依照前款规定外国合作者在合作期限内先行回收投资的，中外合作者应当依照有关法律的规定和合作企业合同的约定对合作企业的债务承担责任。

If, according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the foreign party is to recover its investment ahead of time during the period of the venture's operation, the Chinese and foreign parties shall, as stipulated by the relevant laws and agreed in the contractual joint venture contract, be liable for the debts of the venture.

第二十二条外国合作者在履行法律规定和合作企业合同约定的义务后分得的利润、其他合法收入和合作企业终止时分得的资金，可以依法汇往国外。

Article 22 After the foreign party has fulfilled its obligations under the law and the contractual joint venture contract, the profits it receives as its share, its other legitimate income and the funds it receives as its share upon the termination of the venture, may be remitted abroad according to law.

合作企业的外籍职工的工资收入和其他合法收入，依法缴纳个人所得税后，可以汇往国外。

The wages, salaries or other legitimate income earned by the foreign staff and workers of contractual joint ventures, after the payment of the individual income tax according to law, may be remitted abroad.

第二十三条合作企业期满或者提前终止时，应当依照法定程序对资产和债权、债务进行清算。中外合作者应当依照合作企业合同的约定确定合作企业财产的归属。

Article 23 Upon the expiration or termination in advance of the term of a contractual joint venture, its assets, claims and debts shall be liquidated according to legal procedures. The Chinese and foreign parties shall, in accordance with the agreement specified in the contractual joint venture contract, determine the ownership of the venture's property.

合作企业期满或者提前终止，应当向工商行政管理机关和税务机关办理注销登记手续。

A contractual joint venture shall, upon the expiration or termination in advance of its term, cancel its registration with the administrative authorities for industry and commerce and the tax authorities.

第二十四条合作企业的合作期限由中外合作者协商并在合作企业合同中订明。中外合作者同意延长合作期限的，应当在距合作期满一百八十天前向审查批准机关提出申请。审查批准机关应当自接到申请之日起三十天内决定批准或者不批准。

Article 25 The period of operation of a contractual joint venture shall be determined through consultation by the Chinese and foreign parties and shall be clearly specified in the contractual joint venture contract. If the Chinese and foreign parties agree to extend the period of operation, they shall apply to the examination and approval authority 180 days prior to the expiration of the venture's term. The examination and approval authority shall decide whether or not to grant approval within 30 days of receiving the application.

第二十五条中外合作者履行合作企业合同、章程发生争议时，应当通过协商或者调解解决。中外合作者不愿通过协商、调解解决的，或者协商、调解不成的，可以依照合作企业合同中的仲裁条款或者事后达成的书面仲裁协议，提交中国仲裁机构或者其他仲裁机构仲裁。

Article 25 Any dispute between the Chinese and foreign parties arising from the execution of the contract or the articles of association for a contractual joint venture shall be settled through consultation or mediation. In case of a dispute which the Chinese or the foreign party is unwilling to settle through consultation or mediation, or of a dispute which they have failed to settle through consultation or mediation, the Chinese and foreign parties may submit it to a Chinese arbitration agency or any other arbitration agency for arbitration in accordance with the arbitration clause in the contractual joint venture contract or a written agreement on arbitration concluded afterwards.

中外合作者没有在合作企业合同中订立仲裁条款，事后又没有达成书面仲裁协议的，可以向中国法院起诉。

The Chinese or foreign party may bring a suit in a Chinese court, if no arbitration clause is provided in the contractual joint venture contract and if no written agreement is concluded afterwards.

第二十六条国务院对外经济贸易主管部门根据本法制定实施细则，报国务院批准后施行。

Article 26 The detailed rules for the implementation of this Law shall be formulated by the department in charge of foreign economic relations and trade under the State Council and reported to the State Council for approval before implementation.

第二十七条本法自公布之日起施行。

Article 27 This Law shall come into force as of the date of its promulgation.

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