The Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") has recently issued the Catalogue of Retained Certification Items Specified in Departmental Rules (the "Catalogue") and the Catalogue of Retained Certification Items Specified in Departmental Normative Documents for public consultation by July 31, 2019.
The Catalogue includes a total of 22 certifications, such as the "Business Qualification Certificate for Foreign Labor Service Cooperation, which is required in a scenario where an enterprise engaged in foreign labor service cooperation goes through the deposit formalities for foreign labor cooperation risk disposal reserve in cash in a designated bank", the "duplicate of Business License, which is required in a scenario where an enterprise engaged in foreign labor service cooperation goes through the deposit procedures for foreign labor cooperation risk disposal reserve in cash in a designated bank", and the "duplicate of Business License or the duplicate of Public Institution Legal Person Certificate, which is required in a scenario where an enterprise engaged in contracting foreign projects goes through the formalities for depositing funds for contracting foreign projects in cash".