. /.ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCES/C/N/223
24 décembre 2002
(02-7102)
Conseil du commerce des services Original:  anglais
NOTIFICATION AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE III:3 DE L'ACCORD GÉNÉRAL
SUR LE COMMERCE DES SERVICES
La délégation de la République populaire de Chine a fait parvenir au Secrétariat la
notification ci-après.
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1. Membre adressant la notification:
République populaire de Chine
2. Notification au titre de:
Article III, paragraphe 3 de l'Accord général sur le commerce des services
3. Date d'entrée en vigueur/Durée:
9 décembre 2001
4. Organisme responsable de la mise en œuvre et de l'application de la mesure:
Banque populaire de Chine
5. Description complète de la mesure* indiquant les modes de fourniture visés, l'effet sur le
commerce des services (par exemple restrictions/mesures de libéralisation) et l'incidence
de la mesure sur les engagements énoncés dans la liste du Membre et dans sa liste
d'exemptions de l'article II (NPF), le cas échéant:
Proclamation de la Banque populaire de Chine sur les questions connexes relatives à l'accès
au marché des établissements financiers financés par des capitaux étrangers
On trouvera ci-joint le texte intégral en anglais de cette proclamation.1  Seule la version en
chinois fait foi, la traduction en anglais n'étant fournie qu'à titre de référence.
6. Membres spécifiquement affectés, le cas échéant:
Tous les Membres
7. Les textes peuvent être obtenus auprès de:
- Point d'information /g254
- Secrétariat de l'OMC /g254
- Autres sources (adresse, télécopie
et téléphone d'un autre organisme) /g168
                                                     
* Y compris les accords internationaux, les me sures de reconnaissance ou d'autres types.
1 En anglais seulement.S/C/N/223
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Proclamation by the People’s Bank of China on the Related Issues of Foreign-Funded
Financial Institutions’ Market Access
(December 9th, 2001)
After officially acceding to the World Trade Organization on December 11, 2001, our country will
open the banking sector stage-by-stage in accordance with the commitments. In respect of the related
issues, the proclamation is now made as follows:
I. As of December 11, 2001, restrictions as to the clients to whom foreign-funded financial
institutions will provide foreign currency business services shall be removed. The clients to whom
foreign-funded financial institutions will provide foreign currency business services may be enlargedto all units and individuals within China’s territory, but the corresponding operating funds or capital
funds must be added and the permits for financial business operations or permits of legal persons for
financial business must be replaced.
II. As of December 11, 2001, the financial institutions established in Shanhai and Shenzhen shall
be permitted to operate Renminbi business officially, and the financial institutions established in
Tianjin and Dalian may apply for Reminbi business operations.
III. As of December 11, 2001, foreign-funded non-bank financial institutions may, in accordance
with the provisions of the relevant administration measures which will be promulgated by thePeople’s Bank of China, apply for establishing solely foreign-funded or joint equity motor vehicle
financial services companies to deal with motor vehicle financing business.
IV. As of December 11, 2001, foreign investors may, in accordance with the provisions of the
Measures for Administration of Financial Leasing Companies, apply for establishing solely foreign -
funded or joint equity financial leasing companies to provide financial leasing services.
V. The People’s Bank of China will, in accordance with the revised Regulations of the People’s
Republic of China on Administration of Foreign-funded Financial Institutions, the Detailed Rules for
Implementation of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Foreign-
funded Financial Institutions and other related administration measures, accept various applications
from foreign-funded financial institutions.
VI. The applications for establishing institutions already submitted to our bank by the foreign -
funded institutions remain effective, but the applicants shall supplement their application materials in
accordance with the provisions of the revised regulations.
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