Articles of the Association of Enterprises
with Foreign Investment of Shunde

●Chapter 1 General principles

   Article 1 The Chinese name of our association is “佛山市顺德区外商投资企业协会”, and the English name is “Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment of Shunde”(A.E.F.I.S.).
   Article 2 A.E.F.I.S. is a local voluntary and non-profit mass organization, within the territory of Shunde, consisting of enterprises with foreign investment, enterprises invested by compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign citizens of Chinese origin, institutions engaged in foreign investment services, and investment institutions with foreign investment etc.
   Article 3 The aim of A.E.F.I.S.: abide by the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, carry out the state laws, statutes and policies on openness to the outside and encouragement of foreign investment, strive for serving the members and investors, and safeguard the legal rights of members; reflect the opinions and demands of the members and investors to the departments concerned, and promote the continuous improvement of the investment conditions; enhance better contact, understanding and cooperation between the Chinese and foreign parties, between the members and the government, and between the members themselves; promote the healthy growth of enterprises with foreign investment , the services of utilizing foreign capital and economic prosperity.
   Article 4 The competent authority of A.E.F.I.S. is Shunde Economy and Trade Bureau. Meanwhile the association is instructed by Association of Industry and Commerce of Shunde, and governed by the registration and administration authority of mass organizations.
   Article 5 A.E.F.I.S. is set up on 2/F, Shunde Administration Building, Demin Rd, Daliang, Shunde.

●Chapter 2 Scope of Services

   Article 6 The scope of services:
   1. Propaganda and carry out the State’s laws, statues, general and specific policies on the openness to the outside world and utilization of foreign capital, and introduce our city’s investment environment. Entrusted by the government and enterprises, we’ll hold the activities that are good for the investment and trade in or out of China, and provide the services of information, inquires and complaints for the foreign businessmen;
   2. Organize members to exchange experience on autonomous operations according to laws, improvement of the management, promotion of the economic benefits, improvement of labor protection, fulfillment of contracts and cooperation by Chinese and foreign parties etc.; Enhance the enterprises’ system of self-protection, self-development and self-discipline. Moreover, the advanced models will be awarded, and the members may coordinate and mutually grow with each other;
   3. Safeguard the legal benefits of the members and investors, receive the members’ complaints and entrustments, reflect the opinions and demands of the members and investors to the departments concerned, and provide other relevant services;
   4. Put on kinds of training courses, lectures, discussing conferences, and observation activities etc., to improve the qualifications of managerial personnel in our member enterprises;
   5. Organize the members to exploit the domestic and overseas markets, and hold various products displays;
   6. Organize sorts of friendship activities, to enhance the better contact and understanding between the members and the government, and the friendship and cooperation between the members;
   7. Launch the friendly visits with the overseas institutions or organizations concerned, to promote the international interchange and cooperation;
   8. Launch the studies on theories and policies of the foreign investment, put forward the suggestions to the departments concerned;
   9. Edit and publish propaganda materials of introducing foreign investment.;
   10. Handle the tasks entrusted by the department concerned and foreign enterprises;

