、使用、交换、赠与、分割、典当、侵占等发生的纠纷；
（二）因使用房屋附属庭院、场地发生的不涉及确认所有权、使用权和改变使用性质的纠纷；
（三）因使用房屋的附属面积、共用设施等发生的纠纷；
（四）其他需要仲裁的房产纠纷。
第六条 仲裁机关不受理下列纠纷和争议：
（一）因继承、离婚所涉及的房屋纠纷；
（二）涉外房地产纠纷；
（三）应由土地管理部门处理的土地纠纷；
（四）应由其他行政管理部门依照行政管理职权处理的房地产争议。
第七条 一方当事人已向人民法院起诉的房地产纠纷案件，另一方当事人向仲裁机关申请仲裁，仲裁机关不予受理。
第八条 申请仲裁的房地产纠纷案件，由房地产所在地仲裁机关管辖。
第九条 县（市）、区仲裁机关对案件的受理或管辖有争议的，由市仲裁机关确定。

第三章 组 织
第十条 仲裁委员会由主任一人，副主任一至三人和委员若干人组成。仲裁委员会设立办公室，负责日常工作。
仲裁委员会的组成，应以房地产管理部门人员为主，吸收有关行政管理部门人员参加，并经同级人民政府批准。
第十一条 仲裁机关设专职仲裁员若干人，并可聘请有专门知识的人员担任兼职仲裁员。兼职仲裁员与专职仲裁员在履行仲裁职务时享有同等权利。
仲裁员仲裁房地产纠纷案件，应尽职尽责，秉公办理。
第十二条 仲裁机关处理房地产纠纷案件，由首席仲裁员一人和仲裁员二人组成仲裁庭。
简单的房地产纠纷案件，可由仲裁员一人调解。
第十三条 凡需要裁决的案件，应由仲裁庭评议。评议实行少数服从多数的原则，并制作笔录，由仲裁庭成员签名。评议中的不同意见，必须如实记入笔录。
第十四条 仲裁庭认为重大疑难的案件，可提请仲裁委员会讨论决定。
仲裁委员会主任、副主任有权将仲裁庭处理的案件，提交仲裁委员会讨论决定。
仲裁委员会的决定，仲裁庭必须执行。
第十五条 仲裁委员会讨论案件，可邀请有关方面的代表列席会议。
仲裁委员会讨论决定案件，实行少数服从多数的原则。
第十六条 仲裁员、鉴定人有下列情形之一的，应当申请回避，当事人也有权用口头或书面方式申请他们回避：
（一）是本案的当事人或者当事人的近亲属；
（二）与本案有利害关系；
（三）与本案当事人有其他关系，可能影响案件公正处理的。
仲裁员、鉴定人的回避，由仲裁委员会主任、副主任决定。
仲裁委员会主任、副主任的回避，由仲裁委员会决定。
第十七条 市仲裁委员会对县（市）、区仲裁委员会的工作实行指导和监督。

第四章 仲裁申请
第十八条 当事人向仲裁机关申请仲裁，应从其知道或者应当知道其权利被侵害之日起二年内提出。
第十九条 向仲裁机关申请仲裁，必须符合下列条件：
（一）申诉人必须与本案有直接利害关系；
（二）有明确的被诉人，具体的申诉请求和事实根据；
（三）属于仲裁机关的受理范围和受诉仲裁机关管辖。
第二十条 当事人可以委托律师或其他公民一至二人代理其参加仲裁活动，但必须向仲裁机关提交授权委托书。授权委托书必须记明委托事项和权限。
第二十一条 申诉人应当按照本条例的规定递交申请书，并按被诉人的人数提交副本，仲裁申请书应按仲裁机关的规定填写。
第二十二条 仲裁机关接收申请书后，经审查符合本条例规定受理条件的，应当在七日内立案。不符合规定的，应当在七日内通知申诉人不予受理，并说明理由。

