These Measures are formulated in order to thoroughly implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the stable utilization of foreign capital, conscientiously implement the requirements of the State Council's Opinions on Further Improving the Utilization of Foreign Capital (Guo Fa [2019] No.23), further improve the utilization of foreign capital, promote the stable and incremental increase of foreign capital stock, fully stabilize the basic foreign capital market, enhance the promotion of foreign capital to economic development, accelerate the realization of high-level opening up and promote high-quality economic development.
First, further opening up.
(1) Implementing the policy of expanding foreign capital market access. We will fully implement the national treatment plus negative list management system before foreign investment access, and implement the Special Management Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) (2020 Edition). Encourage foreign investors to invest in the field of new energy vehicles, and relax the restrictions on foreign shares in commercial vehicle manufacturing. The foreign party supporting the Sino-foreign joint venture passenger car enterprise shall transfer the average fuel consumption and new energy vehicle points as required. Cancel the restrictions on the proportion of foreign investors' investment and the number of years of employment imposed by the establishment of foreign-funded talent intermediaries and employment agencies. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Department of Commerce and Municipal People's Governments are responsible)
(2) Accelerate the opening process of financial services. Support foreign-funded enterprises to carry out capital account income payment facilitation business. Support foreign institutional investors to participate in investing in private equity investment funds and venture capital enterprises (funds) in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Mainland through qualified foreign limited partners (QFLP). Foreign-funded enterprises are allowed to register, change and cancel the basic information of domestic direct investment in banks under the jurisdiction of their foreign-funded management institutions. We will carry out a pilot reform of foreign debt registration management, allowing foreign-funded enterprises to register foreign debts at twice the net assets, and independently carry out cross-border financing within the registered amount. Foreign-funded enterprises are allowed to adjust from the foreign debt management mode of "bill difference" to the macro-prudential management mode of cross-border financing to borrow foreign debts. Explore the pilot of cross-border fund pool business in mainland cities of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Provincial Local Financial Supervision Bureau, Guangzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China, Guangdong Banking Insurance Regulatory Bureau, Guangdong Securities Regulatory Bureau, Shenzhen Central Branch of the People's Bank of China, Shenzhen Banking Insurance Regulatory Bureau and Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau are responsible)
Second, increase investment promotion.
(3) Innovative investment promotion methods. Expand the application scope of the through train mechanism for provincial leaders to contact multinational companies to multinational companies with major investment projects or intentions in Guangdong. Encourage all localities to establish a through train mechanism to contact multinational companies at the municipal level. We will continue to explore the establishment of a normalized investment attraction mechanism with relevant countries (regions) and build a joint investment attraction mechanism in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Vigorously promote online investment, video investment, online promotion, online signing, and improve the "never ending" online investment platform. Make full use of China International Import Expo, China International Investment and Trade Fair and other major exhibition platforms to connect with participating multinational companies. Encourage qualified areas to set up market-oriented and professional investment promotion agencies and adopt more flexible ways to encourage investment promotion teams and their members. Give full play to the role of provincial foreign economic and trade offices, and do a good job in docking investment needs and project transformation. (Provincial Department of Commerce, CCPIT and local people's government are responsible)
(4) Strengthen support and guarantee for major foreign-funded projects. We will implement the financial support of the provincial finance for major foreign-funded projects, and reward qualified new projects with annual actual foreign investment (excluding loans from foreign shareholders) exceeding US$ 50 million and capital increase projects exceeding US$ 30 million at a rate of not less than 2%, with a maximum reward of 654.38 billion yuan. Establish and improve special classes for major foreign-funded projects at provincial and municipal levels, and incorporate qualified foreign-funded projects under negotiation, contract signing and construction with a total investment of more than US$ 654.38 billion into special classes for major foreign-funded projects in the province according to procedures. The provincial government will co-ordinate land use, energy consumption, pollutant discharge and other matters, report to the national ministries and commissions in a timely manner, and seek support and solutions. Strengthen the tracking and reserve of major foreign-funded projects, and implement the refined management of "one enterprise, one specialty" and "one project, one plan". Implement the reform measures of "transferring land by design scheme", and start construction when qualified foreign-funded manufacturing projects are handed over. (Provincial Department of Commerce, Development and Reform Commission, Department of Finance, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Ecology and Environment, and Municipal People's Governments are responsible)
