Regulations of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Investment Promotion

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to promote investment, strengthen investment services, protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors, actively integrate into the new development pattern, and promote high-quality economic and social development, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations and in light of the actual situation of this autonomous region. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to investment guidance, service, guarantee, supervision and management within the administrative area of this autonomous region.

The term "investment" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the activities in which natural persons, legal persons or other organizations (hereinafter referred to as investors) directly or indirectly invest funds, objects and technologies within the administrative area of this autonomous region for the purpose of making profits. Article 3 The work of attracting investment shall adhere to the principles of combining government guidance with market guidance, giving priority to total expansion and benefit, combining incremental introduction with upgrading stock, combining attracting investment with attracting talents, and combining orderly competition with win-win cooperation. Article 4 People's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen their leadership over investment promotion, put investment promotion on the important agenda, define the objectives, tasks and key directions of investment promotion according to the industrial development planning and economic and social development goals of their respective administrative regions, and make overall plans to promote, coordinate and guide investment promotion in their respective administrative regions.

The people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to the actual situation of their respective administrative areas, clearly define the institutions responsible for attracting investment, and specifically undertake overall planning, coordination and guidance.

The departments of development and reform, science and technology, industry and information technology, public security, finance, human resources and social security, natural resources, ecological environment, housing and urban construction, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, commerce, culture and tourism, state-owned assets supervision and management, market supervision and management, local financial supervision and management, and big data development of the people's governments at or above the county level shall do a good job in attracting investment according to their respective functions and duties.

All kinds of park management institutions within the administrative area of the autonomous region shall do a good job in attracting investment according to the development direction and responsibilities of the park.

Township people's governments and sub-district offices should cooperate with each other to do a good job in attracting investment. Article 5 The Investment Promotion Committee established by the People's Government of the Autonomous Region shall lead the investment promotion work in the whole region, strengthen the construction of professional teams for investment promotion and coordinate the investment promotion work. The people's governments of cities and counties with districts shall establish a coordination mechanism for attracting investment according to needs. Article 6 People's governments at all levels and relevant departments shall take effective measures to create a good legal environment and investment environment that is fair and just, open and inclusive, win-win cooperation, honest and trustworthy, and convenient for doing business, and increase the publicity and promotion of investment policies, key projects and typical experiences in their respective administrative regions.

Social organizations, enterprises and institutions, other organizations and individuals shall cooperate with relevant departments to create a good investment environment.

Newspapers, radio, television, internet and other media and various exchange and cooperation platforms should actively publicize and report policies and activities related to attracting investment. Article 7 The people's governments at or above the county level may formulate incentives for attracting investment according to the relevant provisions of the state and the autonomous region, and reward units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in attracting investment. Chapter II Investment Guidance Article 8 The investment promotion agencies of the people's governments at or above the county level shall formulate investment promotion plans and their special plans according to the national economic and social development plans, national land space plans and industrial development plans of their respective administrative areas, which shall be implemented after being approved by the people's governments at the corresponding levels and reported to the investment promotion agencies of the people's governments at the next higher level for the record.

When drawing up the investment promotion plan and its special plan, we should make overall consideration of the local functional orientation, industrial development and the carrying capacity of resources and environment, adhere to the construction of a spatial pattern with prominent focus, misplaced development and orderly competition, guide investment to gather in areas with excellent environment, high efficiency and good supporting facilities, and promote industrial integration and development. Article 9 Investment attraction shall be carried out in accordance with the investment attraction plan and special plan, with the goal of transforming and upgrading traditional advantageous industries, vigorously developing strategic emerging industries and modern characteristic agriculture, advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, and optimizing and perfecting infrastructure.

The people's government of the autonomous region and the relevant departments should do a good job in attracting investment for major projects with leading, breakthrough and direction; The Municipal People's Government with districts and relevant departments shall do a good job in attracting investment for major regional, functional and supportive projects; County (city, district) people's governments, relevant departments and park management agencies should do a good job in attracting investment for major projects with agglomeration, supporting facilities and characteristics. Article 10 The institutions responsible for investment promotion of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to the national industrial development trend and the needs of the economic and social development of the autonomous region, organize relevant departments to compile and publish the guidance catalogue of key investment industries (fields) and make it public.

The guiding catalogue of key investment industries (fields) shall be dynamically adjusted according to the industrial policy orientation of the state and the autonomous region.

Fully implement the negative list management system for market access. Investors are encouraged to take advantage of the capital, technology, natural resources and location advantages of the autonomous region, actively participate in the development of key industries and fields and the construction of various parks, and promote the construction of modern industrial systems, modern infrastructure systems and modern public service systems.

Encourage state-owned enterprises to attract all kinds of capital to invest in key industries and fields through mixed ownership reform.