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China:TrendsandDevelopments
StevenYuandEvanSunGlobalLawOffice
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TrendsandDevelopments
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StevenYuandEvanSun
GlobalLawOffice
GlobalLawOffice(GLO)datesbackto1979,enceinrepresentinginvestors,butithasalso
whenitbecamethefirstlawfirminthePRCtoextensivelyrepresentedfinancingenterprises
haveaninternationalperspective,fullyembrac-andfounders.Withadeepunderstandingofthe
ingtheoutsideworld.Withmorethan600law-bestlegalpracticesanddevelopmenttrendsof
yerspractisinginitsBeijing,Shanghai,Shenz-investmentterms,theteamatGLOknowshow
henandChengduoffices,GLOistodayknowntofindthemosteffectivebalanceofinterests
asaleadingChineselawfirmandcontinuestointermsofnegotiationsoastorealiseall-win
setthepaceasoneofthePRC’smostinno-results.Vastpracticalexperienceandindustrial
vativeandprogressivelegalpractitioners,in-backgroundknowledgeenableGLOtoenhance
cludingintheprivateequityandventurecapitalvalueineverystepoftheclientinvestmentcy-
sector.NotonlydoesGLOhavevastexperi-cle.
Authors
StevenYuisapartnerofGlobal
LawOfficebasedinShanghai.With20yearsofexperienceinleadinginternationaland
Chinesefirms,Stevenhas
focusedhispracticeonprivate
equity/venturecapital,M&A,fundformation
andcapitalmarkettransactionsacrossawidespectrumofindustries,includingthe
manufacturing,auto,chemical,cleanenergy,logistics,TMT,fintech,consumerstaple,
pharmaceutical/healthcare,commercial
property,entertainmentandsports,and
educationsectors.Stevenhaslongbeen
recognisedasaleadingorhighlyranked/recommendedlawyerintheprivateequity/venturecapitalareasbyChambers,amongseveralotherlegaldirectories.
EvanSunisapartnerofGlobalLawOfficebasedinShanghaiwithextensiveexperiencein
foreigndirectinvestment,
generalcorporatelaw,M&A,
privateequityfundformation
andinvestment,andcapitalmarkets.EvanhasadvisedleadingVC/privateequityinstitutionssuchasMorningsideVentures,Trustbridge
Partners,CICCCapital,Tencent,ByteDance,
SenseTimeandQimingVenturePartners,as
wellasmanystart-upcompanies,onlegal
issuesintheirdailyoperations,financings,andemployeestockownershipplandesignand
implementation.Evan’spracticecoversa
varietyofindustries,includinglifesciences,
renewableenergy,automobiles,education,
food,chemicals,manufacturing,finance,
telecommunications,theinternet,cultureandentertainment.
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China’sNewCompanyLawisSignificantlyImpactingPrivateEquityTransactions
InvolvingChineseCompanies
TheStandingCommitteeofthePRCNationalPeople’sCongressadoptedtheamendedCom-panyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(“NewCompanyLaw”)on29December2023.TheNewCompanyLaw,whichcameintoforceon1July2024,hassubstantivechangesrela-tivetothepreviousversion(the“2018Compa-nyLaw”,lastamendedin2018)inareassuchascapitalcontribution,equitytransfer,capitalreductionandcorporategovernancerules.Thesechangesarehaving,andwillcontinuetohave,asignificantimpactonprivateequitytransactionsinvolvingChinesecompanies.
CapitalContribution
OneofthemajorchangesintroducedbytheNewCompanyLawisastrengtheningofthecapitalcontributionobligationsofshareholders,withaviewtoprotectingthecompanyanditscreditorsfromtheabusiveuseofthepreviouscapitalcontributionscheme.
Timelimitforcapitalcontribution
ThePRCCompanyLaw(2028Revision)(“2018CompanyLaw”)hadnostatutorytimelineforshareholderstopaytheircommittedcapitalcon-tributionstoacompanyinfull.Asaresult,manycompanieswereestablishedwithalargeamountofregisteredcapital,whiletheactualpaid-incapitalwasminimalornilthroughoutthelifespanofthesecompanies.Incontrast,theNewCom-panyLawnowrequiresshareholdersofalimitedliabilitycompanytomakecapitalcontributionsinfullwithinfiveyearsfromtheestablishmentofthecompany.
