In order to fully implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Central Economic Work Conference, and deeply carry out the General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important speeches and instructions to Guangdong, and conscientiously implement the Several Policies and Measures of Guangdong Province on Further Expanding Opening-up and Actively Utilizing Foreign Investment (Revised) (GD Province) Edition) (Guangdong Provincial Government [2018] No. 78) and "Guangdong Province Further Improves the Work of Stabilizing Foreign Investment Several Measures to Further Stabilize Foreign Investment in Guangdong Province (GD Province [2020] No. 15), to further enhance the quality and level of the city's quality and level of utilization of foreign investment in the city, create an excellent business environment, promote Shaoguan economic and social high Quality development, combined with the actual city, the development of this policy measures. First, strengthen industrial guidance (A) the implementation of the expansion of market access areas. Fully implement the latest version of the "foreign Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List)" requirements, expanding manufacturing, services, financial and other foreign investment. (a) Fully implement the requirements of the latest version of the Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Entry (Negative List), expand the areas of foreign investment access in manufacturing, service and financial industries, and do a good job in service management of foreign investment projects. (ii) Supporting the demonstration of energy-saving and environmental protection industries. (ii) Supporting energy-saving and environmental protection industry demonstration projects. Encourage projects in line with the "Guangdong Province's deep (Green Recycling Development)". Foreign-funded projects that meet the reporting requirements of "Guangdong Province Special Funds for Deeply Combating Pollution (Green Recycling Development)" are encouraged to report for capital subsidies in accordance with the requirements of the Industry and Information Technology Department. Foreign-funded projects (independent legal persons in the province) meeting the reporting requirements of "Special Funds for Provincial Energy Saving and Consumption Reduction" shall report the capital subsidy according to the requirements of the development and reform department. The foreign-funded projects (independent legal person in the province) meeting the reporting requirements of "provincial energy-saving and consumption reduction special funds" will be reported for financial assistance according to the requirements of the development and reform departments. Second, increase financial support (C) Encourage the settlement of projects. 2023-2025, the city's annual (natural) - 2 - Year, the same below) the actual amount of foreign investment (excluding foreign shareholder loans, the same below) 5 million U.S. dollars (including 5 million U.S. dollars, the same below). (including 5 million U.S. dollars, hereinafter the same), 50 million U.S. dollars or less of newly-established foreign Newly-established foreign investment projects (except for real estate, finance and finance-like projects, hereinafter the same) and For newly established foreign investment projects (except those in real estate, financial industry and financial industry of similar industries, the same applies hereinafter) of more than US$5 million and less than US$30 million, the municipal finance The municipal finance department shall provide incentives according to the ratio of 1% of the actual amount of foreign investment in the year (converted into RMB according to the average exchange rate of the whole year, hereinafter the same). 1% of the actual amount of foreign investment in the year (converted into RMB at the annual average exchange rate, the same hereinafter) shall be rewarded, and the maximum reward for each enterprise shall be 10 million yuan. The maximum reward for each enterprise is 10 million yuan. For new or additional foreign investment projects in the city whose actual amount of foreign investment reaches the conditions for provincial financial incentives, the city will honor the provincial financial incentives on the basis of On the basis of honoring the provincial financial incentives, the municipal finance will be rewarded at the rate of 0.5% of the actual foreign investment amount of the year. of the actual amount of foreign investment for the year, and each enterprise will be rewarded with a maximum of 10 million yuan. (iv) Supporting new investment projects of the world's top 500 foreign-funded enterprises. 2023-2025 From 2023 to 2025, new investment projects of the world's top 500 enterprises (based on the Fortune list, the same below) and global leading enterprises in the industry will be supported. industry leading enterprises in the city to set up new manufacturing projects with annual actual foreign investment exceeding 30 million U.S. dollars, as well as annual actual foreign investment exceeding 30 million U.S. dollars. manufacturing projects, and IAB (New Generation Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals) projects with an annual actual foreign investment amount of more than 10 million USD. Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedicine) and NEM (New Energy, New Materials) Manufacturing projects will be given key support in accordance with the "one project, one proposal" approach. (v) Supporting the development of headquarters economy. 