REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON ADMINISTRATION OFTECHNOLOGY-INTRODUCTION CONTRACTS
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英文本源自中华人民共和国务院法制局编译, 中国法制出版社出版的《中华人民
共和国涉外法规汇编》(1991年7月版).
当发生歧意时, 应以法律法规颁布单位发布的中文原文为准.
This English document is coming from "LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GOVERNING FOREIGN-RELATED MATTERS" (1991.7)
which is compiled by the Brueau of Legislative Affairs of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China, and is published by the China
Legal System Publishing House.
In case of discrepancy, the original version in Chinese shall prevail.
Whole Document (法规全文)
REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON ADMINISTRATION OF
TECHNOLOGY-INTRODUCTION CONTRACTS
(Promulgated by the State Council on May 24, 1985)
Article 1
These Regulations are formulated with a view to further expanding foreign
economic and technological cooperation, upgrading the scientific and
technological level of the country and promoting the national economic
growth.
Article 2
Introduction of technology referred to in these Regulations means
acquisition of technology by any corporation, enterprise, organization or
individual within the territory of the People's Republic of China
(hereinafter referred to as the recipient) from any corporation,
enterprise, organization, or individual outside the territory of the
People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the supplier), by
means of trade or economic and technical cooperation, such as:
1. assignment or licensing of patent or other industrial property rights;
2. proprietary technology provided in the forms of drawings, technical
data, technical specifications, etc, such as technological processes,
formulae, product designs, quality control and management skills;
3. technical services.
Article 3
The technology to be introduced must be advanced and appropriate and shall
at least conform to one of the following requirements:
1. capable of developing and producing new products;
2. capable of improving quality and performance of products, reducing
production cost and lowering consumption of energy or raw materials;
3. favourable to maximum utilization of local resources;
4. capable of expanding product export and increasing earnings of foreign
exchange;
5. favourable to environmental protection;
6. favourable to production safety;
7. favourable to improvement of management;
8. contributing to advancement of scientific and technical level.
Article 4
The recipient and the supplier shall conclude in written form a
technology-introduction contract (hereinafter referred to as the
contract). An application for examination and approval of the contract
shall be submitted by the recipient, within days from the date of
conclusion, to the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of the
People's Republic of China or to any other agency authorized by the
Ministry (hereinafter referred to as the examining and approving
authorities). The examining and approving authorities shall decide to
approve or disapprove the contract within 60 days from the date of
receipt. An approved contract shall come into effect as of the date of
approval. Contracts on which the examining and approving authorities does
not make a decision within the specified period of time shall be regarded
as approved and shall come into effect automatically.
Article 5
The conclusion of technology-introduction contracts must comply with the
relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on
Economic Contracts Involving Foreign Interest and other laws.
The contracting parties must specify in the contract the following items:
1. contents, scope and essential description of the technology to be
introduced, and a list of patents and trademarks if they are involved;
2. technical targets to be attained and the time limit and measures for
attaining the targets; and
3. remuneration, composition of remuneration and modes of payment.
Article 6
The supplier shall ensure that it is the lawful owner of the technology to
be provided and that the technology provided is complete, accurate,
effective and capable of attaining the technical targets specified in the
contract.
Article 7
The recipient shall undertake the obligation to preserve, in accordance
with the scope and duration agreed upon by both parties, the non-open
technical secrets contained in the technology provided by the supplier.
Article 8
The duration of the contract shall conform to the time needed by the
recipient to assimilate the technology provided and, unless specially
approved by the examining and approving authorities, shall not exceed ten
years.
Article 9
The supplier shall not oblige the recipient to accept requirements which
are unreasonably restrictive. Unless specially approved by the examining
and approving authorities, a contract shall not include any of the
following restrictive provisions:
1. requiring the recipient to accept additional conditions which are not
related to the technology to be introduced, such as requiring the
recipient to purchase unnecessary technology, technical service, raw
materials, equipment or products;
2. restricting the freedom of choice of the recipient to obtain raw
materials, parts and components or equipment from other sources;
3. restricting the development and improvement by the recipient of the
introduced technology;
4. restricting the acquisition by the recipient of similar or competing
technology of the same kind from other sources;
5. non-reciprocal terms for exchange of improved technology between the
contracting parties;
6. restricting the quantity, variety or sales price of products to be
turned out by the recipient with the technology acquired;
7. unreasonably restricting the sales channels or export markets of the
recipient;
8. forbidding the continued use by the recipient of the acquired
technology after expiration of the contract; and/or
9. requiring the recipient to pay for or to undertake obligations for
patents which are unused or no longer effective.
Article 10
In applying for approval of a contract, the following documents shall be
submitted:
1. a written application for approval of the contract;
2. copies of the contract and its translation; and
3. documents certifying the legal status of the contracting parties.
Article 11
Any revision or renewal of a contract shall be in accordance with the
provisions stipulated in Article 4 and Article 10 of these Regulations.
Article 12
The authority to interpret these Regulations and to formulate the rules
for implementing these Regulations resides in the Ministry of Foreign
Economic Relations and Trade.
Article 13
These Regulations shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation.