中国＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿公司和＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿国（或区域）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿公司，依据中华人民共和国有关法律、法规的规定，本着平等互利的原则，通过友好协商，赞同在中华人民共和国＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿省＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿市，一同举办合作经营企业，特订立本合同。
第二章 合 作 各 方
第一条 本合同的各方为：
中国＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿公司（以下简称甲方），在中国＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿省＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿市登记注册，其法定地址在＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿省＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿市＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿区＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿路＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿号。
法定代表：名字＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
职务＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
国籍＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿国（或区域）＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿公司（以下简称乙方）在＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿国（或区域）登记注册，其法定地址在＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
法定代表：名字＿＿＿＿
职务＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
国籍＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
（注：若有两个以上合作者，依次称丙、丁方）
第三章 成立合作经营公司
第二条 甲、乙方依据中华人民共和国有关法律、法规的有关规定，赞同在＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿省＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿市打造合作经营的＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿有限责任公司（以下简称合作公司）。
第三条 合作企业的名字为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿合作有限责任公司。
外文名字为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
合作企业的法定地址为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿省＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿市＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿区＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿路＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿号。
第四条 合作企业的所有活动需要遵守中华人民共和国有关法律、法规的规定。
第五条 合作公司是由甲方提供土地用权、资源开发权、建筑物等合作条件；乙方提供资金、设施、技术等合作条件。各方不折算投资比率，按各自向公司提供的合作条件，确定收益推荐方法，并各自承担风险。合作公司实行统一管理，独立经营，统一核算。合作期限届满，企业的财产不作价归甲方所有。
（注：应依据双方的约定具体写明）
第四章 生产经营目的、范围和规模
第六条 甲、乙方合作经营的目的是：本着加大经济合作和技术交流的愿望，使用先进而适用的技术和科学的营运管理办法，提升商品水平，进步新品，并在水平、价格等方面具备国际市场的角逐能力，提升经济效益，使合作各方获得认可的经济利益。（注：在具体合同中要依据具体状况写）
第七条 合作公司生产经营范围是：生产和销售＿＿＿＿＿＿＿商品；对销售后的商品进行修理服务；研究和进步新品。（注：要依据具体状况写）
第八条 生产经营规模如下：
（一）合作公司投产后的生产能力为：＿＿＿＿＿。
（二）伴随生产经营的进步，生产规模可增加到年产＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。商品品种将进步＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。（注：要依据具体状况写）
第五章 投资总额和注册资本
第九条 合作公司投资总额为人民币＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元。（或双方商定的一种货币）
第十条 合作企业的注册资本为人民币＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元。（注：甲方所提供的土地用权或资源开发权和建筑物不计入注册资本）
第十一条 甲、乙方分别提供如下合作条件：
甲方：提供总面积为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿平米的土地用权，负责征用土地费和缴纳土地用费；（注：土地开发费的负担办法，依据双方约定写）其中：
