中华人民共和国证券法

  2005-10-27

    (中华人民共和国证券法1998年12月29日第九届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第六次会议通过
    根据2004年8月28日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十一次会议《关于修改〈中华人民共和国证券法〉的决定》修正
    2005年10月27日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十八次会议修订)
    
            目     录
        第一章  总    则
        第二章  证券发行
        第三章  证券交易
            第一节  一般规定
            第二节  证券上市
            第三节  持续信息公开
            第四节  禁止的交易行为
        第四章  上市公司的收购
        第五章  证券交易所
        第六章  证券公司
        第七章  证券登记结算机构
        第八章  证券服务机构
        第九章  证券业协会
        第十章  证券监督管理机构
        第十一章  法律责任
        第十二章  附    则
    
        第一章  总    则
    第一条  为了规范证券发行和交易行为,保护投资者的合法权益,维护社会经济秩序和社会公共利益,促进社会主义市场经济的发展,制定本法。
    第二条  在中华人民共和国境内,股票、公司债券和国务院依法认定的其他证券的发行和交易,适用本法;本法未规定的,适用《中华人民共和国公司法》和其他法律、行政法规的规定。
    政府债券、证券投资基金份额的上市交易,适用本法;其他法律、行政法规另有规定的,适用其规定。
    证券衍生品种发行、交易的管理办法,由国务院依照本法的原则规定。
    第三条  证券的发行、交易活动,必须实行公开、公平、公正的原则。
    第四条  证券发行、交易活动的当事人具有平等的法律地位,应当遵守自愿、有偿、诚实信用的原则。
    第五条  证券的发行、交易活动,必须遵守法律、行政法规;禁止欺诈、内幕交易和操纵证券市场的行为。
    第六条  证券业和银行业、信托业、保险业实行分业经营、分业管理,证券公司与银行、信托、保险业务机构分别设立。国家另有规定的除外。
    第七条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法对全国证券市场实行集中统一监督管理。
    国务院证券监督管理机构根据需要可以设立派出机构,按照授权履行监督管理职责。
    第八条  在国家对证券发行、交易活动实行集中统一监督管理的前提下,依法设立证券业协会,实行自律性管理。
    第九条  国家审计机关依法对证券交易所、证券公司、证券登记结算机构、证券监督管理机构进行审计监督。
        第二章  证券发行
    第十条  公开发行证券,必须符合法律、行政法规规定的条件,并依法报经国务院证券监督管理机构或者国务院授权的部门核准;未经依法核准,任何单位和个人不得公开发行证券。
    有下列情形之一的,为公开发行:
    (一)向不特定对象发行证券的;
    (二)向特定对象发行证券累计超过二百人的;
    (三)法律、行政法规规定的其他发行行为。
    非公开发行证券,不得采用广告、公开劝诱和变相公开方式。
    第十一条  发行人申请公开发行股票、可转换为股票的公司债券,依法采取承销方式的,或者公开发行法律、行政法规规定实行保荐制度的其他证券的,应当聘请具有保荐资格的机构担任保荐人。
    保荐人应当遵守业务规则和行业规范,诚实守信,勤勉尽责,对发行人的申请文件和信息披露资料进行审慎核查,督导发行人规范运作。
    保荐人的资格及其管理办法由国务院证券监督管理机构规定。
    第十二条  设立股份有限公司公开发行股票,应当符合《中华人民共和国公司法》规定的条件和经国务院批准的国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他条件,向国务院证券监督管理机构报送募股申请和下列文件:
    (一)公司章程;
    (二)发起人协议;
    (三)发起人姓名或者名称,发起人认购的股份数、出资种类及验资证明;
    (四)招股说明书;
    (五)代收股款银行的名称及地址;
    (六)承销机构名称及有关的协议。
    依照本法规定聘请保荐人的,还应当报送保荐人出具的发行保荐书。
    法律、行政法规规定设立公司必须报经批准的,还应当提交相应的批准文件。
    第十三条  公司公开发行新股,应当符合下列条件:
    (一)具备健全且运行良好的组织机构;
    (二)具有持续盈利能力,财务状况良好;
    (三)最近三年财务会计文件无虚假记载,无其他重大违法行为;
    (四)经国务院批准的国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他条件。
    上市公司非公开发行新股,应当符合经国务院批准的国务院证券监督管理机构规定的条件,并报国务院证券监督管理机构核准。
    第十四条  公司公开发行新股,应当向国务院证券监督管理机构报送募股申请和下列文件:
    (一)公司营业执照;
    (二)公司章程;
    (三)股东大会决议;
    (四)招股说明书;
    (五)财务会计报告;
    (六)代收股款银行的名称及地址;
    (七)承销机构名称及有关的协议。
    依照本法规定聘请保荐人的,还应当报送保荐人出具的发行保荐书。
    第十五条  公司对公开发行股票所募集资金,必须按照招股说明书所列资金用途使用。改变招股说明书所列资金用途,必须经股东大会作出决议。擅自改变用途而未作纠正的,或者未经股东大会认可的,不得公开发行新股。
    第十六条  公开发行公司债券,应当符合下列条件:
    (一)股份有限公司的净资产不低于人民币三千万元,有限责任公司的净资产不低于人民币六千万元;
    (二)累计债券余额不超过公司净资产的百分之四十;
    (三)最近三年平均可分配利润足以支付公司债券一年的利息;
    (四)筹集的资金投向符合国家产业政策;
    (五)债券的利率不超过国务院限定的利率水平;
    (六)国务院规定的其他条件。
    公开发行公司债券筹集的资金,必须用于核准的用途,不得用于弥补亏损和非生产性支出。
    上市公司发行可转换为股票的公司债券,除应当符合第一款规定的条件外,还应当符合本法关于公开发行股票的条件,并报国务院证券监督管理机构核准。
    第十七条  申请公开发行公司债券,应当向国务院授权的部门或者国务院证券监督管理机构报送下列文件:
    (一)公司营业执照;
    (二)公司章程;
    (三)公司债券募集办法;
    (四)资产评估报告和验资报告;
    (五)国务院授权的部门或者国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他文件。
    依照本法规定聘请保荐人的,还应当报送保荐人出具的发行保荐书。
    第十八条  有下列情形之一的,不得再次公开发行公司债券:
    (一)前一次公开发行的公司债券尚未募足;
    (二)对已公开发行的公司债券或者其他债务有违约或者延迟支付本息的事实,仍处于继续状态;
    (三)违反本法规定,改变公开发行公司债券所募资金的用途。
    第十九条  发行人依法申请核准发行证券所报送的申请文件的格式、报送方式,由依法负责核准的机构或者部门规定。
    第二十条  发行人向国务院证券监督管理机构或者国务院授权的部门报送的证券发行申请文件,必须真实、准确、完整。
    为证券发行出具有关文件的证券服务机构和人员,必须严格履行法定职责,保证其所出具文件的真实性、准确性和完整性。
    第二十一条  发行人申请首次公开发行股票的,在提交申请文件后,应当按照国务院证券监督管理机构的规定预先披露有关申请文件。
    第二十二条  国务院证券监督管理机构设发行审核委员会,依法审核股票发行申请。
    发行审核委员会由国务院证券监督管理机构的专业人员和所聘请的该机构外的有关专家组成,以投票方式对股票发行申请进行表决,提出审核意见。
    发行审核委员会的具体组成办法、组成人员任期、工作程序,由国务院证券监督管理机构规定。
    第二十三条  国务院证券监督管理机构依照法定条件负责核准股票发行申请。核准程序应当公开,依法接受监督。
    参与审核和核准股票发行申请的人员,不得与发行申请人有利害关系,不得直接或者间接接受发行申请人的馈赠,不得持有所核准的发行申请的股票,不得私下与发行申请人进行接触。
    国务院授权的部门对公司债券发行申请的核准,参照前两款的规定执行。
    第二十四条  国务院证券监督管理机构或者国务院授权的部门应当自受理证券发行申请文件之日起三个月内,依照法定条件和法定程序作出予以核准或者不予核准的决定,发行人根据要求补充、修改发行申请文件的时间不计算在内;不予核准的,应当说明理由。
    第二十五条  证券发行申请经核准,发行人应当依照法律、行政法规的规定,在证券公开发行前,公告公开发行募集文件,并将该文件置备于指定场所供公众查阅。
    发行证券的信息依法公开前,任何知情人不得公开或者泄露该信息。
    发行人不得在公告公开发行募集文件前发行证券。
    第二十六条  国务院证券监督管理机构或者国务院授权的部门对已作出的核准证券发行的决定,发现不符合法定条件或者法定程序,尚未发行证券的,应当予以撤销,停止发行。已经发行尚未上市的,撤销发行核准决定,发行人应当按照发行价并加算银行同期存款利息返还证券持有人;保荐人应当与发行人承担连带责任,但是能够证明自己没有过错的除外;发行人的控股股东、实际控制人有过错的,应当与发行人承担连带责任。
    第二十七条  股票依法发行后,发行人经营与收益的变化,由发行人自行负责;由此变化引致的投资风险,由投资者自行负责。
    第二十八条  发行人向不特定对象发行的证券,法律、行政法规规定应当由证券公司承销的,发行人应当同证券公司签订承销协议。证券承销业务采取代销或者包销方式。
    证券代销是指证券公司代发行人发售证券,在承销期结束时,将未售出的证券全部退还给发行人的承销方式。
    证券包销是指证券公司将发行人的证券按照协议全部购入或者在承销期结束时将售后剩余证券全部自行购入的承销方式。
    第二十九条  公开发行证券的发行人有权依法自主选择承销的证券公司。证券公司不得以不正当竞争手段招揽证券承销业务。
    第三十条  证券公司承销证券,应当同发行人签订代销或者包销协议,载明下列事项:
    (一)当事人的名称、住所及法定代表人姓名;
    (二)代销、包销证券的种类、数量、金额及发行价格;
    (三)代销、包销的期限及起止日期;
    (四)代销、包销的付款方式及日期;
    (五)代销、包销的费用和结算办法;
    (六)违约责任;
    (七)国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他事项。
    第三十一条  证券公司承销证券,应当对公开发行募集文件的真实性、准确性、完整性进行核查;发现有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏的,不得进行销售活动;已经销售的,必须立即停止销售活动,并采取纠正措施。
    第三十二条  向不特定对象发行的证券票面总值超过人民币五千万元的,应当由承销团承销。承销团应当由主承销和参与承销的证券公司组成。
    第三十三条  证券的代销、包销期限最长不得超过九十日。
    证券公司在代销、包销期内,对所代销、包销的证券应当保证先行出售给认购人,证券公司不得为本公司预留所代销的证券和预先购入并留存所包销的证券。
    第三十四条  股票发行采取溢价发行的,其发行价格由发行人与承销的证券公司协商确定。
    第三十五条  股票发行采用代销方式,代销期限届满,向投资者出售的股票数量未达到拟公开发行股票数量百分之七十的,为发行失败。发行人应当按照发行价并加算银行同期存款利息返还股票认购人。
    第三十六条  公开发行股票,代销、包销期限届满,发行人应当在规定的期限内将股票发行情况报国务院证券监督管理机构备案。
        第三章  证券交易
        第一节  一般规定
    第三十七条  证券交易当事人依法买卖的证券,必须是依法发行并交付的证券。
    非依法发行的证券,不得买卖。
    第三十八条  依法发行的股票、公司债券及其他证券,法律对其转让期限有限制性规定的,在限定的期限内不得买卖。
    第三十九条  依法公开发行的股票、公司债券及其他证券,应当在依法设立的证券交易所上市交易或者在国务院批准的其他证券交易场所转让。
    第四十条  证券在证券交易所上市交易,应当采用公开的集中交易方式或者国务院证券监督管理机构批准的其他方式。
    第四十一条  证券交易当事人买卖的证券可以采用纸面形式或者国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他形式。
    第四十二条  证券交易以现货和国务院规定的其他方式进行交易。
    第四十三条  证券交易所、证券公司和证券登记结算机构的从业人员、证券监督管理机构的工作人员以及法律、行政法规禁止参与股票交易的其他人员,在任期或者法定限期内,不得直接或者以化名、借他人名义持有、买卖股票,也不得收受他人赠送的股票。
    任何人在成为前款所列人员时,其原已持有的股票,必须依法转让。
    第四十四条  证券交易所、证券公司、证券登记结算机构必须依法为客户开立的账户保密。
    第四十五条  为股票发行出具审计报告、资产评估报告或者法律意见书等文件的证券服务机构和人员,在该股票承销期内和期满后六个月内,不得买卖该种股票。
    除前款规定外,为上市公司出具审计报告、资产评估报告或者法律意见书等文件的证券服务机构和人员,自接受上市公司委托之日起至上述文件公开后五日内,不得买卖该种股票。
    第四十六条  证券交易的收费必须合理,并公开收费项目、收费标准和收费办法。
    证券交易的收费项目、收费标准和管理办法由国务院有关主管部门统一规定。
    第四十七条  上市公司董事、监事、高级管理人员、持有上市公司股份百分之五以上的股东,将其持有的该公司的股票在买入后六个月内卖出,或者在卖出后六个月内又买入,由此所得收益归该公司所有,公司董事会应当收回其所得收益。但是,证券公司因包销购入售后剩余股票而持有百分之五以上股份的,卖出该股票不受六个月时间限制。
    公司董事会不按照前款规定执行的,股东有权要求董事会在三十日内执行。公司董事会未在上述期限内执行的,股东有权为了公司的利益以自己的名义直接向人民法院提起诉讼。
    公司董事会不按照第一款的规定执行的,负有责任的董事依法承担连带责任。
        第二节  证券上市
    第四十八条  申请证券上市交易,应当向证券交易所提出申请,由证券交易所依法审核同意,并由双方签订上市协议。
    证券交易所根据国务院授权的部门的决定安排政府债券上市交易。
    第四十九条  申请股票、可转换为股票的公司债券或者法律、行政法规规定实行保荐制度的其他证券上市交易,应当聘请具有保荐资格的机构担任保荐人。
    本法第十一条第二款、第三款的规定适用于上市保荐人。
    第五十条  股份有限公司申请股票上市,应当符合下列条件:
    (一)股票经国务院证券监督管理机构核准已公开发行;
    (二)公司股本总额不少于人民币三千万元;
    (三)公开发行的股份达到公司股份总数的百分之二十五以上;公司股本总额超过人民币四亿元的,公开发行股份的比例为百分之十以上;
    (四)公司最近三年无重大违法行为,财务会计报告无虚假记载。
    证券交易所可以规定高于前款规定的上市条件,并报国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第五十一条  国家鼓励符合产业政策并符合上市条件的公司股票上市交易。