2023-2025, the new headquarters economy in the city will be supported. In 2023-2025, for the newly established foreign-funded cross-border corporate headquarters or regional headquarters projects in the city with annual actual foreign investment of more than 5 million US dollars and less than 10 million US dollars, the city will give priority support in accordance with the "one project, one proposal" approach. headquarters or regional headquarters projects, the municipal finance according to the actual amount of foreign investment in the year 1% of the ratio to be rewarded, each enterprise up to a maximum of of the actual amount of foreign investment for the year, with a maximum award of 10 million yuan for each enterprise. The maximum reward for each enterprise is 10 million yuan. For the foreign-invested multinational company headquarters or regional headquarters projects whose annual actual foreign investment amount in the city reaches the conditions of provincial financial incentives, the municipal finance shall reward them at the rate of 1% of their actual foreign investment amount in the year. projects, on the basis of honoring the provincial financial incentives, the municipal finance shall provide incentives at the rate of 0.5% of the actual foreign investment amount of the year. On the basis of honoring the provincial financial incentives, the municipal finance shall provide stacked incentives at the rate of 0.5% of the actual foreign investment amount of the year, with the maximum incentive of 10 million yuan per enterprise. - 3 - (F) encourage the arrangement of overlapping incentives. Counties (cities, districts) can be in the provincial and municipal finance The counties (cities, districts) can be in the provincial and municipal financial incentives on the basis of a separate arrangement for incentives. Third, strengthen the project land security (G) clear foreign-invested enterprises to enjoy preferential land policies. Manufacturing foreign-invested Manufacturing foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the "Guangdong Province to reduce the cost of manufacturing enterprises to support the development of the real economy a number of Policies and Measures of Guangdong Province (Revised)" (Guangdong Province [2018] No. 79) to enjoy land use protection, land use policies such as reducing land use costs, industrial land transfer with flexible tenure and land leasing. (viii) Supporting foreign-invested enterprises to carry out "three olds" transformation. Foreign-invested enterprises Foreign-invested enterprises can carry out "three old" transformation in accordance with the "Implementation Opinions on Further Promoting the "Three Olds" Transformation Work" (Guangdong Land and Regulations [2018] No. 3) to enjoy the land use policy, in accordance with the "further optimization of the city's Implementation Plan for Further Optimizing the Process of Handling Construction Permits for Construction Projects in the City" (Shaoshan City Construction Word [2021] No. 315). No. 1) provides for the implementation of construction works in phases for construction permits. (Ix) Priority arrangements for key foreign investment projects. The actual investment amount of more than More than 1 billion yuan of manufacturing foreign-invested projects, the world's top 500 enterprises, global industry World's top 500 enterprises, global leading enterprises in the industry headquarters or regional headquarters to build their own office property land, and actively implement the provincial and municipal land use plan jointly arranged indicators. The city and province will actively implement the jointly arranged land use plan index. In line with the city's headquarters enterprise identification methods Foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the city's relevant policies to enjoy preferential land use policies. Fourth, support for research and development innovation (J) support foreigners to carry out R & D innovation in Shaosha. Encourage foreign-invested enterprises, research R & D organizations (including enterprises within the R & D institutions, the same below) in Shaobao or self-built with universities, research institutes, enterprises to build engineering technology Institutes, enterprises to build engineering and technology research centers, key laboratories and other scientific research institutions, built by the Built R & D institutions in accordance with the "Shaoguan City to promote enterprises to establish R & D institutions to support measures" (Shaoguan) - 4 - Science [2021] No. 3) to be supported. Encourage foreign-invested enterprises to carry out high-tech Identification of high-tech enterprises, through the identification of high-tech enterprises in accordance with the "Shaoguan City to accelerate the cultivation of high-tech enterprises Support Measures" (Shaobo [2021] No. 6) to be supported. V. Increase financial support (K) increase financial support for enterprises. Vigorously promote the full-caliber cross-border Financing business development. Support Shaoguan City enterprises to carry out full-caliber cross-border financing business in local and foreign currencies. Support Shaoguan enterprises to carry out full-caliber cross-border financing business in local and foreign currencies, and obtain financing in local and foreign currencies within the foreign debt limit of two times the net assets. Support foreign-invested Support foreign-invested enterprises to issue bonds abroad, and allow them to repatriate funds from abroad for domestic use. Support Support multinational corporations to carry out cross-border two-way RMB capital pooling business. Encourage the development of patent rights, Encourage the pledge financing of intellectual property rights, such as patent rights, trademark rights and copyrights, and make good use of the risk compensation funds for pledge financing of intellectual property rights. Compensation Funds for Intellectual Property Pledge Financing. VI. Strengthening Support for Talents (XII) Strengthen incentives for talents. Encourage foreign-funded enterprises to introduce and cultivate high-level Talents and teams. Implement the "Shaoguan new era" 100 groups of thousands of talents and ten thousand craftsmen "talent project Implementation of "Shaoguan new era" (Shaoban Talent [2021] No. 1), in accordance with the principle of non-duplication of support. The selected Nanling team can be given a maximum of 10 million yuan of work funding support, the recognized Danxia Yingxiao classification of grades can be given a maximum of 1 million yuan talent allowance, the identified Shaosha State craftsmen can enjoy a maximum subsidy of 150,000 yuan for classification and level. Implementation of the province and city on the introduction of doctoral and postdoctoral personnel and funding. Doctor and postdoctoral personnel introduction and funding of relevant policies, the new introduction and eligible for the Doctoral and postdoctoral subsidies. Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection (XIII) Strengthen the protection of patents of foreign-invested enterprises. Carry out city and county-level intellectual property protection programs. - 5 - Conduct municipal and county-level special law enforcement actions for intellectual property rights, increase the investigation and handling of intellectual property infringement and violations, and establish a through-train system for intellectual property protection of key enterprises. To establish a through-train system for intellectual property protection for key enterprises, and to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights for key enterprises. Strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights of key enterprises by establishing a through-train system for key enterprises. It will carry out pilot projects for comprehensive law enforcement reform, and establish cross-regional and cross-sectoral intellectual property rights programs. It has also established a mechanism for the transfer of intellectual property cases across regions and sectors, as well as for the notification of information and cooperation in investigations. Strengthening special trademark enforcement, and strictly protecting the exclusive use of trademarks by foreign-invested enterprises. (xiv) Improve the mechanism of intellectual property services. (xiv) Improving intellectual property service mechanisms. Encourage foreign-invested enterprises to Encourage foreign-invested enterprises to file patent applications within the country. Foreign-invested enterprises eligible for patent application funding, in accordance with "Shaoguan City, promote the innovative development of intellectual property and strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights. Shaoguan City, promote the development of intellectual property innovation and strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights of a number of measures" (Shaoguan Office) Letter [2021] No. 188) and "Shaoguan City to promote the development of intellectual property innovation and strengthen the Several Measures to Promote the Development of Intellectual Property Innovation and Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection in Shaoguan City (Shaobao [2022] No. 188) and Shaoguan City Enjoy the relevant funding policies. Eight, enhance the level of investment and trade facilitation (XV) the full implementation of foreign investment in pre-entry national treatment plus negative list management System. Implement the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations for the Implementation of the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China. Implementing Regulations of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Foreign Investment, Measures for Reporting Information on Foreign Investment and other laws and regulations. (xvi) Promote administrative examination and approval reform. (p) Promoting administrative examination and approval reform. All municipal administrative licenses and public service matters handled by foreign-invested enterprises shall be Implement directory management for all municipal administrative licensing and public service matters for foreign-invested enterprises, and refer to the "Regulations on Optimizing the Approval Process and Promoting the Speed and Efficiency of Approval process to optimize the approval process to promote the speed and efficiency of the notice" (Shaofu Office Mingdian [2018] No. 90) provides for The optimization process of "one-door-one-network" government services is provided. Major foreign investment projects The staff of the Municipal Government Service Hall of Engineering and Construction Projects will provide consultation, guidance, coordination and assistance. Consultation, guidance, coordination, and help-doing services, including pre-project consulting, enterprise registration, and other services. - 6 - registration, project approval coordination, project landing to the later policy fulfillment processing and other non-reimbursable services. (XVII) Optimize the business environment at ports and promote the facilitation of cross-border trade. Deepening Deepen the construction and application of the function of "Single Window" for international trade, and promote the realization of more businesses to be handled online, Querying. Promote the integration of all customs operations, optimize the mode of customs clearance for imported and exported goods, and continue to compress customs clearance time. continuously compress the customs clearance time, and compress the overall customs clearance time for imported and exported goods by more than 50 percent compared with 2017. Compressing the overall customs clearance time for imported and exported goods by more than 50% compared with that of 2017. Continuously push forward the reform of "multi-certification" for customs declaration unit filing. Optimize the environment for absorbing foreign investment in key parks (XVIII) Enhance the business environment of key parks. Give full play to the important carrier of key parks for introducing foreign investment and expanding exports. Give full play to the role of key parks as important carriers for introducing foreign capital and expanding exports. Continue to improve the "one-to-one" support for key foreign investment projects in the parks. Continue to improve