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中国保险监督管理委员会


外国保险机构驻华代表机构管理办法(英文版)


Rules on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1
These rules are formulated in accordance with the Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China, and for the purpose of strengthening the administration of representative offices of foreign insurance institutions (hereinafter referred to as “representative offices”), and meeting the needs of the opening up of China’s insurance market to the outside world.

Article 2
Foreign insurance institutions hereof referred to in these rules are those insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insurance intermediaries, insurance associations, and other insurance organizations incorporated outside the territory of the People’s Republic of China.
Representative offices hereof referred to in these rules are both representative offices and general representative offices established by foreign insurance institutions within Chinese territory for the purpose of conducting such non-operational activities as liaison service and market research etc.
Chief Representative hereof referred to in these rules is the principal responsible person of the representative office, and the general representative is the principal responsible person of the general representative office.

Article 3
Representative offices shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations and related regulations made by China Insurance Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as “CIRC”) and their legitimate rights and interests are protected by Chinese laws.

Article 4
CIRC is authorized by law and the State Council to perform regulatory responsibilities over the representative offices.
Under the authorization scope of CIRC, the local branch offices of CIRC take general regulation of those representative offices that are located in their jurisdictions on behalf of CIRC.

Chapter Ⅱ Application and Establishment

Article 5
Foreign insurance institutions (hereinafter referred to as “the applicant”) applying to establish a representative office shall satisfy the following requirements:
(1) Good business performance;
(2) No record of any major violation of laws and regulations within three years prior to the application date;
(3) Other prudential requirements stipulated by CIRC.

Article 6
The formal application form for the establishment of representative office is provided by CIRC.

Article 7
The applicant shall submit the following documents:
(1) The formal application form;
(2) A letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution;
(3) A photocopy of the business license or the certificate of authorization for insurance business, or the registry certificate issued by the relevant regulatory authorities of its home country or territory;
(4) Articles of association and the name list of the members of the Board of Directors, management personnel or principal partners;
(5) Annual reports of the last three years prior to the application;
(6) A letter of permit issued by the competent authority of its home country or territory allowing it to set up a representative office in China, or a letter of recommendation from the industrial association of which the applicant is a member, and both types of letters shall contain information about the penalty records of the applicant received within three years prior to the application;
(7) A power of attorney signed by the Chairman of the Board or General Manager for the chief representative designated;
(8) The resume of the designated chief representative and other relevant supporting documents;
(9) Other documents and materials required by CIRC.
The photocopy of the business license or the certificate of authorization for insurance business, or the registry certificate shall be subject to notarization certified by the applicant’s home country or territory or verification by the resident Embassy or Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in the applicant’s home country or territory.

Article 8
The applicant shall submit its application documents to CIRC. CIRC shall handle all the applications according to the following conditions:
(1) If the document has a mistake (mistakes) that can be corrected on the spot, the applicant shall be allowed to make the correction on the spot;
(2) If the document is incomplete or does not comply with regulatory formats, the applicant shall be informed on the spot or within five days of all the required corrections at one time. If the applicant is not informed of such information in this period, then it is assumed that the application is accepted for review on the day it is received by CIRC;
(3) If the document is complete and complies with regulatory formats, or after the applicant, upon request, has submitted additional documents and made necessary corrections, then the application shall be accepted for review.
Whether or not CIRC accepts the application for review, CIRC shall issue a written document with designated stamp and date indicated.

Article 9
Within 20 days from the date of receiving the application letter, CIRC shall make a decision on whether or not to approve. If the decision can not be made in the said 20 days, at the approval of the Chairman of CIRC, the said period can be extended 10 more days and the applicant shall be informed of reasons for the extension.
If CIRC decides to accept the application, it shall issue an approval document; in case of disapproval, CIRC shall state reasons in a written document.

Article 10
After a representative office receiving the official document of approval, it shall register with the State Administration of Industry and Commerce in line with relevant rules.
The representative office shall move into its official premises within three months from the date on which the approval document is issued; the approval document shall automatically become invalid if the said deadline is not observed.

Article 11
Any foreign insurance institution that has already established no less than two representative offices in China shall be allowed to apply to CIRC to appoint one of its representative offices as a general representative office.

