Decree of the State Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

No. 57

The Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (Amended in 2007), which has been approved by the State Council, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of December 1st, 2007. The Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries as promulgated by the former State Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Commerce on March 30, 2004 shall be annulled at the same time. 

Ma Kai, Director of the State Development and Reform Commission Bo Xilai, Minister of the Ministry of Commerce October 31, 2007

Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Industries (Amended in 2007)

Catalogue of Encouraged Foreign Investment Industries

I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries

(1) Improvement of low and medium yielding field

(2) Planting, development and production of woody edible oil, ingredient and industrial raw Material

(3) Planting technology, without social effects of pollution, of vegetables (including edible fungus and melon-watermelon), dried fruits, teas and serial development and production of these products

(4) Development and production of new technology of sugar-yielding crops, fruit trees, forage grass

(5) Production of flowers and plants, and construction and operation of nursery base

(6) Planting of rubber, sisals and coffees

(7) Cultivation of traditional Chinese m