Graceperiod
Companiesestablishedbefore1July2024haveathree-yeartransitionperiodtoadjusttheircapitalcontributionschedulestomeetthenewtimelinerequirement.ThisgraceperiodisgrantedbytheProvisionsoftheStateCouncilontheImplementationoftheCompanyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaontheRegistra-tionofRegisteredCapitalManagementSystem,promogulatedon1July2024.
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Consequencesoffailuretopayontime
Shareholdersofacompanycanagreeonamoredetailedcapitalcontributionscheduleinthearticlesofassociation(“AoA”)ofthecom-pany,providedthatthetimescheduleiswithinthestatutorytimelimitforcapitalcontribution.IfashareholderfailstopayitssubscribedcapitalpursuanttotheNewCompanyLaworthetimeschedulesetoutintheAoA,thenthesharehold-erindefaultmayberequiredto:
?indemnifythecompanyagainstlossescausedbysuchfailure;and
?forfeititsrighttotheportionoftheunpaidequityinterestuponboardresolutionafterthelapseofagraceperiodprovidedbythecompany.
Iftheforfeitedequityhasnotbeentransferredorcancelledwithinsixmonthsfromtheforfeiture,thenothershareholdersofthecompanywillberequiredtomakeuptheoutstandingcapitalcon-tributioninfullinproportiontotheirrespectivecapitalcontributionstothecompany.Ifashare-holderfailstopayitssubscribedcapitalwithinthestatutorytimelimit,thentheshareholderinviolationmayalsobesubjecttoafinebythegovernmentauthorityofuptoCNY200,000,andinmoreseriouscases,afineofupto15%oftheunpaidamount.
Jointandseveralliabilityforoutstandingcapital
TheNewCompanyLawprovidesthatifafound-ingshareholderofacompany(ie,ashareholderupontheestablishmentofthecompany)failstopaythecapitalcontributionaccordingtotheAoAofthecompany,orwherethefound-ingshareholdermakesitscapitalcontributioninkindandtheactualvalueofthein-kindcapitalcontributionissignificantlylowerthanthecapi-talcontributionsubscribedtobythisfoundingshareholder,thentheotherfoundingsharehold-
ersofthecompanyarejointlyandseverallyliablefortheoutstandingcapitalcontribution.
Inlightoftheabove,foundersofstart-upcom-paniesandearly-stageinvestorsshouldcare-fullyconsideranddeterminetheamountofreg-isteredcapitalofacompanytoensurethatallshareholdersareabletofulfiltheircapitalcom-mitmentstothecompanyontime.Inaddition,partiestoaprivateequityinvestmenttransac-tionmayalsowishtoclarifyinthetransactiondocumentstheirrightsandobligationswhenaforfeitureofequityinterestoradefaultincapitalcontributionbyashareholderoccurs.Forexam-ple,thepartiesmaywishtosetoutinthetrans-actiondocumentsprovisionsrelatingtoinves-tor’srightoffirstrefusaltopurchasetheforfeitedequity,andthedefaultingshareholder’sliabilitytoindemnifytheothershareholdersifthelatterareforcedtomakeuptheunderpaidcapitalasrequiredbylaw.
EquityTransfer
TheNewCompanyLawhasseveralkeychang-esthatmayaffectequitytransfertransactions,asfollows.
Buyerandseller’sjointandseveralliability
Underthe2018CompanyLaw,becausetherewasnostatutorytimelimitforcapitalcontribu-tions,unpaidequitywasgenerallynotaseriousconcerntothepartieswhennegotiatinganequi-tytransfertransaction.TheNewCompanyLaw,however,providesthatifashareholderofalimit-edliabilitycompanydelaysacapitalcontributioninviolationoftheAoAandtransfersitsunpaidequityinterestafteritscapitalcontributionobli-gationfallsdue,thenthebuyerandthesellerarejointlyandseverallyliablefortheoutstandingcapital.Thebuyercanbeexemptedfromthisliabilityonlyifitisabletoprovethatitwasnotaware,andshouldnothavebeenaware,thatthe
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transferredequitywasunpaidwhenthetransac-tionoccurred.Assuch,thebuyerinanequitytransfertransactionshouldperformathoroughinvestigationofthecapitalcontributionstatusofthetargetcompany,inadditiontorequiringthesellertomakefullrepresentationsandwarran-tieswithrespecttothesame.Iftheequitytobetransferredisunpaid,thebuyermayrequirethesellertoeithercompletethecapitalcontributionbeforethetransferordeducttheunpaidamountfromtheequitytransferprice.
