外资企业

第一章 总则

根据《中华人民共和国公司法》、《中华人民共和国外资企业法》及其他有关法律、法规的规定， 国（地区）注册的 有限公司（以下简称投资者），决定在 市设立外资投资企业,特订立本章程。

第一条 投资者名称：

法定地址（住所）：

法定代表人： 国籍： 联系电话：

第二章 外资公司

第二条 外资企业名称为： 。（以下简称公司） 法定地址:

公司为有限责任公司。投资者以其出资额对债务承担责任，公司以其全部财产对债务承担责任。公司的法定代表人由董事长（或执行董事/总经理）担任，并依照中国有关规定进行登记。

第三条 公司为中国企业法人，受中国法律管辖和保护，其一切活动必须遵守中国的法律、法令和有关条例规定，不得损害中国的社会公共利益。公司是独立核算自负盈亏的经济实体，在批准的经营范围内，有权自主经营和管理，不受干涉。

第三章 宗旨、经营范围

第四条 公司的经营宗旨：本公司的宗旨是使用国内外先进设备和技术，以及科学的经营管理方法生产经营，满足国内外市场需求，使企业获得满意的经济效益。

第五条 公司的经营范围：

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第六条 公司经营规模： （视具体情况写）

第四章 出资方式、出资额和出资时间

第七条 公司投资总额为 ，注册资本为 。

公司注册资本由投资者以 出资，（自领取营业执照之日起三个月内投入20%，其余在两年内分期缴付完毕）或（自领取营业执照之日起六个月内一次性缴清）。

外汇与人民币的折算按投入当天中国人民银行公布的汇率折算。（投资总额和注册资本的差额由投资者按出资比例自行筹措。）

第八条 注册资本全部缴清后，公司聘请在中国注册的会计师进行验资，并出具验资报告。由公司董事会（或执行董事）据此发给出资证明书，未经董事会（或执行董事）一致同意，不得将出资证明书向外抵押或作其他有损公司利益的用途。

第五章 股东

第九条 公司不设股东会，股东行使职权时，应当采用书面形式，并由股东签名后置备于公司。

第十条 股东的职权范围如下：

1、决定公司的经营方针和投资计划；

2、选举和更换非由职工代表担任的董事、监事，决定有关董事、监事的报酬事项；

3、审议批准董事会（或执行董事）的报告；

4、审议批准监事的报告；

5、审议批准公司的年度财务预算方案、决算方案；

6、审议批准公司的利润分配方案和弥补亏损方案；

7、对公司增加或者减少注册资本作出决议；

8、对发行公司债券作出决议；

9、对公司合并、分立、变更公司形式、解散及清算等事项作出决议；

10、修改公司章程；

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11、法律规定的其他职权：

第六章 董事会（或执行董事）

第十一条 公司设立董事会，由 人组成（或设执行董事一人）。每届任期三年，任期届满，经委派（连选）可以连任。

第十二条 董事会董事（或执行董事）由股东委派（选举）产生，其中设董事长一人，副董事长 人，董事 人。

第十三条 撤换董事（或执行董事），每次应向中国政府有关部门备案。

第十四条 董事会（或执行董事）对股东负责，行使下列职权：

1、向股东报告工作；

2、执行股东的决议；

3、决定公司的经营计划和投资方案；

4、制订公司的年度财务预算方案、决算方案；

5、制订公司的利润分配方案和弥补亏损方案；

6、制订公司增加或者减少注册资本以及发行公司债券的方案；

7、制订公司合并、分立、变更公司形式、解散的方案；

8、决定公司内部管理机构的设置；

9、决定聘任或者解聘公司总经理及其报酬事项，并根据总经理的提名决定

10、聘任或者解聘公司副总经理、财务负责人及其报酬事项；

11、制定公司的基本管理制度；

12、法律规定的其他职权： （没有请删除此行）

第十五条 董事会会议由董事长召集并主持，董事长缺席时由副董事长召集并主持。

第十六条 董事长应在董事会开会前三十天书面通知各董事，写明会议内容、时间和地点。

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第十七条 董事因故不能出席董事会会议，可以书面委托代理人出席董事会。如届时未出席也未委托他人出席，则作为弃权。

