中国入世协定书英文版.docx

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中国入世协定书英文版

PROTOCOLONTHEACCESSIONOFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA

　　Preamble

　　TheWorldTradeOrganization（"WTO"）,pursuanttotheapprovaloftheMinisterialConferenceoftheWTOaccordedunderArticleXIIoftheMarrakeshAgreementEstablishingtheWorldTradeOrganization（"WTOAgreement"）,andthePeople'sRepublicofChina（"China"）,

　　RecallingthatChinawasanoriginalcontractingpartytotheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade1947,

　　TakingnotethatChinaisasignatorytotheFinalActEmbodyingtheResultsoftheUruguayRoundofMultilateralTradeNegotiations,

　　TakingnoteoftheReportoftheWorkingPartyontheAccessionofChinaindocumentWT/ACC/CHN/49（"WorkingPartyReport"）,

　　HavingregardtotheresultsofthenegotiationsconcerningChina'smembershipintheWTO,

　　Agreeasfollows：

　　PartI-GeneralProvisions

　　1.General

　　1.Uponaccession,ChinaaccedestotheWTOAgreementpursuanttoArticleXIIofthatAgreementandtherebybecomesaMemberoftheWTO.

　　2.TheWTOAgreementtowhichChinaaccedesshallbetheWTOAgreementasrectified,amendedorotherwisemodifiedbysuchlegalinstrumentsasmayhaveenteredintoforcebeforethedateofaccession.ThisProtocol,whichshallincludethecommitmentsreferredtoinparagraph342oftheWorkingPartyReport,shallbeanintegralpartoftheWTOAgreement.

　　3.ExceptasotherwiseprovidedforinthisProtocol,thoseobligationsintheMultilateralTradeAgreementsannexedtotheWTOAgreementthataretobeimplementedoveraperiodoftimestartingwithentryintoforceofthatAgreementshallbeimplementedbyChinaasifithadacceptedthatAgreementonthedateofitsentryintoforce.

　　4.Chinamaymaintainameasureinconsistentwithparagraph1ofArticleIIoftheGeneralAgreementonTradeinServices（"GATS"）providedthatsuchameasureisrecordedintheListofArticleIIExemptionsannexedtothisProtocolandmeetstheconditionsoftheAnnextotheGATSonArticleIIExemptions.

　　2.AdministrationoftheTradeRegime

　　（A）UniformAdministration

　　1.TheprovisionsoftheWTOAgreementandthisProtocolshallapplytotheentirecustomsterritoryofChina,includingbordertraderegionsandminorityautonomousareas,SpecialEconomicZones,opencoastalcities,economicandtechnicaldevelopmentzonesandotherareaswherespecialregimesfortariffs,taxesandregulationsareestablished（collectivelyreferredtoas"specialeconomicareas"）.

　　2.Chinashallapplyandadministerinauniform,impartialandreasonablemannerallitslaws,regulationsandothermeasuresofthecentralgovernmentaswellaslocalregulations,rulesandothermeasuresissuedorappliedatthesub-nationallevel（collectivelyreferredtoas"laws,regulationsandothermeasures"）pertainingtooraffectingtradeingoods,services,trade-relatedaspectsofintellectualpropertyrights（"TRIPS"）orthecontrolofforeignexchange.

　　3.China'slocalregulations,rulesandothermeasuresoflocalgovernmentsatthesub-nationallevelshallconformtotheobligationsundertakenintheWTOAgreementandthisProtocol.

　　4.Chinashallestablishamechanismunderwhichindividualsandenterprisescanbringtotheattentionofthenationalauthoritiescasesofnon-uniformapplicationofthetraderegime.

　　（B）SpecialEconomicAreas

　　1.ChinashallnotifytotheWTOalltherelevantlaws,regulationsandothermeasuresrelatingtoitsspecialeconomicareas,listingtheseareasbynameandindicatingthegeographicboundariesthatdefinethem.ChinashallnotifytheWTOpromptly,butinanycasewithin60days,ofanyadditionsormodificationstoitsspecialeconomicareas,includingnotificationofthelaws,regulationsandothermeasuresrelatingthereto.

　　2.Chinashallapplytoimportedproducts,includingphysicallyincorporatedcomponents,introducedintotheotherpartsofChina'scustomsterritoryfromthespecialeconomicareas,alltaxes,chargesandmeasuresaffectingimports,includingimportrestrictionsandcustomsandtariffcharges,thatarenormallyappliedtoimportsintotheotherpartsofChina'scustomsterritory.

　　3.ExceptasotherwiseprovidedforinthisProtocol,inprovidingpreferentialarrangementsforenterpriseswithinsuchspecialeconomicareas,WTOprovisionsonnon-discriminationandnationaltreatmentshallbefullyobserved.

　　（C）Transparency

　　1.Chinaundertakesthatonlythoselaws,regulationsandothermeasurespertainingtooraffectingtradeingoods,services,TRIPSorthecontrolofforeignexchangethatarepublishedandreadilyavailabletootherWTOMembers,individualsandenterprises,shallbeenforced.Inaddition,ChinashallmakeavailabletoWTOMembers,uponrequest,alllaws,regulationsandothermeasurespertainingtooraffectingtradeingoods,services,TRIPSorthecontrolofforeignexchangebeforesuchmeasuresareimplementedorenforced.Inemergencysituations,laws,regulationsandothermeasuresshallbemadeavailableatthelatestwhentheyareimplementedorenforced.

