REPLY OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE REVISING OF THE PROVISIONS ON REGISTRATION ADMINISTRATION OF LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ENTERPRISE LEGAL PERSON

    The State Council approved the following revisions made to the Provisions on Registration Administration of
Legal Representatives of Enterprise Legal Person:

    1.Paragraph 1 of Article 7 is revised to Article 6 as follows: ” In applying for modification of the registration
of legal representative, an enterprise legal person shall submit the following documents to the original enterprise registration
organ:

    (1) a document removing the original legal representative of the enterprise;

    (2) a document appointing the new legal representative of the enterprise;

    (3) an application for modification of the registration signed by the original legal representative or the
proposed legal representative.

    Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 7 are deleted.

    2.One article is added as Article 7: “Where a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company wishes
to replace its legal representative, a decision shall be made at a meeting convened by the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Shareholders’
General Meeting, or the Board of Directors; however, if the original legal representative cannot or fails to fulfill his duty, thereby
causing the meeting of the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Shareholders’ General Meeting, or the Board of Directors can not be convened
according to legal procedures, the meeting shall be convened and presided over by a director selected by more than half of the directors,
or a shareholder who makes the most investment or holds the biggest vote right of shares or his delegated representative, and at
which a decision shall be made.”

    Moreover, several changes to the expression are made to the Provisions on Registration Administration of Legal
Representatives of Enterprise Legal Person and the order of articles and paragraphs are modified.

    Article 1  These Provisions are formulated to standardize the registration administration of legal representatives of enterprise
legal person.

    Article 2  These Provisions are applicable to registration administration of legal representatives in registration of enterprise
legal persons (including, here and below, registration of companies).

    Article 3  A legal representative of an enterprise legal person (hereinafter referred to the legal representative) shall, upon the
examination and approval of the enterprise registration organ, obtain the status of the legal representative.

    Article 4  No person under any one of the following circumstances shall serve as a legal representative, nor shall an enterprise
registration organ grant registration upon examination:

    (1) lacking capacity for civil conduct or with limited capacity for civil conduct.

    (2) undergoing criminal punishment or under a criminal coercive measure.

    (3) having been wanted for arrest by public security organs or State security authorities.

    (4) having been sentenced to criminal punishment for the crime of embezzlement and bribery, financial fraud
or for disrupting the order of the socialist market economy, where not more than five years have elapsed since the expiration of
the enforcement period; or having been sentenced to criminal punishment for another crime, where not more than three years have elapsed
since the expiration of the enforcement period; or having been deprived of political rights for committing a crime, where not more
than five years have elapsed since the expiration of the enforcement period.

    (5) having served as the legal representative, director or manager personally responsible for the bankruptcy
liquidation of an the enterprise due to mismanagement, where not more than three years have elapsed since the date of completion
of the bankruptcy liquidation.

    (6) having served as the legal representative of an enterprise that had its business license revoked for violating
the law, where such representative bears individual liability therefor and not more than three years have elapsed since the date
of revocation of the business license.

    (7) burdened with relatively large amounts of personal debts that have fallen due but have not been settled.

    (8) under other circumstances, prescribed by law and the State Council, by which disqualified from serving
as a legal representative.

    Article 5  The procedures for selecting and removing an enterprise legal representative shall comply with the provisions of the law,
administrative regulations and articles of association of a legal person enterprise.

    Article 6  In applying for modification of the registration of legal representative, the enterprise legal person shall submit the
following documents to the original enterprise registration organ:

    (1) a document removing the original legal representative of the enterprise;

    (2) a document appointing the new legal representative of the enterprise;

    (3) the modification of registration application signed by the original legal representative or the proposed
legal representative.

    Article 7  Where a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company wishes to replace its legal representative, a decision
shall be made at a meeting convened by the Shareholders’ Meeting, the Shareholders’ General Meeting, or the Board of Directors; however,
if the original legal representative cannot or fails to fulfill his duty, thereby causing the meeting of the Shareholders’ Meeting,
the Shareholders’ General Meeting, or the Board of Directors can not be convened according to legal procedures, the meeting shall
be convened and presided over by a director selected by more than half of the directors, or a shareholder who makes the most investment
or holds the biggest vote right of shares or his delegated representative, and at which a decision shall be made.

    Article 8  In the event of the occurrence of one of the circumstances listed in Article 4 of these Provisions during the tenure of
office of a legal representative, the enterprise legal person concerned shall apply for a modification of the registration of its
legal representative.

    Article 9  A legal representative shall exercise his functions and powers within the terms of reference prescribed by law, administrative
regulation and articles of association of the enterprise legal person.

    Article 10  The legal representative shall submit to the enterprise registration organ a sample of his signature for the record.

    Article 11  A person, in violation of these Provisions, obtaining the status of legal representative by concealing truth and adopting
deceptive means, shall be ordered to make corrections and fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan by the enterprise
registration organ; if the circumstances are serious, the enterprise registration shall be rescinded, and the business license of
the enterprise legal person shall be revoked.

    Article 12  If, in violation of these Provisions, there is a failure to apply to register the modification of legal representative
though it should be done, the enterprise registration organ shall order the modification done within a specified time limit; if there
is a failure to modify the registration, after the expiration of the time limit, a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more
than 100,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the enterprise registration shall be rescinded, and the business
license of the enterprise legal person shall be revoked.

    Article 13  All units or individuals shall, if finding a legal representative falling into one of the circumstances listed in Article
4 of these Provisions, have the right to make a disclosure to enterprise registration organ.

    Article 14  These Provisions take effect as of the date of promulgation.