海外投資實體在日常運營中應注意哪些事項?

The key points and main considerations to the overseas operating of the investment entities.

1.本地化要求(針對有本地化要求的國家)

The localization requirements (Required by Localized Countries)

(1)資本的本地化(有些國家要求本地資本達到一定的比例)

Capital localization. Some countries require a certain percentage of the local capital;

(2)管理層的本地化(有些國家要求部分管理層崗位本地化,如CE0、CFO是所在國居民,董事會秘書是所在國公民);

Management localization. Some countries require the localization of some management positions, CEO, CFO or the Secretary of Board should be the local resident;

(3)員工比例本地化;

Staff proportion localization;

(4)收入本地化(南非BEE要求);

Income localization (BEE requirements in the South Africa);

(5)政府項目本地化(有些國家政府項目有本地化要求,如馬來西亞)。

Governmental project localization (some countries require the localization of governmental project, such as Malaysia).

2.經營領域的注意事項

Key points in the business fields

(1)不能超出許可範圍進行經營,如有些國家規定外國公司的分公司不能在當地開展經營服務,海外代表處也不能展開商業活動;

Investment entities can’t carry out the business beyond its approved business scope. some countries require that the Branch or the Representative Office of a foreign company can’t provide service or conduct the commercial activities;

(2)不能進入未經許可的領域,有些國家的特殊敏感領域不對外資開放;

Investment entities can’t access to the unauthorized business areas, in some countries, some sensitive areas will not be opened to foreign investment;

(3)不得從事某些商業行為,如有的國家不允許外資擁有土地,因此外資買地蓋房看似平常的行為,不一定是合法行為。

Some countries regulate that foreign investment entities can’t carry out come commercial activities such as buy land, some normal activities, for example, buying land and building house is not legal.

3.日常管理注意事項

Key points to the Daily Operating of Foreign investment Entities

(1)勞動用工,如薪資福利滿足當地法律要求,日常管理滿足當地法律要求,裁人減員滿足當地要求,工時制度滿足當地法律要求;

Legal Labor and employment. For example, some countries regulate that the salaries and benefits, daily management, dismissal and layoffs of staff should meet the local requirements;

(2)執照許可的續展,不少國家要求執照許可定期年檢、續期;

Business licenses and permits are required in many countries to be periodically inspected and renewed;

(3)辦公場所滿足當地要求,必須的安全設施和舒適的辦公環境;

Office space should meet the local requirements with necessary safety facilities and comfortable office environments;

(4)制定完善的內部管理制度,財務、銷售等方面;

Sound internal management system, finance, marketing system, etc.;

(5)合法出入境,合法使用簽證;

Legal departure and entry, legal use of the visa;

(6)遵守當事國習俗和宗教信仰。

Complying with the customs and religious beliefs in the local countries.