In order to standardize the service business of equity investment funds and protect the rights and interests of fund investors, the fund industry association promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Private Investment Fund Services (Trial) on March 7, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the "Service Measures"), and the original Guidelines for Fund Outsourcing Services (Trial) were abolished at the same time. (I) Scope of Application The Service Measures are applicable to private equity fund service agencies (hereinafter referred to as service agencies) entrusted by equity investment fund managers to provide services such as fund raising, investment consultancy, share registration, valuation accounting and information technology systems for equity investment funds. Service institutions to carry out equity investment fund services, equity investment fund managers and equity investment fund custodians to participate in equity investment fund services shall apply the "Service Measures".