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The State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Circular of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on Issues
Concerning Establishment of Branches of Advertising Agencies with Foreign Investment
GongShangGuangZi [1995] No.28
May 17, 1995
In accordance with Paragraph 2 of Item 3 of Article 5 of the Provisions of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and
the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on the Establishment of Advertising Agencies with Foreign Investment (GongShangGuangZi
[1994] No.304), specific measures for the establishment of branches of advertising agencies with foreign investment are hereby notified
as follows:
1.
Locally registered advertising agencies with foreign investment, when applying for the establishment of branches, should submit the
application materials and related documents to commissions (departments) of foreign trade and economic cooperation and administrations
for industry and commerce of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and
municipalities separately listed on the State plan. The commissions (departments) of foreign trade and economic cooperation of various
provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and municipalities separately listed on the
State plan, after seeking opinions from administrations for industry and commerce of the same level, submit all the documents to
the Department of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and send a copy to the Department
of Advertising Supervision and Administration of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
2.
Advertising agencies with foreign investment registered at the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, when applying for the
establishment of branches, should, upon the approval of competent Chinese authorities, submit the application materials and related
documents to the Department of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and send a copy to the
Department of Advertising Supervision and Administration of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
3.
The Department of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation will, after seeking written opinions
from the Department of Advertising Supervision and Administration of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and commissions
(departments) of foreign trade and economic cooperation of the provinces and cities where the branches will be set up, decide whether
or not to grant the approval.
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