Article 12
In applying to appoint the general representative office, foreign insurance institutions shall submit a letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution.
The application for setting up a general representative office is subject to the same rules governing the application of a representative office.

Chapter Ⅲ Supervision and Administration

Article 13
The official title of the representative office shall be arranged in the following order: name of the foreign insurance institution + name of the city where the representative office is to be located + representative office; The official title of the representative office shall be arranged in the following order: name of the foreign insurance institution + general representative office in China.

Article 14
Except the principal responsible person, other major staff members shall be entitled “Representative” or “Deputy Representative”.

Article 15
Employees of representative office shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations, with high integrity and clean record.

Article 16
A general representative shall have a work experience above 8 years and hold a junior college degree or a higher academic degree; a chief representative shall have a work experience above 5 years, and hold a junior college degree or a higher academic degree.
Without a junior college degree, the general representative or chief representative shall have a work experience above 10 years in the insurance business.

Article 17
A maximum of three employees of foreign nationality are allowed in each representative office.

Article 18
A representative office and its employees shall not enter into any agreement or contract with any legal or natural persons, which might generate an income to the representative office or the foreign insurance institution it represents, and shall not be involved in business activities of any kind.

Article 19
A representative office shall have official premises, necessary office facilities and full-time staff.

Article 20
The General Representative or Chief Representative shall not work in two or more representative offices or any business institution in China.

Article 21
The General Representative or Chief Representative shall attend to the daily activities of the representative office on a permanent basis. If he or she consecutively stays away from the representative office for a period or more than one month, he or she shall delegate his or her responsibility as the General Representative or Chief Representative to a person specially appointed, and submit a written report to the local branch office of CIRC.

Article 22
A representative office shall submit two copies of its annual work report of the previous year before the end of each February to the CIRC’s local branch office, who shall then forward the report to CIRC’s head office.
The work report shall follow the format prescribed by CIRC.

Article 23
A representative office shall submit the annual report of the foreign insurance institution it represents to both CIRC and CIRC’s local branch office within six months after the end of each accounting year of the foreign insurance institution.

Article 24
If any following major event occurs in an insurance institution that has maintained a representative office in China, the representative office shall, within 10 days after the occurrence of the event, submit a written report to CIRC and copy the report to CIRC’s local branch office.
(1) A change in its articles of association, register capital, and registered business address;
(2) Division or merger or change of top management;
(3) Serious losses resulted in business operation;
(4) Penalties imposed for violations of laws and regulations;
(5) Major regulatory actions taken against it by the regulatory authorities of its home country or territory;
(6) Other matters which may seriously disrupt business operation of the foreign insurance institution.

Article 25
In case of changing a General Representative or Chief Representative, the representative office shall apply to CIRC, and submit the following documents:
(1) A letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC, and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution;
(2) Power of attorney of the proposed General Representative or chief representative signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager;
(3) Proof of personal identity certificates, certificate of academic degree and resume of the proposed General Representative or Chief Representative.

Article 26
If a foreign insurance institution intends to terminate its representative office’s operation, it shall submit a letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC, and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution.

Article 27
If a foreign insurance institution intends to change the name of its representative office, it shall submit a letter of application addressed to the Chairman of CIRC, and signed by its Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned insurance institution, together with other relevant proving documents about the renaming.

Article 28
Under the situation stipulated in Article 25, Article 26, and Article 27, CIRC shall make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove of the application within 20 days from the date of receiving a complete set of application documents.
If a decision of approval is made, it shall issue an approval document; if a decision of disapproval is made, it shall notify the applicant in writing and give the reasons.

Article 29
A representative office can change its office location within the same administrative area it resides only.
The concerned representative office shall submit CIRC’s local branch office of its new office address, telephone and fax numbers within 5 days from the date of changing.

Article 30
In case of changing, increasing or reducing the number of Representatives, Deputy Representatives, or foreign employees, the concerned representative office shall report to CIRC’s local branch office within 5 days from the date of changing, and submit the proof of personal identity certificates, certificate of academic degree and resume of the nominated personnel.

Article 31
When a representative office is approved to be changed to a general representative office, the original representative office is cancelled automatically. The general representative office shall apply to the State Administration of the Industry and Commerce for cancellation of the registration of the representative office within one month from the date of CIRC’s approval within one month from the date of CIRC’s approval.

