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There are three types of foreign-invested R & D institutions:
1. Independent enterprise (company) legal person, including, WFOE, EJV, CJV,
2.FIE’s internal R & D Branch
3. FIE’s internal R & D Department

The Licensing Authorities
Shanghai Foreign Municipal Economic & Trade Commission is responsible for the approval , and Shanghai Science & Technology Commission is responsible for the qualification examination and management.

Encouraged areas for Foreign R & D Institutions
Zhangjiang High-tech Park, Caohejing New Technology Development Zone.

Requirements:
1. The direction of research and development should be in line with China’s technology policy and industrial policy;
2. The investment on research and development of the R & D center should not be less than 2 million US dollars;
3. Have Necessary funds for scientific research, laboratory equipment and other
4. Staff directly engaged in R & D activities should account for not less than 80% of the total number of the R & D centers
5.Fixed premises and organizational
6. other requirements imposed by Licensing authorities’

Item 6 is not applicable to FIEs’ internal R & D department.

Permissible projects :
1. Research and development of the technology and products related to the enterprise

2. Technology transfer of the institution’s own research and development results
3. Technology consultation, technology services related to the institution’s technology transfer of the research and development results.
4. Cooperation with domestic science & research institutes in the in the form of commission or joint development
5. The pilot production of some research and development projects related the enterprise

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