ShangZiTongJinHan [2003] No.130 May 6, 2003 

The Commissions (Departments, Bureaus) of Foreign Economic and Trade Cooperation, Economic and Trade Commissions (Economic Commissions), Departments (Bureaus) of Finance, State Administrations of Taxes, Administrations of Local Taxes, State Administrations for Industry and Commerce, and Administrations of Foreign Exchange of the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and municipality separately listed on the State plan, Guangdong Sub-Administration of the General Administration of Customs, and the customs directly under the General Administration of Customs: 

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the joint annual examination of enterprises with foreign investment during the period of prevention and treatment of the SARS, the relevant adjustments of works relating to joint annual examination of enterprises with foreign investment of 2003 are hereby notified as follows: 

1. In order to prevent the chances for increase of virus infection due to dense population and poor ventilation in the office places, to improve the work efficiency of the joint annual examination and to alleviate the enterprises' burden, it is suggested that the localities shall actively promote on-line annual examination while carrying out the joint annual examination of enterprises with foreign investment of 2003. 

2. The deadline for the joint annual examination of enterprises with foreign investment of 2003 is postponed to July 15, 2003. 

This is hereby the notification. 

Promulgated by The Ministry of Commerce on 2003-5-6