　　2.Chinashallestablishordesignateanofficialjournaldedicatedtothepublicationofalllaws,regulationsandothermeasurespertainingtooraffectingtradeingoods,services,TRIPSorthecontrolofforeignexchangeand,afterpublicationofitslaws,regulationsorothermeasuresinsuchjournal,shallprovideareasonableperiodforcommenttotheappropriateauthoritiesbeforesuchmeasuresareimplemented,exceptforthoselaws,regulationsandothermeasuresinvolvingnationalsecurity,specificmeasuressettingforeignexchangeratesormonetarypolicyandothermeasuresthepublicationofwhichwouldimpedelawenforcement.Chinashallpublishthisjournalonaregularbasisandmakecopiesofallissuesofthisjournalreadilyavailabletoindividualsandenterprises.

　　3.Chinashallestablishordesignateanenquirypointwhere,uponrequestofanyindividual,enterpriseorWTOMemberallinformationrelatingtothemeasuresrequiredtobepublishedunderparagraph2（C）1ofthisProtocolmaybeobtained.Repliestorequestsforinformationshallgenerallybeprovidedwithin30daysafterreceiptofarequest.Inexceptionalcases,repliesmaybeprovidedwithin45daysafterreceiptofarequest.Noticeofthedelayandthereasonsthereforshallbeprovidedinwritingtotheinterestedparty.RepliestoWTOMembersshallbecompleteandshallrepresenttheauthoritativeviewoftheChinesegovernment.Accurateandreliableinformationshallbeprovidedtoindividualsandenterprises.

　　（D）JudicialReview

　　1.Chinashallestablish,ordesignate,andmaintaintribunals,contactpointsandproceduresforthepromptreviewofalladministrativeactionsrelatingtotheimplementationoflaws,regulations,judicialdecisionsandadministrativerulingsofgeneralapplicationreferredtoinArticleX：

1oftheGATT1994,ArticleVIoftheGATSandtherelevantprovisionsoftheTRIPSAgreement.Suchtribunalsshallbeimpartialandindependentoftheagencyentrustedwithadministrativeenforcementandshallnothaveanysubstantialinterestintheoutcomeofthematter.

　　2.Reviewproceduresshallincludetheopportunityforappeal,withoutpenalty,byindividualsorenterprisesaffectedbyanyadministrativeactionsubjecttoreview.Iftheinitialrightofappealistoanadministrativebody,thereshallinallcasesbetheopportunitytochoosetoappealthedecisiontoajudicialbody.Noticeofthedecisiononappealshallbegiventotheappellantandthereasonsforsuchdecisionshallbeprovidedinwriting.Theappellantshallalsobeinformedofanyrighttofurtherappeal.

　　3.Non-discrimination

　　ExceptasotherwiseprovidedforinthisProtocol,foreignindividualsandenterprisesandforeign-fundedenterprisesshallbeaccordedtreatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtootherindividualsandenterprisesinrespectof：

　　（a）theprocurementofinputsandgoodsandservicesnecessaryforproductionandtheconditionsunderwhichtheirgoodsareproduced,marketedorsold,inthedomesticmarketandforexport；and

　　（b）thepricesandavailabilityofgoodsandservicessuppliedbynationalandsub-nationalauthoritiesandpublicorstateenterprises,inareasincludingtransportation,energy,basictelecommunications,otherutilitiesandfactorsofproduction.

　　4.SpecialTradeArrangements

　　Uponaccession,ChinashalleliminateorbringintoconformitywiththeWTOAgreementallspecialtradearrangements,includingbartertradearrangements,withthirdcountriesandseparatecustomsterritories,whicharenotinconformitywiththeWTOAgreement.

　　5.RighttoTrade

　　1.WithoutprejudicetoChina'srighttoregulatetradeinamannerconsistentwiththeWTOAgreement,Chinashallprogressivelyliberalizetheavailabilityandscopeoftherighttotrade,sothat,withinthreeyearsafteraccession,allenterprisesinChinashallhavetherighttotradeinallgoodsthroughoutthecustomsterritoryofChina,exceptforthosegoodslistedinAnnex2AwhichcontinuetobesubjecttostatetradinginaccordancewiththisProtocol.Suchrighttotradeshallbetherighttoimportandexportgoods.AllsuchgoodsshallbeaccordednationaltreatmentunderArticleIIIoftheGATT1994,especiallyparagraph4thereof,inrespectoftheirinternalsale,offeringforsale,purchase,transportation,distributionoruse,includingtheirdirectaccesstoend-users.ForthosegoodslistedinAnnex2B,ChinashallphaseoutlimitationonthegrantoftradingrightspursuanttothescheduleinthatAnnex.Chinashallcompleteallnecessarylegislativeprocedurestoimplementtheseprovisionsduringthetransitionperiod.

　　2.ExceptasotherwiseprovidedforinthisProtocol,allforeignindividualsandenterpris