厂房（上盖）面积＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿平米；
商场（上盖）面积＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿平米；
修理部（上盖）面积＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿平米。
乙方：投资总额为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元，其中：现金＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元；
机器设施和交通运输工具＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元；
工业产权＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元；
其他＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元。
第十二条 甲方提供的土地用权，应在合同批准之日起＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿天内办完征拨手续，出货合作公司用；厂房和商场（上盖）应在合同批准之日起＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿天内出货合作公司装修；修理部（上盖）的出货时间，由合作公司董事会另行决定。乙方提供的现金投资分两期汇入合作公司在银行开立的帐户内。第一期应汇入＿＿＿＿＿＿＿元，须在合同批准之日起＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿天内汇出，作为首期生产、生活设施的建筑费和流动资金等；第二期需要汇足投资总额减去第一期汇出后的差额，汇出的时间为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿，作用与功效由公司董事会确定。（注：应依据具体状况写）
第十三条 乙方作为投资的机器设施，需要符合合作企业的生产需要，并在厂房装修完工前＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿天内运至中国港口。
（注：乙方以工业产权作为投资时，甲、乙方需要另订立合同，作为本合同的组成部分。）
第六章 合作各方应负责完成的事情
第十四条 甲方应负责完成的事情：
（一）办理为设立合作公司向中国有关主管部门申请批准、登记注册、领取营业执照等事宜；
（二）根据本合同第十一条第一款规定，向土地主管部门办理申请获得土地用权的手续；
（三）帮助办理乙方作为出资而提供的机械设施、物资的进口报关手续和在中国境内的运输；
（四）帮助合作公司在中国境内购置或出租设施、材料、材料、办公用品、交通工具、通讯设施等；
（五）帮助合作公司落实水、电、交通等基础设施；
（六）帮助合作公司对厂房和其他工程设施的设计和施工；
（七）帮助合作公司在当地招聘中国的营运管理职员、技术职员、工人和别的人员；
（八）帮助合作公司为外籍员工办理所需的入境签证手续等；
（九）办理合作公司委托的其他事宜。
第十五条 乙方应负责完成的事情：
（一）根据本合同第十一条第二款、第十三条的规定，提供现金、机器设施、工业产权并负责将它作为出资的机械设施等运至中国港口；
（二）办理合作公司委托在中国境外选择和购买的机器设施、材料等有关事宜；
（三）提供需要的设施安装、调试与试产的技术职员、生产和检验技术职员；
（四）培训机构的技术职员和工人；
（五）如乙方同时是技术出售方，则应负责合作公司在规定的期限内按设计能力稳定地生产合格商品；
（六）负责办理合作公司委托的其他事宜。
（注：要依据具体状况写）
第七章 合作经营期限
第十六条 合作企业的经营期限为＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿年，公司营业执照签发之日，为该合作企业的成立日期。
合作公司在经营过程中，如有一方提出，经双方协商赞同，可以延长合作期限。但需要在合作期满六个月前，向中华人民共和国对外经济贸易部（或其委托的审批机构）提出申请批准。
第八章 收益分配和偿还乙方投资
第十七条 合作公司缴纳所得税后的价值，按下列顺序用和分配：
（一）提取＿＿＿＿＿＿％作为合作企业的储备基金、职工奖励及福利基金、进步基金；
（二）以＿＿＿＿＿＿％偿还乙方的投资，预计＿＿＿＿＿＿年还清乙方的全部投资；（注：依据双方的约定具体写）
（三）其余部分按甲方＿＿＿＿＿＿％，乙方＿＿＿＿＿＿＿％分配。
第九章 商品的销售
第十八条 合作企业的商品，大多数在中国境外市场销售（或全部外销），其中：
（一）向外销售＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿％；
（二）经向主管部门申请批准内销＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿％。
（注：销售方法可灵活多样，可由公司或乙方负责向外销售，也可由公司与外贸公司订立销售合同，委托代销；对内销部分也可由公司或甲方经销。）
第十章 董 事 会
第十九条 合作公司设董事会。公司注册登记之日，为董事会正式成立之日。
第二十条 董事会是合作企业的最高权力机构，决定合作公司章程的制定和修改；决定公司出售、合并、停业和解散；决定公司经营决策、财务预算和决算；决定公司收益分配和亏损弥补方法；聘请总经理、副总经理和高级管理职员；决定公司职工薪资和拟定职工奖惩方法等所有重大事宜。
第二十一条 董事会由董事＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿名组成，其中甲方委派＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿名，乙方委派＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿名。董事长由甲方委派，副董事长＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿名，由乙方委派。
董事长、副董事长和董事任期四年，经各方继续委派可以连任。
第二十二条 董事会会议每年至少召开一次，由董事长召集并主持。董事长因故不可以召集董事会议时，可委托副董事长或其他董事召集并主持。经三分之一以上的董事建议，董事长可召开董事会临时会议。会议记录应归档保存。
