外商投资企业设立和审批
How to Apply and Get Official Approval for Setting up FDI Enterprises
设立形式Forms of Company
根据《公司法》的要求，在中国境内注册登记的公司主要有两种形式：有限责任公司和股份有限公司。
China’s Corporate Law requires that corporations registered within its borders assume either of the following two forms: limited liability company or public limited company.

最低注册资本
The Minimum Registered Capital
根据《公司法》规定，有限责任公司注册资本的最低限额为人民币三万元。其它相关法律、行政法规对外商投资设立有限责任公司注册资本的最低限额有较高规定的，从其规定。全体股东的货币出资金额不得低于有限责任公司注册资本的30%。一人有限责任公司的注册资本最低限额为人民币十万元，股东应当一次足额缴纳公司章程规定的出资额。
As stipulated in The Corporate Law of China, the registered capital for limited reliability company shall be no less than RMB 30,000. However, the relevant laws and regulations shall be followed if higher requirements for the minimum amount of the registered capital are otherwise provided. It is also required that the capital investment of the shareholders should altogether be no less than 30% of the total registered capital of the company. For a one-person limited reliability company, the minimum registered capital shall be RMB 100,000 and the shareholder shall contribute in a lump sum the total amount of registered capital required by the articles of association.

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外商投资设立股份有限公司注册资本不低于3,000万人民币。
外商投资设立投资性公司注册资本不低于3,000万美元。
The amount of registered capital shall not be less than RMB 30 million for a public limited company with foreign investment, and shall not be less than US $ 30 million for foreign-funded investment company.
 
投资方式
Modes of Foreign Investment
中外合资经营企业、中外合作经营企业、外资企业是外商投资最主要的方式，其他投资方式包括设立外商投资股份制有限公司、投资性公司、创业投资企业、研发中心、金融资产管理公司、BOT、TOT、并购等。
Principal modes of foreign investment include: Sino-foreign equity joint ventures; Sino-foreign contractual joint ventures; and foreign-funded enterprises. Among other modes are foreign public limited company; foreign investment companies; venture capital companies; R&D centers; assets management companies; BOT, TOT and merger, etc.

审批权限
Levels of Authorities over Application Examination and Approval
1、国家级审批权限：总投资1亿美元(含)以上的鼓励类、允许类项目和总投资5000万美元(含)以上的限制类项目。
Any project of the “Encouraged” or “Permitted” category with a total investment above US $ 100 million (inclusive), or of the “Restricted” category with a total investment above US $ 50 million (inclusive), is required to be examined and approved by the State Council.
2、省级审批权限：总投资1亿美元以下的鼓励类、允许类项目和总投资5000万美元以下的限制类项目。
外商并购境内企业、非上市股份制企业变更。
Any project of the “Encouraged” or “Permitted” category with a total investment less than US $100 million, or of the “Restricted” category with a total investment less than US $ 50 million, is required to be examined and approved by the provincial government.
3、市级审批权限：总投资3000万美元以下的鼓励类、允许类项目。目前福建省各市均已将此权限委托至县(市、区)一级。
Any project of the “Encouraged” or “Permitted” category with a total investment less than US $ 30 million can be examined and approved by the county (district) or municipal government.