Simplifiedprocess
Underthe2018CompanyLaw,thetransferofequityinterestbyashareholdertoanon-share-holderthirdpartyissubjecttotheapprovalofamajorityoftheothershareholdersofthecom-panyandtheothershareholders’rightoffirstrefusal.TheNewCompanyLawnolongerhasthisrequirementforapproval.UndertheNewCompanyLaw,thesellerisrequiredtoserveawrittennoticeontheothershareholdersofthekeytermsandconditionsoftheintendedtrans-fer,suchasthequantity,price,paymentmethodandperiodoftimeforthetransfer,andtheothershareholdershavetherightoffirstrefusaltopur-chasetheequityunderthesametermsandcon-
ditions.Shareholderswhofailtorespondwithin30daysfromthereceiptofthewrittennoticewilllosetheirrightoffirstrefusal.
CapitalReduction
Redemptionrightisakeypreferencerightofinvestorsinprivateequitytransactions,andcapitalreductionisoneofthemajorwaysforcompaniestofulfiltheirredemptionobligations.
The2018CompanyLawwassilentonwhetheracompanymayreduceitscapitaldisproportion-atelyamongstitsshareholders.Incontrast,theNewCompanyLawprovidesthatacompanyshouldreducethecapitalcontributioninpro-
portiontothecapitalcontributionsmadebyitsshareholders,exceptwhen:
?providedbylaw;
?agreeduponbyalltheshareholdersofalim-itedliabilitycompany;or
?providedbytheAoAofajointstockcom-pany.
Assuch,althoughtheNewCompanyLawcon-firmsthatcapitalreductionscanbemadedis-proportionatelyamongstitsshareholders,suchreductionissubjecttothefollowingrestrictions/requirements:
?foralimitedliabilitycompany,theredemptionrightofinvestorsneedstobereflectedina
shareholders’agreemententeredintobyallshareholdersofthecompany;
?andforajointstockcompany,investors
shouldmakesurethatredemptionrightsaresetoutintheAoAofthecompany.
CorporateGovernance
Corporategovernancestructure
TheNewCompanyLawmakessomesignificantadjustmentstothestructureandpowersofacompany’scorporategovernancebodies.
I)Companywithoutsupervisor
The2018CompanyLawrequiredacompanytohaveaboardofsupervisors,oronetotwosupervisors,tosupervisethefinancialsofthecompanyandtheperformanceofdutiesofthedirectorsandseniormanagement.TheNewCompanyLawprovidesthat,ifunanimouslyapprovedbyitsshareholders,alimitedliabilitycompanyofsmallscaleorwithasmallnumberofshareholdersmayoperatewithoutasupervi-sor.
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II)Auditcommittee
TheNewCompanyLawprovidesthatacom-panymaysetupanauditcommitteeundertheboardofdirectorstofunctioninlieuofasupervi-sorortheboardofsupervisors.Theauditcom-mitteeintroducedbytheNewCompanyLawmayvestsupervisorypowersinthedirectors.Assuch,aninvestormaywishtohavetorighttonominateamemberoftheauditcommitteeinitsportfoliocompanies.
III)Employeedirector
The2018CompanyLawonlyrequiredstate-ownedcompaniestohaveanemployeedirec-torontheboardofdirectors.Incontrast,theNewCompanyLawprovidesthatanycom-panywithmorethan300employeesneedstohaveemployeerepresentationonitsboardofdirectorsunlessthecompanyalreadyhasanemployeerepresentative(s)asasupervisor.Theemployeedirectormustbeelectedbythecom-pany’semployeesthroughemployees’meetingsoranotherdemocraticprocess.
IV)Legalrepresentative
The2018CompanyLawprovidedthatthechairpersonoftheboardofdirectors,executivedirectororgeneralmanagerofacompanymayactasthecompany’slegalrepresentative.Incontrast,theNewCompanyLawprovidesthatadirectororgeneralmanagerwhocarriesoutthebusinessesofthecompanymayactasthelegalrepresentative.The2018CompanyLawwassilentonthedutiesandpowersofthelegalrepresentative.TheNewCompanyLawprovidesthatacompanybearsthelegalconsequencesofitslegalrepresentativeactingonthecompany’sbehalf,andthatthecompanymayrequestcom-pensationfromitslegalrepresentativeforlosses
incurredduetoactsofthelegalrepresentativeinviolationoflawsortheAoAofthecompany.Inlightoftheimportanceofthepositionoflegalrepresentative,investorsandfoundersofcom-paniesshouldcarefullyconsideranddeterminethecandidateforthispositionanddesignapropergovernancestructuretostrikeabalancebetween:
?allowingalegalrepresentativetoperformhisorherdutiesandexercisehisorherpowers;and
?reducingrisktothecompanyrelatingtoanyunauthorisedactsofthelegalrepresentative.