Article 32
If a general representative office is the only representative office in China after the insurance institution it represents withdraws all other representative offices, the general representative office shall be changed into a representative office.
The general representative office shall apply to CIRC by submitting an application letter regarding such change signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or General Manager of the concerned foreign insurance institution. Within 20 days from the date of receiving the application letter, CIRC shall make a decision on whether or not to approve. If CIRC decides to accept the application, it shall issue an approval document; in case of disapproval, CIRC shall state reasons in a written document.
When a general representative office is approved to be changed to a representative office, the original general representative office is cancelled automatically. The representative office shall apply to the State Administration of the Industry and Commerce for cancellation of its registration within one month from the date of CIRC’s approval.

Article 33
After a representative office of the foreign insurance institution is terminated by the CIRC, all the issues left unsettled shall be taken over and handled by its general representative office in China; if there is no such a general representative office, responsibilities on all issues left unsettled shall be taken over and handled by the foreign insurance institution’s other representative offices in China; if there is no any other representative office in China, responsibilities on all issues left unsettled shall be borne by the foreign insurance institution itself.

Article 34
CIRC and its local branch offices conduct general supervision and annual inspection over the representative offices of foreign institutions in regard to the following issues:
(1) The completeness of the procedures for the changes made by the representative office;
(2) The truthfulness of the documents and materials submitted to CIRC;
(3) The completeness of the procedures for the appointments or changes of staff members of representative offices;
(4) Whether or not representative offices are conducting business activities;
(5) Other items required by CIRC and its local branch offices.

Chapter Ⅳ Legal Liability

Article 35
Any representative office established without approval, in violation of certain provisions of these Rules, shall be banned by CIRC in accordance with law.

Article 36
If a representative office is engaged in financial business activities in violation of these Rules, it shall be punished by CIRC in line with relevant laws and regulations. If a representative office is engaged in profit-seeking operational activities other than insurance business, it shall be imposed a disciplinary warning or a fine below RMB 300,000 yuan.

Article 37
If a representative office fails to submit relevant reports or documents as stipulated in Article 22, 23, 24 of these Rules to CIRC, it shall be imposed a warning and ordered to make correction by CIRC’s local branch office.

Article 38
Employees of a representative office being with direct responsibility for activities violating these Rules shall be imposed by CIRC with a disciplinary warning and /or a fine below RMB 5000 yuan, according to the seriousness of the cases.

Article 39
CIRC may issue a disciplinary warning to a representative office involved in providing false information or concealing important facts.

Article 40
CIRC may order the representative offices, found in violation of other provisions stipulated in these Rules, to make corrections; those who do not make corrections within a prescribed time period shall be issued a disciplinary warning.

Chapter Ⅴ Supplementary Provisions

Article 41
These Rules shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the representative offices established in the mainland by insurance institutions from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan region.

Article 42
These Rules shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the resident offices of foreign insurance institutions approved to establish in China by CIRC.

Article 43
The terms “above”, “below” and “within” used to indicate a threshold number shall include the number itself.

Article 44
The approval and reporting periods prescribed in these Rules concerning licensing and reporting periods refer to working days, which exclude weekends and public holidays.

Article 45
CIRC shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Rules.

Article 46
These Rules shall be effective as of March 1, 2004, and the Rules on Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions, issued by CIRC on November 26, 1999 shall be repealed simultaneously.




江苏省人大常委会


苏州国家高新技术产业开发区条例
江苏省人大常委会


（1994年7月7日江苏省苏州市第十一届人民代表大会常务委员会第九次会议制定 1994年9月3日江苏省第八届人民代表大会常务委员会第九次会议批准）

目 录

第一章 总 则
第二章 机构与权限
第三章 建设资金
第四章 高新技术及产业管理
第五章 企业事业单位管理
第六章 劳动人事管理
第七章 社会事业管理
第八章 附 则

