Administrative License Law of the People's Republic of China.

Chapter II Examination and Approval of Temporary Importation and Exportation of Goods

Article 12 An application for the temporary importation or exportation of goods shall be submitted to the local competent customhouse.

Where any ATA carnet holder files an application for the temporary importation or exportation of goods to the customhouse, it shall submit the original ATA carnet that is real and valid, an accurate checklist of goods, as well as other relevant commercial instruments or certificates.

Where any consignee or consignor of goods temporarily imported or exported under non-ATA carnet files an application to the customhouse for the temporary importation or exportation of goods, it shall submit an Application Form for the Temporary Importation or Exportation of Goods (see Attachment 1 for format), checklist of goods temporarily imported or exported, invoice, contract or agreement, as well as other relevant instruments as required by the customhouse.

Article 13 Where the customhouse approves the temporary importation or exportation of goods under any ATA carnet, it shall make an endorsement on the ATA carnet, otherwise no endorsement shall be made.

After the customhouse has made a decision on approval or disapproval of an application for the temporary importation or exportation of goods under any non-ATA carnet, it shall make and issue a Decision of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on Approval of Application for the Temporary Importation/Exportation of Goods (see Attachment 2 for format) or a Decision of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on Disapproval of Application for the Temporary Importation/Exportation of Goods (see Attachment 3 for format).

Article 14 Where it applies for extending the time limit for the re-importation and re-exportation of goods temporarily imported or exported, the holder of ATA carnet or consignor or consignee of goods temporarily imported or exported under non-ATA carnet shall apply for the extension of the time limit to the customhouse that examines and approves the temporary importation or exportation of goods not later than 30 days before the expiry of the prescribed term, and submit an Application for Extension of the Time Limit for the Goods Temporarily Imported/Exported (see Attachment 4 for format) and other relevant application materials.

Where a customhouse directly under the General Administration of Customs accepts an extension application, it shall make and issue a Decision of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on Approval of Application for Extension of Time Limit for Goods Temporarily Imported/Exported (see Attachment 5 for format) or Decision of the Customs of the People's Republic of China on Disapproval of Application for Extension of Time Limit for Goods Temporarily Imported/Exported (see Attachment 6 for format) within 20 days as of the acceptance of the application.

If a customhouse subordinate to a customhouse directly under the General Administration of Customs accepts an extension application, it shall carry out an overall examination under the statutory conditions and procedures within 10 days as of the acceptance of application and submit the examination opinions and a complete set of application materials to the customhouse directly under the General Administration of Customs in a timely manner. The customhouse directly under the General Administration of Customs shall make a decision accordingly within 10 days as of the receipt of the examination opinions.

If it is under the circumstances as described in Paragraph 3 of Article 7 in the present Measures, the ATA carnet holder or consignee or consignor of goods temporarily imported or exported under non-ATA carnet shall submit an application to the local competent customhouse directly under the General Administration of Customs. The customhouse directly under the General Administration of Customs shall carry out an overall examination in accordance with the statutory conditions and procedures within 10 days as of the receipt of the extension application and submit the examination opinions and a complete set of application materials to the General Administration of Customs in a timely manner. The General