第十八条 出席董事会会议的法定人数为全体董事的三分之二，不够三分之二人数时，其通过的决议无效。

第十九条 董事会每次会议，必须做详细的书面记录，并由全体出席董事签字，代理人出席时，由代理人签字。记录文字使用中文。该记录由公司存档。

第七章 监事

第二十条 公司设监事 人。监事由股东委派（选举）产生，监事任期三年，任期届满，连选可以连任。

第二十一条 董事（或执行董事）、高级管理人员不得兼任监事。撤换监事，每次应向中国政府有关部门备案。

第二十二条 监事行使下列职权：

1、检查公司财务；

2、对董事、高级管理人员执行公司职务的行为进行监督，对违反法律、行政法规、公司章程或者股东决议的董事（或执行董事）、高级管理人员提出罢免的建议；

3、当董事（或执行董事）、高级管理人员的行为损害公司的利益时，要求董事（或执行董事）、高级管理人员予以纠正；

4、向股东提出提案；

5、依照《公司法》第一百五十二条规定，对董事（或执行董事）、高级管理人员提起诉讼。

6、法律规定的其他职权：

第二十三条 监事可以列席董事会会议（或执行董事会议），并对董事会决议（或执行董事决议）事项提出质询或者建议。

监事发现公司经营情况异常，可以进行调查；必要时，可以聘请会计师事务所等协助其工作，费用由公司承担。

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第二十四条 监事行使职权所必需的费用，由公司承担。

第八章 经营管理机构

第二十五条 公司设经营管理机构，负责公司的日常经营管理工作。 第二十六条 公司的经营管理机构设总经理一人，由董事会（或执行董事）聘任，任期 年，经董事会（或执行董事）聘任可连任。

第二十七条 总经理直接对董事会（或执行董事）负责，执行董事会（或执行董事）的各项决议，主持公司的日常经营管理工作。总经理行使下列职权：

1、主持公司的生产经营管理工作，组织实施董事会决议（或执行董事决议）；

2、组织实施公司年度经营计划和投资方案；

3、拟订公司内部管理机构设置方案；

4、拟订公司的基本管理制度；

5、制定公司的具体规章；

6、提请聘任或者解聘公司副总经理、财务负责人；

7、决定聘任或者解聘除应由董事会（或执行董事）决定聘任或者解聘以外的负责管理人员；

8、董事会（或执行董事）赋予的其他职权。

第二十八条 公司可根据其经营的需要，设若干经营管理部门。各部门正、副经理由总经理任命。

第二十九条 董事长或董事（或执行董事）经投资方委派，可兼任公司总经理及其他高级职员。

第三十条 未经董事会（或执行董事）同意，总经理不得兼任其他经济组织的总经理或副总经理，不得参与其他经济组织对本公司的商业竞争行为。

第三十一条 总经理和其他高级管理人员辞职时，应提前向董事会（或执行董事）提出书面报告，经董事会决议（或执行董事决议）批准后方可离任。以上人员如有营私舞弊或重大失职行为，经董事会决议（或执 5

行董事决议），可随时解聘。

第九章 税务、财务会计、利润分配

第三十二条 公司依照中国的税法和有关条例规定缴纳各项税款和申请减免税。

第三十三条 公司的员工依照《中华人民共和国个人所得税法》的规定缴纳个人所得税。

第三十四条 公司依照法律、行政法规和国务院财政部门的规定建立财务、会计制度，并报主管财税部门备案。

第三十五条 公司在中国境内设置会计账簿，进行独立核算，按照规定报送会计报表，并接受财政税务机关的监督。公司会计年度，自公历每年的一月一日起至十二月三十一日止为一个会计年度。

第三十六条 公司的一切记账凭证、单据、账簿、报表用中文书写；用外文书写的，应当加注中文。

第三十七条 公司在每年一个会计年度终了时，依照法律、行政法规和国务院财政部门的规定编制财务会计报告，并依法经在中国注册的会计师事务所审计，出具查账报告后报送财政、税务部门和审批机关。

