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THE CONTRACT FOR SINO-FOREIGN EQUITY JOINT VENTURE Whole Doc. Chapter 1 General Provisions In accordance with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Joint Ventures Using Chinese and Foreign Investment (the "Joint Venture Law") and other relevant Chinese laws and regulations, __________Company and ___________ Company, in accordance with the principle of equality and mutual benefit and through friendly consultations, aGREe to jointly invest Chapter 2 Parties of the Joint Venture Article 1 Parties to this contract are as follows: ___________Company (hereinafter referred to as Party A), registered with __________ in China, and its legal address is at ___________ (street) __________ (district) ___________ (city) ___________China. Chapter 3 Establishment of the Joint Venture Company Article 2 In accordance with the Joint Venture Law and other relevant Chinese laws and regulations, both parties of the joint venture agree to set up _____________joint venture limited liability company ( hereinafter referred to as the joint venture company). Article 3 The name of the joint venture company is __________Limited Liability Company. Article 4 All activities of the joint venture company shall be governed by the laws, decrees and pertinent rules and regulations of the People’s Republic of China. Article 5 The Organization form of the joint venture company is a limited liability company. Each party to the joint venture company is liable to the joint venture company within the limit of the capital subscribed by it. The profits, risks and losses of the joint venture company shall be shared by the parties in proportion to their contributions to the registered capital. Chapter 4 The Purpose, Scope and Scale of Production and Business Article 6 The goals of the parties to the joint venture are to enhance economic co-operation technical exchanges, to improve the product quality, develop new products, and gain a competitive position in the world market in quality and price by adopting advanced and appropriate technology and scientific management methods, so as to raise economic results and ensure satisfactory economic benefits for each investor. Article 7 The productive and business scope of the joint venture company is to produce __________ products; provide maintenance service after the sale of the products; study and develop new products. (Note: It shall be written in the contract according to the specific conditions). Article 8 The production scale of the joint venture company is as follows: Chapter 5 Total Amount of Investment and the Registered Capital Article 9 The total amount of investment of the joint venture company is RMB ___________ (or a foreign currency agreed upon by both parties). Article 10 Investment contributed by the parties is Renminbi __________, which will be the registered capital of the joint venture company. Article 11 Both Party A and Party B will contribute the following as their investment: Article 12 The registered capital of the joint venture company shall be paid in ___________ installments by Party A and Party B according to their respective proportion of their investment. Article 13 In case any party to the joint venture intends to assign all or part of his investment subscribed to a third party, consent shall be obtained from the other party to the joint venture, and approval from the examination and approval authority is required. When one party to the joint venture assigns all or part of his investment, the other party has preemptive right. Chapter 6 Responsibilities of Each Party to the Joint Venture Article 14 Party A and Party B shall be respectively responsible for the following matters: Chapter 7 Transfer of Technology Article 15 Both Party A and Party B agree that a technology transfer agreement shall be signed between the joint venture company and Party B (or a third party) so as to obtain advanced production technology needed for realizing the production and operation purpose and the production scale specified in Chapter 4 of the contract, including product design, manufacturing technology, means of testing, materials prescription, standard of quality and the training of personnel etc. (Note: It shall be written in the contract according to the concrete Article 16 Party B offers the following guarantees on the transfer of technology: (Note: Article applies only when Party B is responsible for transferring technology to the joint venture company). Article 17 In case Party B fails to provide equipment and technology in accordance with the provisions of this contract and the technology transfer agreement or in case any deceiving or concealing actions are found, Party B shall be responsible for compensating the direct losses to the joint venture company. Article 18 The