Certain Measures of Guiyang Municipality on Encouraging Utilization of Foreign Investment (for Trial Implementation)
2021-05-12 00:00

In order to implement the "Opinions of the State Council on Further Improving the Work of Utilizing Foreign Investment" (Guofa [2019] No. 23) and the "Provincial People's Government's Implementing Opinions on Increasing the Utilization of Foreign Investment to Promote the High-Quality Development of the Economy" (Qianfufa [2019] No. 7) documents, further expanding opening up to the outside world, further advancing the construction of the inland open-type economic test zone pioneer area, and actively expanding the scale of utilized foreign investment , combined with the actual situation in the city, hereby formulate this measure.

I. Promote high-quality utilization of foreign investment

1. Support the introduction of utilization of foreign investment in key areas. Implement the Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment (2020 Edition) (if the state introduces a new revised version, it will be implemented accordingly), accelerate the opening up of key areas such as advanced equipment manufacturing, medium- and high-end consumer goods manufacturing, new energy industry, new material industry, digital industry, health and medicine industry, service trade industry, and medium- and high-end commerce and trade, and strengthen guidance and services for foreign-invested enterprises applying for the certification of high and new-tech enterprises, focusing on the introduction of the world's top 500 foreign-invested enterprises. Strengthen the guidance and services for foreign-invested enterprises to apply for the certification of high-tech enterprises, focusing on the introduction of the world's top 500 enterprises and the city's industrial chain missing links in the key to fill the chain of foreign-funded projects, leading foreign-funded projects that have a large role in driving the industry, and the national strategic emerging industries foreign-funded projects. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Bureau of Big Data, Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, Municipal Bureau of Finance, Municipal Taxation Bureau, the government of each district [city, county], high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

2. Support for the introduction of key regions to utilize foreign capital. Focus on supporting the establishment in Guiyang National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Guiyang National Economic and Technological Development Zone, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone, four national-level development zones and Baiyun Economic Development Zone, Qingzhen Economic Development Zone, Kaiyang Economic Development Zone, Xifeng Economic Development Zone, Wudang Economic Development Zone and Xiuwen Economic Development Zone six provincial-level economic development zones (hereinafter referred to as the provincial development zones) Foreign-invested enterprises, and actively promote the landing of major foreign-invested projects. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Wudang District, Baiyun District, Qingzhen City, Xiuwen County, Xifeng County, Kaiyang County Government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

Secondly, to increase the promotion of foreign investment

3. To build the whole process of foreign-invested enterprises service system. Strengthen the "foreign investment service steward" team construction, improve the key foreign-invested enterprises to contact the service system, the city and district levels to determine the list of key service recipients, selected cadres to serve as a "foreign investment service steward", as a good policy advocate, project promoter, problem coordinator and enterprise service provider. The city and districts will determine the list of key service recipients, and select cadres as "foreign investment service stewards" to be good policy propagandists, project promoters, problem coordinators and enterprise servicemen to provide one-stop services for foreign investment. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, all districts [cities and counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

4. Increase the support of key foreign-funded enterprises and key foreign-funded projects. Formulate "Guiyang City, key foreign-funded enterprises and key foreign-funded projects identified approach", the identified key enterprises and key projects, according to the provisions of the preferential policies to enjoy financial support, landing services, loan subsidies, financing guarantees and fee reductions and exemptions. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Finance, governments of all districts [cities and counties], high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

5. Encourage development zones to enhance the level of utilization of foreign investment around high-quality development. The establishment of Guiyang City, the provincial development zones of high-quality development evaluation system, the annual evaluation results of the total ranking of the top three in turn rewarded 1.5 million yuan, 1 million yuan and 500,000 yuan for the introduction of foreign-funded enterprises in the development zones and service enhancement work. Provincial-level development zones that have completed institutional innovation pilots will be rewarded with 1 million yuan. Provincial-level and above-provincial development zones will be subsidized 50% of the costs incurred in the packaging of key foreign investment projects, with the maximum amount not exceeding 500,000 yuan per year; provincial-level and above-provincial development zones will be subsidized 50% of the costs incurred in the packaging of key foreign investment projects in the Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area and other advanced cities in the utilization of foreign capital to establish "workstations for the introduction of foreign-funded enterprises", will be given 150,000 yuan of financial support each year ("workstations for the introduction of foreign-funded enterprises" management measures are formulated separately). The management method of "workstation for the introduction of foreign-funded enterprises" will be formulated separately.) Support for provincial-level and above-provincial development zones to carry out the construction of foreign-funded enterprise agglomerations, within the scope of the agglomerations of the construction of the year more than five new foreign-funded enterprises and direct utilization of foreign capital amounting to more than 1 million U.S. dollars, the city of Guiyang City, foreign-funded enterprise agglomerations, the new foreign-funded enterprises to reach 10 and above, and the amount of direct utilization of foreign capital amounting to more than 10 million U.S. dollars, an award of 500,000 yuan. If the number of new foreign-funded enterprises reaches 10 or more, and the amount of directly utilized foreign capital reaches more than 10 million US dollars, it will be rewarded 500,000 yuan for investment promotion and service enhancement of foreign investment; if the amount of directly utilized foreign capital reaches more than 30 million US dollars, it will be rewarded 1 million yuan for investment promotion and service enhancement of foreign investment. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Wudang District, Baiyun District, Qingzhen City, Xiuwen County, Xifeng County, Kaiyang County Government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