第三十八条 公司分配当年税后利润时，提取利润的百分之十列入公司法定公积金，公司法定公积金累计额为注册资本的百分之五十以上的，可以不再提取。

在公司弥补亏损和提取公积金前，不得分配利润。

第三十九条 公司应当依照《中华人民共和国统计法》和中国利用外资统计制度的规定，提供统计资料，报送统计报表。

第四十条 公司的一切外汇事宜，按《中华人民共和国外汇管理条例》及有关管理办法办理。

第四十一条 公司在中国银行或者国家外汇管理机关指定的银行开立人民币和外币账户。一切销售收入和其他外汇收入存入开户银行，一切外汇开支由外汇账户支付，并接受外汇管理部门和开户银行监督。

第四十二条 公司保证自行解决外汇收支平衡。

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投资者从公司获得的合法利润、其他合法收入和清算后的资金可以汇往国外。公司的外籍员工的工资收入和其他正当收入，依法缴纳个人所得税后可以汇往国外。

第十章 劳动管理

第四十三条 公司职工的招收、招聘、辞退、工资、福利、劳动保险、劳动保护、劳动纪律等事宜，按照《中华人民共和国劳动法》及有关规定办理，由董事会（或执行董事）决定，并在劳动合同中订明具体事项。

第四十二条 公司所需要的职工，可以由当地劳动部门推荐，或公司公开招收择优录用，送当地劳动部门备案。

第四十三条 公司有权依照合同规定对违反公司的规章制度和劳动纪律的职工，给予警告、记过、降薪的处分。情节严重可以开除。开除处分职工须向当地劳动人事部门备案。

第四十四条 公司职工的工资待遇，参照中国有关规定，根据公司具体情况，由董事会（或执行董事）决定，并在劳动合同中具体规定。公司随着生产的发展，职工业务能力和技术水平的提高，适当提高职工的工资。

第四十五条 公司职工的劳动保护和劳动保险等事宜，公司将分别在各项制度中加以规定，确保职工在正常条件下从事生产和工作，公司应在税后利润中适当提取职工奖励、福利基金，用于职工奖金和职工集体福利，提取比例由董事会（或执行董事）决定。

第四十六条 公司职工依照《中华人民共和国工会法》组织工会，开展工会活动，维护职工合法权益。公司职工有权按《中华人民共和国工会法》的规定建立基层工会组织，开展工会活动。公司每月按职工实际工资总额的百分之二拨交工会会费。

第十一章 保 险

第四十七条 公司的各项保险在中国境内的保险公司投保，投保险别、投保价值、保期等按中国的保险公司的规定，由公司决定。

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第十二章 期限、终止、清算

第四十八条 公司经营期限为 年。自营业执照签发之日起计算。 第四十九条 公司如需延长经营期限，经股东作出决议，投资者应在经营期满前六个月，向原审批机关提交书面申请，经批准后方能延长。

第五十条 公司在下列情况下解散：

1、公司章程规定的营业期限届满或者公司章程规定的其他解散事由出现；

2、股东决议解散；

3、因公司合并或者分立需要解散；

4、依法被吊销营业执照、责令关闭或者被撤消；

5、人民法院依照《公司法》第一百八十三条的规定予以解散。 第五十一条 公司因前条第1、2、4、5项规定而解散的，应当在解散事由出现之日起十五日内成立清算组，开始清算。清算组由股东组成。

第五十二条 清算组在清算期间行使下列职权：

1、清理公司财产，分别编制资产负债表和财产清单；

2、通知、公告债权人；

3、处理与清算有关的公司未了结的业务；

4、清缴所欠税款以及清算过程中产生的税款；

5、清理债权、债务；

6、处理公司清偿债务后的剩余财产；

7、代表公司参与民事诉讼活动。

第五十三条 公司清算结束后，清算组应当制作清算报告，报股东或者人民法院确认，报公司原审批机关备案，并报送公司登记机关，申请注销公司登记，公告公司终止。

第五十四条 清算组成员应当忠于职守，依法履行清算义务。

清算组成员不得利用职权收受贿赂或者其他非法收入，不得侵占公司财产。

清算组成员因故意或者重大过失给公司或者债权人造成损失的，应当 8

承担赔偿责任。

第十三章 附 则

第五十五条 本章程的订立、效力、解散、履行和争议的解决，均适用于中华人民共和国的法律。

第五十楼条 本章程有关规定违反中国法律、法规、行政法规及规章规定的，以中国法律、法规、行政法规及规章的规定为准。

第五十七条 本章程经审批机关批准生效，修改时同。

第五十八条 本章程用中文书写。

第五十九条 本章程于 年 月 日在中国广东省 市签订。

投资者： 有限公司（盖章）

签名：

法定（授权）代表：XXX

二O 年 月 日

附注：

1、本范本适用于外资企业；

2、凡有下划线的，应当进行填写；下划线上文字有括号的，应按规定作选择填写，正式行文时应将下划线及括号去除；

3、股东为自然人的，由其签名；股东为法人的，由其法定人代表人签名，并在签名处盖上单位印章；签名不能用私章或签字章代替，签名应当用签字笔或墨水笔，不得与正文脱离单独另用纸签名；