    第五十二条  申请股票上市交易,应当向证券交易所报送下列文件:
    (一)上市报告书;
    (二)申请股票上市的股东大会决议;
    (三)公司章程;
    (四)公司营业执照;
    (五)依法经会计师事务所审计的公司最近三年的财务会计报告;
    (六)法律意见书和上市保荐书;
    (七)最近一次的招股说明书;
    (八)证券交易所上市规则规定的其他文件。
    第五十三条  股票上市交易申请经证券交易所审核同意后,签订上市协议的公司应当在规定的期限内公告股票上市的有关文件,并将该文件置备于指定场所供公众查阅。
    第五十四条  签订上市协议的公司除公告前条规定的文件外,还应当公告下列事项:
    (一)股票获准在证券交易所交易的日期;
    (二)持有公司股份最多的前十名股东的名单和持股数额;
    (三)公司的实际控制人;
    (四)董事、监事、高级管理人员的姓名及其持有本公司股票和债券的情况。
    第五十五条  上市公司有下列情形之一的,由证券交易所决定暂停其股票上市交易:
    (一)公司股本总额、股权分布等发生变化不再具备上市条件;
    (二)公司不按照规定公开其财务状况,或者对财务会计报告作虚假记载,可能误导投资者;
    (三)公司有重大违法行为;
    (四)公司最近三年连续亏损;
    (五)证券交易所上市规则规定的其他情形。
    第五十六条  上市公司有下列情形之一的,由证券交易所决定终止其股票上市交易:
    (一)公司股本总额、股权分布等发生变化不再具备上市条件,在证券交易所规定的期限内仍不能达到上市条件;
    (二)公司不按照规定公开其财务状况,或者对财务会计报告作虚假记载,且拒绝纠正;
    (三)公司最近三年连续亏损,在其后一个年度内未能恢复盈利;
    (四)公司解散或者被宣告破产;
    (五)证券交易所上市规则规定的其他情形。
    第五十七条  公司申请公司债券上市交易,应当符合下列条件:
    (一)公司债券的期限为一年以上;
    (二)公司债券实际发行额不少于人民币五千万元;
    (三)公司申请债券上市时仍符合法定的公司债券发行条件。
    第五十八条  申请公司债券上市交易,应当向证券交易所报送下列文件:
    (一)上市报告书;
    (二)申请公司债券上市的董事会决议;
    (三)公司章程;
    (四)公司营业执照;
    (五)公司债券募集办法;
    (六)公司债券的实际发行数额;
    (七)证券交易所上市规则规定的其他文件。
    申请可转换为股票的公司债券上市交易,还应当报送保荐人出具的上市保荐书。
    第五十九条  公司债券上市交易申请经证券交易所审核同意后,签订上市协议的公司应当在规定的期限内公告公司债券上市文件及有关文件,并将其申请文件置备于指定场所供公众查阅。
    第六十条  公司债券上市交易后,公司有下列情形之一的,由证券交易所决定暂停其公司债券上市交易:
    (一)公司有重大违法行为;
    (二)公司情况发生重大变化不符合公司债券上市条件;
    (三)发行公司债券所募集的资金不按照核准的用途使用;
    (四)未按照公司债券募集办法履行义务;
    (五)公司最近二年连续亏损。
    第六十一条  公司有前条第(一)项、第(四)项所列情形之一经查实后果严重的,或者有前条第(二)项、第(三)项、第(五)项所列情形之一,在限期内未能消除的,由证券交易所决定终止其公司债券上市交易。
    公司解散或者被宣告破产的,由证券交易所终止其公司债券上市交易。
    第六十二条  对证券交易所作出的不予上市、暂停上市、终止上市决定不服的,可以向证券交易所设立的复核机构申请复核。
        第三节  持续信息公开
    第六十三条  发行人、上市公司依法披露的信息,必须真实、准确、完整,不得有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏。
    第六十四条  经国务院证券监督管理机构核准依法公开发行股票,或者经国务院授权的部门核准依法公开发行公司债券,应当公告招股说明书、公司债券募集办法。依法公开发行新股或者公司债券的,还应当公告财务会计报告。
    第六十五条  上市公司和公司债券上市交易的公司,应当在每一会计年度的上半年结束之日起二个月内,向国务院证券监督管理机构和证券交易所报送记载以下内容的中期报告,并予公告:
    (一)公司财务会计报告和经营情况;
    (二)涉及公司的重大诉讼事项;
    (三)已发行的股票、公司债券变动情况;
    (四)提交股东大会审议的重要事项;
    (五)国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他事项。
    第六十六条  上市公司和公司债券上市交易的公司,应当在每一会计年度结束之日起四个月内,向国务院证券监督管理机构和证券交易所报送记载以下内容的年度报告,并予公告:
    (一)公司概况;
    (二)公司财务会计报告和经营情况;
    (三)董事、监事、高级管理人员简介及其持股情况;
    (四)已发行的股票、公司债券情况,包括持有公司股份最多的前十名股东的名单和持股数额;
    (五)公司的实际控制人;
    (六)国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他事项。
    第六十七条  发生可能对上市公司股票交易价格产生较大影响的重大事件,投资者尚未得知时,上市公司应当立即将有关该重大事件的情况向国务院证券监督管理机构和证券交易所报送临时报告,并予公告,说明事件的起因、目前的状态和可能产生的法律后果。
    下列情况为前款所称重大事件:
    (一)公司的经营方针和经营范围的重大变化;
    (二)公司的重大投资行为和重大的购置财产的决定;
    (三)公司订立重要合同,可能对公司的资产、负债、权益和经营成果产生重要影响;
    (四)公司发生重大债务和未能清偿到期重大债务的违约情况;
    (五)公司发生重大亏损或者重大损失;
    (六)公司生产经营的外部条件发生的重大变化;
    (七)公司的董事、三分之一以上监事或者经理发生变动;
    (八)持有公司百分之五以上股份的股东或者实际控制人,其持有股份或者控制公司的情况发生较大变化;
    (九)公司减资、合并、分立、解散及申请破产的决定;
    (十)涉及公司的重大诉讼,股东大会、董事会决议被依法撤销或者宣告无效;
    (十一)公司涉嫌犯罪被司法机关立案调查,公司董事、监事、高级管理人员涉嫌犯罪被司法机关采取强制措施;
    (十二)国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他事项。
    第六十八条  上市公司董事、高级管理人员应当对公司定期报告签署书面确认意见。
    上市公司监事会应当对董事会编制的公司定期报告进行审核并提出书面审核意见。
    上市公司董事、监事、高级管理人员应当保证上市公司所披露的信息真实、准确、完整。
    第六十九条  发行人、上市公司公告的招股说明书、公司债券募集办法、财务会计报告、上市报告文件、年度报告、中期报告、临时报告以及其他信息披露资料,有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏,致使投资者在证券交易中遭受损失的,发行人、上市公司应当承担赔偿责任;发行人、上市公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员和其他直接责任人员以及保荐人、承销的证券公司,应当与发行人、上市公司承担连带赔偿责任,但是能够证明自己没有过错的除外;发行人、上市公司的控股股东、实际控制人有过错的,应当与发行人、上市公司承担连带赔偿责任。
    第七十条  依法必须披露的信息,应当在国务院证券监督管理机构指定的媒体发布,同时将其置备于公司住所、证券交易所,供社会公众查阅。
    第七十一条  国务院证券监督管理机构对上市公司年度报告、中期报告、临时报告以及公告的情况进行监督,对上市公司分派或者配售新股的情况进行监督,对上市公司控股股东和信息披露义务人的行为进行监督。
    证券监督管理机构、证券交易所、保荐人、承销的证券公司及有关人员,对公司依照法律、行政法规规定必须作出的公告,在公告前不得泄露其内容。
    第七十二条  证券交易所决定暂停或者终止证券上市交易的,应当及时公告,并报国务院证券监督管理机构备案。
        第四节  禁止的交易行为
    第七十三条  禁止证券交易内幕信息的知情人和非法获取内幕信息的人利用内幕信息从事证券交易活动。
    第七十四条  证券交易内幕信息的知情人包括:
    (一)发行人的董事、监事、高级管理人员;
    (二)持有公司百分之五以上股份的股东及其董事、监事、高级管理人员,公司的实际控制人及其董事、监事、高级管理人员;
    (三)发行人控股的公司及其董事、监事、高级管理人员;
    (四)由于所任公司职务可以获取公司有关内幕信息的人员;
    (五)证券监督管理机构工作人员以及由于法定职责对证券的发行、交易进行管理的其他人员;
    (六)保荐人、承销的证券公司、证券交易所、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构的有关人员;
    (七)国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他人。
    第七十五条  证券交易活动中,涉及公司的经营、财务或者对该公司证券的市场价格有重大影响的尚未公开的信息,为内幕信息。
    下列信息皆属内幕信息:
    (一)本法第六十七条第二款所列重大事件;
    (二)公司分配股利或者增资的计划;
    (三)公司股权结构的重大变化;
    (四)公司债务担保的重大变更;
    (五)公司营业用主要资产的抵押、出售或者报废一次超过该资产的百分之三十;
    (六)公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员的行为可能依法承担重大损害赔偿责任;
    (七)上市公司收购的有关方案;
    (八)国务院证券监督管理机构认定的对证券交易价格有显著影响的其他重要信息。
    第七十六条  证券交易内幕信息的知情人和非法获取内幕信息的人,在内幕信息公开前,不得买卖该公司的证券,或者泄露该信息,或者建议他人买卖该证券。
    持有或者通过协议、其他安排与他人共同持有公司百分之五以上股份的自然人、法人、其他组织收购上市公司的股份,本法另有规定的,适用其规定。
    内幕交易行为给投资者造成损失的,行为人应当依法承担赔偿责任。
    第七十七条  禁止任何人以下列手段操纵证券市场:
    (一)单独或者通过合谋,集中资金优势、持股优势或者利用信息优势联合或者连续买卖,操纵证券交易价格或者证券交易量;
    (二)与他人串通,以事先约定的时间、价格和方式相互进行证券交易,影响证券交易价格或者证券交易量;
    (三)在自己实际控制的账户之间进行证券交易,影响证券交易价格或者证券交易量;
    (四)以其他手段操纵证券市场。
    操纵证券市场行为给投资者造成损失的,行为人应当依法承担赔偿责任。
    第七十八条  禁止国家工作人员、传播媒介从业人员和有关人员编造、传播虚假信息,扰乱证券市场。
    禁止证券交易所、证券公司、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构及其从业人员,证券业协会、证券监督管理机构及其工作人员,在证券交易活动中作出虚假陈述或者信息误导。
    各种传播媒介传播证券市场信息必须真实、客观,禁止误导。
    第七十九条  禁止证券公司及其从业人员从事下列损害客户利益的欺诈行为:
    (一)违背客户的委托为其买卖证券;
    (二)不在规定时间内向客户提供交易的书面确认文件;
    (三)挪用客户所委托买卖的证券或者客户账户上的资金;
    (四)未经客户的委托,擅自为客户买卖证券,或者假借客户的名义买卖证券;
    (五)为牟取佣金收入,诱使客户进行不必要的证券买卖;
    (六)利用传播媒介或者通过其他方式提供、传播虚假或者误导投资者的信息;
    (七)其他违背客户真实意思表示,损害客户利益的行为。
    欺诈客户行为给客户造成损失的,行为人应当依法承担赔偿责任。
    第八十条  禁止法人非法利用他人账户从事证券交易;禁止法人出借自己或者他人的证券账户。
    第八十一条  依法拓宽资金入市渠道,禁止资金违规流入股市。
    第八十二条  禁止任何人挪用公款买卖证券。
    第八十三条  国有企业和国有资产控股的企业买卖上市交易的股票,必须遵守国家有关规定。
    第八十四条  证券交易所、证券公司、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构及其从业人员对证券交易中发现的禁止的交易行为,应当及时向证券监督管理机构报告。
        第四章  上市公司的收购
    第八十五条  投资者可以采取要约收购、协议收购及其他合法方式收购上市公司。
    第八十六条  通过证券交易所的证券交易,投资者持有或者通过协议、其他安排与他人共同持有一个上市公司已发行的股份达到百分之五时,应当在该事实发生之日起三日内,向国务院证券监督管理机构、证券交易所作出书面报告,通知该上市公司,并予公告;在上述期限内,不得再行买卖该上市公司的股票。
    投资者持有或者通过协议、其他安排与他人共同持有一个上市公司已发行的股份达到百分之五后,其所持该上市公司已发行的股份比例每增加或者减少百分之五,应当依照前款规定进行报告和公告。在报告期限内和作出报告、公告后二日内,不得再行买卖该上市公司的股票。
    第八十七条  依照前条规定所作的书面报告和公告,应当包括下列内容:
    (一)持股人的名称、住所;
    (二)持有的股票的名称、数额;
    (三)持股达到法定比例或者持股增减变化达到法定比例的日期。
    第八十八条  通过证券交易所的证券交易,投资者持有或者通过协议、其他安排与他人共同持有一个上市公司已发行的股份达到百分之三十时,继续进行收购的,应当依法向该上市公司所有股东发出收购上市公司全部或者部分股份的要约。
    收购上市公司部分股份的收购要约应当约定,被收购公司股东承诺出售的股份数额超过预定收购的股份数额的,收购人按比例进行收购。
    第八十九条  依照前条规定发出收购要约,收购人必须事先向国务院证券监督管理机构报送上市公司收购报告书,并载明下列事项:
    (一)收购人的名称、住所;
    (二)收购人关于收购的决定;
    (三)被收购的上市公司名称;
    (四)收购目的;
    (五)收购股份的详细名称和预定收购的股份数额;
    (六)收购期限、收购价格;
    (七)收购所需资金额及资金保证;
    (八)报送上市公司收购报告书时持有被收购公司股份数占该公司已发行的股份总数的比例。
    收购人还应当将上市公司收购报告书同时提交证券交易所。
    第九十条  收购人在依照前条规定报送上市公司收购报告书之日起十五日后,公告其收购要约。在上述期限内,国务院证券监督管理机构发现上市公司收购报告书不符合法律、行政法规规定的,应当及时告知收购人,收购人不得公告其收购要约。
    收购要约约定的收购期限不得少于三十日,并不得超过六十日。
    第九十一条  在收购要约确定的承诺期限内,收购人不得撤销其收购要约。收购人需要变更收购要约的,必须事先向国务院证券监督管理机构及证券交易所提出报告,经批准后,予以公告。
    第九十二条  收购要约提出的各项收购条件,适用于被收购公司的所有股东。
    第九十三条  采取要约收购方式的,收购人在收购期限内,不得卖出被收购公司的股票,也不得采取要约规定以外的形式和超出要约的条件买入被收购公司的股票。
    第九十四条  采取协议收购方式的,收购人可以依照法律、行政法规的规定同被收购公司的股东以协议方式进行股份转让。
    以协议方式收购上市公司时,达成协议后,收购人必须在三日内将该收购协议向国务院证券监督管理机构及证券交易所作出书面报告,并予公告。
