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According to the Interim Provisions Concerning the Investment within China of Foreign-invested Enterprises jointly issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, investment within China of foreign-invested enterprises refers to Sino-foreign equity joint ventures, Sino-foreign contractual joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned enterprises which are established within China according to law in the form of a limited liability company, as well as the establishment of enterprises in their own name, or purchase of equity shares from other enterprises (hereinafter referred to as "invested companies") within China by foreign-invested joint stock companies limited.

      2). Examination and Approval Procedures 　　e. For investment within China, foreign-invested enterprises should, for reference, consult the Interim Provisions for Guiding Foreign Investment and the Industrial Catalogue for Foreign Investment. Foreign-invested enterprises shall not make investments in the fields in which foreign investment is prohibited.　　d. The cumulative amount of investment within China made by a foreign-invested enterprise shall not exceed 50 percent of its net assets; in the wake of investment, the amount of the capital increase from the profits of the invested company is not included here. 　　c. It has been conducting business operations according to law and has no track record of illegal business operations. 　　b. It has started to make profits; 　　a. Its registered capital has been paid off; 　　1). Conditions for a foreign-invested enterprise to make investment in China

       b. To establish a company in the restricted category, a foreign-invested enterprise shall file an application with the authorities for foreign trade and economic cooperation at the provincial level in the locality where the invested company is to be located. Upon receipt of the above-mentioned application, the examination and ratification department at the provincial level shall, in line with the invested company‘s scope of business operations, consult the opinion of the regulatory authorities at the same level or at the national level. 　　a. To establish a company in the encouraged or permitted categories, a foreign-invested enterprise shall file an application with the company registration authorities in the locality where the invested company is to be located. The company registration authorities shall, in accordance with the relevant stipulations of the Company Law and the Rules for the Administration of Company Registration of the People‘s Republic of China, decide whether to grant registration or not. Should registration be granted, a Business License of the Enterprise Legal Person is issued, and the note of "investment by foreign-invested enterprise" is added in the column of enterprise classification [hereinafter abbreviated as (annotated) Business License].