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Administrative Measures for Outbound Investment

Sets out commerce-authority procedures and the issue and management of the Enterprise Overseas Investment Certificate.

Overview

Approval or filing applies depending on whether the investment involves sensitive countries, regions or sectors.

Key points

01

Filing

Central enterprises file with MOFCOM and other enterprises with provincial commerce authorities, using a stamped filing form and business-licence copy.

Articles 6–9
02

Sensitive-investment approval

Approval applications include prescribed forms, contracts or agreements, business-licence documentation and permission for relevant restricted exports.

Article 10
03

Certificate and changes

A certificate is issued following approval or filing. Changes to recorded investment matters require amendment through the original authority.

Articles 8 and 15

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