4、本范本仅供参考，申请人可依据法律、法规自行制定，但公司章程有违反法律、行政法规的内容的，审批机关有权要求申请人作相应修改。

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第二篇：外资公司章程英文版

Wholly Foreign-Owned EnterprisesAssociation

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS company……) In accordance with the Company Law of the People's Republic of China, Law of the People's Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises and other relevant Chinese laws and regulations, with the principle of equality and mutual benefit, through amicable negotiations, consenting to set up the Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises in Beijing of the People's Republic of China. Investment parties for

Party A: (Contents include name, the registered address, registered country names, legal representative, positions, nationality, etc.)

Party B: (the same as above)

Party C: [note: If there is Party C, Party D, and so on ,remark it like this.]

If the investor is the natural person, so he/she needs to offer the contents which include name, nationality, etc Name of the Company: (Hereinafter referred to as the “company”) Registered Office Address: The legal representative of the company will hold the post by the director / executive director / manager, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of China for registration. The company is a limited liability company. The liability of each Party with respect to the Company shall be limited to its respective capital contributions to the registered capital of the Company.

As a Chinese corporate, the Company is under the governance and protection of Chinese laws. While conducting its business, the company must comply with the

stipulations of the Chinese laws, decrees and relevant regulations, observe the public virtue, accept the supervision from the government and the public and shall bear the social responsibility.

CHAPTER 2 SCOPE OF BUSINESS The objective of the company:

The business scope of the company: The projects which in the business scope belong to the laws, administrative rules and

regulations must be approved according to law. After the approval, it can have the business activities.

CHAPTER 3 TOTAL INVESTMENT AND REGISTERED CAPITAL (It is applied to the conditions which have the shortfall between aggregate

investment and registered capital.)The shortfall between the aggregate investment and registered capital, the company will solve it by itself.

The capital contribution of each party shall be converted according to the current numeraire exchange rate of the People's Bank of China. The deadline of the company registered capital:

Paying off the all the capital within six months upon the issuance of business license. If the registered capital is paid in instalments, the contribution to the first instalment shall not be less than 15% of its subscribed capital. It is not less than the statutory minimum amount of registered capital; the first instalment shall be paid within three months upon the issuance of business license. The rest part of the capital

contribution time shall be conformed by the provisions of the Company Law, the relevant foreign investment laws and the regulations on the Administration of

Company Registration Regulations. Other laws, administrative regulations shall pay the whole capital by shareholders when the company founded, with its provisions. Generally, the company in the business period does not reduce its registered capital. (such as foreign investors joint venture)any of the investment parties transfer of all or part of its equity to a third party, investors shall be consented by the other parties and report to the original examination and approval authority for approval. One party of the investors transfer all or part of its stock rights, the other parties shall have the pre-emptive rights.

CHAPTER 4 the shareholders' committee/shareholders (If the company has two or more shareholders) The company set up the

shareholders' committee by all the shareholders. The shareholders' committee is the company's organ of power; ensure all the activities of the company in accordance with Chinese laws, regulations and relevant provisions, the company decided to all major issues.

(If the company is only one shareholder)The company has not set up the

shareholders' committee; Shareholder is the company's organ of power, when the shareholders perform their functions and powers, shall be made in written form and signed by the shareholder and preserved in the company. The board of shareholders/ shareholder shall perform the following functions and powers:

(1) To decide on the business policy and investment plan of the company;

(2) To elect and recall director and supervisor whose posts are not taken by the representatives of the staff and workers, and to decide on matters concerning the remuneration of directors and supervisors;

(3) To examine and approve reports of the executive director;

(4) To examine and approve reports of the supervisor;

(5) To examine and approve the annual financial budget plan and final accounts plan of the company;

(6) To examine and approve plans for profit distribution of the company and plans for making up losses;

(7) To adopt resolutions on the increase or reduction of the registered capital of the company;

(8) To the issuance of corporate bonds

(9) To adopt resolutions on matters such as the merger, division, transformation, dissolution and liquidation of the company;

(10) To amend the articles of association of the company.