(5) Support the development of foreign-funded headquarters enterprises. Accelerate the introduction of measures to encourage multinational companies to set up headquarters-based enterprises in Guangdong, and improve the accreditation standards for the establishment of regional headquarters and institutions with headquarters functions in Guangdong. Recognized foreign-funded headquarters enterprises will enjoy a package of facilitation measures in cross-border capital use, high-tech enterprise recognition, entry and exit and residence of personnel, and enrollment of employees' children. For foreign-funded headquarters enterprises that have contributed more than 65438+ billion yuan to the provincial finance for the first time, the provincial finance will give a one-time reward according to 30% of its contribution to the provincial finance in that year, with a maximum reward of 65438+ billion yuan. Encourage all localities to introduce supporting policies to support the economic development of foreign-funded headquarters. (Provincial Department of Commerce, Education Department, Science and Technology Department, Public Security Department, Finance Department, Human Resources and Social Security Department, Guangzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China, Shenzhen Central Branch of the People's Bank of China, and local government are responsible)
(6) Strengthen the role of the platform in attracting investment. We will fully implement the Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access in the Pilot Free Trade Zone (Negative List) (2020 Edition), explore the reform of the commercial registration and confirmation system, and promote the full coverage of the "separation of licenses" reform. International talents with permanent residence qualifications are allowed to set up scientific and technological enterprises in Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone as legal representatives of scientific research institutions. Explore and improve the centralized operation and management system of cross-border funds of multinational companies, and promote the full-featured cross-border fund pool business. Continue to promote the decentralization of a new batch of provincial management authority to the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone. Support Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone to take the lead in replicating and popularizing the experience of reform and innovation in provincial comprehensive bonded zones and national economic and technological development zones. Improve the operation monitoring system of provincial economic development zones, enhance the weight of foreign capital utilization indicators, and encourage the use of "one enterprise, one policy" to strengthen investment promotion in industrial chains. Support qualified cities to delegate more economic management authority to national economic development zones. Support Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone to create a national pilot zone for business environment reform and innovation. (Provincial Department of Commerce, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Natural Resources, Market Supervision Bureau, Guangzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China, Shenzhen Central Branch of the People's Bank of China, and Municipal People's governments with separate plans are responsible)
Three. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investment.
(seven) the full implementation of foreign investment laws and regulations. In-depth publicity, interpretation and training of laws and regulations on opening to the outside world, such as the Foreign Investment Law and its implementing regulations. Accelerate local legislation to protect the rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong Province, and make innovative explorations in government procurement, standard setting, fair competition review and complaint handling. All localities should pay close attention to cleaning up laws, regulations and normative documents inconsistent with the Foreign Investment Law, and further improve the transparency of formulating foreign-related administrative normative documents. In-depth implementation of the foreign investment information reporting system, optimize the registration business process. Strengthen the guidance, coordination and supervision of foreign complaints in the province. (Provincial Department of Commerce, Development and Reform Commission, Justice Department, Market Supervision Bureau, responsible for local and municipal people's governments)
(eight) to ensure that foreign-funded enterprises participate in standardization work and government procurement on an equal footing. Make overall arrangements for special funds for standardization strategy, and guide and encourage foreign-funded enterprises to participate in the formulation of standards. Ensure that foreign-funded enterprises participate in the formulation and revision of national standards, industry standards, local standards and group standards on an equal footing according to law. Encourage foreign-funded enterprises to formulate enterprise standards on their own or jointly. Support qualified Chinese employees of foreign-funded enterprises to apply to join the government procurement review experts. Promote electronic government procurement, and streamline the materials required for suppliers to participate in government procurement in accordance with the principle of consistency between domestic and foreign investment. (Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, Finance Department and local people's government are responsible)