the "one-to-one" tracking service system for key foreign-invested projects in the parks, focus on tracking information on enterprise dynamics, and keep a close eye on projects such as reconstruction and expansion, technological reform and other projects, help enterprises solve practical difficulties and problems, and create favorable conditions for the construction of projects. We have created favorable conditions for the construction of the projects. In-depth promotion of the reform of "factory area into park, production area into urban area", promoting The reform of "factory area into park, production area into urban area" is being pushed forward, and idle and inefficient land and old factory buildings are being redeveloped and upgraded to realize "new vitality in old parks". to realize "new vitality in old parks". Focusing on strategic emerging industries and high-tech industries, we will actively cultivate Sino-foreign cooperation industrial parks and encourage Hong Kong and Macao to develop their own industrial parks. Focusing on strategic emerging industries and high-tech industries, actively cultivate Chinese-foreign cooperative industrial parks and encourage Hong Kong, Macao and foreign organizations, enterprises and capital to participate in the operation of Chinese-foreign cooperative industrial parks. encourage Hong Kong, Macao and foreign organizations, enterprises and capitals to participate in the operation of Sino-foreign cooperative industrial parks, and continuously strengthen the introduction of foreign capital. Support existing provincial-level economic development zones to expand and develop according to needs. Support existing provincial-level economic development zones to expand and adjust their locations according to needs; support qualified counties (cities and districts) to apply for the establishment of provincial-level economic development zones. Support qualified counties (cities and districts) to apply for the establishment of provincial-level economic development zones. X. Improve the utilization of foreign investment guarantee mechanism (Nineteen) to strengthen investment promotion organization and leadership. Relying on the city investment promotion work leadership Relying on the city's investment promotion leadership group, the joint conference on the utilization of foreign investment, the work of the task force on stabilizing foreign investment and the project scheduling mechanism. Strengthen the attraction of foreign-invested enterprises, the targeted introduction of import and export trade with their own - 7 - We will strengthen our efforts to attract foreign-invested enterprises and introduce foreign-invested production enterprises with import and export trade resources. Efforts will be made to solve the problem of restricting the landing of major foreign-invested projects in the city. Strive to solve the problem of restricting the landing of major foreign-invested projects in the city. Regulate the city's investment behavior and strictly honor the policy commitments made to investors in accordance with the law. Strictly honor the policy commitments made to investors in accordance with the law. (xx) Improve the incentive mechanism for utilizing foreign investment. Strengthen the investment appraisal incentives. Counties (cities, districts), Shaoguan Hi-Tech Zone Management Committee of the actual utilization of foreign capital to complete the task of the annual Achievement of "Shaoguan City County (city, district) foreign capital absorption level performance evaluation" assessment, the results of the assessment into the county (city, district). Assessment results into the county (city, district), Shaoguan High-tech Zone Management Committee annual performance evaluation. Price. Outstanding investment promotion achievements of cadres, under the same conditions, priority promotion and use. Investment promotion of official groups abroad in the development of temporary overseas plans to focus on protection. (XXI) effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investment. According to "Guangdong Province, foreign Protection of Foreign Investment Rights and Interests Regulations", combined with the city's actual situation, continue to expand opening up, active Effective utilization of foreign investment, and build a new pattern of comprehensive opening up. Equal treatment of foreign-invested enterprises and domestic-invested enterprises in accordance with the law. enterprises and domestic-funded enterprises, and shall not formulate or implement discriminatory policies and measures. Municipal and county commerce departments are responsible for the protection of the rights and interests of foreign-invested enterprises. The municipal and county departments of commerce are responsible for the protection of foreign investment rights and interests, and take the lead in coordinating cross-field and cross-sectoral issues in the protection of foreign investment rights and interests. The departments of commerce of cities and counties are responsible for the protection of the rights and interests of foreign investment, and take the lead in coordinating the protection of the rights and interests of foreign investment in cross-field and cross-sectoral issues. In areas outside the negative list for foreign investment access, people's governments at all levels and relevant departments shall not target foreign investors. People's governments at all levels and relevant departments shall not set access restrictions on foreign investment. Further Further smooth the channels for enterprises to make demands, implement the working mechanism of "following up after the end" for resolving enterprises' demands, and Coordinate the resolution of various difficulties and problems faced by foreign-invested enterprises in the whole life cycle from start-up to cancellation. This policy measure is effective as of July 7, 2023. This policy will be implemented from July 4, 2023 onwards.