(11) Others:

As specified in the preceding paragraph matters need all shareholders agreed ,and by all the shareholders in the decided to file signature, stamp.

(The following Article 16 to Article 19, it is chosen for setting up the board of shareholders.) The shareholders represent one-tenth or more of the voting rights, one-third or more of the directors, supervisors would propose to convene an interim meeting, and the interim meeting shall be convened. (If it sets up a board of directors) The shareholders' meeting convened by the board of directors, and presided over by the chairman. The chairman is unable to perform duties or does not perform his duties, and presided over by the vice-chairman; the vice chairman of the board of directors is unable to perform duties or does not

perform his duties, the half or more of the directors jointly held up a director to host.

(If it doesn’t set up a board of directors) The shareholders' meeting convened and presided over by the executive director.

The board of directors/ executive director cannot perform his duties or fails to convene the shareholders' meeting of the responsibility, convened and presided over by the supervisors; the supervisors don’t convene and presided over,

representing one-tenth or more of the voting rights of the shareholders can gather and presided over it.

The shareholders' committee shall write the minutes of the meeting by the decisions, the shareholders who attended the meeting would sign in the minutes of the meeting.

CHAPTER 5 boards of directors/ executive director (If it sets up a board of directors) The company shall establish the board of directors, Each term for three years, included one chairman, The term expires, can be reappointed.

The way to produce the chairman and vice-chairman of the board:

(If it doesn’The term expires, can be reappointed. Board of directors/ executive director shall be responsible to the shareholder, and exercise the following functions and powers:

(1) To be responsible to shareholder and to report its work to the shareholder;;

(2) To implement the resolutions of the shareholder;

(3) To decide on the business plans and investment plan of the company;

(4) To formulate the annual financial budget plan and final accounts plan of the company;

(5) To formulate plans for profit distribution and plans for making up losses of the company;

(6) To formulate plans for the increase or reduction of the registered capital and issuance of company bond of the company;

(7) To formulate plans for the merger, division, transformation and dissolution of the company;

(8) To decide on the establishment of the company's internal management organs;

(9) To decide on appointment and dismiss the company's manager and the matter on the manager's remuneration, and, upon recommendation of the manager, to decide on appointment and dismiss the company's deputy manager(s) and persons in charge of the financial affairs of the company and the matters concerning their remuneration;

(10) To formulate the basic management system of the company.

(11)Others:

(The following terms suitable for establishing the board of directors)

The board of directors meeting convened by the board of directors, and presided over by the chairman. The chairman is unable to perform duties or does not perform his duties, and presided over by the vice-chairman; the vice chairman of the board of directors is unable to perform duties or does not perform his duties, the half or more of the directors jointly held up a director to host.

The procedure for the board of directors and voting procedures (Enterprise The board of directors shall write the minutes of the meeting by the decisions, the board of directors who attended the meeting would sign in the minutes of the meeting.

CHAPTER 6 boards of supervisors/ supervisors

The company shall set up a board of supervisors (if shall set up a board of Included (The worker supervisors shall not be lower than the proportion of a third). Shareholders represent supervisors elect by The staff and workers' congress, worker’s congress or other forms finish the democratic election to produce the employee representatives.

The board of supervisors shall have one chairman, and by more than half of all the supervisors election. The chairmen of the board of supervisors convene and preside over the meetings of the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors is unable to perform duties or does not perform his duties, the supervisor recommended by half or more common the supervisors shall convene and preside over the meetings of the board of supervisors.

Supervisor’s period is three years. The term expires, can be reappointed.