Dutiesandliabilitiesofdirectors,supervisorsandseniormanagement
Incomparisonwiththe2018CompanyLaw,theNewCompanyLawfurtherelaboratesonthefiduciarydutyofdirectors,supervisorsandsen-iormanagers.
I)Fiduciaryduties
TheNewCompanyLawprovidesthatdirectors,supervisorsandseniormanagementpersonnel:
?owefiduciarydutiestothecompany;
?shouldtakemeasurestoavoidconflicts
betweentheirowninterestsandthoseofthecompany;and
?shouldnotusetheirpowerstoseekimproperbenefits.
TheNewCompanyLawfurtherrequiresdirec-torstoreporttotheboardofdirectorsortoashareholders’meeting,andtoobtainaresolu-tioninaccordancewiththecompany’sAoA,beforetheycandirectlyorindirectlyengageinbusinessessimilartothatofthecompany.
II)Dutiesofdiligence
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TheNewCompanyLawalsoprovidesthatdirec-tors,supervisorsandseniormanagementper-sonnelowedutiesofdiligencetothecompany,andmustexercisethereasonablecarenormallyexpectedofmanagementpersonnelinthebestinterestsofthecompanywhenperformingtheirduties.
Inlightofthesechanges,directors,supervisorsandseniormanagementpersonnelnominatedbyinvestorsorfoundersneedtofamiliarisethemselveswiththeseenhancedrequirementsregardingtheirdutiesandobligations.Inaddi-tiontoperformingtheirdutiesinafaithfulanddiligentmanneraslegallyrequired,investorsandtheirnominateddirectors,supervisorsandseniormanagementpersonnelmaywishtotakeothermeasurestoprotectthemselvesfrompotentialliabilities,suchas:
?requiringthecompanytopurchasedirectorandofficerliabilityinsurance,enteringintoadirectorindemnificationagreementwiththecompany;and
?keepingfullrecordsofboardmeetingminutesandothercommunicationmaterialsasevi-
denceforhis/herdueperformanceofdutiesandobligations.
China’sNewRegulationsforOverseasListingFiling–theFirstAnniversaryReviewand
Outlook
Ithasbeenoveroneyearsince31March2023,whentheChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommis-sion(CSRC)promulgatedtheTrialMeasuresfortheAdministrationofOverseasSecuritiesOfferingandListingofDomesticEnterprises(the“TrialMeasures”),andfivesupportingrulesforregulatoryguidance(collectively,the“NewFilingRegulations”)cameintoeffect.Basedonmarketobservations,theNewFilingRegulationshavereshapedChina’sregulatorylandscape
withrespecttotheofferingandlistingofover-seassecuritiesbydomesticenterprisesintheshort-to-mediumrunandareexpectedtohaveaprofoundinfluenceonChina’sprivateequityandVCmarket.
OverviewofimplementationpracticeoftheNewFilingRegulations
AccordingtoinformationpublicisedbytheCSRC,duringtheperiodfrom31March2023to30June2024,272applicants(excludingthoseissuerswhoappliedfor“fullcirculation”oftheirexistingnon-tradablesharesinoverseascapitalmarkets)wereknowntosubmitfilingapplica-tionstotheCSRC.Amongtheseapplicants,158haveobtainedthefilingnoticefromtheCSRC,accountingfornearly60%ofthetotalapplicants.Duringthefirsthalfof2024,about100applicantsobtainedfilingnoticesfromtheCSRC(thenumberofpassingapplicantswas57in2023),indicatingthattheCSRChasexpe-diteditsstepstowardsgivingthegreenlighttoapplicants.
