Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (Amended in 2007) (II) -- Beijing Review

(3) Manufacturing of bulldozer of 320 h.p. or below, hydraulic excavator of 30 tons or below, wheel loader of 6 tons or below, grader of 220 h.p. or below, road roller, fork-lift truck, non-calzada dumper truck of 135 tons or below, road surface milling rework equipment, garden machine and tools and commodity concrete equipment (pump, agitating vehicle, agitating station and pump vehicle)

14. Transport Equipment Manufacturing Industries

(1) Repairing, design and manufacturing of common watercraft (including subsection) (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

15. Manufacturing of Communication Apparatus, Computers and Other Electronic Equipment

(1) Production of satellite television receivers and key parts

(2) Manufacturing of fiscal cash register

IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water

1. Construction and operation of coal fired power plants of condensing steam with unit installed capacity of 300,000 kw or below and dual use coal fired power plants of condensing-extraction steam with unit installed capacity of 100,000 kw or below within small power grids in Tibet, Xinjiang, Hainan, etc.

2. Construction and management of power network

V. Communication and Transportation, Storage, Post and Telecommunication Services

1. Railway freight transportation companies

2. Railway passenger transportation companies (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

3. Highway passenger transport companies

4. Entry-exit bus companies

5. Water transportation companies (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

6. General aviation companies engaging in photographing, prospecting and industry (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

7. Telecommunication companies: telecommunication value-added service (Foreign investments shall not exceed 50 percent), motion tone and data service in basic telecom services (Foreign investments shall not exceed 49 percent), domestic business and international business in basic telecom services (Foreign investments shall not exceed 35 percent, and 49 percent shall be permitted no later than December 11, 2007)

VI. Wholesale and Retail Trade Industries

1. Commercial companies of direct selling, mail order selling, online selling, franchising, commissioned operation, commercial management, ect.

2. Wholesale, retail and logistic distribution of grain, cotton, vegetable oil, sugar, medicine, tobacco, automobiles, crude oil, pesticide, agricultural plastic sheeting and fertilizer (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares of chain stores which have more than 30 branch stores and sell different kinds and brands of commodities from multi-suppliers)

3. Distribution of audio and vedio products (excluding movies) (limited to contractual joint ventures or the Chinese party holds the majority of shares)

4. Commodity auctions

5. Ship agent (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares) and tally for foreign vessels (limited to equity joint ventures and contractual joint ventures)

6. Wholesaling of refined oil and construction and operation of gasoline stations (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares of chain gasoline stations which have more than 30 branch stores and sell different kinds and brands of commodities from multi-suppliers)

VII. Financial Industries

1. Banks, financial leasing companies, finance companies, trust investment companies and currency brokerage companies

2. Insurance companies (Foreign investments shall not exceed 50 percent in life insurance companies)

3. Security companies (limited to A shares underwriting and underwriting and transaction of B shares, H shares, government bonds and corporate bonds and foreign investments shall not exceed one third), security investment fund management companies (Foreign investments shall not exceed 49 percent)

4. Insurance brokerage companies

5. Futures companies (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

VIII. Real Estate Industries

1. Development of pieces of land (limited to equity joint ventures and contractual joint ventures)

2. Construction and operation of high-ranking hotels, villas, high-class office buildings and international convention and exhibition centers

3. Real estate transactions in the secondary market and real estate agent or brokerage companies

IX. Leasing and Commercial Service Industries

1. Legal consulting

2. Market Research (limited to equity joint ventures and contractual joint ventures)

3. Credit investigation and rating service companies

X. Scientific Research, Technical Services and Geological Prospecting Industries

1. Mapping companies (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

2. Inspection, verification and attestation companies for imported and exported goods

3. Photography service (including trick photography like airphotograph, except mapping aerial photography, limited to equity joint ventures)

XI. Irrigation, Environment and Public Utilities Management

1. Construction and management of fuel gas, heating and water supply and sewage networks in big cities (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