(If you don't choose to set up a board of supervisors)The company doesn’t set up the shareholders' meeting. Supervisor’s period is three years. The term expires, can be reappointed. The supervisor of the company shall exercise the following functions and powers:

(1) To examine the financial affairs of the company;

(2) to supervise the acts of the director and senior executives performing their

functions, and to bring the proposal to dismiss those directors and senior executives violating the laws, administrative regulations, the articles of association of the company or the resolutions of the shareholder;

(3) To demand directors and senior executives to make corrections if any of their acts is found to have damaged the interests of the company;

(4) Propose to convene an interim shareholders' meeting, the board of directors fails to convene and preside over the shareholders' meeting duties convene and preside over the shareholders' meeting.

(5) Put forward proposal to the shareholders' meeting

(6) To bring a lawsuit against the directors or senior executives in accordance with the provisions of Article 152 of the company law of the people’s republic of China.

(7) Others: Supervisors may attend the meetings of the board of directors and the board of directors to raise questions or Suggestions matters.

(The following terms suitable for establishing the board of directors)

The board of supervisors found the company operating condition is unusual, it can undertake survey; if it is necessary, they may hire an accounting firm to help their work, and the expenses to be borne by the company. The board of supervisors shall held _ (at least once) the meeting. The supervisors may propose to convene temporary meetings of the board of supervisors.

The resolution of the board of supervisors shall be subject to the more than half by supervisors.

The board of supervisors shall write the minutes of the meeting by the decisions, the board of supervisors who attended the meeting would sign in the minutes of the meeting. Supervisors perform their functions and powers of the necessary expenses shall be borne by the company.

CHAPTER 7 Business Management Offices Company management institutions and their functions and powers decided by the shareholders' meeting/shareholders/board/executive director.

(The following terms suitable for establishing the manager) It is allowed to set up managers, the board of directors/executive director, who shall be hired or dismissed. The manager is accountable to the board of directors, perform the functions and powers.

1. Presided over the company's production and operation management work, organize the implementation of the decision of the board of directors.

2. Organize the implementation of the annual business plan and investment plan.

3. Developing company internal management organization setup scheme.

4. Developing company basic management system.

5. Developing company specific regulations.

6. Who shall be hired or dismissed the deputy manager, person in charge of finance. 7. decided to hire or dismissed except the board of directors shall/executive director the responsible for management personnel.

8. The board of directors/executive director and other functions and powers granted. CHAPTER 8 labor management and financial other system The company follow the "Labor contract law of the People's Republic of China" and other relevant provisions of the laws and regulations, Deal with employees' employment, dismissal, resignation, wages and benefits, labor insurance, labor discipline and other matters. The company supports staff according to the labor law of the People's Republic of China ", "Chinese union articles of association" for setting up trade unions. The company in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations to establish and execute finance, accounting, auditing, foreign exchange, statistics, insurance system. CHAPTER 9 Duration, Dissolution and Liquidation The operating period of the Company is ___________ years and shall start from the date on which the business license of the Company is issued. Should the investing party decide to extend the operating period, it shall submit a written application to the original examination and approval authority at lease 6 months prior to the expiry date of the operating period. The duration can be extended upon the approval of the examination and approval authority and completion of registration formalities in the original registration authority. The company can decide to terminate the Company ahead of time due to the following reasons:

1. Expiration of the operating period.

2. Shareholders decided to do the dissolution.

3. Merger or division of a company needs to dissolve

4. Revoked according to law due to violation of Chinese laws and regulations and damage to public interests.

5. The people's court in accordance with the company law of the provisions of article one hundred and eighty-three to dissolve it. Upon the expiration or termination of the operating period of the Company, the company shall do the liquidation.

CHAPTER 10 Supplementary Provisions Of this contract, its validity, dissolution, execution and settlement of the disputes shall apply to the law of the People's Republic of China. These articles of association are written in Chinese. The present Articles of Association will become valid only upon the approval of the examination and approval authority. The same applies to the amendment to these Articles of Association. The formation, validity, execution and interpretation of the present Articles of Association shall be governed by the relevant laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China. In case there is no applicable Chinese law for a specific issue, international practices shall be used as reference.

The investor promised that to sign by the parties other business agreement and this article of association does not conflict, in conformity with PRC laws and regulations and the relevant provisions, and bear corresponding legal responsibility.

Party A: (chop here) Party B: (chop here)

Party C: … …

Legal representative of the Company or its authorized representative

Signature

Date:

(The company registration of changing in the articles of association or the record or modify, amends the articles of association still needs the company’s legal representative’s signature with the company stamp.)