第五章 案件处理
第二十三条 仲裁机关应在立案后五日内，将申请书副本发送被诉人。被诉人应在收到申请书副本后十五日内提出答辩书。
逾期不提出答辩书的，不影响仲裁机关对案件的处理。
第二十四条 仲裁员必须认真审阅申请书、答辩书和有关材料。仲裁员有权向有关单位或个人进行调查，收集证据，查阅与案件有关的档案及文书资料，有关单位或个人有义务协助。
第二十五条 仲裁机关处理案件，可组织技术鉴定或现场勘验，并由鉴定人或勘验人制作鉴定结论或勘验笔录。进行技术鉴定或现场勘验时，应通知当事人和有关人员到场。
第二十六条 仲裁机关对于可能因当事人一方的行为或者其他原因，使裁决不能执行或者难以执行的案件，可以根据对方当事人的申请，对本案所涉及的房屋及附属庭院、场地和有关设施作出查封、停用、停建、停拆等保全措施的决定。
仲裁机关采取保全措施时，须由申请人提供担保，拒绝提供的，驳回申请。
申请人败诉的，应当赔偿被申请人因采取保全措施所造成的财产损失。
第二十七条 当事人对自己提出的主张，有责任提供证据。
仲裁机关对当事人提供的和在调查中收集的证言、书证、物证等证据，必须查证属实，方可确定其效力。
第二十八条 仲裁机关处理案件，应当着重调解。调解达成协议，必须双方自愿，不得强迫；协议内容必须符合法律、法规和规章，不得损害国家利益、公共利益和他人的合法权益。
第二十九条 调解达成的协议，应当制作调解书，由仲裁员署名，并加盖仲裁机关印章。调解书与仲裁决定书具有同等效力。
调解未达成协议或调解书送达前当事人翻悔的，仲裁机关应当进行裁决。
调解书送达后，即发生法律效力。
第三十条 仲裁机关开庭处理案件，应在开庭三日前，将开庭时间、地点通知当事人及有关人员。
申诉人经仲裁机关两次书面通知，无正当理由拒不到庭的，或者未经仲裁庭许可中途退庭的，可以按撤诉处理；被诉人反诉的，可以缺席裁决。
被诉人经仲裁机关两次书面通知，无正当理由拒不到庭的，或者未经仲裁庭许可中途退庭的，可以缺席裁决。
第三十一条 仲裁庭开庭时，由首席仲裁员宣布仲裁庭组成人员，告知当事人有关的权利和义务，询问当事人是否申请回避。
仲裁庭应当依申请人、被诉人的顺序询问当事人，并进行调查、核实有关证据，听取当事人的辩论和陈述，征询双方最后意见，可再行调解，调解未成的，由仲裁庭裁决，裁决结果应当向当事人宣告。
第三十二条 仲裁机关对裁决的案件，应制作仲裁决定书，由仲裁员署名，并加盖仲裁机关印章，送达给当事人。
当事人对裁决不服的，可在收到仲裁决定书之日起十五日内，向人民法院起诉。逾期不起诉的，仲裁决定即发生法律效力。
第三十三条 在处理案件过程中，申诉人自愿撤诉，被诉人又不提出反诉的，仲裁机关应当准予撤诉。
第三十四条 在处理案件过程中，发现本案不属仲裁范围的，仲裁机关应终止仲裁，并书面通知当事人。
第三十五条 仲裁委员会主任、副主任对本级仲裁机关已经发生法律效力的裁决，发现确有错误，需要重新处理的，应提交仲裁委员会决定。
市仲裁机关对县（市）、区仲裁机关已经发生法律效力的裁决，发现确有错误的，有权撤销原裁决，直接处理或指定原仲裁机关重新裁决。
重新裁决的案件，应当另行组成仲裁庭进行。
第三十六条 参加仲裁活动的当事人和有关人员，要遵守仲裁秩序。扰乱工作秩序，阻碍仲裁员执行职务的，由仲裁机关予以批评教育；情节较重的，由公安机关按照《中华人民共和国治安管理处罚条例》的有关规定处理；构成犯罪的，由司法机关依法追究刑事责任。