(9) Strengthening intellectual property protection. We will intensify the punishment of intellectual property infringement in foreign-related fields, promote the establishment of a rapid collaborative protection mechanism for intellectual property rights, improve the diversified settlement mechanism for intellectual property disputes, strengthen the intellectual property protection of key exhibitions, and equally protect the intellectual property rights of foreign investors and foreign-invested enterprises. Promote qualified foreign-invested enterprises to use geographical indications to protect product-specific marks. The intellectual property license fees obtained by foreign investors in China can be remitted in RMB or foreign exchange according to law. (The provincial market supervision bureaus, Guangzhou Branch of the People's Bank of China, Shenzhen Central Branch of the People's Bank of China and local governments are responsible)
(10) standardize the examination and approval supervision in the field of foreign investment. We will further promote the reform of "multi-examination, multi-certification, multi-measurement and multi-inspection" in planning land, promote information sharing, and simplify the materials for examination and approval of reports. Scientifically and reasonably set the frequency of law enforcement inspections such as market supervision, environmental protection and safety production, and implement the inspection system of "comprehensive inspection once" to reduce the compliance cost of foreign-invested enterprises. (Provincial Department of Natural Resources, Department of Ecology and Environment, Emergency Management Department, Market Supervision Bureau, and local municipal people's governments are responsible)
Fourth, create a good environment to support the stable development of foreign-funded enterprises.
(11) Improve the convenience level of the business environment. Promote and accelerate the formulation of the Regulations of Guangdong Province on Optimizing the Business Environment. Implement a fair competition review system to ensure that foreign market participants enter relevant industries, fields and businesses on an equal footing according to law. Further improve the convenience for foreign talents to work in Guangdong, and support the pilot relaxation of restrictions on innovation and entrepreneurship and the urgent need for professionals with professional skills to stop living in Shenzhen and other places. We will continue to do a good job in various reform measures to optimize the port business environment and promote cross-border trade facilitation, explore the experience and practices of promoting the special action of cross-border trade facilitation in Guangzhou and Shenzhen throughout the province, further improve customs clearance time and reduce compliance costs. Strengthen the evaluation of business environment and improve the feedback and rectification mechanism of evaluation results. (Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Department, Public Security Department, Justice Department, Human Resources and Social Security Department, Commerce Department, Market Supervision Bureau, Guangdong Branch of General Administration of Customs, and local people's government are responsible)
(twelve) support foreign-funded enterprises to cope with the stable development of the epidemic. Make good use of the fund pool policy of financing risk compensation for processing trade enterprises in the province, and support qualified foreign-funded enterprises to apply for unsecured preferential interest rate loans. Support foreign-funded manufacturing enterprises to carry out technological transformation through equipment incentives, and further increase the incentives for qualified processing trade manufacturing enterprises according to regulations. Support foreign-funded enterprises to sell marketable export products to the domestic market, strengthen the construction of domestic sales channels, accurately meet consumer demand, and strengthen domestic financing and credit support. Ensure that domestic and foreign-funded enterprises enjoy the same national and provincial policies and help enterprises get out of trouble. Guide and assist key foreign-funded enterprises (projects) to go through the formalities of inviting foreign employees to Guangdong and "fast track" on the premise of strictly preventing the import of overseas epidemics. (Provincial Department of Commerce, Department of Industry and Information Technology, Department of Finance, Guangdong Branch of General Administration of Customs, and Municipal People's Governments are responsible)
All localities and departments should fully understand the significance of further stabilizing foreign investment, thoroughly implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on stabilizing foreign investment, pay close attention to the implementation of the work, and form a joint force. Municipal governments at or above the local level should strengthen organization and implementation, strengthen precise policies, and earnestly do a good job in stabilizing foreign investment. The Provincial Department of Commerce should strengthen overall coordination, inspection and supervision, report the utilization of foreign capital in cities every month, report and praise the areas where the work of stabilizing foreign capital has been completed well, and interview the relevant responsible persons in the areas where the work is not effective. All relevant departments in the province should strengthen coordination and cooperation, form a joint effort, implement various measures, and promote the stable inflow of foreign capital. (Source: official website, Guangdong Provincial People's Government; Compile/car home? Zhouyi)