第一章 总 则
第一条 为加快苏州国家高新技术产业开发区（苏州新区）的建设，促进对外经济合作和技术交流，加强区域的综合管理，根据国家的有关法律、法规，结合苏州具体情况，制定本条例。
第二条 苏州国家高新技术产业开发区（以下简称开发区），是苏州市发展高新技术产业和调整产业结构的综合性改革的实验区，是苏州的一个新城区，是对外开放的窗口。其主要任务：
（一）引进国内外高新技术、资金和人才，兴办高新技术企业；
（二）将高新技术成果转化为工业化产品，推广应用；
（三）促进开发区不断培育新产业，发展大企业，推进高新技术的发展；
（四）吸引国内外高等院校、科研院所进开发区从事科研、技术开发，促进生产、教学、科研一体化；
（五）建立符合国际惯例、适应社会主义市场经济的管理体制和现代企业制度；
（六）发挥开发区的辐射功能，带动全市高新技术的发展和产业结构的调整；
（七）苏州市人民政府规定的其他任务。
第三条 开发区的开发建设要依照苏州市城市总体规划，结合老城区改造和老企业改造，建设现代化新城区。开发区的所有单位和个人，必须服从开发区的统一规划和管理。
第四条 开发区应当根据苏州市经济、科技和社会发展需要，统筹规划，加强综合配套服务功能，创造适合高新技术商品化、产业化、国际化的良好环境。
第五条 开发区内的所有单位和个人，必须遵守中华人民共和国的法律、法规，其在开发区合法财产及其他合法权益，受法律保护。

第二章 机构与权限
第六条 苏州国家高新技术产业开发区管理委员会（以下简称开发区管委会）是苏州市人民政府的派出机构，代表市人民政府领导与管理开发区范围内的经济、科技和社会事业，协调各部门和各单位在开发区的工作。
第七条 开发区管委会受市人民政府的委托，行使以下经济和行政管理权限：
（一）依法制定和实施开发区行政管理的具体规定和投资办法；
（二）制定并组织实施开发区经济、科技和社会发展规划；
（三）按照规定的权限审批投资者在开发区的投资项目；
（四）管理开发区内的房地产开发；
（五）组织兴办和管理各项基础设施及公益事业；
（六）依法管理、指导和监督开发区的企业事业单位；
（七）按照国家规定处理开发区涉外事务和进出口事务；
（八）领导开发区内市人民政府所属各行政管理部门相应的机构；
（九）行使市人民政府授与的其他职权。
第八条 开发区管委会按照精简高效的原则，设立若干职能机构。
第九条 开发区设立经济发展集团总公司，参与高新技术的开发与投资，为发展高新技术提供服务。
第十条 金融、保险、外汇管理、海关、商检等部门可以在开发区内设立派出机构，办理专项业务，为投资者提供服务，并依法实施监督。
第十一条 开发区管委会应当按照国家有关环境保护、劳动保护、安全生产、工业卫生的规定，负责优化生产、生活环境，提高防灾、抗灾能力，改善员工的劳动条件。

第三章 建设资金
第十二条 开发区建设资金的来源：
（一）开发区财政收入的留成部分；
（二）土地使用权有偿使用收入中的地方留成部分；
（三）财政拨款和银行贷款；
（四）国内外组织和个人的投资及捐赠；
（五）经批准发行债券、股票、有价证券等；
（六）法律、法规允许的其他来源。
第十三条 开发区建设资金的主要用途：
（一）建设开发区的基础设施、生活服务设施，参与投资高新技术项目；
（二）培训高新技术企业的经营管理人才、科技人才及熟练技工，聘用国内外专家；
（三）扶持高新技术产品的研究、开发及包括民营科技企业在内的高新技术企业；
（四）法律、法规允许的其他用途。
第十四条 开发区经有权单位批准可以设立科技、金融、财政相结合的风险投资基金，创办风险投资机构，以投资入股等形式扶持高新技术及产品的引进、研究、开发、生产等。

