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China's Automotive Policies, Laws and Regulations (1996)
Table of Contents
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Preface .................................................................................................................................................. v
Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................... vi
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter I. The Automotive Industry Policy
State Council Circular on the Distribution of the Automotive Industry Policy
(July 4, 1994) .......................................................................................................................................
5
The Automotive Industry Policy (February 19, 1994) ................................................................. 6
Institute the Automotive Industry Policy, Develop China's Automotive
Industry -- Speech by He Guangyuan, Minister of Machinery Industry
(September 20, 1994) .........................................................................................................................

15
Explanatory Notes on China's Automotive Industry Policy (November 1994) ........................ 24
Chapter II. The Ninth Five-Year Plan (1996-2000)
Guidelines for Drafting the Ninth Five-Year Plan for the Automotive Industry (1995) .......... 31
Guidelines for Building the Auto Industry into a Pillar of the National Economy (1994) ...... 44
Chapter III. Import Customs Duties
Regulations on the Import and Export Duties of the PRC (March 18, 1992) ............................ 46
Customs Tariffs of the People's Republic of China for Motor Vehicles and
Their Parts and Components, (April 1, 1996) ................................................................................
52
Value-added Tax and Consumption Tax for Auto Products (November 26, 1993) ................. 57
Chapter IV. Import Administration of Automotive Products
Provisional Regulations for the Import of Machinery and Electronic Products
(October 7, 1993) ...............................................................................................................................
58
Rules for the Implementation of the "Provisional Regulations for the Import of
Machinery and Electronic Products (January 12, 1994) .............................................................
62
Catalog of Motor Vehicles, Parts and Components Subject to Import Quotas
(January 29, 1996) .............................................................................................................................
65
Notice on the Cancellation of Import Control of Certain Commodities (April 30, 1994) ........ 68
Rules for the Implementation of Import Administration of Special Products
(January 12, 1994) .............................................................................................................................
70
Rules on Import Registration of Machinery and Electronic Products (January 1, 1994) ...... 72
Rules for the Implementation of the "Provisional Regulations on Import Quota
Administration of Ordinary Commodities" (February 13, 1994) ................................................
75
Procedures of the Issuance of Import License by Authorized Agencies (January 1993) ..... 77
Explanatory Notes on the Policy of Automobile Local Content (November 1994) ................ 80
Circular on Further Clarifying Issues Concerning the Administration of
Imported Commodities (January 1995) ..........................................................................................
83
Provisional Regulations on Import Business Administration (July 19, 1994) ......................... 86
Circular on Questions Concerning Import Administration of Special-Purpose
Motor Vehicles (June 16, 1994) ......................................................................................................
89
Circular of the GAC on Strengthening Import Administration of Motor Vehicles
and Key Auto Parts and Components (April 24, 1995) ...............................................................
90
Notice on the Circulation of the "Provisional Stipulations on the Principles for
Determining Parts and Components as Constituting Whole Machinery and
Electronic Products and on the Approval and Taxation of Such Imports"
(June 1, 1987) ......................................................................................................................................


91
Notice on the Circulation of the "Stipulations for Customs Declaration and Duty
Collection at Designated Customs Offices for Imported Auto Parts and
Components on a Trial Basis" (August 1, 1991) ..........................................................................

94
Additional Notice on the "Stipulations for Customs Declaration and Duty
Collection at Designated Customs Offices for Imported Auto Parts and
Components on a Trial Basis" (February 1, 1992) .......................................................................

96
Notice on the Designation of More Customs Offices for Handling Imports of
Auto Parts and Components (September 1, 1992) ......................................................................
97
Notice on the Administration of Duty Collection in Support of the Implementation
of the Automotive Industry Policy (July 2, 1994) .......................................................................
98
Notice on the Closure of Bonded Warehouses for Imported Cars (August 1994) ............... 100
Regulation on the Maintenance and Service of Imported Machinery and
Electronic Products and Equipment and on Commissioned Sales of
Parts and Components (September 6, 1994) ................................................................................

101
Notice on the Administration of License Plate Registration of Imported
Automobiles (August 13, 1993) ....................................................................................................
104
Chapter V. Taxation, Fees and Prices
Circular on Abolishing the Purchase Approval of Passenger Cars (December 23, 1993) .... 105
Notice on the Adjustment of Passenger-Car Taxes and Fees (January 29, 1994) ................. 106
Notice of the State Planning Commission on the Adoption of State-Guided
Pricing for Domestic Passenger Cars (September 2, 1994) ........................................................
108
Notice on the Investigation of the Santana Sales Price (October 21, 1994) ............................ 110
Notice on the Adjustment of Prices for Motor Vehicles Supplied to the
Armed Forces (January 1, 1995) ....................................................................................................
111
Notice on the Sales Price of Imported American Cars (November 10, 1993) .......................... 112
Notes on Automobile Tax Policies (November 14, 1994) ........................................................... 113
Chapter VI. Technical Regulations and Quality Control
Explanatory Notes on Technical Regulations (1994) ................................................................. 116
Mandatory Technical Standards for Automobiles (May 1996) ............................................... 118
Notice on the Conduction of 12 Tests on New Automotive Products in 1995
(April 20, 1995) .................................................................................................................................
121
Notice on the Publication of "Automobile Quality Supervision and Inspection and
Facilities of Testing Centers for the Appraisal of New Products (August 26, 1994) ...........
125
The State Passenger-Car Quality Supervision and Testing Center ....................................... 126
The State Motor Vehicle Quality Supervision and Testing Center ........................................ 130
The State Bus Quality Supervision and Testing Center .......................................................... 138
The State Fire-Fighting Equipment Quality Supervision and Testing Center ...................... 141
Regulations Concerning Motorcycle Quality Supervision and the Administration
of Testing Agencies (August 24, 1994) ......................................................................................
143
Notice on the Application for Listing in the Catalog of Automobile Products
(April 1994) .....................................................................................................................................
146
Notice on the Issuance of the "Provisional Regulations on the Unified Quality
Inspection for Machinery and Automotive Products (March 14, 1994) ................................
148
Motor Vehicle Classification in China ......................................................................................... 155
Motorcycle Classification in China ............................................................................................. 156
Appendix ........................................................................................................ 157

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