Circular of the State Council on Placing Strict Control over Importation of Mechanical Equipment
Circular of the State Council on Placing Strict Control over Importation of Mechanical Equipment
Circular of the State Council on Placing Strict Control over Importation of Mechanical Equipment
January 14, 1981
Guo Fa [1981] No.6
The people's governments of all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, all ministries and commissions of the State Council and all institutions directly under the State Council,
At present, the serious situation of blind importation of mechanical equipment and redundant importation is not only a waste of the limited foreign exchange capital of the State, but also adversely affects the development of domestic mechanical industry. According to the guidelines on further adjustments to the national economy, it is required to take firm measures to place strict control over importation of mechanical equipment. The following is hereby notified:
Article 1 All mechanical equipment that needs to be imported from abroad by any department or region shall be inspected and approved according to the requirements herein, whether it is mechanical equipment that needs to be imported in an introduced project or during the course of general trade with the nature of either means of production or means of consumption (including cars, trolleys, tourist buses, cameras, tape recorders, television sets, refrigerators, washing machines, motorcycles, bicycles, sewing machines and watches) and regardless of the sources of foreign exchange, payment methods (spot exchange, exchange of account, intergovernmental loans, bank credit, postponed payment, compensation trade, joint venture, cooperative production or overseas Chinese investment) and methods for repayment of loans (borrowed and repaid by the state or borrowed and repaid by the entities).
Article 2 The following mechanical equipment including its components is in principle prohibited from being imported from abroad hereafter:
1.
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January 14, 1981
Guo Fa [1981] No.6
The people's governments of all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, all ministries and commissions of the State Council and all institutions directly under the State Council,
At present, the serious situation of blind importation of mechanical equipment and redundant importation is not only a waste of the limited foreign exchange capital of the State, but also adversely affects the development of domestic mechanical industry. According to the guidelines on further adjustments to the national economy, it is required to take firm measures to place strict control over importation of mechanical equipment. The following is hereby notified:
Article 1 All mechanical equipment that needs to be imported from abroad by any department or region shall be inspected and approved according to the requirements herein, whether it is mechanical equipment that needs to be imported in an introduced project or during the course of general trade with the nature of either means of production or means of consumption (including cars, trolleys, tourist buses, cameras, tape recorders, television sets, refrigerators, washing machines, motorcycles, bicycles, sewing machines and watches) and regardless of the sources of foreign exchange, payment methods (spot exchange, exchange of account, intergovernmental loans, bank credit, postponed payment, compensation trade, joint venture, cooperative production or overseas Chinese investment) and methods for repayment of loans (borrowed and repaid by the state or borrowed and repaid by the entities).
Article 2 The following mechanical equipment including its components is in principle prohibited from being imported from abroad hereafter:
1.
......