第六章 执 行
第三十七条 对发生法律效力的调解书或仲裁决定书，当事人必须履行。一方当事人逾期拒不履行的，另一方当事人可向有管辖权的人民法院申请执行。
第三十八条 当事人向人民法院申请执行的仲裁案件，人民法院认为仲裁机关的裁决或调解不当，不宜执行时，可退回仲裁机关复议；当事人对复议裁决不服的，可在收到复议裁决书之日起十五日内，向人民法院起诉。
第三十九条 凡需要协助执行的仲裁事宜，有关单位或有关人员在接到仲裁机关的协助执行通知书后，应积极协助，不得无故拖延或妨碍执行。

第七章 附 则
第四十条 仲裁机关处理房地产纠纷案件，应向当事人收取仲裁费。仲裁费包括受理费和处理费。受理费由申诉人预交，处理费按实际开支向当事人收取。
仲裁费原则上由败诉人负担，也可由仲裁机关视案件的具体情况确定。
调解达成协议的案件，仲裁费由当事人双方协商分担。
第四十一条 仲裁费收取标准由大连市人民政府另行制定。
第四十二条 本条例适用中的问题由大连市人民政府负责解释。
第四十三条 本条例自1989年12月3日起实施。



1989年11月22日
建设部 对外贸易经济合作部


中华人民共和国建设部
中华人民共和国对外贸易经济合作部
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《外商投资建筑业企业管理规定》已经2002年9月9日建设部第63次常务会议和2002年9月17日对外贸易经济合作部第10次部长办公会议审议通过，现予发布，自2002年12月1日起施行。



建设部部长 汪光焘
对外贸易经济合作部部长 石广生
二○○二年九月二十七日






外商投资建筑业企业管理规定




第一章 总 则


第一条 为进一步扩大对外开放,规范对外商投资建筑业企业的管理,根据《中华人民共和国建筑法》、《中华人民共和国招标投标法》、《中华人民共和国中外合资经营企业法》、《中华人民共和国中外合作经营企业法》、《中华人民共和国外资企业法》、《建设工程质量管理条例》等法律、行政法规,制定本规定。

第二条 在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业,申请建筑业企业资质,实施对外商投资建筑业企业监督管理,适用本规定。

本规定所称外商投资建筑业企业,是指根据中国法律、法规的规定,在中华人民共和国境内投资设立的外资建筑业企业、中外合资经营建筑业企业以及中外合作经营建筑业企业。

第三条 外国投资者在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业,并从事建筑活动,应当依法取得对外贸易经济行政主管部门颁发的外商投资企业批准证书,在国家工商行政管理总局或者其授权的地方工商行政管理局注册登记,并取得建设行政主管部门颁发的建筑业企业资质证书。

第四条 外商投资建筑业企业在中华人民共和国境内从事建筑活动,应当遵守中国的法律、法规、规章。

外商投资建筑业企业在中华人民共和国境内的合法经营活动及合法权益受中国法律、法规、规章的保护。

第五条 国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门负责外商投资建筑业企业设立的管理工作；国务院建设行政主管部门负责外商投资建筑业企业资质的管理工作。

省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门在授权范围内负责外商投资建筑业企业设立的管理工作；省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门按照本规定负责本行政区域内的外商投资建筑业企业资质的管理工作。


第二章 企业设立与资质的申请和审批


第六条 外商投资建筑业企业设立与资质的申请和审批,实行分级、分类管理。

申请设立施工总承包序列特级和一级、专业承包序列一级资质外商投资建筑业企业的,其设立由国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门审批,其资质由国务院建设行政主管部门审批；申请设立施工总承包序列和专业承包序列二级及二级以下、劳务分包序列资质的,其设立由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门审批,其资质由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门审批。

中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业的中方投资者为中央管理企业的,其设立由国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门审批,其资质由国务院建设行政主管部门审批。

第七条 设立外商投资建筑业企业,申请施工总承包序列特级和一级、专业承包序列一级资质的程序：

(一)申请者向拟设立企业所在地的省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门提出设立申请。

(二)省、自治区、直辖市人民政府对外贸易经济行政主管部门在受理申请之日起30日内完成初审,初审同意后,报国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门。