technology transfer fee shall be paid in royalties. The royalty rate shall be ___________% of the net sales value of the products. The term for royalty payment is the same as the term for the technology transfer agreement specified in Article 19 of this contract. Article 19 The term for the technology transfer agreement signed by the joint venture company and Party B is ___________ years. After the expiration of the technology transfer agreement, the joint venture company shall have the right to use, research and develop the imported technology continuously. (Note: The term for a technology transfer agreement is generally no longer than 10 years, and it shall be approved by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation or other examination and approval authorities entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation). Chapter 8 Selling of Products Article 20 The products of joint venture company will be sold both on the Chinese and the overseas market, the export portion accounts for __________%, __________% for the domestic market. (Note: An annual percentage and amount for outside and domestic selling will be written out according to practical situations, in normal conditions, the amount for export shall at least meet the needs of foreign exchange expenses of the joint venture company). Article 21 Products may be sold on overseas markets through the following channels: The joint venture company may directly sell its products on the international market, accounting for ___________%. The joint venture company may sign sales contracts with Chinese foreign trade companies, entrusting them to be the sales agencies or exclusive sales agencies, accounting for __________%. The joint venture company may entrust Party B to sell its products, accounting for ______________%. Article 22 The joint venture’s products to be sold in China may be handled by the Chinese materials and commercial departments by means of agency or exclusive sales, or may be sold by the joint venture company directly. Article 23 In order to provide maintenance service to the products sold both in China or abroad, the joint venture company may set up sales branches for maintenance service both in China or abroad subject to the approval of the relevant Chinese department. Chapter 9 The Board of Directors Article 25 The date of registration of the joint venture company shall be the date of the establishment of the board of directors of the joint venture company. Article 26 The board of directors is composed of __________directors, of which ___________shall be appointed by Party A, _________by Party B. The chairman of the board shall be appointed by Party A, and its vice-chairman by Party B. The term of office for the directors, chairman and vice-chairman is four years, their term of office may be renewed if continuously appointed by the relevant party. Article 27 The highest authority of the joint venture company shall be its board of directors. It shall decide all major issues (Note: The main contents shall be listed in the light of Article 36 of the Implementing Regulations for the Joint Venture Law) concerning the joint venture company. Unanimous approval shall be required for any decisions concerning major issues. As for other matters, approval by majority or a simple majority shall be required. (Note: It shall be explicitly set out in the contract). Article 28 The chairman of the board is the legal representative of the joint venture company. Should the chairman be unable to exercise his responsibilities for any reason, he shall authorize the vice- chairman or any other directors to represent the joint venture company temporarily. Article 29 The board of directors shall convene at least one meeting every year. The meeting shall be called and presided over by the chairman of the board. The chairman may convene an interim meeting based on a proposal made by more than one third of the total number of directors. Minutes of the meetings shall be placed on file. Chapter 10 Business Management Office Article 30 The joint venture company shall establish a management office which shall be responsible for its daily management. The management office shall have a general manager, appointed by Party _______, _______ deputy general managers, _______by Party ______; _______by Party ________. The general manager and deputy general managers whose terms of office is ________ years shall be appointed by the board of directors. Article 31 The responsibility of the general manager is to carry out the decisions of the board and organize and conduct the daily management of the joint venture company. The deputy general managers shall assist the general manager in his work. Several department managers may be appointed by the management office, they shall be responsible for the work in various