第四章 高新技术及产业管理
第十五条 开发区重点发展高新技术产业，同时吸纳古城区传统工业的技术改造，鼓励支持企业事业单位发展以下高新技术：
（一）微电子科学和电子信息技术；
（二）光电子科学和光电机一体化技术；
（三）生命科学和生物工程技术；
（四）材料科学和新材料技术；
（五）能源科学和新能源、高效节能技术；
（六）生态科学和环境保护技术；
（七）医药科学和生物医学技术；
（八）其他高新技术和改造传统产业的新工艺、新技术等。
第十六条 鼓励投资者在开发区内以高新技术作价入股兴办合资、合作经营的高新技术企业，支持创办民办民营和国有民营的高新技术企业。
第十七条 鼓励在开发区内兴办从事高新技术研究、开发、中试、生产、应用的企业事业单位，或者直接为高新技术商品化、产业化、国际化服务的科技信息、创业服务机构，以及与发展高新技术产业相关的加工装配出口等企业。
第十八条 开发区内高新技术产品和高新技术企业的认定工作，由开发区高新技术产品及企业认定委员会评审，经苏州市科委审核，并报省科委批准。
第十九条 享受优惠政策的高新技术企业，应当由开发区管委会按高新技术企业标准定期进行复查。经复查合格并报市科委审核、省科委核准后，可继续享受高新技术企业的优惠政策；复查不合格的企业，不再享受高新技术企业的优惠政策。
第二十条 高新技术企业符合国家规定具有自营出口条件的，经由国家有关部门批准授予外贸进出口经营权；经国家有关部门批准可以在国外设立分厂或者建立合资企业和销售机构。
开发区内高新技术企业事业单位的商务、科技人员出国手续，按国家有关规定办理。

第五章 企业事业单位管理
第二十一条 开发区鼓励各种经济成份的投资者进区投资，兴办各种所有制、各种经营方式的企业事业单位，重点支持从事高新技术领域的研究、开发及生产高新技术产品的企业事业单位。
开发区鼓励、支持发展符合国家产业政策和开发区规划的外商投资企业。
开发区鼓励、支持发展为高新技术产业服务的第三产业。
第二十二条 开发区内的各类企业必须按照有关规定组建，在国家法律、法规允许的范围内，享有经营自主权，并按照市场需求组织生产经营活动。
第二十三条 开发区内的各类企业，可以按规定享受国家的有关优惠政策和开发区的有关优惠待遇。
第二十四条 开发区内各类企业事业单位，必须按法律规定的会计报表、统计报表定期抄报开发区管委会，接受财政、税务、审计的检查和监督。
凡涉及企业经营管理的档案资料、报表等，应当定期整理存档，妥为保管。
第二十五条 开发区内各类企业事业单位应当依法成立工会组织，开展工会活动，保障员工的合法权益。

第六章 劳动人事管理
第二十六条 开发区可在规定范围内，公开向社会招聘员工。开发区内各企业事业单位对科技人员、管理人员，实行聘任制，工人实行合同制，并按合同规定进行管理。
第二十七条 开发区建立职业技术培训基地，实行培训上岗制度，经培训合格的各类人才，可优先聘用。
第二十八条 市有关部门应当优先满足开发区对各类专业人才的需求。鼓励大中专毕业生、研究生、留学生和归国专家到开发区工作，待遇从优，来去自由。经批准，可引进外国专家。
第二十九条 各类专业人才在受聘期间成绩显著的，可给予一定奖励。各类专业人才及其配偶、子女的户口，符合国家规定的可以优先迁入开发区。
第三十条 对在开发区工作和生活的外来人员试行居住证制度，比照区内常住户口进行管理。
第三十一条 开发区内的各类企业事业单位，实行最低工资保障制度。
第三十二条 开发区内各类企业事业单位，应当按照统一规定，建立社会保障制度，为员工办理社会保险。
第三十三条 开发区建立劳动力市场，为各类人才和劳动力的合理配置、流动及结构优化提供有效的服务。

第七章 社会事业管理
第三十四条 开发区内的社会事业，由开发区管委会按照要求，统一规划、组织建设和管理。
第三十五条 供电、供水、供气、供热、排水、通信、仓储、运输、公共卫生等社会公用事业，实行企业化管理和有偿使用制度。
第三十六条 开发区应当设立科技研究、开发、生产服务、咨询、培训、转让、贸易和律师、公证、会计、审计等社会化服务机构。

第八章 附 则
第三十七条 国家对高新技术产业开发区实行新的规定时，按国家规定办理。
第三十八条 苏州市人民政府可依照本条例，制定有关具体规定。
第三十九条 本条例自公布之日起施行。



1994年9月3日