《外商投资建设工程设计企业管理规定》[英文版]（2002年）（5）

Article 1 These Regulations hereof are formulated in order to further the opening up to the outside and standardise the administration of foreign-invested construction and engineering design enterprises in accordance with such laws and regulations as the Construction Law of the People’s Republic of China， the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures， the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures， the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises， the Regulations on Administration of Construction Engineering Quality and the Regulations on Administration of Reconnoitring and Designing of Construction Projects.

（5） Afterobtainingbusinesslicenseforthelegalentity，iftheforeign-investedconstructionandengineeringdesignenterpriseistoapplyfortheconstructionandengineeringdesignenterprisequalifications，theapplicationshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeRegulationsonAdministrationofConstructionandEngineeringDesignEnterpriseQualifications.

Article 8 The procedures for the establishment of a construction and engineering design enterprise and the application for Grade B qualifications and Grade C or lower qualifications for engineering design shall be administered by the construction administration department and the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the people’s government of the province， or the autonomous region or the directly administered municipality based on local conditions with reference to Article 7 of these Regulations and Regulations on Administration of Construction and Engineering Design Enterprise Qualifications.

Examination and approval of the qualifications of foreign-invested construction and engineering design enterprises by the construction administration departments of the People’s government of provinces， autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities shall be put on file with the construction administration department of the State Council within 30 days after the approval is given.

Article 9 The application by a foreign-invested construction and engineering design enterprise to upgrade its qualifications or to add additional engineering qualifications shall be made to the relevant construction administration department in accordance with relevant regulations.

Article 10 An applicant which intends to establish a foreign-invested construction and engineering design enterprise shall submit the following documents to the relevant foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department：