第二十三条 召开董事会须有三分之二以上的董事出席方有效。董事不可以出席时，可以出具委托书委托别人代为出席和举行表决。
第二十四条 董事长是合作企业的法定代表。董事长因故不可以履行其职责时，可临时授权副董事长或其他董事代理。
第十一章 营运管理机构
第二十五条 合作公司设经理部，负责企业的平时营运管理。
经理部设总经理一人，副总经理＿＿人。总经理由＿＿方推荐；副总经理由＿＿方推荐＿＿人，另一方推荐＿＿人，均由董事会聘请，任期＿＿年。
第二十六条 总经理的职责是实行董事会会议的决议，组织领导合作企业的平时营运管理工作。副总经理帮助总经理工作。
第二十七条 总经理需要每季度向董事会报告企业的经营状况，半年向董事会作一次财务结算报告。
第二十八条 总经理、副总经理及其他管理职员有营私舞弊或紧急失职行为时，经董事会会议作出决议，给予应得的处分直至解聘，对公司导致的经济损失，应负赔偿责任。
第十二章 劳 动 管 理
第二十九条 合作公司职员的招聘、解雇或离职一律实行合同制。职员的聘请由公司做出计划，报当地劳动部门核准后，由公司自行招聘，经考核择优录用。
第三十条 合作公司职员的劳动薪资、劳动保险、生活福利和奖惩等事情，根据《中华人民共和国中外合作经营企业法》的有关规定，经董事会制定实行策略，由公司、公司工会与职员集体或个人订立劳动合同，按合同的规定实行。
第十三章 财务会计和审计
第三十一条 合作公司设总会计师和总出纳员各一人，负责公司总的会计工作；厂部、商场和修理服务部分别打造帐目，每一个部门分别设会计师和出纳员各一个，负责每个部门的财务会计工作。
前款所列会计和出纳员的人选，均由甲、乙方协商推荐，董事会聘请。
第三十二条 合作企业的财务会计规范，依据有关规定，结合本合作企业的实质状况拟定。并报当地财政部门和税务部门备案。
第三十三条 合作公司设审计师一人，由甲方推荐，董事会聘请。
审计师负责审察、稽核企业的财务收入支出和会计帐目，并向董事会报告。
第十四章 纳税与保险
第三十四条 合作公司应按中华人民共和国有关税法缴纳各种税款。
第三十五条 合作企业的各项保险均应向中国的保险公司投保。投保方法、投保险别、
保险价值、保期等均按中国人民保险企业的规定由合作公司董事会决定。
第十五章 合同的修改、补充、变更与解除
第三十六条 本合同及其附件的修改或补充，需要经甲、乙方协商一致、签署书面协议，并报经对外经济贸易部（或其委托的审批机构）批准方能生效。
第三十七条 在合同有效期内因为本合同第四十二条规定的不可抗力，导致公司紧急损失，或因公司连续亏损，导致合同不可以继续履行，经合作公司董事会特别决议，并报原审批机关批准，可以提前终止合同或解除合同。
第十六章 违 约 责 任
第三十八条 因为一方不履行合同、章程规定的义务，或紧急违反合同、章程规定，导致合作公司没办法经营或没办法达到合同规定的经营目的，视作违约方片面终止合同，他们除有权向违约的一方索赔外，并有权按合同规定报原审批机关批准终止合同。如甲、乙方赞同继续经营，违约方仍应赔偿履约一方的经济损失。
第三十九条 甲、乙任何一方如未按本合同第十一条、第十二条与第十三条的规定提供合作条件时，以逾期的第一个月算起，每逾期一个月，违约方应缴付＿＿＿＿元违约金给守约的一方。（注：或按出资额的百分比计算）如逾期＿＿个月仍未提供，除累计缴付违约金外，守约一方有权根据本合同第三十八条规定终止合同，并需要违约方赔偿损失。
第四十条 因为一方的过失，导致本合同及其附件不可以履行或不可以完全履行时，由过失的一方承担违约责任；如属双方的过失，依据实质状况，由双方分别承担各自应负的违约责任。
第四十一条 为保证本合同及其附件的履行，甲、乙方在合同生效后＿＿天内相互提供履约的银行担保书。
第十七章 不 可 抗 力
第四十二条 在合作期间，因为地震、台风、水灾、失火、战争或其他不可以预见并且对其发生和后果不可以预防和防止的不可抗力事故，导致直接影响合同的履行或者不可以按约定的条件履行时，遇有上述不可抗力事故的一方，应立马上事故状况电报公告他们，并应在十五天内提供事故的详情及合同不可以履行，或者部分不可以履行，或者需要延期履行的原因的有效证明文件。此项证明文件应由事故发生区域的公证机构出具。根据事故对履行合同影响的程度，由双方协商决定是不是解除合同，或者部分免除履行合同的责任，或者延期履行合同。
第十八章 争议的解决
第四十三条 凡因实行本合同所发生的或与本合同有关的所有争议，双方应第一通过友好协商解决，假如协商不可以解决，应提请中国国际贸易促进委员会对外经济贸易仲裁委员会仲裁。仲裁的裁决是终局的，对双方都有约束力。
第四十四条 本合同的订立、效力、讲解、履行和争议的解决均受中华人民共和国法律的保护和管辖。
第十九章 文 字
第四十五条 本合同用中文和＿＿文写成，两种文字具备同等效力。上述两种文本如讲解有矛盾，以中文本为准。
第二十章 合同生效及其他
第四十六条 根据本合同规定的各项原则所订立的合作公司章程、工程协议、技术出售协议、销售协议等，均为本合同的附属文件。
第四十七条 本合同及其附属文件，均须经中国对外经济贸易部（或其委托的审批机关）批准，并自批准之日起生效。
第四十八条 合作公司对甲、乙双方或甲、乙双方互送公告的办法，假如使用电报或电传时，凡涉及各方权利、义务的，应随之发出书面信件公告。合同中所列的甲、乙双方的法定地址，即为甲、乙方的收件地址。
第四十九条 本合同正本一式＿＿份，甲、乙方各＿＿份，合作公司一份，报中国对外经济贸易部＿＿份，具备同等效力；影印本＿＿份，分报有关机关。
第五十条 本合同于一九＿＿年＿＿月＿＿日由甲、乙双方的授权代表在中国＿＿省＿＿市签字。
甲方：＿＿公司 乙方：＿＿公司（加盖公章） （加盖公章）
法定代表＿＿（签字） 法定代表＿＿（签字）
8. THE ConTRACT FOR SINO-FOREIGN COOPERATIVE JOINT2 VENTURE
Whole Doc.
Chapter 1 General Provisions
In accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures and other relevant Chinese laws andregulations, _______________Company and _________Company, in accordancewith the principle of equality and mutual3 benefit and through friendlyconsultations, agree to jointly5 set up a Cooperative venture in _______the People's Republic of China.
Chapter 2 Parties of the Cooperative Venture