6. Support for the organization of domestic and foreign investment promotion activities. The organization of domestic and foreign investment promotion activities (including online investment activities), the year's direct utilization of foreign capital increased by more than 20%, the foreign investment promotion activities to give 20% subsidies, a single subsidy of up to 300,000 yuan; the year's direct utilization of foreign capital of more than 5 million U.S. dollars, the foreign investment promotion activities to give 30% of the cost of grants, subsidies for the cost of up to 500,000 yuan; the year's direct utilization of foreign capital of more than If the direct utilization of foreign investment exceeds 10 million US dollars, 50% subsidy will be given to the cost of foreign investment promotion activities, and the subsidy cost will not exceed 1 million US dollars. Support the development of industry chain feasibility study, for foreign investment in the industry chain research to give 50% of the funding subsidies, subsidies not exceeding 500,000 yuan. To have investment missions abroad (cross-border) economic and trade groups, be given priority. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Finance, Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, the district [city, county] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

Three, optimize the business environment for foreign investment

7. Comprehensively implement the foreign investment access. Fully implement the special management measures for foreign investment access (negative list system). In areas outside the negative list, no additional thresholds or restrictions shall be imposed for any reason, and foreign investors are encouraged to invest in newly opened areas and strive for projects to take the lead in landing. Foreign investment is guaranteed equal application of the city's policies to support enterprise development, and enjoys the same treatment according to law in terms of government funding arrangements, land supply, tax exemptions and reductions, qualification licenses, standard setting, project reporting and human resources policies. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Finance Bureau, Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Municipal Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Urban and Rural Construction, the governments of all districts [cities and counties], the High-tech Development Zone, the Economic and Technological Development Zone, the Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the Guizhou Shuanglong Aviation Harbor Economic Zone Commission)

8. Optimization of the approval and filing process of foreign investment. Optimize the foreign investment approval and filing process. On the basis of "multi-planning", continue to optimize the approval management mechanism, and fully explore the implementation of "multi-examination" of construction project siting opinion, construction project land pre-approval opinion, etc.; construction land use planning permit, construction land use approval certificate, etc. "Multi-certification"; "Multi-testing" for planning completion verification measurement, human defense verification measurement, fire prevention verification measurement, etc.; "Multi-testing" for planning, fire prevention, human defense, file management, etc. The local government where the project is located opens a green zone for the project. By the project where the local government to open a green channel, focus on services, free of charge on behalf of the relevant administrative filing or approval procedures, other approvals for the record compressed routine for 50% of the time. (Responsible units: Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, all districts [cities and counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

9. Improvement of the work of foreigners to facilitate. Foreigners who have applied for work-type residence permits for more than one year for two consecutive times and have not violated the law may be issued work-type residence permits valid for five years upon their third application in accordance with the regulations. Promoting "one-window acceptance" and "one-stop service" for high-level foreigners' work and residence. Foreign students who are engaged in innovative and entrepreneurial activities in the city after graduation can apply for residence permits valid for two to five years on the basis of documents such as graduation certificates of universities and proof of innovative and entrepreneurial activities. In due course, the city will promote the decentralization of the authority to approve work permits for foreigners coming to the city to the district and county levels. Provide foreigners with internationalized, personalized and facilitated services in education, healthcare and culture, and accelerate the construction of bilingual schools and bilingual kindergartens. Children of foreigners who need to enroll in kindergartens or primary and secondary schools in the city can be arranged to study in the nearest school that is qualified to accept foreign students. Cultivate and improve the international medical service system, vigorously introduce international medical institutions and international medical management teams, and accelerate the acceptance and examination of new medical service projects. Accelerate the internationalization of cities, and coordinate the construction of internationalized communities suitable for expatriates in places with conditions. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, Municipal Bureau of Public Security, Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, Municipal Bureau of Education, Municipal Bureau of Health)

