CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER II REGISTRATION CHAPTER III NORMS OF INTERMEDIARY ACTIVITIES CHAPTER IV LEGAL LIABILITY CHAPTER V RESOLVING OF DISPUTE CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Article 1 Purpose and Basis With a view to promoting the development of socialist market economy, normalizing the activities of brokers, and protecting the legitimate Article 2 Definition The broker, referred to in these Procedures, is an individual person or organization that earns commission by rendering brokerage The broker, who acts as agent at the request of the principal, or with the authorization of principal, shall exercise rights and assume Article 3 Criterion of Intermediary Activities The broker who undertakes brokerage activities shall follow the principle of voluntary participation, fair, equal in value and compensated, Article 4 Scope of Brokerage Service The brokers can undertake the intermediary activities in all sorts of commodity, technological trade, and other commercial sectors. Where laws, rules and regulations provide otherwise on the intermediary activities of the brokers, the provisions of such laws, rules Article 5 Supervision Organization The industrial and commercial, financial and tax, price control, audit and other relevant administrative departments of this municipality
Article 6 Registration The individual person and organization shall apply with industrial and commercial administrative department and undertake the intermediary Article 7 Requirements for Individual Applicants The individual person who applies for undertaking intermediary activities shall meet the following requirements: 1. Reaching the age of 18 and is entirely capable of civil action; 2. Having not been prosecuted for any criminal liability in recent 3 years; and 3. Possessing specified amount of fund or property as a security. Article 8 Materials to be Submitted by Individual Applicants The individual person who applies for undertaking intermediary activities shall submit the following documents to the industrial and 1. Household register and identification papers; 2. Notarial certificate showing that the individual person has not been prosecuted in the recent 3 years; 3. Certificate evidencing the surety with fund or property; and 4. Other necessary certificates or materials. The individual person who applies for undertaking intermediary activities in special industries stipulated by laws, rules and regulations Article 9 Partnership Brokerage Organization The broker organization may be set up in the form of partnership. The liabilities of a partnership broker organization shall be assumed by each partner according to their capital contribution ratio Article 10 Requirements for Broker Organization as a Legal Person The broker organization that meets the following requirements can become the corporate legal person of limited liabilities: 1. Having registered capital of more than RMB 100,000; 2. Having a certain number of professionals with appropriate qualifications; and 3. Meeting other necessary requirements specified by the laws, rules and regulations. The broker organization of limited liability shall assume its liabilities with all its assets. Article 11 Documents to be Submitted for Establishing Broker Organization Those who apply to establish broker organization shall submit the following written materials to the industry and commerce administrative 1. Application; 2. Name and address of broker organization; 3. Articles of association or partnership agreement; 4. The name(s), resume(s) and other relevant certificates of the chief responsible person or partners of the broker organization; 5. Capital verification certificate. To apply for the establishment of a brokerage organization that is required by the laws, rules and regulations to be examined and
CHAPTER III NORMS OF INTERMEDIARY ACTIVITIES Article 12 Intermediary Service Contract When the broker accepts business, an intermediary service contract between the broker and the principal shall be signed and the services Article 13 Contents of Intermediary Service Contract The intermediary service contract between the broker and the principal shall include the following: 1. Intermediary service items; 2. Requirements or standards in rendering intermediary services; 3. Amount of commission, mode of payment and payment terms; 4. Time limit of performance; 5. Default liabilities and ways in resolving the dispute; and 6. Other important items agreed upon by the parties to the contract. Article 14 Forbidden Acts The broker shall provide intermediary services based on the facts known to him/her, and shall not do the following acts: 1. Providing intermediary services when the broker knows that the principle is not capable of performing the contract; 2. Offering false information or illusory situations to the detriment of the principle; 3. Maliciously conspiring with others against the principal’s interest; or 4. Other activities in violation of the principle of good faith. Article 15 Conditions Required for Earning Commission If the intermediary service contract concluded between the broker and the principal specifies the contents of the intermediary services If the intermediary service contract concluded between the broker and the principal specifies the contents of the intermediary services Article 16 Expenses Involved in Intermediary Activities If the broker and the principal have not agreed upon the expenses involved in the intermediary activity beforehand, the broker shall Article 17 Situations of Nonrefundable Commission After the conclusion of contract between the principal and the counterpart through the broker as an intermediary for the contract, 1. During the process of intermediary service, the broker discovers that the principal or the counterpart is unable to perform the 2. The broker provides intermediary service according to facts, but the party to the contract breaches the contract after the principal Article 18 Situation Where No Commission and Intermediary Activity Fee Is Obtainable The broker shall not demand the principal for payment of commission nor bear the expenses for intermediary activities, if the broker’s Article 19 Situation Where No Obligation Exist to Make or Accept Payments The broker shall not have the obligation to make or accept payments under the contracts concluded between the principal and the counterpart Article 20 Undisclosed Agency The broker has the obligation of not disclosing the name of the principal to the counterpart should he/she be required to undertake In the foregoing case, the broker shall, before the principal concludes the contract with the counterpart, stipulate in his/her intermediary An individual broker and a partnership broker organization shall not conduct undisclosed intermediary activities. Article 21 Broker’s Breach of Contract The following acts of the broker shall be regarded as acts of breach of contract: 1. Undertaking intermediary activities beyond the scope agreed upon in the intermediary service contract and without subsequent affirmation; 2. Undertaking intermediary activities beyond the validity period of the intermediary service contract and not subsequently affirmed 3. Acts in violation of any other terms and conditions agreed upon in the intermediary service contract. Article 22 Principal’s Breach of Contract The following acts of the principal shall be regarded as acts of breach of contract: 1. Failure to pay commission or intermediary service expenses as per the intermediary service contract when the broker starts to perform 2. Interfering with the intermediary activities or delay in entering into a contract with the counterpart without any justified reason 3. Unauthorized alteration of the terms and conditions of the intermediary service contract without the broker’s consent; or 4. Acts in violation of other terms and conditions in the intermediary service contract.
Article 23 Civil Liability Any act in violation of Articles 14, 20, 21 and 22 to the detriment of others’ interest shall be liable for damages according to law. Article 24 Administrative Penalty In case a broker does any one of the following acts, the administrative department of industry and commerce shall give a warning and 1. Rendering intermediary service with the knowledge that the principal is unable to perform the contract; 2. Offering false information or illusory facts to the detriment of the principal; 3. Conspiring maliciously with others to the detriment of the principal; or 4. Other acts that run counter to the principle of good faith. Article 25 Criminal Liability The broker offers intermediary service not based on real facts, and the case is serious, the judicial organs may prosecute the directly
Article 26 Ways of Resolving Disputes Over Intermediary Service Contract Disputes over the intermediary service contract between the broker and the principal shall be resolved through consultation or mediation. Article 27 Administrative Review and Administrative Litigation If the party concerned does not accept the administrative penalty, he/she may apply for an administrative review or bring an administrative
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Article 28 Broker Profession Society Brokers may organize a broker society on the voluntary basis, and shall register with relevant department in accordance with the law Article 29 Interpretation Department The Shanghai Municipal Industry and Commerce Administration shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Procedures in specific Article 30 Date of Implementation These Procedures shall become effective on October 1,1994.
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