    在公告前不得履行收购协议。
    第九十五条  采取协议收购方式的,协议双方可以临时委托证券登记结算机构保管协议转让的股票,并将资金存放于指定的银行。
    第九十六条  采取协议收购方式的,收购人收购或者通过协议、其他安排与他人共同收购一个上市公司已发行的股份达到百分之三十时,继续进行收购的,应当向该上市公司所有股东发出收购上市公司全部或者部分股份的要约。但是,经国务院证券监督管理机构免除发出要约的除外。
    收购人依照前款规定以要约方式收购上市公司股份,应当遵守本法第八十九条至第九十三条的规定。
    第九十七条  收购期限届满,被收购公司股权分布不符合上市条件的,该上市公司的股票应当由证券交易所依法终止上市交易;其余仍持有被收购公司股票的股东,有权向收购人以收购要约的同等条件出售其股票,收购人应当收购。
    收购行为完成后,被收购公司不再具备股份有限公司条件的,应当依法变更企业形式。
    第九十八条  在上市公司收购中,收购人持有的被收购的上市公司的股票,在收购行为完成后的十二个月内不得转让。
    第九十九条  收购行为完成后,收购人与被收购公司合并,并将该公司解散的,被解散公司的原有股票由收购人依法更换。
    第一百条  收购行为完成后,收购人应当在十五日内将收购情况报告国务院证券监督管理机构和证券交易所,并予公告。
    第一百零一条  收购上市公司中由国家授权投资的机构持有的股份,应当按照国务院的规定,经有关主管部门批准。
    国务院证券监督管理机构应当依照本法的原则制定上市公司收购的具体办法。
        第五章  证券交易所
    第一百零二条  证券交易所是为证券集中交易提供场所和设施,组织和监督证券交易,实行自律管理的法人。
    证券交易所的设立和解散,由国务院决定。
    第一百零三条  设立证券交易所必须制定章程。
    证券交易所章程的制定和修改,必须经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百零四条  证券交易所必须在其名称中标明证券交易所字样。其他任何单位或者个人不得使用证券交易所或者近似的名称。
    第一百零五条  证券交易所可以自行支配的各项费用收入,应当首先用于保证其证券交易场所和设施的正常运行并逐步改善。
    实行会员制的证券交易所的财产积累归会员所有,其权益由会员共同享有,在其存续期间,不得将其财产积累分配给会员。
    第一百零六条  证券交易所设理事会。
    第一百零七条  证券交易所设总经理一人,由国务院证券监督管理机构任免。
    第一百零八条  有《中华人民共和国公司法》第一百四十七条规定的情形或者下列情形之一的,不得担任证券交易所的负责人:
    (一)因违法行为或者违纪行为被解除职务的证券交易所、证券登记结算机构的负责人或者证券公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员,自被解除职务之日起未逾五年;
    (二)因违法行为或者违纪行为被撤销资格的律师、注册会计师或者投资咨询机构、财务顾问机构、资信评级机构、资产评估机构、验证机构的专业人员,自被撤销资格之日起未逾五年。
    第一百零九条  因违法行为或者违纪行为被开除的证券交易所、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构、证券公司的从业人员和被开除的国家机关工作人员,不得招聘为证券交易所的从业人员。
    第一百一十条  进入证券交易所参与集中交易的,必须是证券交易所的会员。
    第一百一十一条  投资者应当与证券公司签订证券交易委托协议,并在证券公司开立证券交易账户,以书面、电话以及其他方式,委托该证券公司代其买卖证券。
    第一百一十二条  证券公司根据投资者的委托,按照证券交易规则提出交易申报,参与证券交易所场内的集中交易,并根据成交结果承担相应的清算交收责任;证券登记结算机构根据成交结果,按照清算交收规则,与证券公司进行证券和资金的清算交收,并为证券公司客户办理证券的登记过户手续。
    第一百一十三条  证券交易所应当为组织公平的集中交易提供保障,公布证券交易即时行情,并按交易日制作证券市场行情表,予以公布。
    未经证券交易所许可,任何单位和个人不得发布证券交易即时行情。
    第一百一十四条  因突发性事件而影响证券交易的正常进行时,证券交易所可以采取技术
    性停牌的措施;因不可抗力的突发性事件或者为维护证券交易的正常秩序,证券交易所可以决定临时停市。
    证券交易所采取技术性停牌或者决定临时停市,必须及时报告国务院证券监督管理机构。
    第一百一十五条  证券交易所对证券交易实行实时监控,并按照国务院证券监督管理机构的要求,对异常的交易情况提出报告。
    证券交易所应当对上市公司及相关信息披露义务人披露信息进行监督,督促其依法及时、准确地披露信息。
    证券交易所根据需要,可以对出现重大异常交易情况的证券账户限制交易,并报国务院证券监督管理机构备案。
    第一百一十六条  证券交易所应当从其收取的交易费用和会员费、席位费中提取一定比例的金额设立风险基金。风险基金由证券交易所理事会管理。
    风险基金提取的具体比例和使用办法,由国务院证券监督管理机构会同国务院财政部门规定。
    第一百一十七条  证券交易所应当将收存的风险基金存入开户银行专门账户,不得擅自使用。
    第一百一十八条  证券交易所依照证券法律、行政法规制定上市规则、交易规则、会员管理规则和其他有关规则,并报国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百一十九条  证券交易所的负责人和其他从业人员在执行与证券交易有关的职务时,与其本人或者其亲属有利害关系的,应当回避。
    第一百二十条  按照依法制定的交易规则进行的交易,不得改变其交易结果。对交易中违规交易者应负的民事责任不得免除;在违规交易中所获利益,依照有关规定处理。
    第一百二十一条  在证券交易所内从事证券交易的人员,违反证券交易所有关交易规则的,由证券交易所给予纪律处分;对情节严重的,撤销其资格,禁止其入场进行证券交易。
        第六章  证券公司
    第一百二十二条  设立证券公司,必须经国务院证券监督管理机构审查批准。未经国务院证券监督管理机构批准,任何单位和个人不得经营证券业务。
    第一百二十三条  本法所称证券公司是指依照《中华人民共和国公司法》和本法规定设立的经营证券业务的有限责任公司或者股份有限公司。
    第一百二十四条  设立证券公司,应当具备下列条件:
    (一)有符合法律、行政法规规定的公司章程;
    (二)主要股东具有持续盈利能力,信誉良好,最近三年无重大违法违规记录,净资产不低于人民币二亿元;
    (三)有符合本法规定的注册资本;
    (四)董事、监事、高级管理人员具备任职资格,从业人员具有证券从业资格;
    (五)有完善的风险管理与内部控制制度;
    (六)有合格的经营场所和业务设施;
    (七)法律、行政法规规定的和经国务院批准的国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他条件。
    第一百二十五条  经国务院证券监督管理机构批准,证券公司可以经营下列部分或者全部业务:
    (一)证券经纪;
    (二)证券投资咨询;
    (三)与证券交易、证券投资活动有关的财务顾问;
    (四)证券承销与保荐;
    (五)证券自营;
    (六)证券资产管理;
    (七)其他证券业务。
    第一百二十六条  证券公司必须在其名称中标明证券有限责任公司或者证券股份有限公司字样。
    第一百二十七条  证券公司经营本法第一百二十五条第(一)项至第(三)项业务的,注册资本最低限额为人民币五千万元;经营第(四)项至第(七)项业务之一的,注册资本最低限额为人民币一亿元;经营第(四)项至第(七)项业务中两项以上的,注册资本最低限额为人民币五亿元。证券公司的注册资本应当是实缴资本。
    国务院证券监督管理机构根据审慎监管原则和各项业务的风险程度,可以调整注册资本最低限额,但不得少于前款规定的限额。
    第一百二十八条  国务院证券监督管理机构应当自受理证券公司设立申请之日起六个月内,依照法定条件和法定程序并根据审慎监管原则进行审查,作出批准或者不予批准的决定,并通知申请人;不予批准的,应当说明理由。
    证券公司设立申请获得批准的,申请人应当在规定的期限内向公司登记机关申请设立登记,领取营业执照。
    证券公司应当自领取营业执照之日起十五日内,向国务院证券监督管理机构申请经营证券业务许可证。未取得经营证券业务许可证,证券公司不得经营证券业务。
    第一百二十九条  证券公司设立、收购或者撤销分支机构,变更业务范围或者注册资本,变更持有百分之五以上股权的股东、实际控制人,变更公司章程中的重要条款,合并、分立、变更公司形式、停业、解散、破产,必须经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    证券公司在境外设立、收购或者参股证券经营机构,必须经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百三十条  国务院证券监督管理机构应当对证券公司的净资本,净资本与负债的比例,净资本与净资产的比例,净资本与自营、承销、资产管理等业务规模的比例,负债与净资产的比例,以及流动资产与流动负债的比例等风险控制指标作出规定。
    证券公司不得为其股东或者股东的关联人提供融资或者担保。
    第一百三十一条  证券公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员,应当正直诚实,品行良好,熟悉证券法律、行政法规,具有履行职责所需的经营管理能力,并在任职前取得国务院证券监督管理机构核准的任职资格。
    有《中华人民共和国公司法》第一百四十七条规定的情形或者下列情形之一的,不得担任证券公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员:
    (一)因违法行为或者违纪行为被解除职务的证券交易所、证券登记结算机构的负责人或者证券公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员,自被解除职务之日起未逾五年;
    (二)因违法行为或者违纪行为被撤销资格的律师、注册会计师或者投资咨询机构、财务顾问机构、资信评级机构、资产评估机构、验证机构的专业人员,自被撤销资格之日起未逾五年。
    第一百三十二条  因违法行为或者违纪行为被开除的证券交易所、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构、证券公司的从业人员和被开除的国家机关工作人员,不得招聘为证券公司的从业人员。
    第一百三十三条  国家机关工作人员和法律、行政法规规定的禁止在公司中兼职的其他人员,不得在证券公司中兼任职务。
    第一百三十四条  国家设立证券投资者保护基金。证券投资者保护基金由证券公司缴纳的资金及其他依法筹集的资金组成,其筹集、管理和使用的具体办法由国务院规定。
    第一百三十五条  证券公司从每年的税后利润中提取交易风险准备金,用于弥补证券交易的损失,其提取的具体比例由国务院证券监督管理机构规定。
    第一百三十六条  证券公司应当建立健全内部控制制度,采取有效隔离措施,防范公司与客户之间、不同客户之间的利益冲突。
    证券公司必须将其证券经纪业务、证券承销业务、证券自营业务和证券资产管理业务分开办理,不得混合操作。
    第一百三十七条  证券公司的自营业务必须以自己的名义进行,不得假借他人名义或者以个人名义进行。
    证券公司的自营业务必须使用自有资金和依法筹集的资金。
    证券公司不得将其自营账户借给他人使用。
    第一百三十八条  证券公司依法享有自主经营的权利,其合法经营不受干涉。
    第一百三十九条  证券公司客户的交易结算资金应当存放在商业银行,以每个客户的名义单独立户管理。具体办法和实施步骤由国务院规定。
    证券公司不得将客户的交易结算资金和证券归入其自有财产。禁止任何单位或者个人以任何形式挪用客户的交易结算资金和证券。证券公司破产或者清算时,客户的交易结算资金和证券不属于其破产财产或者清算财产。非因客户本身的债务或者法律规定的其他情形,不得查封、冻结、扣划或者强制执行客户的交易结算资金和证券。
    第一百四十条  证券公司办理经纪业务,应当置备统一制定的证券买卖委托书,供委托人使用。采取其他委托方式的,必须作出委托记录。
    客户的证券买卖委托,不论是否成交,其委托记录应当按照规定的期限,保存于证券公司。
    第一百四十一条  证券公司接受证券买卖的委托,应当根据委托书载明的证券名称、买卖数量、出价方式、价格幅度等,按照交易规则代理买卖证券,如实进行交易记录;买卖成交后,应当按照规定制作买卖成交报告单交付客户。
    证券交易中确认交易行为及其交易结果的对账单必须真实,并由交易经办人员以外的审核人员逐笔审核,保证账面证券余额与实际持有的证券相一致。
    第一百四十二条  证券公司为客户买卖证券提供融资融券服务,应当按照国务院的规定并经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百四十三条  证券公司办理经纪业务,不得接受客户的全权委托而决定证券买卖、选择证券种类、决定买卖数量或者买卖价格。
    第一百四十四条  证券公司不得以任何方式对客户证券买卖的收益或者赔偿证券买卖的损失作出承诺。
    第一百四十五条  证券公司及其从业人员不得未经过其依法设立的营业场所私下接受客户委托买卖证券。
    第一百四十六条  证券公司的从业人员在证券交易活动中,执行所属的证券公司的指令或者利用职务违反交易规则的,由所属的证券公司承担全部责任。
    第一百四十七条  证券公司应当妥善保存客户开户资料、委托记录、交易记录和与内部管理、业务经营有关的各项资料,任何人不得隐匿、伪造、篡改或者毁损。上述资料的保存期限不得少于二十年。
    第一百四十八条  证券公司应当按照规定向国务院证券监督管理机构报送业务、财务等经营管理信息和资料。国务院证券监督管理机构有权要求证券公司及其股东、实际控制人在指定的期限内提供有关信息、资料。
    证券公司及其股东、实际控制人向国务院证券监督管理机构报送或者提供的信息、资料,必须真实、准确、完整。
    第一百四十九条  国务院证券监督管理机构认为有必要时,可以委托会计师事务所、资产评估机构对证券公司的财务状况、内部控制状况、资产价值进行审计或者评估。具体办法由国务院证券监督管理机构会同有关主管部门制定。
    第一百五十条  证券公司的净资本或者其他风险控制指标不符合规定的,国务院证券监督管理机构应当责令其限期改正;逾期未改正,或者其行为严重危及该证券公司的稳健运行、损害客户合法权益的,国务院证券监督管理机构可以区别情形,对其采取下列措施:
    (一)限制业务活动,责令暂停部分业务,停止批准新业务;
    (二)停止批准增设、收购营业性分支机构;
    (三)限制分配红利,限制向董事、监事、高级管理人员支付报酬、提供福利;
    (四)限制转让财产或者在财产上设定其他权利;
    (五)责令更换董事、监事、高级管理人员或者限制其权利;
    (六)责令控股股东转让股权或者限制有关股东行使股东权利;
    (七)撤销有关业务许可。
    证券公司整改后,应当向国务院证券监督管理机构提交报告。国务院证券监督管理机构经验收,符合有关风险控制指标的,应当自验收完毕之日起三日内解除对其采取的前款规定的有关措施。
    第一百五十一条  证券公司的股东有虚假出资、抽逃出资行为的,国务院证券监督管理机构应当责令其限期改正,并可责令其转让所持证券公司的股权。
    在前款规定的股东按照要求改正违法行为、转让所持证券公司的股权前,国务院证券监督管理机构可以限制其股东权利。
    第一百五十二条  证券公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员未能勤勉尽责,致使证券公司存在重大违法违规行为或者重大风险的,国务院证券监督管理机构可以撤销其任职资格,并责令公司予以更换。