●Chapter 3 Members

   Article 7 A.E.F.I.S. consists of enterprise’s members and group’s members.
Enterprise’s members means the enterprises that are established and registered according to the laws and deals with normal operations in Shunde, including the enterprises with foreign investment, enterprises invested by compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign citizens of Chinese origin and other institutions under command of foreign enterprises who deals with investment services in China etc.
   Group’s members means branches of foreign institutions in China, chambers or associations (friendship associations) of the enterprises invested by compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and other institutions dealing with foreign investment and trade etc.
   Article 8 The qualifications and obligations of the members:
   1. Comply with the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and other national laws, Regulations and policies, and have a good commercial reputation;
   2. Desire to join in A.E.F.I.S., accept and abide by the Regulations of this association, and carry out various resolutions and stipulations;
   3. Pay the membership fees as stipulated;
   4. Make earnest efforts to support and join in our jobs and various activities, undertake any entrusted jobs.
   5. Provide any cases and materials relevant to our needs;
   6. Safeguard our legal rights and reputation.
   Article 9 The procedure of becoming a member:
   1. Fill in and submit our unitary application forms;
   2. Submit the copies of registration documents issued by the department concerned in Shunde according to the laws;
   3. Our standing office will examine the applications under the authorization of the Council, according to the Regulations of A.E.F.I.S.;
   4. Issue the members’ credentials after examinations.
   Article 10 Rights of the members:
   1. The right to elect, the right to be elected, and the right to vote;
   2. Enjoy kinds of our services;
   3. Attend the relevant activities organized by us;
   4. Require our help for safeguarding the members’ legal rights;
   5. Supervise, raise opinions and suggestions on our jobs;
   6. Free for withdrawal.
   Article 11 Any members who withdraw from A.E.F.I.S. should give us written notices and the members’ credentials. If the following conditions occur, we’ll terminate the members’ qualifications, take back the members’ credentials, and publish in our periodicals:
   1. Lose the qualifications for juridical person;
   2. Stop paying membership fees over one year.
   Article 12 If any members seriously break the Regulations, they’ll lose the members’ qualifications through the Council’s decisions, and the members’ credentials will be taken back, which will be published in our periodicals.

●Chapter 4 Emersion and Recall of the Organizational Structure and Principals

   Article 13 The Membership Congress is our supreme scalar organ. The limits of its functions and powers are the following:
   1. Stipulate and revise the Regulations of A.E.F.I.S.;
   2. Elect and recall the directors, and organize the Council of Directors;
   3. Discuss and approve the working reports and financial reports of the council;
   4. Discuss the resolutions proposed by the Council and over 1/ 5 members;
   5. Discuss other important points;
   6. Determine the matters on termini nation.
   Article 14 The Membership Congress should be convened every year with over 2/3 of the members present, and the resolutions become effective only if over 2/ 3 of the congress members vote for.
   Article 15 Each term of the Membership Congress is 4 years. The changes of the terms become effective only if the Council members vote for, which will be reported to the Shunde Economy and Trade Bureau and gained the approval by the registration and administration authority of mass organizations
   Article 16 The Council is the executive organ of the Membership Congress, leading A.E.F.I.S. to launch routine duties when the Membership Congress is not in session, and responsible for Membership Congress.
   Article 17 The limits of the Council ‘s functions and powers:
   1. Execute resolutions made by the Membership Congress;
   2. Elect and recall the chairman, standing vice chairman, vice chairmen, standing directors and secretary general;
   3. Prepare for conventions of the Membership Congress;
   4. Report on the working and financial conditions to the Membership Congress;
   5. Determine to enroll or remove members from the rolls;
   6. Determine to set up office, branches, and representative organs and other entities;
   7. Lead the various organs to launch operations;
   8. Stipulate our important administrative Regulations;
   9. Determine other important points.
   Article 18 Each term of the Council is 4 years. The terms change correspondently when the Membership Congress is shifted to an earlier date or postponed.
   Article 19 The Council is held only if over 2/ 3 council members are present, and the resolutions become effective only if over 2/ 3 council members vote for.
   Article 20 The Council Conference is convened at least every half a year. The chairman or the vice-chairmen appointed by the chairman convenes and presides over the conference. The conference may be held by communication network on exceptional cases.
   Article 21 The chairman, standing vice chairman, vice chairmen, standing directors and secretary general are elected for a term of 4 years, with the permission of being reelected consecutively for two terms. The term may be prolonged on exceptional cases, which becomes effective only if over 2/ 3 council members vote for, submitted to the higher level for examination and gained approval by the authority of mass organizations registration and administration.
   Article 22 The qualifications for the chairman, standing vice chairman, vice chairmen, standing directors and secretary general:
   1. Abide by the Constitution, laws, Regulations and policies of the state, and comply with the social ethics and public order;
   2. Great influence in our service fields;
   3. The chairman, standing vice chairman, vice chairmen, standing directors and secretary general are not permitted if the age above 70. On exceptional cases, the appointments become effective only after being voted through the Council and approved by the competent authority.;
   4. In excellent health for sticking to normal work;
   5. Complete abilities of civil behaviors.
   Article 23 The limits of the chairman’s functions and powers:
   1. Convene and preside over the council;
   2. Examine practicable conditions of the resolutions made by the Membership Congress and the Council;
   3. Sign the important documents on behalf of A.E.F.I.S.
   Article 24 The limits of the standing vice chairman, vice chairmen and standing directors’ functions and powers:
   1. Coordinate the relationship between A.E.F.I.S. and each competent authority;
   2. Supervise and instruct the routine work;
   3. Supervise and control the financial receipts and payments of A.E.F.I.S.
   Article 25 The limits of the secretary general’s functions and powers:
   1. Preside over daily work and put the annual working plan into practice;
   2. Coordinate each department for work;
   3. Nominate the vice secretary general and chief persons in charge of administration, which are delivered to the Council for determinations;
   4.Make decisions of employing full-time staff members;
   5.Handle other daily work.