(三)国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门在收到初审材料之日起10日内将申请材料送国务院建设行政主管部门征求意见。国务院建设行政主管部门在收到征求意见函之日起30日内提出意见。国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门在收到国务院建设行政主管部门书面意见之日起30日内作出批准或者不批准的书面决定。予以批准的,发给外商投资企业批准证书;不予批准的,书面说明理由。

(四)取得外商投资企业批准证书的,应当在30日内到登记主管机关办理企业登记注册。

(五)取得企业法人营业执照后,申请建筑业企业资质的,按照建筑业企业资质管理规定办理。

第八条 设立外商投资建筑业企业,申请施工总承包序列和专业承包序列二级及二级以下、劳务分包序列资质的程序,由各省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门和对外贸易经济行政主管部门,结合本地区实际情况,参照本规定第七条以及建筑业企业资质管理规定执行。

省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门审批的外商投资建筑业企业资质,应当在批准之日起30日内报国务院建设行政主管部门备案。

第九条 外商投资建筑业企业申请晋升资质等级或者增加主项以外资质的,应当依照有关规定到建设行政主管部门办理相关手续。

第十条 申请设立外商投资建筑业企业应当向对外贸易经济行政主管部门提交下列资料：

(一)投资方法定代表人签署的外商投资建筑业企业设立申请书；

(二)投资方编制或者认可的可行性研究报告；

(三)投资方法定代表人签署的外商投资建筑业企业合同和章程(其中,设立外资建筑业企业的只需提供章程)；

(四)企业名称预先核准通知书；

(五)投资方法人登记注册证明、投资方银行资信证明；

(六)投资方拟派出的董事长、董事会成员、经理、工程技术负责人等任职文件及证明文件；

(七)经注册会计师或者会计事务所审计的投资方最近三年的资产负债表和损益表。

第十一条 申请外商投资建筑业企业资质应当向建设行政主管部门提交下列资料：

(一)外商投资建筑业企业资质申请表；

(二)外商投资企业批准证书；

(三)企业法人营业执照；

(四)投资方的银行资信证明；

(五)投资方拟派出的董事长、董事会成员、企业财务负责人、经营负责人、工程技术负责人等任职文件及证明文件；

(六)经注册会计师或者会计师事务所审计的投资方最近三年的资产负债表和损益表；

(七)建筑业企业资质管理规定要求提交的资料。

第十二条 中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业中方合营者的出资总额不得低于注册资本的25%。

第十三条 本规定实施前,已经设立的中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业,应当按照本规定和建筑业企业资质管理规定重新核定资质等级。

第十四条 本规定中要求申请者提交的资料应当使用中文,证明文件原件是外文的,应当提供中文译本。


第三章 工程承包范围


第十五条 外资建筑业企业只允许在其资质等级许可的范围内承包下列工程：

(一)全部由外国投资、外国赠款、外国投资及赠款建设的工程；

(二)由国际金融机构资助并通过根据贷款条款进行的国际招标授予的建设项目；

(三)外资等于或者超过50%的中外联合建设项目；及外资少于50%,但因技术困难而不能由中国建筑企业独立实施,经省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门批准的中外联合建设项目；

(四)由中国投资,但因技术困难而不能由中国建筑企业独立实施的建设项目,经省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门批准,可以由中外建筑企业联合承揽。

第十六条 中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业应当在其资质等级许可的范围内承包工程。


第四章 监督管理


第十七条 外商投资建筑业企业的资质等级标准执行国务院建设行政主管部门颁发的建筑业企业资质等级标准。

第十八条 承揽施工总承包工程的外商投资建筑业企业,建筑工程主体结构的施工必须由其自行完成。

第十九条 外商投资建筑业企业与其他建筑业企业联合承包,应当按照资质等级低的企业的业务许可范围承包工程。

第二十条 外资建筑业企业违反本规定第十五条,超越资质许可的业务范围承包工程的,处工程合同价款2%以上4%以下的罚款；可以责令停业整顿,降低资质等级；情节严重的,吊销资质证书；有违法所得的,予以没收。