Article 1
Parties to this contract are as follows: _________Company , registered with ______in China, and its legaladdress is at_____________________________________________China.
Legal representative:
Name:
Position:
Nationality:
___________Company , registeredwith_______. Its legal address at___________.
Legal representative:
Name:
Position:
Nationality:
.
Chapter 3 Establishment of the Cooperative Venture Company
Article 2
In accordance with the Cooperative Venture Law and other relevantChinese laws and regulations, both parties of the Cooperative ventureagree to set up ___________Cooperative venture limited liability company.
Article 3
The name of the Cooperative venture company is______________ LimitedLiability Company.
The name in foreign language is _________.
The legal address of the joint venture company is at__________street____________________province.
Article 4
All activities of the Cooperative venture company shall be governed bythe laws, decrees and pertinent7 rules and regulations of the People'sRepublic of China.
Article 5
The organization form of the Cooperative venture company is a limitedliability company. The profits, risks and losses of the Cooperativeventure company shall be shared by the parties according to the relevantprovisions thereafter.
Chapter 4 The Purpose, Scope and Scale of Production and Business
Article 6
The goals of the parties to the Cooperative venture are to enhanceeconomic cooperation technical exchanges, to improve the product quality,develop new products, and gain a competitive position in the world marketin quality and price by adopting advanced and appropriate technology andscientific management methods, so as to raise economic results and ensuresatisfactory economic benefits for each Cooperator.
.
Article 7
The productive and business scope of the Cooperative venture companyis to produce ________products; provide maintenance service after the saleof the products; study and develop new products.
.
Article 8
The production scale of the Cooperative venture company is as follows:
1. The production capacity after the Cooperative venture is put intooperation is _________.
2. The production scale may be increased up to_____________ with thedevelopment of the production and operation. The product varieties may bedeveloped into ____________.
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Chapter 5 Total Amount of Investment and the Registered Capital
Article 9
The total amount of investment of the Cooperative venture company isRMB____________.
Article 10
The registered capital of the joint venture company is RMB __________.
Article 11
Party A and Party B will contribute the following to the cooperativeventure:
Party A: premises__________m2
the right to the use of the site_________m2
Party B: cash ______________Yuan
machines and equipment ____________Yuan
industrial property __________Yuan
others _____________Yuan, ___________Yuan in all.