    第一百五十三条  证券公司违法经营或者出现重大风险,严重危害证券市场秩序、损害投资者利益的,国务院证券监督管理机构可以对该证券公司采取责令停业整顿、指定其他机构托管、接管或者撤销等监管措施。
    第一百五十四条  在证券公司被责令停业整顿、被依法指定托管、接管或者清算期间,或者出现重大风险时,经国务院证券监督管理机构批准,可以对该证券公司直接负责的董事、监事、高级管理人员和其他直接责任人员采取以下措施:
    (一)通知出境管理机关依法阻止其出境;
    (二)申请司法机关禁止其转移、转让或者以其他方式处分财产,或者在财产上设定其他权利。
        第七章  证券登记结算机构
    第一百五十五条  证券登记结算机构是为证券交易提供集中登记、存管与结算服务,不以营利为目的的法人。
    设立证券登记结算机构必须经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百五十六条  设立证券登记结算机构,应当具备下列条件:
    (一)自有资金不少于人民币二亿元;
    (二)具有证券登记、存管和结算服务所必须的场所和设施;
    (三)主要管理人员和从业人员必须具有证券从业资格;
    (四)国务院证券监督管理机构规定的其他条件。
    证券登记结算机构的名称中应当标明证券登记结算字样。
    第一百五十七条  证券登记结算机构履行下列职能:
    (一)证券账户、结算账户的设立;
    (二)证券的存管和过户;
    (三)证券持有人名册登记;
    (四)证券交易所上市证券交易的清算和交收;
    (五)受发行人的委托派发证券权益;
    (六)办理与上述业务有关的查询;
    (七)国务院证券监督管理机构批准的其他业务。
    第一百五十八条  证券登记结算采取全国集中统一的运营方式。
    证券登记结算机构章程、业务规则应当依法制定,并经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百五十九条  证券持有人持有的证券,在上市交易时,应当全部存管在证券登记结算机构。
    证券登记结算机构不得挪用客户的证券。
    第一百六十条  证券登记结算机构应当向证券发行人提供证券持有人名册及其有关资料。
    证券登记结算机构应当根据证券登记结算的结果,确认证券持有人持有证券的事实,提供证券持有人登记资料。
    证券登记结算机构应当保证证券持有人名册和登记过户记录真实、准确、完整,不得隐匿、伪造、篡改或者毁损。
    第一百六十一条  证券登记结算机构应当采取下列措施保证业务的正常进行:
    (一)具有必备的服务设备和完善的数据安全保护措施;
    (二)建立完善的业务、财务和安全防范等管理制度;
    (三)建立完善的风险管理系统。
    第一百六十二条  证券登记结算机构应当妥善保存登记、存管和结算的原始凭证及有关文件和资料。其保存期限不得少于二十年。
    第一百六十三条  证券登记结算机构应当设立证券结算风险基金,用于垫付或者弥补因违约交收、技术故障、操作失误、不可抗力造成的证券登记结算机构的损失。
    证券结算风险基金从证券登记结算机构的业务收入和收益中提取,并可以由结算参与人按照证券交易业务量的一定比例缴纳。
    证券结算风险基金的筹集、管理办法,由国务院证券监督管理机构会同国务院财政部门规定。
    第一百六十四条  证券结算风险基金应当存入指定银行的专门账户,实行专项管理。
    证券登记结算机构以证券结算风险基金赔偿后,应当向有关责任人追偿。
    第一百六十五条  证券登记结算机构申请解散,应当经国务院证券监督管理机构批准。
    第一百六十六条  投资者委托证券公司进行证券交易,应当申请开立证券账户。证券登记结算机构应当按照规定以投资者本人的名义为投资者开立证券账户。
    投资者申请开立账户,必须持有证明中国公民身份或者中国法人资格的合法证件。国家另有规定的除外。
    第一百六十七条  证券登记结算机构为证券交易提供净额结算服务时,应当要求结算参与人按照货银对付的原则,足额交付证券和资金,并提供交收担保。
    在交收完成之前,任何人不得动用用于交收的证券、资金和担保物。
    结算参与人未按时履行交收义务的,证券登记结算机构有权按照业务规则处理前款所述财产。
    第一百六十八条  证券登记结算机构按照业务规则收取的各类结算资金和证券,必须存放于专门的清算交收账户,只能按业务规则用于已成交的证券交易的清算交收,不得被强制执行。
        第八章  证券服务机构
    第一百六十九条  投资咨询机构、财务顾问机构、资信评级机构、资产评估机构、会计师事务所从事证券服务业务,必须经国务院证券监督管理机构和有关主管部门批准。
    投资咨询机构、财务顾问机构、资信评级机构、资产评估机构、会计师事务所从事证券服务业务的审批管理办法,由国务院证券监督管理机构和有关主管部门制定。
    第一百七十条  投资咨询机构、财务顾问机构、资信评级机构从事证券服务业务的人员,必须具备证券专业知识和从事证券业务或者证券服务业务二年以上经验。认定其证券从业资格的标准和管理办法,由国务院证券监督管理机构制定。
    第一百七十一条  投资咨询机构及其从业人员从事证券服务业务不得有下列行为:
    (一)代理委托人从事证券投资;
    (二)与委托人约定分享证券投资收益或者分担证券投资损失;
    (三)买卖本咨询机构提供服务的上市公司股票;
    (四)利用传播媒介或者通过其他方式提供、传播虚假或者误导投资者的信息;
    (五)法律、行政法规禁止的其他行为。
    有前款所列行为之一,给投资者造成损失的,依法承担赔偿责任。
    第一百七十二条  从事证券服务业务的投资咨询机构和资信评级机构,应当按照国务院有关主管部门规定的标准或者收费办法收取服务费用。
    第一百七十三条  证券服务机构为证券的发行、上市、交易等证券业务活动制作、出具审计报告、资产评估报告、财务顾问报告、资信评级报告或者法律意见书等文件,应当勤勉尽责,对所依据的文件资料内容的真实性、准确性、完整性进行核查和验证。其制作、出具的文件有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏,给他人造成损失的,应当与发行人、上市公司承担连带赔偿责任,但是能够证明自己没有过错的除外。
        第九章  证券业协会
    第一百七十四条  证券业协会是证券业的自律性组织,是社会团体法人。
    证券公司应当加入证券业协会。
    证券业协会的权力机构为全体会员组成的会员大会。
    第一百七十五条  证券业协会章程由会员大会制定,并报国务院证券监督管理机构备案。
    第一百七十六条  证券业协会履行下列职责:
    (一)教育和组织会员遵守证券法律、行政法规;
    (二)依法维护会员的合法权益,向证券监督管理机构反映会员的建议和要求;
    (三)收集整理证券信息,为会员提供服务;
    (四)制定会员应遵守的规则,组织会员单位的从业人员的业务培训,开展会员间的业务交流;
    (五)对会员之间、会员与客户之间发生的证券业务纠纷进行调解;
    (六)组织会员就证券业的发展、运作及有关内容进行研究;
    (七)监督、检查会员行为,对违反法律、行政法规或者协会章程的,按照规定给予纪律处分;
    (八)证券业协会章程规定的其他职责。
    第一百七十七条  证券业协会设理事会。理事会成员依章程的规定由选举产生。
        第十章  证券监督管理机构
    第一百七十八条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法对证券市场实行监督管理,维护证券市场秩序,保障其合法运行。
    第一百七十九条  国务院证券监督管理机构在对证券市场实施监督管理中履行下列职责:
    (一)依法制定有关证券市场监督管理的规章、规则,并依法行使审批或者核准权;
    (二)依法对证券的发行、上市、交易、登记、存管、结算,进行监督管理;
    (三)依法对证券发行人、上市公司、证券公司、证券投资基金管理公司、证券服务机构、证券交易所、证券登记结算机构的证券业务活动,进行监督管理;
    (四)依法制定从事证券业务人员的资格标准和行为准则,并监督实施;
    (五)依法监督检查证券发行、上市和交易的信息公开情况;
    (六)依法对证券业协会的活动进行指导和监督;
    (七)依法对违反证券市场监督管理法律、行政法规的行为进行查处;
    (八)法律、行政法规规定的其他职责。
    国务院证券监督管理机构可以和其他国家或者地区的证券监督管理机构建立监督管理合作机制,实施跨境监督管理。
    第一百八十条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法履行职责,有权采取下列措施:
    (一)对证券发行人、上市公司、证券公司、证券投资基金管理公司、证券服务机构、证券交易所、证券登记结算机构进行现场检查;
    (二)进入涉嫌违法行为发生场所调查取证;
    (三)询问当事人和与被调查事件有关的单位和个人,要求其对与被调查事件有关的事项作出说明;
    (四)查阅、复制与被调查事件有关的财产权登记、通讯记录等资料;
    (五)查阅、复制当事人和与被调查事件有关的单位和个人的证券交易记录、登记过户记录、财务会计资料及其他相关文件和资料;对可能被转移、隐匿或者毁损的文件和资料,可以予以封存;
    (六)查询当事人和与被调查事件有关的单位和个人的资金账户、证券账户和银行账户;对有证据证明已经或者可能转移或者隐匿违法资金、证券等涉案财产或者隐匿、伪造、毁损重要证据的,经国务院证券监督管理机构主要负责人批准,可以冻结或者查封;
    (七)在调查操纵证券市场、内幕交易等重大证券违法行为时,经国务院证券监督管理机构主要负责人批准,可以限制被调查事件当事人的证券买卖,但限制的期限不得超过十五个交易日;案情复杂的,可以延长十五个交易日。
    第一百八十一条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法履行职责,进行监督检查或者调查,其监督检查、调查的人员不得少于二人,并应当出示合法证件和监督检查、调查通知书。监督检查、调查的人员少于二人或者未出示合法证件和监督检查、调查通知书的,被检查、调查的单位有权拒绝。
    第一百八十二条  国务院证券监督管理机构工作人员必须忠于职守,依法办事,公正廉洁,不得利用职务便利牟取不正当利益,不得泄露所知悉的有关单位和个人的商业秘密。
    第一百八十三条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法履行职责,被检查、调查的单位和个人应当配合,如实提供有关文件和资料,不得拒绝、阻碍和隐瞒。
    第一百八十四条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法制定的规章、规则和监督管理工作制度应当公开。
    国务院证券监督管理机构依据调查结果,对证券违法行为作出的处罚决定,应当公开。
    第一百八十五条  国务院证券监督管理机构应当与国务院其他金融监督管理机构建立监督管理信息共享机制。
    国务院证券监督管理机构依法履行职责,进行监督检查或者调查时,有关部门应当予以配合。
    第一百八十六条  国务院证券监督管理机构依法履行职责,发现证券违法行为涉嫌犯罪的,应当将案件移送司法机关处理。
    第一百八十七条  国务院证券监督管理机构的人员不得在被监管的机构中任职。
        第十一章  法律责任
    第一百八十八条  未经法定机关核准,擅自公开或者变相公开发行证券的,责令停止发行,退还所募资金并加算银行同期存款利息,处以非法所募资金金额百分之一以上百分之五以下的罚款;对擅自公开或者变相公开发行证券设立的公司,由依法履行监督管理职责的机构或者部门会同县级以上地方人民政府予以取缔。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第一百八十九条  发行人不符合发行条件,以欺骗手段骗取发行核准,尚未发行证券的,处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款;已经发行证券的,处以非法所募资金金额百分之一以上百分之五以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    发行人的控股股东、实际控制人指使从事前款违法行为的,依照前款的规定处罚。
    第一百九十条  证券公司承销或者代理买卖未经核准擅自公开发行的证券的,责令停止承销或者代理买卖,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三十万元的,处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。给投资者造成损失的,应当与发行人承担连带赔偿责任。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第一百九十一条  证券公司承销证券,有下列行为之一的,责令改正,给予警告,没收违法所得,可以并处三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,暂停或者撤销相关业务许可。给其他证券承销机构或者投资者造成损失的,依法承担赔偿责任。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,可以并处三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格:
    (一)进行虚假的或者误导投资者的广告或者其他宣传推介活动;
    (二)以不正当竞争手段招揽承销业务;
    (三)其他违反证券承销业务规定的行为。
    第一百九十二条  保荐人出具有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏的保荐书,或者不履行其他法定职责的,责令改正,给予警告,没收业务收入,并处以业务收入一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;情节严重的,暂停或者撤销相关业务许可。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格。
    第一百九十三条  发行人、上市公司或者其他信息披露义务人未按照规定披露信息,或者所披露的信息有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    发行人、上市公司或者其他信息披露义务人未按照规定报送有关报告,或者报送的报告有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    发行人、上市公司或者其他信息披露义务人的控股股东、实际控制人指使从事前两款违法行为的,依照前两款的规定处罚。
    第一百九十四条  发行人、上市公司擅自改变公开发行证券所募集资金的用途的,责令改正,对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    发行人、上市公司的控股股东、实际控制人指使从事前款违法行为的,给予警告,并处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员依照前款的规定处罚。
