ered municipalities;





（四）由中国投资，但因技术困难而不能由中国建筑企业独立实施的建设项目，经省、自治区、直辖市人民政府建设行政主管部门批准，可以由中外建筑企业联合承揽。

(4) China-invested construction projects which Chinese construction enterprises cannot undertake independently due to technical difficulties. Such projects may be jointly undertaken by Chinese and foreign construction enterprises subject to the approval of the construction administration departments of the people’s government of provinces, or autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities.





第十六条　中外合资经营建筑业企业、中外合作经营建筑业企业应当在其资质等级许可的范围内承包工程。

Article 16 Sino-foreign equity construction joint ventures and Sino-foreign cooperative construction enterprises shall undertake construction projects within the permitted scope of their grades of qualifications.





第四章　监督管理

Chapter 4 Supervision and Administration





第十七条　外商投资建筑业企业的资质等级标准执行国务院建设行政主管部门颁发的建筑业企业资质等级标准。

Article 17 The criteria of grading of qualifications of foreign-invested construction enterprises shall be in accordance with the criteria of grading of construction enterprise qualifications formulated and issued by the construction administration department of the State Council.





第十八条　承揽施工总承包工程的外商投资建筑业企业，建筑工程主体结构的施工必须由其自行完成。

Article 18 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise undertakes a construction project as the contractor, it shall itself complete the main structure of the project.





第十九条　外商投资建筑业企业与其他建筑业企业联合承包，应当按照资质等级低的企业的业务许可范围承包工程。

Article 19 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise contracts for construction projects in the form of a consortium with other construction enterprises, the consortium shall contract for projects within the permitted scope of the lower qualification grade.





第二十条　外资建筑业企业违反本规定第十五条，超越资质许可的业务范围承包工程的，处工程合同价款2％以上4％以下的罚款；

Article 20 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise contracts for construction projects beyond the permitted scope of its qualifications in violation of Article 15 of these Regulations, a fine at an amount between 2% to 4% of the construction contract price shall be collected.





可以责令停业整顿，降低资质等级；情节严重的，吊销资质证书；有违法所得的，予以没收。

An order to suspend its business operation and to correct the wrongdoings may also be issued and its qualification certificate may be demoted. In serious situations, the qualification certificate shall be revoked and any proceeds illegally obtained shall be confiscated.





第二十一条　外商投资建筑业企业从事建筑活动，违反《中华人民共和国建筑法》、《中华人民共和国招标投标法》、《建设工程质量管理条例》、《建筑业企业资质管理规定》等有关法律、法规、规章的，依照有关规定处罚。

Article 21 Where a foreign-invested construction enterprise carrying out construction business violates the Construction Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Tendering and Bidding Law of the People’s Republic of China, Regulations on Administration of Engineering Construction Quality and Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications and other relevant laws, regulations and rules, it shall be penalised in accordance with relevant provisions.





第五章　附　则

Chapter 5 Supplemental Provisions





第二十二条　本规定实施前已经取得《外国企业承包工程资质证》的外国企业投资设立外商投资建筑业企业，可以根据其在中华人民共和国境内承包工程业绩等申请相应等级的建筑业企业资质。

Article 22 For a foreign enterprise which has already obtained a Foreign Enterprise Qualification Certificate for Contracting for Construction Projects prior to these Regulations come into force, it may apply for a construction enterprise qualification of an appropriate grade based on its track record of project contracting within the territory of the People’s Republic of China when establishing a foreign-invested construction enterprise.





根据本条第一款规定已经在中华人民共和国境内设立外商投资建筑业企业的外国企业，设立新的外商投资建筑业企业，其资质等级按照建筑业企业资质管理规定核定。

Where a foreign enterprise which has already established a foreign invested construction enterprise within the territory of the People’s Republic of China as stated in Paragraph 1 of this Article is to establish a new foreign-invested construction enterprise, the qualification grade of the new foreign-invested construction enterprise shall be determined in accordance with Regulations on Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications.





第二十三条　香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区和台湾地区投资者在其他省、自治区、直辖市投资设立建筑业企业，从事建筑活动的，参照本规定执行。法律、法规、国务院另有规定的除外。

Article 23 Investors from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region or Taiwan shall establish construction enterprises and carry out construction businesses in other provinces, autonomous regions or directly administered municipalities in accordance with these Regulations, unless it is otherwise provided by laws, regulations or the State Council.





第二十四条　本规定由国务院建设行政主管部门和国务院对外贸易经济行政主管部门按照各自职责负责解释。

Article 24 The construction administration department of the State Council and the foreign trade and economic cooperation administration department of the State Council shall be responsible for interpretation of these Regulations in accordance with their respective functions.





第二十五条　本规定自2002年12月1日起施行。

Article 25 These Regulations shall come into force on 1 December 2002.





第二十六条　自2003年10月1日起，1994年3月22日建设部颁布的《在中国境内承包工程的外国企业资质管理暂行办法》（建设部令第32号）废止。

Article 26 The Tentative Measures on Administration of Foreign Enterprise Qualifications for Contracting for Construction Projects Within the Territory of China issued by the Ministry of Construction (Decree No. 32 of the Ministry of Construction) shall be repealed as of 1 October 2003.





第二十七条　自2002年12月1日起，建设部和对外贸易经济合作部联合颁布的《关于设立外商投资建筑业企业的若干规定》（建建[1995]533号）废止。（来源：建设部网站）

Article 27 Provisions on Establishment of Foreign-invested Construction Enterprises (File No. 533, 1995) jointly issued by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation shall be repealed as of 1 December 2002.