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Article 12
The right to the use of site contributed by Party A shall be for theuse of the cooperative venture company within _______________days afterthe approval of the contract.
The cash contributed by Party B shall be paid in_______________installment. Each installment9 shall be as follows:
.
Article 13
The machines and equipment contributed by Party B as investment shallmeet the needs of the cooperative venture company, and shall be carried tothe Chinese port_________ days before the completion of the premisesconstruction.
Chapter 6 Responsibilities of Each Party to the Joint Venture
Article 14
Party A and Party B shall be respectively responsible for thefollowing matters:
Responsibilities of Party A:
Handling of applications for approval, registration10, business licenseand other matters concerning the establishment of the cooperative venturecompany from relevant departments in charge of China;
Processing the application for the right to the use of a site to theauthority in charge of the land;
Organizing the design and construction of the premises and otherengineering facilities of the cooperative venture company;
Assisting Party B to process import customs declaration for themachinery and equipment contributed by Party B as investment and arrangingthe transportation within the Chinese territory;
Assisting the cooperative venture company in purchasing or leasingequipment, materials, raw materials, articles for office use, means oftransportation and communication facilities etc.;
Assisting the cooperative venture company in contacting and settlingthe fundamental facilities such as water, electricity, transportationetc.;
Assisting the cooperative venture in recruiting Chinese managementpersonnel, technical personnel, workers and other personnel needed;Assisting foreign workers and staff in applying for entry visas, worklicenses and handling their travel procedures;
Responsible for handling other matters entrusted13 by the cooperativeventure company.
Responsibilities of Party B:
Providing cash, machinery12 and equipment, industrial property inaccordance with the provisions of Article 11 and Article 12, 13, andresponsible for shipping15 capital goods such as machinery and equipmentetc. contributed as investment to a Chinese port;
Handling the matters entrusted by the cooperative venture company,such as selecting and purchasing machinery and equipment outside China,etc.;
Providing necessary technical personnel for installing, testing andtrial production of the equipment as well as the technical personnel forproduction and inspecting;
Training the technical personnel and workers of the cooperativeventure company;
In case Party B is the licensor16, it shall be responsible for thestable production of qualified17 products of the cooperative venture companyin the light of design capacity within the specified18 period;
Responsible for other matters entrusted by the joint venture company..
Chapter 7 Distribution of Profits and Repayment19 for Party B's Investment
Article 15
The cooperative venture company shall distribute its profits inaccordance with the following procedure after paying the income tax:____________% as allocations for reserve funds, expansion funds,welfare funds and bonuses for staff and workers of the cooperative venturecompany;
____________% as repayment for Party B's Investment and
___________Years scheduled to pay back all Party B's Investment;
____________% of the left distributed to Party A and ___________% toParty B.
Chapter 8 Selling of Products
Article 16
The products of cooperative venture company will be sold both on theChinese and the overseas market, the export portion accounts for____________%, ____________% for the domestic market..
Article 17
Products may be sold on overseas markets through the followingchannels:
The cooperative venture company may directly sell its products on theinternational market, accounting20 for _________%.
The cooperative venture company may sign sales contracts with Chineseforeign trade companies, entrusting21 them to be the sales agencies orexclusive sales agencies, accounting for __________%.
The cooperative venture company may entrust14 Party B to sell itsproducts, accounting for ________%.
Article 18
The cooperative venture's products to be sold in China may be handledby the Chinese materials and commercial departments by means of agency orexclusive sales, or may be sold by the cooperative venture companydirectly.
Article 19
In order to provide maintenance service to the products sold both inChina or abroad, the cooperative venture company may set up sales branchesfor maintenance service both in China or abroad subject to the approval ofthe relevant Chinese department.
Chapter 9 The Board of Directors
Article 20
The date of registration of the cooperative venture company shall bethe date of the establishment of the board of directors of the cooperativeventure company.
Article 21
The board of directors is composed of ____________directors, of which___________shall be appointed by Party A, ____________by Party B. Thechairman of the board shall be appointed by Party A, and its vice-chairmanby Party B. The term of office for the directors, chairman andvice-chairmans four years, their term of office may be renewed ifcontinuously appointed by the relevant party.
Article 22
The highest authority of the cooperative venture company shall be itsboard of directors. It shall decide all major issues concerning thecooperative venture company. Unanimous approval shall be required for anydecisions concerning major issues. As for other matters, approval bymajority or a simple majority shall be required..