AccordingtoGLO’sroughcalculationbasedonpubliclyavailableinformationfromtheCSRC,duringtheperiodfrom31March2023to30June2024:
?about170applicantschosetheHongKong
StockExchangeasthelistingexchange,andabout100applicantschosetolistonUScap-italmarkets(includingNasdaq,theNewYorkStockExchangeandotherUSexchangesnotspecificallydisclosed);
?about68applicantschoseoverseasdirectlistingasthelistingmodel,andabout204
applicantschoseoverseasindirectlistingasthelistingmodel;and
?amongthe204applicantswhochoseindirectlisting,55areissuersoperatingwithavari-
ableinterestentity(VIE)structure,andatotal
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of20applicantswiththeVIEstructurehaveobtainedfilingnoticesfromtheCSRC.
BasedonGLO’sroughestimate,amongappli-cantswhohavereceivedafilingnoticefromtheCSRCsincetheimplementationoftheNewFil-ingRegulations,theaveragetimefromreceiptofthefilingapplicationbytheCSRCtotheissu-anceofthefilingnoticeisapproximatelyfivemonths,withtheminimumandmaximumreviewperiodbeinglessthanthreemonthsandmorethantenmonths,respectively.Applicationsforoverseasdirectlistingappeartohaveapromi-nentadvantageoverapplicationsforoverseasindirectlistingintermsoftheaveragelengthoftimerequired(fourmonthsandsixmonths,respectively).Inaddition,althoughtheCSRCrelaxeditsscrutinyoffilingsbyapplicantswiththeVIEstructureinthefirsthalfof2024,com-paredwiththefilingtimeofapplicantswithouttheVIEstructure,itwouldtakeonaveragetwiceaslongforthoseapplicantswiththeVIEstruc-ture(four-and-a-halfmonthsandninemonths,respectively).
Giventheaboveobservations,itcanbeseenthatCSRCfilingundertheNewFilingRegula-tionshasbeenrunningsmoothlyasaroutineprocedureformorethanoneyear,andthatdomesticandoverseasregulatoryprocesseshavebeeneffectivelyconnectedtoeachother,improvingthetransparencyavailabletoappli-cantsandpotentialapplicants.KeyelementsthatmayinfluencethespeedoftheCSRC’sreviewprocessinclude,amongothers,whetheranissuerhasadoptedorusedtheVIEstructureforoverseaslisting.
ScopeofDomesticEnterprisesSubjecttoFilingRequirementUndertheNewFilingRegulations
StatutorycriteriaundertheTrialMeasures
Article15oftheTrialMeasuresprovidesthat,ifanissuersimultaneouslymeetsthefollow-ingcriteria,itshallbeidentifiedasadomesticenterpriseindirectlyofferingsecuritiesandlist-ingoverseas:
?intermsoftheoperatingincome,totalprof-its,totalassetsornetassetsofdomestic
enterprise(s)inthemostrecentfiscalyear,
anyindicatorthereofaccountsformorethan50%oftherelevantdataintheauditedcon-solidatedfinancialstatementsoftheissuerinthesameperiod;and
?themainlinksregardingthebusinessactivi-
tiesareinChina,thebusinessactivitiesare
mainlycarriedoutinChina,ormostofthe
seniormanagementpersonnelresponsibleforbusinessmanagementareChinesecitizensorhavetheirmainresidenceinChina.
Furthermore,theTrialMeasuresemphasiseapplyingthe“substanceoverform”principleinparticularcases.
DespitethetestbeingstipulatedintheTrialMeasures,therestillremainssomeambiguityregardingitsinterpretationorthediscretionalapplicationofthe“substanceoverform”prin-ciplebytheCSRC(eg,howtoidentifythemainlinksregardingthebusinessactivitiesofanissuer).
Observationofmarketpractice
GLOnotesthatdifferentissuerswithhighsimi-larityintermsoftheproportionsofdomes-ticenterprises’financial(andother)indicatorsmadedifferentchoicesintheirapplicationfortheCSRCfiling.
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Inonecase,anissuerdisclosedinitsfilingmate-rialsforpubliclistingthat,althoughitsrevenueinthelasttwofiscalyearsaccountedformorethan50%ofitsrevenuefromoverseas,sincemostofitsassetsandbusinessactivitiesarelocatedinmainlandChina,ittooktheinitiativetosubmitanapplicationtotheCSRC,andshortlythereafteritwasinformedinwritingbytheCSRCthatitwasnotcurrentlycoveredbythefilingrequirement.Incontrast,anotherissuerwithnoessentialdiffer-encesfromtheabove-mentionedissuerbelievesthatitdidnotneedtofilewiththeCSRC(asdis-closedinitspubliclylistedfilingmaterials),andGLO’sfollow-uppublicsearchindicatedthatthisissuerhascompleteditsIPOandlistingintherelevantsecuritiesmarket.