departments respectively, handle the matters handed over by the general manager and deputy general managers and shall be responsible to them. Article 32 In case of graft or serious dereliction of duty on the part of the general manager and deputy general managers, the board of directors shall have the power to dismiss them at any time. Chapter 11 Purchase of Equipment Article 33 In its purchase of required raw materials, fuel, parts, means of transportation and articles for office use, etc., the joint venture company shall give first priority to purchase in China where conditions are the same. Article 34 In case the joint venture company entrusts Party B to purchase equipment on the overseas market, persons appointed by the Party A shall be invited to take part in the purchasing. Chapter 12 Preparation and Construction Article 35 During the period of preparation and construction, a preparation and construction office shall be set up under the board of directors. The preparation and construction office shall consist of _________ persons, among which ________ persons will be from Party A, _______ persons from Party B. The preparation and construction office shall have one manager recommended by Party _________, and one deputy manager by Party ________. The manager and deputy manager shall be appointed by the board of directors. Article 36 The preparation and construction office is responsible for the following concrete works: examining the designs of the project, signing the project construction contract, organizing the purchase and inspection of related equipment, materials, etc., working out the general schedule of project construction, compiling the expenditure plans, controlling project financial payments and final accounts of the project, drawing up managerial methods and keeping and filing documents, drawings, files and materials, etc., during the construction period of the project. Article 37 A technical group with several technical personnel appointed by Party A and Party B shall be organized. The group, under the leadership of the Article 38 After approval by both parties, the establishment, remuneration and the expenses of the staff of the preparation and construction office shall be covered in the project budget. Article 39 After having completed the project and finished the turning over procedures, the preparation and construction office shall be dissolved upon the approval of the board of directors. Chapter 13 Labor Management Article 40 Labor contract covering the recruitment, employment, dismissal and resignation, wages, labor insurance, welfare, rewards, penalties and other matters concerning the staff and workers of the joint venture company shall be drawn up between the joint venture company and the trade union of the joint venture company as a whole, or the individual employees in the joint venture company as a whole or individual employees in accordance with the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Labor Management in Joint Ventures Using Chinese and Foreign Investment and its Implementing Rules. The labor contracts shall, after being signed, be filed with the local labor management department. Article 41 The appointment of high-ranking administrative personnel recommended by both parties, their salaries, social insurance, welfare and the standard of travelling expenses etc. shall be decided by the meeting of the board of directors. Chapter 14 Taxes, Finance and Audit Article 42 The joint venture company shall pay taxes in accordance with the provisions of Chinese laws and other relative regulations. Article 43 Staff members and workers of the joint venture company shall pay individual income tax according to the Individual Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China. Article 44 Allocations for reserve funds, expansion funds of the joint venture company and welfare funds and bonuses for staff and workers shall be set aside in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Venture Law. The annual proportion of allocations shall be decided by the board of directors according to the business situation of the joint venture company. Article 45 The fiscal year of the joint venture company shall be from January 1 to December 31. All vouchers, receipts, statistic statements and reports shall be written in Chinese. (Note: A foreign language can be used concurrently with mutual consent). Article 46 Financial checking and examination of the joint venture company shall be conducted by an auditor registered in China and reports shall be submitted to the board of directors and the general manager. In case Party B considers it necessary to employ a foreign auditor registered in another country to undertake annual financial checking and examination, Party A shall give its consent. All the expenses thereof shall be