    第一百九十五条  上市公司的董事、监事、高级管理人员、持有上市公司股份百分之五以上的股东,违反本法第四十七条的规定买卖本公司股票的,给予警告,可以并处三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    第一百九十六条  非法开设证券交易场所的,由县级以上人民政府予以取缔,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足十万元的,处以十万元以上五十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第一百九十七条  未经批准,擅自设立证券公司或者非法经营证券业务的,由证券监督管理机构予以取缔,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三十万元的,处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第一百九十八条  违反本法规定,聘任不具有任职资格、证券从业资格的人员的,由证券监督管理机构责令改正,给予警告,可以并处十万元以上三十万元以下的罚款;对直接负责的主管人员给予警告,可以并处三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    第一百九十九条  法律、行政法规规定禁止参与股票交易的人员,直接或者以化名、借他人名义持有、买卖股票的,责令依法处理非法持有的股票,没收违法所得,并处以买卖股票等值以下的罚款;属于国家工作人员的,还应当依法给予行政处分。
    第二百条  证券交易所、证券公司、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构的从业人员或者证券业协会的工作人员,故意提供虚假资料,隐匿、伪造、篡改或者毁损交易记录,诱骗投资者买卖证券的,撤销证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款;属于国家工作人员的,还应当依法给予行政处分。
    第二百零一条  为股票的发行、上市、交易出具审计报告、资产评估报告或者法律意见书等文件的证券服务机构和人员,违反本法第四十五条的规定买卖股票的,责令依法处理非法持有的股票,没收违法所得,并处以买卖股票等值以下的罚款。
    第二百零二条  证券交易内幕信息的知情人或者非法获取内幕信息的人,在涉及证券的发行、交易或者其他对证券的价格有重大影响的信息公开前,买卖该证券,或者泄露该信息,或者建议他人买卖该证券的,责令依法处理非法持有的证券,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三万元的,处以三万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。单位从事内幕交易的,还应当对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。证券监督管理机构工作人员进行内幕交易的,从重处罚。
    第二百零三条  违反本法规定,操纵证券市场的,责令依法处理非法持有的证券,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三十万元的,处以三十万元以上三百万元以下的罚款。单位操纵证券市场的,还应当对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百零四条  违反法律规定,在限制转让期限内买卖证券的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以买卖证券等值以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百零五条  证券公司违反本法规定,为客户买卖证券提供融资融券的,没收违法所得,暂停或者撤销相关业务许可,并处以非法融资融券等值以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百零六条  违反本法第七十八条第一款、第三款的规定,扰乱证券市场的,由证券监督管理机构责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三万元的,处以三万元以上二十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百零七条  违反本法第七十八条第二款的规定,在证券交易活动中作出虚假陈述或者信息误导的,责令改正,处以三万元以上二十万元以下的罚款;属于国家工作人员的,还应当依法给予行政处分。
    第二百零八条  违反本法规定,法人以他人名义设立账户或者利用他人账户买卖证券的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三万元的,处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    证券公司为前款规定的违法行为提供自己或者他人的证券交易账户的,除依照前款的规定处罚外,还应当撤销直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员的任职资格或者证券从业资格。
    第二百零九条  证券公司违反本法规定,假借他人名义或者以个人名义从事证券自营业务的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三十万元的,处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,暂停或者撤销证券自营业务许可。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百一十条  证券公司违背客户的委托买卖证券、办理交易事项,或者违背客户真实意思表示,办理交易以外的其他事项的,责令改正,处以一万元以上十万元以下的罚款。给客户造成损失的,依法承担赔偿责任。
    第二百一十一条  证券公司、证券登记结算机构挪用客户的资金或者证券,或者未经客户的委托,擅自为客户买卖证券的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足十万元的,处以十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,责令关闭或者撤销相关业务许可。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百一十二条  证券公司办理经纪业务,接受客户的全权委托买卖证券的,或者证券公司对客户买卖证券的收益或者赔偿证券买卖的损失作出承诺的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以五万元以上二十万元以下的罚款,可以暂停或者撤销相关业务许可。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款,可以撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格。
    第二百一十三条  收购人未按照本法规定履行上市公司收购的公告、发出收购要约、报送上市公司收购报告书等义务或者擅自变更收购要约的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以十万元以上三十万元以下的罚款;在改正前,收购人对其收购或者通过协议、其他安排与他人共同收购的股份不得行使表决权。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百一十四条  收购人或者收购人的控股股东,利用上市公司收购,损害被收购公司及其股东的合法权益的,责令改正,给予警告;情节严重的,并处以十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。给被收购公司及其股东造成损失的,依法承担赔偿责任。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百一十五条  证券公司及其从业人员违反本法规定,私下接受客户委托买卖证券的,责令改正,给予警告,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足十万元的,处以十万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百一十六条  证券公司违反规定,未经批准经营非上市证券的交易的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款。
    第二百一十七条  证券公司成立后,无正当理由超过三个月未开始营业的,或者开业后自行停业连续三个月以上的,由公司登记机关吊销其公司营业执照。
    第二百一十八条  证券公司违反本法第一百二十九条  的规定,擅自设立、收购、撤销分支机构,或者合并、分立、停业、解散、破产,或者在境外设立、收购、参股证券经营机构的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足十万元的,处以十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    证券公司违反本法第一百二十九条的规定,擅自变更有关事项的,责令改正,并处以十万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员给予警告,并处以五万元以下的罚款。
    第二百一十九条  证券公司违反本法规定,超出业务许可范围经营证券业务的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足三十万元的,处以三十万元以上六十万元以下罚款;情节严重的,责令关闭。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百二十条  证券公司对其证券经纪业务、证券承销业务、证券自营业务、证券资产管理业务,不依法分开办理,混合操作的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,撤销相关业务许可。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格。
    第二百二十一条  提交虚假证明文件或者采取其他欺诈手段隐瞒重要事实骗取证券业务许可的,或者证券公司在证券交易中有严重违法行为,不再具备经营资格的,由证券监督管理机构撤销证券业务许可。
    第二百二十二条  证券公司或者其股东、实际控制人违反规定,拒不向证券监督管理机构报送或者提供经营管理信息和资料,或者报送、提供的经营管理信息和资料有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款,可以暂停或者撤销证券公司相关业务许可。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员,给予警告,并处以三万元以下的罚款,可以撤销任职资格或者证券从业资格。
    证券公司为其股东或者股东的关联人提供融资或者担保的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以十万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员,处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。股东有过错的,在按照要求改正前,国务院证券监督管理机构可以限制其股东权利;拒不改正的,可以责令其转让所持证券公司股权。
    第二百二十三条  证券服务机构未勤勉尽责,所制作、出具的文件有虚假记载、误导性陈述或者重大遗漏的,责令改正,没收业务收入,暂停或者撤销证券服务业务许可,并处以业务收入一倍以上五倍以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,撤销证券从业资格,并处以三万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百二十四条  违反本法规定,发行、承销公司债券的,由国务院授权的部门依照本法有关规定予以处罚。
    第二百二十五条  上市公司、证券公司、证券交易所、证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构,未按照有关规定保存有关文件和资料的,责令改正,给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款;隐匿、伪造、篡改或者毁损有关文件和资料的,给予警告,并处以三十万元以上六十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百二十六条  未经国务院证券监督管理机构批准,擅自设立证券登记结算机构的,由证券监督管理机构予以取缔,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款。
    投资咨询机构、财务顾问机构、资信评级机构、资产评估机构、会计师事务所未经批准,擅自从事证券服务业务的,责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款。
    证券登记结算机构、证券服务机构违反本法规定或者依法制定的业务规则的,由证券监督管理机构责令改正,没收违法所得,并处以违法所得一倍以上五倍以下的罚款;没有违法所得或者违法所得不足十万元的,处以十万元以上三十万元以下的罚款;情节严重的,责令关闭或者撤销证券服务业务许可。
    第二百二十七条  国务院证券监督管理机构或者国务院授权的部门有下列情形之一的,对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员,依法给予行政处分:
    (一)对不符合本法规定的发行证券、设立证券公司等申请予以核准、批准的;
    (二)违反规定采取本法第一百八十条规定的现场检查、调查取证、查询、冻结或者查封等措施的;
    (三)违反规定对有关机构和人员实施行政处罚的;
    (四)其他不依法履行职责的行为。
    第二百二十八条  证券监督管理机构的工作人员和发行审核委员会的组成人员,不履行本法规定的职责,滥用职权、玩忽职守,利用职务便利牟取不正当利益,或者泄露所知悉的有关单位和个人的商业秘密的,依法追究法律责任。
    第二百二十九条  证券交易所对不符合本法规定条件的证券上市申请予以审核同意的,给予警告,没收业务收入,并处以业务收入一倍以上五倍以下的罚款。对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予警告,并处以三万元以上三十万元以下的罚款。
    第二百三十条  拒绝、阻碍证券监督管理机构及其工作人员依法行使监督检查、调查职权未使用暴力、威胁方法的,依法给予治安管理处罚。
    第二百三十一条  违反本法规定,构成犯罪的,依法追究刑事责任。
    第二百三十二条  违反本法规定,应当承担民事赔偿责任和缴纳罚款、罚金,其财产不足以同时支付时,先承担民事赔偿责任。
    第二百三十三条  违反法律、行政法规或者国务院证券监督管理机构的有关规定,情节严重的,国务院证券监督管理机构可以对有关责任人员采取证券市场禁入的措施。
    前款所称证券市场禁入,是指在一定期限内直至终身不得从事证券业务或者不得担任上市公司董事、监事、高级管理人员的制度。
    第二百三十四条  依照本法收缴的罚款和没收的违法所得,全部上缴国库。
    第二百三十五条  当事人对证券监督管理机构或者国务院授权的部门的处罚决定不服的,可以依法申请行政复议,或者依法直接向人民法院提起诉讼。
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    第二百三十六条  本法施行前依照行政法规已批准在证券交易所上市交易的证券继续依法进行交易。
    本法施行前依照行政法规和国务院金融行政管理部门的规定经批准设立的证券经营机构,不完全符合本法规定的,应当在规定的限期内达到本法规定的要求。具体实施办法,由国务院另行规定。
    第二百三十七条  发行人申请核准公开发行股票、公司债券,应当按照规定缴纳审核费用。
    第二百三十八条  境内企业直接或者间接到境外发行证券或者将其证券在境外上市交易,必须经国务院证券监督管理机构依照国务院的规定批准。
    第二百三十九条  境内公司股票以外币认购和交易的,具体办法由国务院另行规定。
    第二百四十条  本法自2006年1月1日起施行。
 