Comparedwiththeabovetwocases,someissuerswithbusinessandoperations(eg,R&Dcentre,purchasingand/ormarketingstaff)inmainlandChinaadoptedamoreconservativestrategytoaddresstherisksofCSRCfiling,althoughstrictlyspeakingtheirfinancialandotherkeyindicatorsdonotmeetthestatutorythresholds.Toreduceregulatoryuncertainty,suchissuersconductedseveralroundsofcom-municationswiththeCSRCpriortosubmittingaformalapplicationand/orvoluntarilysubmittedafilingapplicationtotheCSRC,andtheyeachhavebeengranteda“notapplicable”clearanceorsuccessfullyobtainedafilingnotice.
Onemorenoteworthycase,occurringinMay2024,hascometoGLO’sattentionandmeritscautionforallmarketplayers.Aspubliclydis-closedbytheissuerinthiscase,itreceivedawrittennoticefromtheCSRCrequiringittoperformtheCSRCfilingwithinoneweekafteritsreceiptoftheNoticeofEffectivenessoftheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC)onitsshare-registrationdocuments.However,itwaspreviouslyadvisedbyitsPRCcounselthat,
sincetheissuergeneratedover50%ofitsrev-enue,netincome,totalassetsandnetassetsfromoutsidemainlandChinafortherelevantfis-calyears,theofferingandlistingofthisissuerare“unlikely”totriggerthefilingrequirement.
Inviewoftheabove-mentionedcases,itissug-gestedthatconsiderationshouldbegiventowhethertherearestrongconnectionsbetweentheissuersandmainlandChinabyapplyingthe“substanceoverform”principle,inadditiontothestatutoryindicators.Also,precautionarymeasuressuchaspre-applicationcommuni-cationswiththeCSRCwouldbenecessarytoavoidorreducetheriskofbeingunexpectedlypreventedfrommakingstepstowardsoverseassecuritiesofferingandlisting.
IssuersWiththeVIEStructure
Overview
AsoftheendofJune2024,atotalof20issu-ersusingtheVIEstructurehavesuccessfullyobtainedfilingnoticesfromtheCSRC;18ofthesewereobtainedin2024,accountingforabout13%ofthetotalof158issuerswhohavecompletedfilingwiththeCSRC.
IssuerswhoadopttheVIEstructureusuallyusecontractualarrangementstoholdinterestsinindustrialsectors/areasrestrictedforforeigninvestors.However,sofar,therehavebeennospecificPRClawsandregulationsclarifyingthelegalityoftheVIEstructure,andthestabilityandpotentialrisksofthestructurehavebeenhotlydebatedinthemarket.Withtheimple-mentationoftheNewFilingRegulations,the20casespassingthefilingindicatethattheCSRCisbecomingincreasinglypositiveandtoleranttowardstheVIEstructure,aslongastheredlinesetbylawisnotcrossed.
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BasedonGLO’sobservation,issuerswiththeVIEstructurethathavecompletedtheCSRCfilingaremainlyconcentratedintheinternet,insurance,travel,education,logisticsandmedi-calindustries,amongothers.Themainbusinessareasthatmayinvolveforeigncapitalprohibi-tionorrestrictionincludevalue-addedtelecom-munications,networkculture,networkpublish-ing,radioandtelevisionprogrammeproductionandoperation,surveyingandmapping,medicalinstitutionsanddomesticmaildelivery.
FocusonexaminingissuerswiththeVIEstructure
TheNewFilingRegulationsrequireapplicantswiththeVIEstructuretodiscloseandclarifythefollowinginthefilingdocuments:
?thereasonsforusinganddetailedcomposi-tionoftheVIEstructure;
?legalandcompliancerisksassociatedwiththeVIEstructure,aswellasrisktreatmentmeasures;
?whetherforeigninvestorsareparticipatingintheoperationandmanagementoftheissuer;
?whethertherearePRClawsandregulationsexplicitlyprohibitinganissuerintheinvolvedindustries/businessareasfromusingtheVIEstructure;and
?whetherforeignparticipationintheinvolved
industries/businessareasissubjecttonation-alsecurityreview,andwhethertheissueris
involvedinindustries/businessareasinwhichforeigninvestmentisrestrictedorprohibited.
Accordingtoth
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