borne by Party B. Article 47 In the first three months of each fiscal year, the manager shall prepare the previous year’s balance sheet, profit and loss statement and proposal regarding the disposal of profits, and submit them to the board of directors for examination and approval. Chapter 15 Duration of the Joint Venture Article 48 The duration of the joint venture company is ___________ years. The establishment date of the joint venture company shall be the date on which the business license of the joint venture company is issued. An application for the extension of the duration, proposed by one party and unanimously approved by the board of directors, shall be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (or the examination and approval authority entrusted by it) six months prior to the expiry date of the joint venture. Chapter 16 The Disposal of Assets after the Expiration of the Duration Article 49 Upon the expiration of the duration, or termination before the date of expiration of the joint venture, liquidation shall be carried out according to the relevant laws. The liquidated assets shall be distributed in accordance with the proportion of investment contributed by Party A and Party B. Chapter 17 Insurance Article 50 Insurance policies of the joint venture company on various kinds of risks shall be underwritten with the People’s Republic of China. Types, value and duration of insurance shall be decided by the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of the People’s Insurance Company of China. Chapter 18 The Amendment, Alteration and Termination of the Con- tract Article 51 The amendment of the contract or other appendices shall come into force only after a written aGREement has been signed by Party A and Party B and approved by the original examination and approval authority. Article 52 In case of inability to fulfil the contract or to continue operation due to heavy losses in successive years as a result of force majeure, the duration of the joint venture and the contract shall be terminated before the time of expiration after being unanimously agreed upon by the board of directors and approved by the original examination and approval authority. Article 53 Should the joint venture company be unable to continue its operation or achieve its business purpose due to the fact that one of the contracting parties fails to fulfil the obligations prescribed by the contract and articles of association, or seriously violates the provisions of the contract and articles of association, that party shall be deemed to have unilaterally terminated the contract. The other party shall have the right to terminate the contract in accordance with the provisions of the contract after approval by the original examination and approval authority, and to claim damages. In case Party A and Party B of the joint venture company agree to continue the operation, the party who fails to fulfil its obligations shall be liable for the economic losses caused thereby to the joint venture company. Chapter 19 Liability for Breach of Contract Article 54 should either Party A or Party B fail to pay on schedule the contributions in accordance with the provisions defined in Chapter 5 of this contract, the party in breach shall pay to the other party _________% of the contribution starting from the first month after exceeding the time limit. Should the party in breach fail to pay after 3 months, __________% of the contribution shall be paid to the other party, who shall have the right to terminate the contract and to claim damages from the party in breach in accordance with the provisions of Article 53 of the contract. Article 55 Should all or part of the contract and its appendices be unable to be fulfilled owing to the fault of one party, the party in breach shall bear the liability therefor. Should it be the fault of both parties, they shall bear their respective liabilities according to the actual situation. Article 56 In order to guarantee the performance of the contract and its appendices, both Party A and Party B shall provide each other with bank guarantees for performance of the contract. Chapter 20 Force Majeure Article 57 Should either of the parties to the contract be prevented from executing the contract by force majeure, such as earthquake, typhoon, flood, fire, war or other unforeseen events, and their occurrence and consequences are unpreventable and unavoidable, the prevented party shall notify the other party by telegram without any delay, and within 15 days thereafter provide detailed information of the events and a valid document for evidence issued by the relevant public notary organization explaining the reason of its inability to execute or delay the execution of all or part of the contract. Both parties shall, through consultations, decide whether