 
Order of the President
(Order No. 43 [2005])

The Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China was amended and adopted at the 18th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on October 27, 2005. We hereby promulgate the Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China, as amended, which shall come into force as of January 1, 2006.

President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao
October 27, 2005

           Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China

(Adopted at the 6th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People’s Congress on December 29, 1998, amended at the 18th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on October 27, 2005 according to the Decision on Amending the Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China which was made at the 11th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 10th People’s Congress on August 28, 2004)

Table of Contents

Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Issuance of Securities
Chapter III Trading of Securities
Section I General Provisions
Section II Listing of Securities
Section III On-going Disclosure of Information
Section IV Prohibited Trading Acts
Chapter IV Acquisition of Listed Companies
Chapter V Stock Exchanges
Chapter VI Securities Companies
Chapter VII Securities Registration and Clearing Institutions
Chapter VIII Securities Trading Service Institutions
Chapter IX Securities Industrial Associations
Chapter X Security Regulatory Bodies
Chapter XI Legal Liabilities
Chapter XII Supplementary Provisions

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 The present Law is formulated in order to standardize the issuance and trading of securities, protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors, safeguard the economic order and public interests of the society and promote the development of the socialist market economy.

Article 2 The present Law shall apply to the issuance and trading of stocks, corporate bonds as well as any other securities as lawfully recognized by the State Council within the territory of the People’s Republic of China. Where there is no such provision in the present Law, the provisions of the Corporation Law of the People’s Republic of China and other relevant laws and administrative regulations shall apply.
Any listed trading of government bonds and share of securities investment funds shall be governed by the present Law. In case there is any special provision in any other law or administrative Regulation, such special provision shall prevail.
The measures for the administration of issuance and trading of securities derivatives shall be prescribed by the State Council according to the principles of the Present Law.

Article 3 The issuance and trading of securities shall be carried out according to the principles of openness, fairness and impartiality.

Article 4 The parties involved in any issuance or transaction of securities shall have equal legal status and shall uphold the principles of free will, compensation, and uprightness and creditworthiness.

Article 5 The issuance and trading of securities shall abide by laws and administrative regulations. Any fraud, insider trading or manipulation of the securities market shall be prohibited.

Article 6 The divided operation and management shall be applied to the industries of securities, banking, trust and insurance. The securities companies and the business organs of banks, trust, and insurance shall be separately established, unless it is otherwise provided for by the state.

Article 7 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall carry out centralized and unified supervision and administration of the national securities market.
The securities regulatory authority under the State Council may, according to the relevant requirements, establish dispatched offices, which shall perform their duties and functions of supervision and administration according to their authorization.

Article 8 Under the centralized and unified supervision and administration of the state regarding the issuance and trading of securities, a securities industrial association shall be established according to law, which shall adopt the self-regulating administration.

Article 9 The auditing organs of the state shall carry out auditing supervision of the securities exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions, and securities regulatory bodies.

Chapter II Issuance of Securities

Article 10 A public issuance of securities shall meet the requirements of the relevant laws and administrative regulations, and shall be reported to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council or any department as authorized by the State Council for examination and approval according to law. Without any examination and approval according to law, no entity or individual may make a public issuance of any securities.
It shall be deemed as a public issuance under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Making a public issuance of securities towards unspecified objects;
(2) Making a public issuance of securities to accumulatively more than 200 specified objects;
(3) Making a public issuance as prescribed by any law or administrative regulation.
For any securities that are not issued in a public manner, the means of advertising, public inducement or public issuance in any disguised form shall not be adopted thereto.

Article 11 An issuer that applies for the public issuance of stocks or convertible corporate bonds by means of underwriting according to law or for the public issuance of any other securities, which is subject to recommendation as is prescribed by any law or administrative regulation, shall hire an institution with the qualification of recommendation as its recommender.
A recommender shall observe the operational rules and industrial norms and, based on the principles of being honesty, creditworthy, diligent and accountable, carry out a prudent examination of the application documents and information disclosure materials of its issuers as well as supervise and urge its issuers to operate in a regulative manner.
The qualification requirements of the recommender as well as the relevant measures for administration shall be formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 12 A public offer of stocks for establishing a joint stock limited company shall meet the requirements as prescribed in the Corporation Law of the People’s Republic of China as well as any other requirements as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council which have been approved by the State Council. An application for public offer of stocks as well as the following documents shall be reported to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council:
(1) The constitution of the company;
(2) The promoter’s agreement;
(3) The name or title of the promoter, the amount of shares as subscribed to by the promoters, the category of contributed capital as well as the capital verification certification;
(4) The prospectus;
(5) The name and address of the bank that receives the funds as generated from the issuance of stocks on the behalf of the company; and
(6) The name of the underwriting organization as well as the relevant agreements.
Where a recommender shall be hired, as is prescribed by the present Law, a Recommendation Letter of Issuance as produced by the recommender shall be submitted as well.
Where the establishment of a company shall be reported for approval, as is prescribed by any law or administrative regulation, the relevant approval documents shall be submitted as well.

Article 13 An initial public offer (IPO) of stocks of a company shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Having a complete and well-operated organization;
(2) Having the capability of making profits continuously and a sound financial status;
(3) Having no false record in its financial statements over the latest 3 years and having no other major irregularity; and
(4) Meeting any other requirements as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council which have been approved by the State Council.
A listed company that makes any initial non-public offer of stocks shall meet the requirements as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council, which have been approved by the State Council and shall be reported to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for examination and approval.

Article 14 A company that makes an IPO of stocks shall file an application for public offer of stocks and submit the following documents to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council:
(1) The business license of the company;
(2) The constitution of the company;
(3) The resolution of the general assembly of shareholders;
(4) The prospectus;
(5) The financial statements;
(6) The name and address of the bank that receives the funds as generated from the public offer of stocks on the behalf of the company; and
(7) The name of the underwriting institution as well as the relevant agreements.
Where a recommender shall be hired, as is prescribed by the present Law, the Recommendation Letter of Issuance as produced by the recommender shall be submitted as well.

Article 15 The funds as raised through public offer of stocks made by a company shall be used according to the purpose as prescribed in the prospectus. Any alteration of the use of funds as prescribed in the prospectus shall be subject to a resolution of the general assembly of shareholders. Where the company fails to correct any unlawful alteration of its use of funds or where any alteration of its use of funds fails to be adopted by the general assembly of shareholders, the relevant company shall not make any IPO of stocks. In the foregoing circumstance, a company shall not make any non-public offer of stocks.