Article 23
The chairman of the board is the legal representative of thecooperative venture company. Should the chairman be unable to exercise hisresponsibilities for any reason, he shall authorize23 the vice-chairman orany other directors to represent the joint venture company temporarily.
Article 24
The board of directors shall convene24 at least one meeting every year.The meeting shall be called and presided over by the chairman of theboard. The chairman may convene an interim25 meeting based on a proposalmade by more than one third of the total number of directors. Minutes ofthe meetings shall be placed on file.
Article 25
The meeting shall be valid26 only when more than two thirds of the totalnumber of directors attend. In case of absence, the director shall entrustanother person to attend and vote for him with a trust deed.
Chapter 10 Business Management Office
Article 26
The cooperative venture company shall establish a management officewhich shall be responsible for its daily management. The management officeshall have a general manager, appointed by Party _____, ______deputygeneral managers, _____by Party _____; _____by Party ______. The generalmanager and deputy general managers whose terms of office is _____yearsshall be appointed by the board of directors.
Article 27
The responsibility of the general manager is to carry out thedecisions of the board and organize and conduct the daily management ofthe cooperative venture company. The deputy general managers shall assistthe general manager in his work.
Article 28
The general manager shall report to the board of directors theoperation conditions of the cooperative company every three months, andmake a financial report every six months.
Article 29
In case of graft27 or serious dereliction of duty on the part of thegeneral manager and deputy general managers, the board of directors shallhave the power to dismiss them at any time.
Chapter 11 Labor28 Management
Article 30
Labor contract covering the recruitment, employment, dismissal andresignation, wages, labor insurance, welfare, rewards, penalties and othermatters concerning the staff and workers of the cooperative venturecompany shall be drawn29 up between the cooperative venture company and thetrade union of the cooperative venture company as a whole, or theinpidual employees in the cooperative venture company as a whole orinpidual employees in accordance with the law of the People's Republicof China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures.
The labor contracts shall, after being signed, be filed with the locallabor management department.
Article 31
The appointment of high-ranking administrative30 personnel recommendedby both parties, their salaries, social insurance, welfare and thestandard of travelling expenses etc. shall be decided31 by the meeting ofthe board of directors.
Chapter 12 Taxes, Finance and Audit32
Article 32
The cooperative venture company shall pay taxes in accordance with theprovisions of Chinese laws and other relative regulations.
Article 33
Staff members and workers of the cooperative venture company shall payinpidual income tax according to the Inpidual Income Tax Law of thePeople's Republic of China.
Article 34
The fiscal33 year of the joint venture company shall be from January 1to December 31. All vouchers34, receipts, statistic35 statements and reportsshall be written in Chinese..
Article 35
Financial checking and examination of the cooperative venture companyshall be conducted by an auditor37 registered in China and reports shall besubmitted to the board of directors and the general manager.
In case Party B considers it necessary to employ a foreign auditorregistered in another country to undertake annual financial checking andexamination, Party A shall give its consent. All the expenses thereofshall be borne by Party B.
Article 36
In the first three months of each fiscal year, the manager shallprepare the previous year's balance sheet, profit and loss statement andproposal regarding the disposal of profits, and submit them to the boardof directors for examination and approval.
Chapter 13 Duration of the Cooperative Venture
Article 37
The duration of the cooperative venture company is______ years. Theestablishment date of the joint venture company shall be the date on whichthe business license11 of the cooperative venture company is issued.
An application for the extension of the duration, proposed by oneparty and unanimously approved by the board of directors, shall besubmitted to the Ministry38 of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation six months priorto the expiry date of the joint venture.
Chapter 14 The Disposal of Assets after the Expiration39 of the Duration
Article 38
Upon the expiration of the duration, the assets shall belong to PartyA.
Chapter 15 Insurance
Article 39
Insurance policies of the joint venture company on various kinds ofrisks shall be underwritten with the People's Republic of China. Types,value and duration of insurance shall be decided by the board of directorsin accordance with the provisions of the People's Insurance Company ofChina.
Chapter 16 The Amendment40, Alteration41 and Termination of the Con- tract1
Article 40
The amendment of the contract or other appendices shall come intoforce only after a written agreement has been signed by Party A and PartyB and approved by the original examination and approval authority.