to terminate the contract or to exempt part of the obligations for implementation of the contract or whether to delay the execution of the contract according to the effects of the events on the performance of the contract. Chapter 21 Applicable Law Article 58 The formation, validity, interpretation, execution and settlement of disputes in respect of, this contract shall be governed by the relevant laws of the People’s Republic of China. Chapter 22 Settlement of Disputes Article 59 Any disputes arising from the execution of, or in connection with, the contract shall be settled through friendly consultations between both parties. In case no settlement can be reached through consultations, the disputes shall be submitted to the Foreign Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade for arbitration in accordance with its rules of procedure. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties. Or Any disputes arising from the execution of, or in connection with the contract shall be settled through friendly consultations between both parties. In case no settlement can be reached through consultations, the disputes shall be submitted to __________Arbitration Organization in __________for arbitration in accordance with its rules of procedure. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties.Or Any disputes arising from the execution of, or in connection with the contract shall be settled through friendly consultations between both parties. In case no settlement can be settled through consultations, the disputes shall be submitted for arbitration. Arbitration shall take place in the defendant’s country. If in China, arbitration shall be conducted by the Foreign Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in accordance with its rules of procedure. If in ___________, the arbitration shall be conducted by ___________in accordance with its rules of procedure. The arbitral award is final and binding upon both parties. (Note: When formulating contracts, only one of the above-mentioned provisions can be used). Article 60 During the arbitration, the contract shall be observed and enforced by both parties except for the matters in dispute. Chapter 23 Language Article 61 The contract shall be written in Chinese and in ___________. Both language versions are equally authentic. In the event of any discrepancy between the two aforementioned versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. Chapter 24 Effectiveness of the Contract and Miscellaneous Article 62 The appendices drawn up in accordance with the principles of this contract are integral parts of this contract, including: the project aGREement, the technology transfer agreement, the sales agreement etc. Article 63 The contract and its appendices shall come into force commencing from the date of approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the People’s Republic of China (or its entrusted examination and approval authority). Article 64 Article 65 中外合资经营合同格式 第一章 总 则 中国_____公司和_____国_____公司,根据《中华人民共和国中外合资 第二章 合 资 双 方 第一条 合资合同双方 第三章 合资公司的成立 第二条 按照中国的合资企业法和其它有关法律和法规,合同双方同意在中国境内_____省_____市建立合资公司。 第四章 生产和经营的目的范围和规模 第六条 目的 第五章 投资总额与注册资本 第九条 总投资 第六章 合资双方的责任 第十六条 甲、乙方应各自负责完成以下各项事宜: 第七章 技 术 转 让 第十七条 许可与技术引进协议 第八章 商标的使用及产品的销售 第十八条 合资公司和__公司就使用__公司的商标签订“商标使用许可协议”,所有同商标有关的事宜均应按照“商标使用许可协议”的规定办理。 第九章 董 事 会 第二十二条 合资公司注册登记之日,为合资公司董事会成立之日。 第十章 经营管理机构 第二十八条 合资公司设经营管理机构,负责公司的日常经营管理工作。经营管理机构设总经理一人,由_____方推荐,副总经理_____人,由甲方推荐_____人, 乙方推荐_____人。总经理、副总经理由董事会聘请,任期_____年。 第十一章 设备材料的采购 第三十一条 合资公司生产中所需要的有关设备、仪器等物资,其采购权归合资公司。 第十二章 劳 动 管 理 第三十三条 合资公司职工的招聘、处罚、辞退、合同期限、工资、劳动保险、生活福利等事宜,按照《中华人民共和国劳动法》和《中华人民共和国中外合资经营企业劳动管理规定》及其实施办法,经董事会研究制定方案,由合资公司和合资公司工会组织集体或个别地订立劳动合同。劳动合同订立后,报当地劳动管理部门备案。 第十三章 工 会 第三十五条 工会的任务为:(略) 第十四章 税务、财务和审计 第三十八条 合资公司应按有关的中国法律和法规的规定支付各类税款。 第十五章 保 险 第四十四条 合资公司在经营期内为保护公司不因各类灾害而受损失,应向中国人民保险公司投保。保险的险别,投保的价值和期限等应由董事会作出决定。发生的保险费由合资公司承担。 第十六章 合资公司的期限及正常终止。 第四十五条 合资公司的期限为_____年。合资公司的成立日期为合资公司营业执照签发之日。 第十七章 合同的修改、变更和终止 第四十七条 对合同及其附件所作的任何修改,须经合同双方在书面协议上签字并经原审批机构批准后方能生效。 第十八章 违 约 责 任 第五十条 如果任何一方未及时缴纳第十二条规定的注册资本金额,则每拖欠一个月该方即应支付相当于出资额_____%的违约赔偿金。如逾期3个月仍未提交,除累计支付出资额的_____%作为违约金外,守约一方有权按本合同第四十九条规定终止合同,并要求违约方赔偿损失。 第十九章 不 可 抗 力 第五十二条 由于地震、台风、水灾、火灾、战争以及其它不能预见且对其发生和后果不能防止或避免的不可抗力,致使直接影响合同的履行或者不能按约定的条件履行时,遇有上述不可抗力的一方,应立即电报通知对方,并应在15天内,提供不可抗力详情及合同不能履行,或者部分不能履行,或者需要延期履行的理由的有效证明文件,此项证明文件应由不可抗力发生地区的公证机构出具。按其对履行合同影响的程度,由双方协商决定是否解除合同,或者部分免除履行合同的责任,或者延期履行合同。 第二十章 适 用 法 律 第五十三条 本合同的订立、效力、解释、履行受中华人民共和国法律的管辖。在某一具体问题上如果没有业已颁布的中国法律可适用,则可参考国际惯例办理。 第二十一章 争议的解决 第五十四条 凡因执行本合同所发生的或与本合同有关的一切争议,双方应通过友好协商解决,如果协商不能解决,应提交北京中国国际贸易促进委员会对外经济贸易仲裁委员会根据该会的仲裁程序暂行规则进行仲裁。或,应提交__国__地__仲裁机构根据该仲裁机构的仲裁程序进行仲裁。或,仲裁在被诉人所在国进行。仲裁裁决是终局的,对双方都有约束力。 第二十二章 合 同 文 字 第五十六条 本合同用中文和_____文写成,两种文字具有同等效力。上述两种文本如有不符,以中文本为准。 第二十三章 合同生效及其它 第五十七条 按照本合同规定的各项原则订立的如下附属协议文件,包括:技术转让协议、销售协议……,均为本合同的组成部分。 |
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