商务部16日发布《境外投资管理办法》，与现行规定相比，这个办法仅保留了商务部对少数重大境外投资的核准权限，同时，对外投资的核准程序也大大简化。

    这个办法所称的境外投资，是指在我国依法设立的企业通过新设、并购等方式在境外设立非金融企业或取得既有非金融企业的所有权、控制权、经营管理权等权益的行为。

    根据这个办法，企业开展以下情形境外投资应当报商务部核准：在与我国未建交国家的境外投资；特定国家或地区的境外投资；中方投资额1亿美元及以上的境外投资；涉及多国(地区)利益的境外投资；设立境外特殊目的公司。

    同时，地方企业开展中方投资额1000万美元及以上、1亿美元以下的境外投资；能源、矿产类境外投资；需在国内招商的境外投资应当报省级商务主管部门核准。

    商务部新闻发言人姚坚说，这个办法规定，商务部仅保留对少数重大境外投资的核准权限，以去年核准件数估算，将有约85%的境外投资核准事项交由省级商务主管部门负责。

    与此同时，刚刚公布的《境外投资管理办法》简化了核准程度，绝大部分境外投资企业只需递交一张申请表，即可在3个工作日内获得《企业境外投资证书》。

    这个办法自2009年5月1日起施行。此前的《关于境外投资开办企业核准事项的规定》和《商务部、国务院港澳办关于印发〈关于内地企业赴香港、澳门特别行政区投资开办企业核准事项的规定〉的通知》同时废止。

     Ministry of Commerce released on the 16th "offshore investment management approach," compared with the current rules, this approach retains the Ministry of Commerce only a small number of major overseas investment approval authority, at the same time, foreign investment approval process is also greatly simplified.

     This approach called for overseas investment is established by law in our country through the newly established enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, such as at the establishment of non-financial enterprises overseas or to obtain both non-financial enterprises, ownership, control, management rights and interests of the right行为.

     Under this approach, enterprises to develop overseas investment following circumstances should be reported to Ministry of Commerce approved: the establishment of diplomatic relations with our country is not outside the country of investment; specific country or region outside investment; Chinese investment of 100,000,000 U.S. dollars of overseas investment and above; involving many countries (regions) outside the benefits of investment; the establishment of offshore special purpose company.

     At the same time, local enterprises to develop China investment 10 million U.S. dollars and more than 100 million U.S. dollars of overseas investment following; energy, mineral resources overseas investment category; need of outside investment in the domestic investment should be reported to the provincial commerce department director approval.

     YAO Jian, spokesman of Ministry of Commerce said that this approach provides that the Ministry of Commerce to retain only a small number of major overseas investment approval authority to approve the number of last year estimated that about 85% of foreign investment approved by the provincial-level business matters department director in charge of.

     At the same time, the newly released "offshore investment management approach" to simplify the approval of the degree, the vast majority of foreign-invested enterprises submit only one application form, can be three working days at the "Certificate of overseas investment enterprises."

     This approach since May 1, 2009 will come into effect. Prior to the "About the approval of overseas investment to start a business matter" and "Ministry of Commerce, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs of the State Council regarding the issuance of <about the Mainland enterprises to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region of the investment to start a business matter of the provisions of the approved> notification" abolished at the same time.

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