China Strengthens Administration on Foreign Enterprises Representative Offices
2010-01-25
The PRC State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Public Security promulgated on January 4, 2010 the Notice on Further Strengthening the Administration of Registration of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises (the “Notice”). The Notice aims to strengthen the administration of foreign enterprises resident representative offices (“RO”). It calls for a crack down on such phenomena as changing a RO's registration matters without going through required procedures, submitting fraudulent documents to finish registration,and conducting business operations illegally etc.