Fourth, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investment

10. Comprehensively and strictly implement the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China and its supporting regulations, and do a good job of interpreting and training foreign investors and foreign-invested enterprises. Accelerate the development of local supporting policies to ensure that the system is effectively implemented. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Justice)

11. Establish and improve the working mechanism for handling complaints from foreign-invested enterprises. Publicize the complaint handling offices and contact information of foreign-invested enterprises to the society, improve the closed-loop handling process of receiving complaints, coordinating and transferring, researching and disposing of complaints, and providing timely feedback, so as to improve the handling efficiency. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, each district [city, county] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

12. Strengthening of the normative nature of the implementation of regulatory policies. Improve the "double random, a public" working mechanism, set the scope and frequency of random sampling scientifically, the implementation of prudent and inclusive supervision. Refine and quantify the discretionary standards for administrative penalties in the field of market supervision, and further standardize and unify the city's administrative penalties. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Justice, Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

13. Improve the transparency of administrative normative documents. The development of foreign investment in administrative regulatory documents, should strengthen the legality of the audit, and prior consultation with foreign-invested enterprises, relevant business associations. Involving enterprise investment and production and business activities to adjust the administrative normative documents, should be reasonable to determine the time of publication and implementation, to give enterprises time to adjust. Administrative normative documents involving foreign investment shall be published in a timely manner to provide English reference translations. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Justice, all districts [cities, counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Free Trade Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

14. Strictly protect the intellectual property rights of foreign-invested enterprises in accordance with the law. Strengthen the comprehensive enforcement of intellectual property rights of foreign-invested enterprises, rights protection and assistance, and increase penalties for infringement of intellectual property rights of foreign-invested enterprises. Regularly notify major matters and progress related to the protection of foreign-related intellectual property rights. Support the participation of intellectual property rights of inventions, discoveries and other scientific and technological achievements made by foreign-invested enterprises in China in the evaluation of various national, provincial and municipal awards. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology, Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, Municipal Public Security Bureau)

15. Support foreign-invested enterprises to participate in the formulation of national and industrial standards. Support for foreign-invested enterprises in the standard project, drafting, technical review and standard implementation of information feedback, assessment and other processes to put forward views and suggestions, and in accordance with the provisions of the standard drafting, technical review and standard of foreign language translation work. Guide the absorption of enterprises to participate in the Guizhou Provincial Professional Standardization Technical Committee, and actively recommend enterprises to participate in the National Professional Standardization Technical Committee. (Responsible units: Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology)

16. Guarantee equal participation of foreign enterprises in government procurement in accordance with the law. All units shall not discriminate against foreign-invested enterprises in the release of government procurement information, determination of supplier conditions, and bid evaluation criteria. Foreign-invested enterprises that find illegal and discriminatory procurement practices in government procurement, can make inquiries, challenges and complaints in accordance with the law, and the relevant departments shall make a reply or processing decision within the prescribed time limit. (Responsible unit: Municipal Finance Bureau)

V. Improvement of Related Supporting Policies

17. Guarantee of land for foreign-invested projects. For projects with a total investment of more than 100 million U.S. dollars, the new construction land plan index is guaranteed at the municipal level. (Responsible units: Municipal Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, all districts [cities, counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Free Trade Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

18. The recognized key foreign-funded enterprises to give loan interest support. Recognized key foreign-funded enterprises to apply for loans to banking financial institutions, in accordance with the actual loan amount, to the People's Bank of China Loan Market Quotation Rate (LPR) 25% of the subsidized interest rate, the total amount of interest subsidies for a single enterprise annual total of up to RMB 500,000 yuan. (Responsible units: Municipal Finance Office, Municipal Bureau of Commerce)

19. Rewards for the utilization of foreign capital in place. In Guiyang City, the establishment of foreign-invested enterprises and capital increase projects, the direct use of foreign capital amount (within the validity period of two years, by the Ministry of Commerce recognized into the system) per 1 U.S. dollar to give 0.01 yuan incentives; direct use of foreign capital amounting to more than 10 million U.S. dollars (within the validity period of two years, by the Ministry of Commerce recognized into the system) according to the direct use of foreign capital amount of every 1 U.S. dollar to give 0.015 yuan incentives; the above incentives The upper limit of the above incentives is 2 million yuan. For those landing in development zones above the provincial level, the upper limit will be raised to 3 million yuan, and another 200,000 yuan will be awarded to those recognized as municipal key foreign-funded enterprises. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Finance, all districts [cities and counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Administrative Committee)