Article 41
In case of inability to fulfil the contract or to continue operationdue to heavy losses in successive years as a result of force majeure, theduration of the cooperative venture and the contract shall be terminatedbefore the time of expiration after being unanimously agreed upon by theboard of directors and approved by the original examination and approvalauthority.
Chapter 17 Liability for Breach42 of Contract
Article 42
Should the cooperative venture company be unable to continue itsoperation or achieve its business purpose due to the fact that one of thecontracting parties fails to fulfil the obligations prescribed by thecontract and articles of association, or seriously violates the provisionsof the contract and articles of association, that party shall be deemed tohave unilaterally terminated the contract. The other party shall have theright to terminate the contract in accordance with the provisions of thecontract after approval by the original examination and approvalauthority, and to claim damages. In case Party A and Party B of thecooperative venture company agree to continue the operation, the party whofails to fulfil its obligations shall be liable for the economic lossescaused thereby43 to the joint venture company.
Article 43
Should either Party A or Party B fail to provide on schedule thecontributions in accordance with the provisions defined in Chapter 5 ofthis contract, the party in breach shall pay to the other party________Yuan, or __________% of the contribution starting from the firstmonth after exceeding the time limit. Should the party in breach fail TOProvide after ______months, _________Yuan, or _________% of thecontribution shall be paid to the other party, who shall have the right toterminate the contract and to claim damages from the party in breach inaccordance with the provisions of Article 42 of the contract.
Article 44
Should all or part of the contract and its appendices be unable to befulfilled owing to the fault of one party, the party in breach shall bearthe liability therefor. Should it be the fault of both parties, they shallbear their respective liabilities according to the actual situation.
Article 45
In order to guarantee the performance of the contract and itsappendices, both Party A and Party B shall provide each other with bankguarantees for performance of the contract within __________days after thecontract comes into force.
Chapter 18 Force Majeure
Article 46
Should either of the parties to the contract be prevented fromexecuting the contract by force majeure, such as earthquake, typhoon,flood, fire, war or other unforeseen events, and their occurrence andconsequences are unpreventable and unavoidable, the prevented party shallnotify the other party by telegram without any delay, and within 15 daysthereafter provide detailed44 information of the events and a valid documentfor evidence issued by the relevant public notary45 organization explainingthe reason of its inability to execute or delay the execution of all orpart of the contract. Both parties shall, through consultations4, decidewhether to terminate the contract or to exempt46 part of the obligations forimplementation of the contract or whether to delay the execution of thecontract according to the effects of the events on the performance of thecontract.
Chapter 19 Applicable Law
Article 47
The formation, validity, interpretation47, execution and settlement ofdisputes in respect of, this contract shall be governed by the relevantlaws of the People's Republic of China.
Chapter 20 Settlement of Disputes
Article 48
Any disputes arising from the execution of, or in connection with, thecontract shall be settled through friendly consultations between bothparties. In case no settlement can be reached through consultations, thedisputes shall be submitted to the Foreign Economic and Trade ArbitrationCommission of the China Council for the Promotion49 of International Tradefor arbitration48 in accordance with its rules of procedure. The arbitralaward is final and binding50 upon both parties.
Article 49
During the arbitration, the contract shall be observed and enforced byboth parties except for the matters in dispute.
Chapter 21 Language
Article 50
The contract shall be written in Chinese and in ____________. Bothlanguage versions are equally authentic51. In the event of any discrepancybetween the two aforementioned versions, the Chinese version shallprevail.
Chapter 22 Effectiveness of the Contract and Miscellaneous
Article 51
The appendices drawn up in accordance with the principles of thiscontract are integral parts of this contract, including: the projectagreement, the technology transfer agreement, the sales agreement etc.
Article 52
The contract and its appendices shall come into force commencing fromthe date of approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and EconomicCooperation of the People's Republic of China .
Article 53
Should notices in connection with any party's rights and obligationsbe sent by either Party A or Party B by telegram or telex52, etc., theWritten letter notices shall be also required afterwards. The legaladdresses of Party A and Party B listed in this contract shall be theposting addresses.
Article 54
The contract is signed in __________, China by the authorizedrepresentatives of both parties on _____, 19_______.
For Party A For Party B
