(Issued by the Bank of China on January 1, 1983)
CONTENTS I. BANK OF CHINA REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS (CATEGORY A) II. BANK OF CHINA REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS (CATEGORY B)
III.BANK OF CHINA REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL RENMINBI DEPOSITS
I. BANK OF CHINA REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS (CATEGORY A) Article 1. Deposits under these regulations are handled by the Banking Department of the Head Office of the Bank of China and the bank’s domestic Article 2. An account for deposits may be opened by the following bodies, enterprises and organizations: (1) Foreign diplomatic, consular and commercial missions, organs of international bodies and offices of non-governmental organizations (2) Chinese and foreign enterprises and organizations set up in foreign countries or the Hongkong and Macao regions; (3) Enterprises operating in China with overseas Chinese capital or foreign capital or joint Chinese and foreign capital; (4) State organs, organizations,schools, state-owned enterprises and establishments and collective urban and rural economic bodies (5) Others with the approval of the Bank of China. Article 3. Foreign exchange of the following kinds may be deposited in the aforesaid account: (1) Foreign exchange in convertible currency remitted brought, or sent into China from abroad or the Hongkong and Macao regions. (2) Foreign exchange funds of enterprises operating with overseas Chinese capital or foreign capital or joint Chinese and foreign (3) Foreign exchange kept by Chinese state organs, enterprises, establishments and organizations with the approval of the government (4) Other kinds of foreign exchange which the Bank of China has agreed to accept for deposit. Article 4. Deposits are of two types, namely, fixed deposit and current deposit. Interest shall be paid at the rates published by the Head (1) A fixed deposit takes the form of a deposit certificate issued in the name of the depositor and must be established and withdrawn (2) A current deposit takes two forms, namely, deposit book and current account. The initial deposit must not be less than the equivalent Deposits are restricted to 5 kinds of currencies, namely, the US dollar, Pound sterling, Hongkong dollar, Deutsche mark and Japanese Article 5. A request for opening an account for deposit must be accompanied by an identification document, a letter of application and a specimen Article 6. The Use of Deposits: (1) Funds in a deposit may be remitted to place within or outside China. (2) Funds in a deposit may be converted into Renminbi at the ruling exchange rate. (3) Funds in a deposit may be transferred to another foreign currency account kept with the bank. (4) With the approval of the bank, foreign banknotes may be sold to the personnel of the depositor to meet the needs of their departure The use of a deposit by state organs, organizations, schools state-owned enterprises and establishments, collective urban and rural Article 7. On maturity, a fixed deposit may be withdrawn against the deposit certificate and the specimen signature previously left with the Article 8. A fixed deposit may be renewed on maturity by presenting the deposit certificate and furnishing the specimen signature to the bank Article 9. In case of loss of the deposit certificate, deposit book, cheques or signature stamp (seal), the depositor shall immediately file Article 10. On closing an account, the depositor shall return to the bank the deposit book, certificate or unused cheques together with other Article 11. The bank has the responsibility for the confidentiality of the deposit of the depositor. Article 12. These regulations are promulgated and put into force by the Head Office of the Bank of China. II. BANK OF CHINA REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSITS (CATEGORY B) Article 1. Deposits under these regulations are handled by the Banking Department of the Head Office of the Bank of China and the bank’s domestic Article 2. An account for deposits may be opened in their own names by foreign nationals, foreign nationals of Chinese descent, overseas Chinese Article 3. Foreign exchange of the following kinds may be deposited in the aforesaid account: (1) Foreign exchange in convertible currency remitted or brought into China from abroad or from the Hongkong and Macao regions; (2) Where the foreign exchange brought in is in foreign bank-notes, the bank-notes shall have to be first sold to the bank at its (3) Overseas Chinese remittances for buying houses; (4) Other kinds of foreign exchange which the Bank of China has agreed to accept for deposit. Article 4. Deposits are of two types, namely, fixed deposit and current deposit. Money can be freely credited to or withdrawn from them. Interest (1) A fixed deposit takes the form of a deposit certificate issued in the name of the depositor and must be established and withdrawn (2) A current deposit takes the form of a deposit book. Withdrawals may be made at any time by presentation of the deposit book. The (3) Deposits are restricted to 5 kinds of currencies, namely,the US dollar, Pound sterling, Hongkong dollar, Deutsche mark and Japanese ARticle 5. A request for opening an account for deposits must be accompanied by a letter of application and a specimen signature. If what Article 6. On maturity, a fixed deposit may be withdrawn against the deposit certificate and the specimen signature previously left with the Article 7. The Use of Deposits (1) A deposit may be transferred abroad. (2) A deposit may be converted into Renminbi at the ruling exchange rate to be used in China or remitted to relatives in the country (3) A deposit may be used to pay the travelling expenses of visitors in China; (4) When a depositor leaves China, foreign banknotes may be sold to him according to circumstances upon his application and with the Article 8. If a fixed deposit is not withdrawn on maturity, the bank may renew it for another similar period. Where withdrawal is made before maturity because of special need, the interest on the amount drawn shall be paid at the rate for current Article 9. In case of loss of the deposit book, deposit certificate or signature stamp (seal), the depositor shall file a written request with Article 10. On closing an account, the depositor shall return to the bank the deposit book or deposit certificate together with other related Article 11. The bank has the responsibility for the confidentiality of the deposit of the depositor. Article 12. These regulations are promulgated and put into force by the Head Office of the Bank of China.
III. BANK OF CHINA REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL RENMINBI DEPOSITS Article 1. Deposits under these regulations are handled by the Banking Department of the Head Office of the Bank of China and the bank’s domestic Article 2. An account for deposits may be opened by the following bodies, enterprises, organizations and individuals: (1) Foreign diplomatic, consular and commercial missions, organs of international bodies and offices of non-governmental organizations (2) Enterprises and organizations set up abroad or in the Hongkong and Macao regions; (3) Enterprises operating in China with overseas Chinese capital or foreign capital or joint Chinese and foreign capital; (4) Foreign nationals, overseas Chinese and Hongkong and Macao compatriots resident in or outside China; (5) Chinese nationals who are allowed by state regulations retain foreign exchange for themselves. (6) Others with the approval of the Bank of China. Article 3. Foreign exchange of the following kinds may be converted into Renminbi at the ruling exchange rates and credited to the aforesaid (1) Remittances from abroad or the Hongkong and Macao regions in favour of a depositing unit or individual; (2) Where the foreign exchange brought or sent into the country from abroad or from the Hongkong and Macao regions is in foreign bank-notes, (3) Other kinds of foreign exchange with the approval of the bank. Article 4. Deposits are kept in the name of the depositor and are of two kinds, namely, current deposit and deposit book. Interest shall be Article 5. To open an account, the depositor must provide the bank with an identification document a letter of application and a specimen signature Article 6. The Use of Deposits (1) The principal and interest of a deposit may be converted into foreign currency at the ruling exchange rate to be remitted abroad; (2) Funds in a deposit may be transferred to a Renminbi account or withdrawn in Renminbi banknotes with the special privileges accorded (3) A deposit may be transferred to another special Renminbi account kept with the bank. The use of a deposit by enterprises operating with joint Chinese and foreign capital in China shall be in conformity with the foreign Article 7. In case of loss of the deposit book or signature stamp (seal), the depositor must notify the bank in writing to stop payment against ARticle 8. On closing an account, the depositor shall return to the bank the deposit book and unused cheques together with other related documents, Article 9. The bank has the responsibility for the confidentiality of the deposit of the depositor. Article 10. These regulations are promulgated and put into force by the Head Office of the Bank of China.
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