第二十一条 外商投资建筑业企业从事建筑活动,违反《中华人民共和国建筑法》、《中华人民共和国招标投标法》、《建设工程质量管理条例》、《建筑业企业资质管理规定》等有关法律、法规、规章的,依照有关规定处罚。


第五章 附 则


第二十二条 本规定实施前已经取得《外国企业承包工程资质证》的外国企业投资设立外商投资建筑业企业,可以根据其在中华人民共和国境内承包工程业绩等申请相应等级的建筑业企业资质。

根据本条第一款规定已经在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业的外国企业,设立新的外商投资建筑业企业,其资质等级按照建筑业企业资质管理规定核定。

第二十三条 香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区和台湾地区投资者在其他省、自治区、直辖市投资设立建筑业企业,从事建筑活动的,参照本规定执行。法律、法规、国务院另有规定的除外。

第二十四条 本规定由国务院建设行政主管部门和国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门按照各自职责负责解释。

第二十五条 本规定自2002年12月1日起施行。

第二十六条 自2003年10月1日起,1994年3月22日建设部颁布的《在中国境内承包工程的外国企业资质管理暂行办法》(建设部令第32号)废止。

第二十七条 自2002年12月1日起,建设部和对外贸易经济合作部联合颁布的《关于设立外商投资建筑业企业的若干规定》(建建〔1995〕533号)废止。

Regulations on Administration of Foreign–Invested Construction Enterprises



The Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People’s Republic of China

　Decree No. 113

Regulations on Administration of Foreign-Invested Construction Enterprises approved respectively at the 63rd Executive Meeting of the Ministry of Construction on 9 September 2002 and at the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on 17 September 2002 are now issued and shall go into effect on 1 December 2002.　

Minister of the Ministry of Construction: Wang Guangtao
Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation: Shi Guangsheng　

27 September 2002

Regulations on Administration of Foreign–Invested Construction Enterprises

Chapter 1 General provisions

Article 1 These Regulations hereof are formulated to further the opening up to the outside and standardise the administration of foreign-invested construction enterprises in accordance with such laws and regulations as the Construction Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Tendering and Bidding Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises and the Regulations on Administration of Construction and Engineering Quality.

Article 2 These regulations shall apply to the establishment of foreign–invested construction enterprises within the territory of the People’s Republic of China, the application for construction enterprise qualifications and the administration and supervision of foreign–invested construction enterprises.

The term ‘foreign-invested construction enterprise’ mentioned in these regulations refers to a wholly foreign-owned construction enterprise, or a Sino-foreign equity construction joint venture or a Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprise established within the territory of the People’s Republic of China in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations.

Article 3 A foreign investor, which intends to establish a foreign-invested construction enterprise within the territory of the People’s Republic of China and conduct construction business, shall, in accordance with laws, obtain the approval certificate from the relevant foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department and register with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce or its authorised administration of industry and commerce at local levels, and the qualification certificate from the relevant construction administration department.

Article 4 Foreign-invested construction enterprises which engage in construction business within the territory of the People’s Republic of China shall abide by the laws, regulations and rules of the People’s Republic of China.


The lawful operation of foreign-invested construction enterprises and their legal rights and interests within the territory of the People’s Republic of China shall be protected by Chinese laws, regulations and rules.

Article 5 The foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of the establishment of foreign-invested construction enterprises. The construction administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for the administration of the qualifications of foreign–invested construction enterprises.

The foreign trade and economic cooperation administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities shall be responsible for the administration of the establishment of foreign-invested construction enterprises within their authorised jurisdiction; the construction administration departments of the people’s government of the provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities shall, in accordance with these Regulations, be responsible for the administration of qualifications of foreign–invested construction enterprises within their administrative regions.

Chapter 2 Application for and Examination and Approval of Establishment of Foreign–invested Construction Enterprises and their Qualifications

Article 6 The application for and the examination and approval of the establishment of foreign-invested construction enterprises and their qualifications shall be managed by a grading and categorization system.