Article 16 A public issuance of corporate bonds shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The net asset of a joint stock limited company is no less than RMB 30 million yuan and the net asset of a limited-liability company is no less than RMB 60 million yuan;
(2) The accumulated bond balance constitutes no more than 40 % of the net asset of a company;
(3) The average distributable profits over the latest 3 years are sufficient to pay the 1-year interests of corporate bonds;
(4) The investment of raised funds complies with the industrial policies of the state;
(5) The yield rate of bonds does not surpass the level of interest rate as set by the State Council; and
(6) Any other requirements as prescribed by the State Council.
The funds as raised through public issuance of corporate bonds shall be used for the verified purposes and shall not be used for covering any deficit or non-production expenditure.
The public issuance of convertible corporate bonds as made by a listed company shall not only meet the requirements as provided for in paragraph 1 herein but also meet the requirements of the present Law on the public offer of stocks, and shall be reported to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for examination and approval.

Article 17 As to an application for public issuance of corporate bonds, the following documents shall be reported to the department as authorized by the State Council or the securities regulatory authority under the State Council:
(1) The business license of the company;
(2) The constitution of the company;
(3) The procedures for issuing corporate bonds;
(4) An assent appraisal report and an asset verification report; and
(5) Any other document as prescribed by the department as authorized by the State Council or by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.
Where a recommender shall be hired, as is prescribed by the present Law, the Recommendation Letter of Issuance as produced by the recommender shall be submitted as well.

Article 18 Under any of the following circumstances, no more public issuance of corporate bonds may be carried out:
(1) Where the corporate bonds as issued in the previous public issuance haven’t been fully subscribed;
(2) Where a company has any breach relating to the corporate bonds as publicly issued or any other debts, or has postponed the payment of the relevant principal plus interests, and such situation still exists; or
(3) Where a company violates the present Law by altering the purpose of use of the funds raised through public issuance of corporate bonds.

Article 19 The formats and ways of submitting application documents as reported by an issuer for examination and approval of securities issuance according to law shall be prescribed by the competent organ or department in charge of examination and approval.

Article 20 The application documents for securities issuance as reported by an issuer to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council or the department as authorized by the State Council shall be authentic, accurate and complete.
A securities trading service institution and its staff that produces the relevant documents for securities issuance shall strictly perform its/his statutory functions and duties and guarantee the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the documents as produced thereby.

Article 21 Where an issuer applies for an IPO of stocks, it shall, after submitting the application documents, disclose the relevant application documents in advance according to the provisions of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 22 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall establish an issuance examination committee, which shall examine the applications for stock issuance according to law.
The issuance examination committee shall be composed of professionals from the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and other relevant experts from outside the said authority, cast votes to decide on the applications for stock issuance and give its examination opinions.
The specific formulation measures, tenure of members as well as work procedures of the issuance examination committee shall be formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 23 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall take charge of the examination and approval of the applications for stock issuance according to the statutory requirements. The procedures for examination and approval shall be publicized and shall be subject to supervision according to law.
The personnel participating in the examination and verification of stock issuance shall not have any interest relationship with an issuance applicant, shall not directly or indirectly accept any present of the issuance applicant, not hold any stock as verified for issuance, and shall not have any private contact with an issuance applicant.
The department as authorized by the State Council shall carry out the examination and approval of applications for issuance of corporate bonds by referring to the preceding 2 paragraphs herein.

Article 24 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council or the department as authorized by the State Council shall, within 3 months as of accepting an application for securities issuance, make an decision on approval or disapproval according to the statutory requirements and procedures, but the time for an issuer to supplement or correct its application documents for issuance according to the relevant requirements shall not be calculated in the aforesaid term for examination and approval. In the case of disapproval, an explanation shall be given.

Article 25 Where an application for securities issuance has been approved, the relevant issuer shall, according to the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations, announce the relevant financing documents of public issuance before publicly issuing any securities and shall make the aforesaid documents available for public reference in a designated place.
Before the information of securities issuance is publicized according to law, no insider may publicize or divulge relevant information.
An issuer shall not issue any securities before making an announcement of the relevant financing documents of public issuance.

Article 26 The securities regulatory authority under the State council or the department as authorized by the State Council shall, where finding any decision on approving securities issuance fails to comply with the relevant statutory requirements and procedures and if the relevant securities haven’t been issued, revoke the decision on approval and terminate the issuance. For any securities that have been issued but haven’t been listed, the relevant decision on approval for issuance shall be revoked. The relevant issuer shall, according to the issuing price plus interests as calculated at the bank deposit rate for the corresponding period of time, refund the securities holders. A recommender shall bear several and joint liabilities together with the relevant issuer, except for one who is able to prove that he has no fault therein. Where any controlling shareholder or actual controller has any fault, he shall bear several and joint liabilities together with the relevant issuer,

Article 27 After a legal offer of stocks, an issuer shall be responsible for any flux in its operations or profits by itself. The investment risk as incurred therefrom shall be borne by investors themselves.

Article 28 Where an issuer issues any securities to any non-specified object and if the said securities shall be underwritten by a securities company, as is provided for by any law or administrative regulation, the issuer shall conclude an underwriting agreement with a securities company. The forms of “sale by proxy” or “exclusive sale” shall be adopted for the underwriting of securities.
The term “sale by proxy” refers to an underwriting form, whereby a securities company sells securities as a proxy of the relevant issuer and, upon the end of the underwriting period, returns all the securities unsold to the relevant issuer.
The term “exclusive sale” refers to an underwriting form, whereby a securities company purchases all of the securities of an issuer according to the agreement therebetween or purchases all of the remaining unsold securities by itself upon the end of the underwriting period.

Article 29 An issuer that makes public issuance of securities has the right to select a securities company for underwriting according to law at its own will. A securities company shall not canvass any securities underwriting business by any unjust competition means.

Article 30 Where a securities company underwrites any securities, it shall conclude an agreement with the relevant issuer on sale by proxy or exclusive sale, which shall indicate the following items:
(1) The name, domicile as well as the name of the legal representative of the parties concerned;
(2) The classes, quantity, amount as well as issuing prices of the securities under sale by proxy or exclusive sale;
(3) The term of sale by proxy or exclusive sale as well as the start-stop date;
(4) The ways and date of payment for sale by proxy or exclusive sale;
(5) The expenses for and settlement methods of sale by proxy or exclusive sale;
(6) The liabilities for breach; and
(7) Any other matter as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 31 A securities company that engages in the underwriting of securities shall carry out verification on the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the financing documents of public issuance. Where any false record, misleading statement or major omission is found, no sales activity may be carried out. Where any securities have been sold out under the foregoing circumstances, the relevant sales activity shall be immediately terminated and measures for correction shall be taken.

Article 32 Where the total face value of securities as issued to non-specified objects exceed RMB 50 million yuan, the said securities shall be underwritten by an underwriting syndicate. An underwriting syndicate shall be composed of a securities company acting as the principal underwriter and other participant underwriters.

Article 33 The term for sale by proxy or exclusive sale shall not exceed than 90 days at the most.
A securities company shall, within the term of sale by proxy or exclusive sale, guarantee the priority of the relevant subscribers in purchasing securities under sale by proxy or exclusive sale. A securities company shall not reserve in advance any securities under sale by proxy thereby or purchase in advance and sustain any securities under exclusive sale thereby.

Article 34 Where any stock is issued at a premium, the issuing price thereof shall be determined through negotiation between the relevant issuer and the securities company that engages in the underwriting.

Article 35 As for a public offer of stocks through sale by proxy, when the term of sale by proxy expires and if the number of stocks fails to reach 70 % of the planned number in the public offer, it shall be deemed as a failure. The relevant issuer shall refund the issuing price plus interests as calculated at the bank deposit rate for the contemporary period of time to the subscribers of stocks.

Article 36 In a public offer of stocks, when the term for sale by proxy or exclusive sale expires, the issuer shall report the information on stock issuance to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for archival filing within the prescribed term.

Chapter III Trading of Securities

Section I General Provisions

Article 37 The securities as purchased and sold by any party who is involved in any securities trading shall be the securities that have been legally issued and delivered.
Any securities that have been illegally issued shall not be purchased or sold.

Article 38 Any stocks, corporate bonds or any other securities that have been legally issued, where there are any restrictive provisions of laws on the term of transfer thereof, shall not be purchased or sold within the restricted term.

Article 39 Any stocks, corporate bonds or any other securities that have been publicly issued according to law shall be listed in a stock exchange as legally established or in any other places for securities trading as approved by the State Council.

Article 40 The means of public and centralized trading or any other means as approval by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall be adopted for the listed trading of securities in stock exchanges.

Article 41 The securities as purchased or sold by the parties involved in securities trading may be in paper form or in any other form as approval by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 42 The securities trading shall be carried out in the form of spot goods as well as any other form as prescribed by the State Council.

Article 43 The practitioners in stock exchanges, securities companies and securities registration and clearing institutions, the functionary of securities regulatory bodies, as well as any other personnel who have been prohibited by any law or administrative regulation from engaging in any stock trading shall not, within their tenures or the relevant statutory term, hold or purchase or sell any stock directly or in any assumed name or in the name of any other person, nor may they accept any stocks from any other person as a present.
Anyone, before becoming any person as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein, shall transfer the stocks he has held according to law.

Article 44 The stock exchanges, securities companies, as well as securities registration and clearing institutions shall keep confidential the accounts as opened for their clients according to law.

Article 45 A securities trading service institution and the relevant personnel that produce such documents as auditing reports, asset appraisal reports or legal opinions for stock issuance shall not purchase or sell any of the aforesaid stocks within the underwriting term of stocks or within 6 months as of the expiration of the underwriting term of stocks.
Except for the provisions as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein, a securities trading service institutions and the relevant personnel that produce such documents as auditing reports, asset appraisal reports or legal opinions for listed companies shall not purchase or sell any of the aforesaid stocks within the period from the day when he accepts the entrustment of the listed company to the day when the aforesaid documents are publicized.

Article 46 The fee charge for securities trading shall be reasonable. The charging items, rates and methods shall be publicized.
The charging items, rates, and administrative measures of securities trading shall be uniformly formulated by the relevant administrative department of the State Council.

Article 47 Where any director, supervisor and senior manager of a listed company or any shareholder who holds more than 5% of the shares of a listed company, sells the stocks of the company as held within 6 months after purchase, or purchases any stock as sold within 6 months thereafter, the proceeds as generated therefrom shall be incorporated into the profits of the relevant company. The board of directors of the company shall take back the proceeds. However, where a securities company holds more than 5% of the shares of a listed company, which are the residual stocks after sale by proxy as purchased thereby, the sale of the foregoing stocks shall not be limited by the term of 6 months.
Where the board of directors of a company fails to implement the provisions as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein, the shareholders concerned have the right to require the board of directors to implement them within 30 days. Where the board of directors of a company fails to implement them within the aforesaid term, the shareholders shall have the right to directly file a lawsuit with the people’s court in their own names for the interests of the company.
Where the board of directors of a company fails to implement the provisions as prescribed in paragraph 1 herein, the directors in charge shall bear several and joint liabilities according to law.

Section II Listing of Securities

Article 48 An application for the listing of any securities shall be filed with a stock exchange and shall be subject to the examination and approval of the stock exchange according to law, and a listing agreement shall be concluded by both parties.
Stock exchanges shall, according to the decision of the department as authorized by the State Council, arrange for the listing of government bonds.

Article 49 For an application for the listing of any stocks, convertible corporate bonds or any other securities, which are subject to recommendation as is prescribed by any law or administrative regulation, an institution with the qualification of recommendation shall be hired as the recommender.
The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 11 of the present Law shall apply to the recommender of stock listing.

Article 50 A joint stock limited company that applies for the listing of its stocks shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The stocks shall have been publicly issued upon the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council;
(2) The total amount of capital stock of the company shall be no less than RMB 30 million yuan;
(3) The shares as publicly issued shall reach more than 25 % of the total amount of corporate shares; where the total amount of capital stock of a company exceeds RMB 0.4 billion yuan, the shares as publicly issued shall be no less than 10% thereof; and
(4) The company shall not have any major irregularity over the latest three years and there is no false record in its financial statements.
A stock exchange may prescribe the requirements of listing that are more strict than those as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein, which shall be reported to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for approval.