20. Increase exchanges and cooperation with Germany, Japan, Singapore and other countries, Hong Kong, Macao and other regions, to carry out international cooperation park pre-planning (content contains park land planning, industrial direction, implementation plan, development expectations, etc.), to give the pre-planning costs of 50% of the preparation of the support, the maximum of not more than 500,000 yuan. If the park is recognized as an international cooperation park above the provincial level, a one-time award of 1 million yuan will be given to the main body of the park's operation and management. Provincial international cooperation park new foreign-funded enterprise data, landing foreign-funded projects, signing foreign-funded projects, reaching foreign-funded project cooperation intentions and cultivating the number of cooperative enterprises to meet the annual assessment goals of the Municipal Committee of opening up to the outside world, will be given 1 million yuan per year construction subsidies, up to three consecutive years of subsidies. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce [Municipal Party Committee Office of Opening-up Committee], Municipal Bureau of Finance, all districts [cities, counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Administrative Committee)

21. Explore the construction of "dual system" localized talent training standard system, for foreign-invested enterprises to provide industrial worker talent protection. To carry out the "dual system" localized talent training enterprises, according to the 1000 yuan / person / month to give subsidies, up to 1.5 million yuan per year. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Bureau of Education, all districts [cities, counties] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

22. Encourage foreign investment promotion and third-party organizations. Support local and third-party organizations to sign foreign investment enterprises entrusted investment agreement, the third-party agencies to introduce foreign-funded enterprises in place of direct use of foreign capital of more than 10 million U.S. dollars, in accordance with the commissioned agencies to give 0.01 yuan per dollar; more than 50 million U.S. dollars in accordance with the part of the commissioned agencies to give 0.02 yuan per dollar; the maximum reward of not more than 2 million yuan. The reward by the signing of the commissioning agreement where the district government organization identified, the required incentive funds from the city, the district each bear 50%. The government investment promotion team or individual with outstanding contribution to investment promotion work will be selected as the advanced group or individual for foreign investment promotion and will be commended. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau, each district [city, county] government, high-tech development zones, economic and technological development zones, Guiyang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Guizhou Shuanglong Airport Economic Zone Management Committee)

23. Actively implement the national and local tax cuts and fee reduction policies. The implementation of tax concessions list management, focusing on tax and fee reduction policy publicity and counseling. Make good use of the tax incentives for the development of the western region. For enterprises located in the western region with the main business of the industrial projects stipulated in the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries in the Western Region and with their main business income accounting for more than 60% of the total income of the enterprise, the enterprise income tax rate will be reduced to 15% from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2030; and for enterprises in line with the Catalogue of Industrial Guidance for Foreign Investment, which includes encouraged and restricted B categories, and which are in line with the Guidelines for Foreign Invested Industries, they will be required to pay the enterprise income tax of 15%. Encouraged and Restricted Category B of the Catalogue of Industries for Foreign Investment, and for foreign-invested projects that transfer technology, the equipment imported for self-use within the total investment amount, except for the commodities listed in the Catalogue of Imported Commodities Not Exempted from Tax for Foreign-invested Projects, shall be exempted from customs duty and import-related value-added tax. (Responsible units: Municipal Taxation Bureau, Chikushima Customs)

VI. Other

24. The amount of direct use of foreign capital referred to in this policy measure does not include loans from foreign shareholders, does not include investment in investment companies, and refers to enterprises other than foreign-funded enterprises in the real estate industry, the financial sector, and finance-like enterprises, and the same enterprise (project) meeting a number of incentives for the same kind of matter, or meeting the same kind of incentives provided for by other policy documents of the municipal government at the same time. If the same enterprise (project) satisfies several reward conditions for the same kind of matter, or satisfies the same kind of reward conditions stipulated in other policy documents at the municipal level at the same time, it will be rewarded in accordance with the principle of not repeating.

25. In addition to the key foreign-funded enterprise incentives in this measure, the rest of the funds, except for those clearly stated, for the same subject, in accordance with the principle of preferential and not duplicated to be supported.

26. For particularly significant foreign investment projects, to take the form of "a one-off" support.

27. Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Municipal Bureau of Finance each year under the measures to develop the implementation of the relevant funds to use the implementation details, issued by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce annual funds declaration notice, the districts (municipalities, counties, development zones) business departments to accept the declaration materials, the first qualified for the Municipal Bureau of Commerce and Municipal Bureau of Finance, and the third-party review organization to be honored after the adoption.

28. This measure involves incentive funds (including third-party review costs) integration of municipal opening up and industry development guidance and other funds to bear the annual support for the total amount of funds is insufficient by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce in its own departmental budget transfer to solve the problem. The districts (cities, counties, development zones) can be combined with the actual development of supporting measures.

29. This measure is led by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce to organize and implement and is responsible for the interpretation, effective from the date of publication, the Municipal Bureau of Commerce will be adjusted in accordance with the development situation.

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