Where an applicant is to apply to establish a contractor with Super Grade or Grade A qualifications or to establish a specialised contractor with Grade A qualifications, the establishment of the foreign-invested construction enterprise shall be examined and approved by the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council and its qualifications shall be examined and approved by the construction administration department of the State Council; where an applicant is to apply to establish a contractor or a specialised contractor with Grade B or lower qualifications or any of the subcontractor qualifications, the establishment of the foreign–invested construction enterprise shall be examined and approved by the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality and its qualifications shall be examined and approved by the construction administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality.

Where the Chinese investor to a proposed Sino-foreign equity construction joint venture or a Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprise is an enterprise administered by the central government, the establishment of the joint venture shall be examined and approved by the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council and its qualifications shall be examined and approved by the construction administration department of the State Council.

Article 7 The procedures for the establishment of a foreign–invested construction enterprise as a contractor with Super Grade or Grade A qualifications or a specialised contractor with Grade A qualifications are:

(1) The applicant shall submit an application to the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality where the proposed foreign-invested construction enterprise is to be established.

(2) The foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality shall complete the preliminary examination within 30 days of receiving the application, and shall, if it grants the preliminary approval, submit the application to the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council for further approval.

(3) Within 10 days of receiving the application for further approval, the foreign trade and economic administration department of the State Council shall forward the application to the construction administration department of the State Council for review and comments. The construction administration department of the State Council shall provide its opinion in writing within 30 days of receiving the request. Within 30 days of receiving the response, the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall decide whether or not to approve the application and express such a decision in written form. If the application is approved, a foreign-invested enterprise certificate shall be granted; if the application is not approved, reasons for the disapproval shall be given in written form.

(4) Within 30 days of receiving the approval certificate, the applicant shall register with the relevant registration department.

(5) After obtaining the business license for the legal entity, the application by the foreign-invested construction enterprise for qualification approval shall be conducted in accordance with Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Article 8 The procedures for the establishment of a foreign-invested construction enterprise as a contractor or a specialised contractor with Grade B or lower qualifications or any of the subcontractor qualifications shall be administered by the construction administration department and the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality based on local conditions with reference to Article 7 of these Regulations and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Examination and approval of qualifications of the foreign-invested construction enterprise by the construction administration department of the people’s government of the province, the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality shall be filed with the construction administration department of the State Council within 30 days after the approval is given.

Article 9 The application by a foreign-invested construction enterprise for upgrading its qualifications or adding additional qualifications in addition to major items shall be made to the relevant construction administration department in accordance with relevant regulations.

Article 10 An applicant which intends to establish a foreign-invested construction enterprise shall submit the following documents to the relevant foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department:

(1) Application forms to establish a foreign-invested construction enterprise signed by the investor’s legal representative;

(2) The feasibility study report prepared or accepted by the investors;

(3) The contract for the establishment of a foreign-invested construction enterprise and the articles of association signed by the investor’s legal representative (only the articles of association is required for the establishment of a wholly foreign-owned construction enterprise);

(4) The notification on pre-verification of the name of the enterprise;

(5) Documentary evidence of legal entity registration and bank credential letter of the investor;

(6) Appointment letters and documentary evidence of the investor’s designated chairman and members of the board of directors, managers and technical managers etc.; and

(7) Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts of the investor over the past three years audited by a certified accountant or an accounting firm.

Article 11 The applicant applying for foreign-invested construction enterprise qualifications shall submit the following documents to the relevant construction administration department:

(1) Application forms for the foreign-invested construction enterprise qualifications;

(2) The approval certificate for the establishment of the foreign-invested construction enterprise;

(3) The business licence for the legal entity;

(4) The bank credential letter of the investor;

(5) Appointment letters and documentary evidence of the investor’s designated chairman and members of the board of directors, the enterprise’s financial manager, operations managers and technical managers etc.; and

(6) Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts of the investor over the past three years audited by a certified accountant or an accounting firm.