●Chapter 5 Capital Management and Operation Principle

   Article 26 The sources of our funds:
   1. Membership fees;
   2. Aids from Government;
   3. Paid incomes from the launching authorized services;
   4. Kinds of contributions and assistances from relevant fields, domestic and overseas friendly personages and other organizations;
   5. Special funds prepared by A.E.F.I.S., with the approval of department concerned;
   6. Interests and other legal incomes.
   Article 27 Expenditures:
   1. Hold activities among members;
   2. Organize members to attend various activities;
   3. Daily expenditures.
   Article 28 We collect membership fees in accordance with relevant Regulations.
   Article 29 Our funds will be used in the authorized development only, and will not be allocated among the members.
   Article 30 We establish the strict accounting system, guaranteeing that the accounting information is legal, true, exact and complete.
   Article 31 We are fitted with a professional accountant who will not act as a cashier at the same time. The accountant must conduct the business accounting, implementing the accounting supervisions. When the accountant is transferred to another post or leave his/ her post, he/ her must undergo the necessary audit, and handing over procedures with other staff members.
   Article 32 Our assets management must be carried out in accordance with the relevant Regulations on financial management stipulated by the State. We’ll accept any supervisions form the Membership Congress and the financial department. The sources of funds that belong to the national allocations or social contributions or aids must go through the supervisions by the auditing bodies, and the relevant conditions will be announced to the society in any due forms.
   Article 33 We must accept financial audit by the competent authority and the registration and administration authority of mass organizations before changing the terms or legal representative.
   Article 34 Our assets can’t be occupied, divided or embezzled by any units or individuals.
   Article 35 The wages, insurance and welfare of the full-time staff members will be carried out in the light of the relevant Regulations on the institutions stipulated by the State.

●Chapter 6 Modifications Procedure of the Regulations

   Article 36 Any modifications of the Regulations are made by the Council and submitted to the Members Congress for examinations.
   Article 37 The modifications become effective with the approval of the competent authority and the registration and administration authority of mass organizations within 15 days after the voting for by the Members Congress.

●Chapter 7 Termination Procedure and Property Handling

   Article 38 Because of completion of the aim, voluntary dismissal, separation or combination, the Council will put forward a termination motion for nullifying the registration.
   Article 39 The termination motion will be voted through by the Membership Congress, and reported to the competent authority for examinations.
   Article 40 Before the termination, a clearing organization must be established to check up the creditor’s rights and the debts and to deal with the aftermath under the instructions from the competent authority and the registration and administration authority of mass organizations. No activities will be launched during the clearing period.
   Article 41 A.E.F.I.S. will be terminated after the nullification by the registration and administration authority of mass organizations.
   Article 42 After the termination, under the supervision of the competent authority and the registration and administration authority of mass organizations, in compliance with the relevant Regulations, the surplus property will be used to develop the causes relevant to the aim of A.E.F.I.S.

●Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions

   Article 43 The Regulations are voted through the Membership Congress on August 22, 2001.
   Article 44 The right to interpret the Regulations belongs to the Council.
   Article 45 The Regulations become effective after the authorization of the registration and administration authority of mass organizations.