XII. Education

1. Ordinary high school education institutions (limited to equity joint ventures and contractual joint ventures)

XIII. Public Health, Social Security and Social Welfare Industries

1. Medical treatment establishments (limited to equity joint ventures and contractual joint ventures)

XIV. Culture, Sports and Entertainment Industries

1. Production projects of broadcasting and TV programs and film-making projects (limited to contractual joint ventures)

2. Construction and operation of cinemas (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

3. Construction and operation of large theme parks

4. Brokering agency of stage performances (The Chinese party shall hold the majority of shares)

5. Operation of entertainment venues (limited to equity joint ventures and contractual joint ventures)

XV. Other industries restricted by the state or

international treaties that China has concluded or taken part in

Catalogue of Prohibited Foreign Investment Industries

I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries

1. Cultivation and planting of China's rare and peculiar breeds (including improved genes in planting industry, animal husbandry and aquatic product industry)

2. Development and production of genetically modified plants' seeds, breeding stock and fowl and aquatic fries

3. Fishing in the sea area within the jurisdiction of China and in in-land water

II. Mining and Quarrying Industries

1. Exploring and mining of tungsten, molybdenum, tin, antimony and fluorite

2. Exploring, mining and dressing of rare earth

3. Exploring, mining and dressing of radioactive mineral products

III. Manufacturing Industries

1. Beverage Industries

(1) Processing of green tea and special tea with China's traditional crafts (famous tea, dark tea, etc.)

2. Medical and Pharmaceutical Product Industries

(1) Processing of traditional Chinese medicines that have been listed in the Regulations on Conservation of Wild Medicinal Material Resources and the List of Rare and Endangered Plants in China

(2) Application of preparing technique of traditional Chinese medicine in small pieces ready for decoction, like steam, frying, moxibustion and calcining, and production of traditional Chinese medicine products of secret recipe

3. Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Rolling Processing Industries

(1) Smelting and processing of radioactive mineral products

4. Special Equipment Manufacturing Industries

(1) Manufacturing of weapons and ammunition

5. Electric Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Industries

(1) Manufacturing of open lead acid cells, mercury button-type silver oxide cells, paste zinc-manganese battery and nickel cadmium cells

6. Industrial Products and Other Manufacturing Industries

(1) Ivory carving

(2) Tiger hone processing

(3) Production of bodiless lacquerware

(4) Production of enamel products

(5) Production of rice paper and ingot-shaped tablets of Chinese ink

(6) Production of carcinogenic, teratogenic and mutagenesis products and persistent organic pollutant products

IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water

1. Construction and operation of coal fired power plants of condensing steam with unit installed capacity of 300,000 kw or below and dual use coal fired power plants of condensing-extraction steam with unit installed capacity of 100,000 kw or below except small power grids in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hainan

V. Communication and Transportation, Storage, Post and Telecommunication Services

1. Companies of air traffic control

2. Companies of postal services

VI. Leasing and Commercial Service Industries

1. Social investigation

VII. Scientific Research, Technical Services and Geological Prospecting Industries

1. Development and application of human stem cells and gene diagnosis and therapy technologies

2. Geodetic survey, marine charting, mapping aerial photography, administrative region mapping, compilation of relief map in map compilation and navigation electronic map compilation in common map compilation

VIII. Irrigation, Environment and Public Utilities Management

1. Construction and operation of nature reserves and Ramsar sites

2. Development of state protected resources of wild animals and plants originated in China

IX. Education

1. Institutions of compulsory education and special education fields like military, policemen, politics and Party schools

X. Culture, Sports and Entertainment Industries

1. News agencies

2. Business of publishing, general distribution and importing of books, newspapers and periodicals

3. Business of publishing, producing and importing of audio and video products and electronic publications

4. Radio stations, TV stations, radio and TV channels, radio and TV transmission networks at various levels (transmission stations, relaying stations, radio and TV satellites, satellite up-linking stations, satellite receiving stations, microwave stations, monitoring stations and cable broadcasting and TV transmission networks)

5. Companies of producing and operating of broadcast and TV programs

6. Companies of films making, distributing and cinema circuits

7. News websites, network audiovisual service, business locations for Internet service and internet art operation

8. Video screening companies

9. Construction and operation of golf courses

10. Gambling industry (including the race course for gambling)

11. Sex industry

XI. Other Industries

1. Projects that endanger the safety and performance of military facilities

XII. Other industries prohibited by the state or international treaties that China has concluded or taken part in

Source: www.fdi.gov.cn

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