(7) Other documents required

Article 12 The total capital contribution of the Chinese party to a Sino-foreign equity construction joint venture or a Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprise shall not be less than 25% of the registered capital.

Article 13 Qualifications of Sino-foreign equity construction joint ventures and Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprises established prior to the issuance of these Regulations are required to be re-examined and ratified in accordance with these Regulations and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Article 14 All documents required to be submitted by an applicant under these Regulations shall be in Chinese. If the original documentary evidence is in a foreign language, a Chinese translation shall be provided.

Chapter 3 Scope of Contracting

Article 15 Wholly foreign-owned construction enterprises may only undertake the following types of construction projects within the scope of their qualifications:

(1) Construction projects funded totally by foreign investments, foreign grants or foreign investments and grants;

(2) Construction projects financed by international financial organisations and awarded through international tendering process in accordance with the provisions of the loan agreement;

(3) Sino-foreign jointly constructed projects where the foreign investment is equal to or greater than 50%; Sino-foreign jointly constructed projects where the foreign investment is less than 50% but which Chinese construction enterprises cannot undertake independently due to technical difficulties subject to the approval of the construction administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities;

(4) China-invested construction projects which Chinese construction enterprises cannot undertake independently due to technical difficulties. Such projects may be jointly undertaken by Chinese and foreign construction enterprises subject to the approval of the construction administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities.

Article 16 Sino-foreign equity construction joint ventures and Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprises shall undertake construction projects within the permitted scope of their grades of qualifications.

Chapter 4 Supervision and Administration

Article 17 The criteria of grading of qualifications of foreign-invested construction enterprises shall be in accordance with the criteria of grading of construction enterprise qualifications formulated and issued by the construction administration department of the State Council.

Article 18 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise undertakes a construction project as the contractor, it shall itself complete the main structure of the project.

Article 19 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise contracts for construction projects in the form of a consortium with other construction enterprises, the consortium shall contract for projects within the permitted scope of the lower qualification grade.

Article 20 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise contracts for construction projects beyond the permitted scope of its qualifications in violation of Article 15 of these Regulations, a fine at an amount between 2% to 4% of the construction contract price shall be collected. An order to suspend its business operation and to correct the wrongdoings may also be issued and its qualification certificate may be demoted. In serious situations, the qualification certificate shall be revoked and any proceeds illegally obtained shall be confiscated.

Article 21 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise carrying out construction business violates the Construction Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Tendering and Bidding Law of the People’s Republic of China, Regulations on Administration of Engineering Construction Quality and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications and other relevant laws, regulations and rules, it shall be penalised in accordance with relevant provisions.

Chapter 5 Supplemental Provisions

Article 22 For a foreign enterprise which has already obtained a Foreign Enterprise Qualification Certificate for Contracting for Construction Projects prior to these Regulations come into force, it may apply for a construction enterprise qualification of an appropriate grade based on its track record of project contracting within the territory of the People’s Republic of China when establishing a foreign-invested construction enterprise.

Where a foreign enterprise which has already established a foreign invested construction enterprise within the territory of the People’s Republic of China as stated in Paragraph 1 of this Article is to establish a new foreign-invested construction enterprise, the qualification grade of the new foreign-invested construction enterprise shall be determined in accordance with Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.

Article 23 Investors from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region or Taiwan shall establish construction enterprises and carry out construction businesses in other provinces, autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities in accordance with these Regulations, unless it is otherwise provided by laws, regulations or the State Council.

Article 24 The construction administration department of the State Council and the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for interpretation of these Regulations in accordance with their respective functions.

Article 25 These Regulations shall come into force on 1 December 2002.

Article 26 The Tentative Measures on Administration of Foreign Enterprise Qualifications for Contracting for Construction Projects Within the Territory of China issued by the Ministry of Construction (Decree No. 32 of the Ministry of Construction) shall be repealed as of 1 October 2003.

Article 27 Provisions on Establishment of Foreign-invested Construction Enterprises (File No. 533, 1995) jointly issued by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation shall be repealed as of 1 December 2002.