The Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") has recently issued the announcement [2018] No. 41 to introduce modifications to the Record-filing Form for the Establishment of a Foreign-invested Enterprise (the "Record-filing Form for Establishment") and the Record-filing Form for Changes to a Foreign-invested Enterprise (the "Record-filing Form for Changes") used in the Integrated Management Information System for Foreign Investment, both effective immediately from the issue date.
The Record-filing Form for Establishment is comprised of five sections, covering basic information on a foreign-invested enterprise, basic information on investors of a foreign-invested enterprise, overview of a foreign-invested enterprise established through a merger or acquisition, and overview of strategic investment made by foreign investors in non-foreign-invested listed companies. As to the Record-filing Form for Changes, information in nine aspects is presented, including changes to the basic information on a foreign-invested enterprise, changes to the basic information on investors of a foreign-invested enterprise, changes to the basic information on a foreign-invested enterprise established through a merger or acquisition, changes to the record-filing information on strategic investors, changes to equities or cooperation interests, consolidation/division/termination, pledge or transfer of a foreign-invested enterprise's property or equities to outsiders, explanations of efforts in execution of announcement procedures.