Article 51 The state encourages the listing of corporate stocks that comply with the relevant industrial policies and meet the relevant requirements of listing.

Article 52 As to an application for the listing of stocks, the following documents shall be submitted to a stock exchange:
(1) The listing report;
(2) The resolution of the general assembly of shareholders regarding the application for the listing of stocks;
(3) The constitution of the company;
(4) The business license of the company;
(5) The financial statements of the company for the latest three years as audited by an accounting firm according to law;
(6) The legal opinions as well as the Recommendation Letter of Listing;
(7) The latest prospectus; and
(8) Any other document as prescribed by the listing rules of the stock exchange.

Article 53 Where an application for the listing of stocks have beenapproved by the stock exchange, the relevant company that has concluded a listing agreement thereon shall announce the relevant documents for stock listing within the prescribed period and shall make the said documents available for public reference in designated places.

Article 54 A company that has concluded a listing agreement shall not only announce the documents as prescribed in the preceding Article herein but also announce the following items:
(1) The date when the stocks have been approved to be listed in a stock exchange;
(2) The name list of the top 10 shareholders who hold the largest number of shares in the company as well as the amount of stocks they hold;
(3) The actual controller of the company; and
(4) The names of the directors, supervisors and senior managers of the company as well as the relevant information on the stocks and bonds of the company they hold.

Article 55 Where a listed company is under any of the following circumstances, the stock exchange shall decide to suspend the listing of its stocks:
(1) Where the total amount of capital stock or share distribution of the company changes and thus fails to meet the requirements for listing;
(2) Where the company fails to publicize its financial status according to the relevant provisions or has any false record in its financial statements, which may mislead the investors;
(3) Where the company has any major irregularity;
(4) Where the company has been operating at a loss for the latest 3 consecutive years; or
(5) Under any other circumstance as prescribed in the listing rules of the stock exchange.

Article 56 Where a listed company is under any of the following circumstances, the stock exchange shall decide to terminate the listing of its stocks:
(1) Where the total amount of capital stock or share distribution of the company changes and thus fails to meet the requirements of listing, and where the company fails again to meet the requirements of listing within the period as prescribed by the stock exchange;
(2) Where the company fails to publicize its financial status according to the relevant provisions or has any false record in its financial statements, and refuses to make any correction;
(3) Where the company has been operating at a loss for the latest 3 consecutive years and fails to gain profits in last year;
(4) Where the company is dissolved or is declared bankrupt; or
(5) Under any other circumstance as prescribed in the listing rules of the stock exchange.

Article 57 A company shall, when applying for the listing of corporate bonds, meet the following requirements:
(1) The term of corporate bonds shall be more than 1 year;
(2) The amount of corporate bonds to be actually issued shall be no less than RMB 50 million yuan; and
(3) The company shall meet the statutory requirements for the issuance of corporate bonds when applying for the listing of its bonds.

Article 58 A company shall, when applying for the listing of its corporate bonds, report the following documents to the stock exchange:
(1) The listing report;
(2) The resolution as adopted by the board of directors regarding the application for listing;
(3) The constitution of the company;
(4) The business license of the company;
(5) The measures for financing through the issuance of corporate bonds;
(6) The amount of corporate bonds to be actually issued; and
(7) Any other document as prescribed in the listing rules of the stock exchange.
As to an application for the listing of convertible corporate bonds, the Recommendation Letter of Listing as produced by the relevant recommender shall be submitted.

Article 59 Where an application for the listing of corporate bonds has been approved by the stock exchange, the company that has concluded a listing agreement thereon shall, within the prescribed period, announce its report on the listing of its corporate bonds as well as the relevant documents, and make its application documents available for public reference in designated places.

Article 60 After any corporate bonds are listed, where the relevant company is under any of the following circumstances, the stock exchange may decide to suspend the listing of its corporate bonds:
(1) Where the company has any major irregularity;
(2) Where the company has any major change and thus fails to meet the requirements for the listing of corporate bonds;
(3) Where the funds as raised through the issuance of corporate bonds fail to be used according to the verified purposes of use;
(4) Where the company fails to perform its obligations according to the measures for financing through the issuance of corporate bonds; or
(5) Where the company has been operating at a loss for the latest 2 consecutive years.

Article 61 Where a company is under any of the circumstances as described in item (1) or (4) of the preceding Article and the consequences as incurred therefrom have been verified to be serious, or where a company is under any of the circumstances as described in item (2), (3), or (5) of the preceding Article and fails to eliminate the relevant consequences within a specified time limit, the stock exchange shall decide to terminate the listing of corporate bonds of the company.
Where a company is dissolved or declared bankrupt, the stock exchange shall terminate the listing of the corporate bonds thereof.

Article 62 Any company, which is dissatisfied with the decision of the stock exchange on disapproving, suspending or terminating its listing, may apply to the review organ as established by the stock exchange for review.

Section III On-going Disclosure of Information

Article 63 The information as disclosed by issuers and listed companies according to law shall be authentic, accurate and complete and shall not have any false record, misleading statement or major omission.

Article 64 For the stocks that have been publicly issued upon the verification of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council or for the corporate bonds that have been publicly issued upon the verification of the department as authorized by the State Council according to law, the prospectus or the measures for financing through the issuance of corporate bonds shall be announced. In an IPO of stocks or corporate bonds, the relevant financial statements shall be announced as well.

Article 65 A company whose shares or bonds have been listed for trading shall, within two months as of the end of the first half of each accounting year, submit to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange a midterm report indicating the following contents and make a public announcement for it:
(1) The financial statements and business situation of the company;
(2) The major litigation the company is involved in;
(3) The particulars of any change concerning the shares or corporate bonds thereof it has already issued;
(4) The important matters as submitted to the general assembly of shareholders for deliberation; and
(5) Any other matter as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 66 A listed company whose shares or bonds have been listed for trading shall, within four months as of the end of each accounting year, submit to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange an annual report indicating the following contents, and make a public announcement for it:
(1) A brief account of the company’s general situation;
(2) The financial statement and business situation of the company;
(3) A brief introduction to the directors, supervisors, and senior managers of the company well as the information regarding their shareholdings;
(4) The information on the shares and corporate bonds it has already issued, including a name list of the top 10 shareholders who hold the largest number of shares in the company as well as the amount of shares each of them holds; and
(5) The actual controller of the company; and
(6) Any other matter as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 67 In the case of a major event that may considerably affect the trading price of a listed company’s shares and that is not yet known to the investors, the listed company shall immediately submit a temporary report regarding the said major event to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange, and make an announcement to the general public as well, in which the cause, present situation, and possible legal consequence of the event shall be indicated:
The term “major event” as mentioned in the preceding paragraph herein refers to any of the following circumstances:
(1) A major change in the business guidelines or business scope of the company;
(2) A decision of the company on any major investment or major asset purchase;
(3) An important contract as concluded by the company, which may have an important effect on the assets, liabilities, rights, interests or business achievements of the company;
(4) The incurrence of any major debt in the company or default on any major debt that is due;
(5) The incurrence of any major deficit or a major loss in the company;
(6) A major change in the external conditions for the business operation of the company;
(7) A change concerning directors, no less than one-third of supervisors or managers of the company;
(8) A considerable change in the holdings of shareholders or actual controllers each of whom holds or controls no less than 5% of the company’s shares;
(9) A decision of the company on capital decrease, merger, division, dissolution, or application for bankruptcy;
(10) Any major litigation in which the company is involved, or where the resolution of the general assembly of shareholders or the board of directors have been cancelled or announced invalid;
(11) Where the company is involved in any crime, which has been filed as a case as well as investigated into by the judicial organ or where any director, supervisor or senior manager of the company is subject to compulsory measures as rendered by the judicial organ; or
(12) Any other matter as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 68 The directors and senor managers of a listed company shall produce written opinions to confirm the periodic reports of the company.
The board of supervisors of a listed company shall carry out an examination on the periodic report of its company as formulated by the board of directors and produce the relevant examination opinions in written form.
The directors, supervisors and senior managers of a listed company shall guarantee the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the information as disclosed by the listed company.

Article 69 Where any of the prospectus, measures for financing through the issuance of corporate bonds, financial statements, listing reports, annual reports, midterm reports, temporary reports or any disclosed information that has been announced by an issuer or listed company has any false record, misleading statement or major omission, and thus incurs losses to investors in the process of securities trading, the issuer or the listed company shall bear the liabilities of compensation. Any director, supervisor, senior manager or any other person of the issuer or the listed company as held to be directly responsible shall take several and joint liabilities of compensation, unless he is able to prove that he has no fault therein. Where any shareholder or actual controller of an issuer or a listed company has any fault, he or it shall bear several and joint liabilities of compensation together with the relevant issuer or listed company.

Article 70 The information which must be disclosed as prescribed by law shall be publicized through the media as designated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and shall, at the same time, be made available for public reference at the company’s domicile and the stock exchange.

Article 71 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall carry out supervision over the annual reports, midterm reports, temporary reports of listed companies as well as their announcements, over the distribution or rationing of new shares of such listed companies, and over the controlling shareholders and information disclosure obligors of the listed companies.
The securities regulatory body, stock exchange, recommender or securities company involved in underwriting as well as the relevant personnel thereof shall not, before an announcement is made by the company according to the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations, divulge any content concerned before making the announcement.

Article 72 Where a stock exchange decides to suspend or terminate the listing of any securities, it shall announce the decision in a timely manner and report it to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for archival filing.

Section IV Prohibited Trading Acts

Article 73 Any insider who has access to any insider information of securities trading or who has unlawfully obtained any insider information is prohibited from taking advantage of the insider information he holds to engage in any securities trading.

Article 74 The insiders who have access to insider information of securities trading include:
(1) Directors, supervisors, and senior managers of an issuer;
(2) Shareholders who hold more than 5% of the shares of a company as well as the directors, supervisors, and senior managers thereof, or the actual controller of a company as well as the directors, supervisors, and senior managers thereof;
(3) The holding company of an issuer as well as the directors, supervisors, and senior managers thereof;
(4) The personnel who may take advantage of their posts in their company to obtain any insider information of the company concerning the issuance and trading of its securities;
(5) The functionaries of the securities regulatory body, and other personnel who administer the issuance and trading of securities pursuant to their statutory functions and duties;
(6) The relevant personnel of the recommendation institutions, securities companies engaging in underwriting, stock exchanges, securities registration and clearing institutions, and securities trading service organizations; and
(7) Any other person as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 75 The term “insider information” refers to the information that concerns the business or finance of a company or may have a major effect on the market price of the securities thereof and that hasn’t been publicized in securities trading.
All of the following information falls into the scope of insider information:
(1) The major events as prescribed in paragraph 2 of Article 62 of the present Law;
(2) The plan of a company concerning any distribution of dividends or increase of capital;
(3) Any major change in the company’s equity structure;
(4) Any major change in the guaranty of the company’s debt;
(5) Where the mortgaged, sold or discarded value of any major asset as involved in the business operation of the company exceeds 30 % of the said asset at a single time;
(6) Where any act as conducted by any director, supervisor or senior manager of the company may be rendered to be responsible for any major damage and compensation;
(7) The relevant plan of a listed company regarding acquisition; and
(8) Any other important information that has been recognized by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council as having a marked effect on the trading prices of securities.

Article 76 Any insider who has access to insider information or has unlawfully obtained any insider information on securities trading may not purchase or sell the securities of the relevant company, or divulge such information, or advise any other person to purchase or sell such securities.
Where there is any other provision of the present Law on governing the purchase of shares of a listed company by a natural person, legal person or any other organization who individually holds or holds with any other person no less than 5% of the company’s shares by means of an agreement or any other arrangement, such provision shall prevail.
Where any insider trading incurs any loss to investors, the actor shall make compensations according to law.

Article 77 Anyone is prohibited from manipulating the securities market by any of the following means:
(1) Whether anyone, independently or in collusion with others, manipulates the trading price of securities or trading quantity of securities by centralizing their advantages in funds, their shareholding advantages or taking their information advantage to trade jointly or continuously;
(2) Where anyone collaborates with any other person to trade securities pursuant to the time, price and method as agreed upon in advance, thereby affecting the price or quantity of the securities traded;
(3) Where anyone trades securities between the accounts under his own control, thereby affecting the price or quantity of the securities traded; or
(4) Where anyone manipulates the securities market by any other means.
Where anyone incurs any loss to investors by manipulating the securities market, the actor shall be subject to the liabilities of compensation according to law.

Article 78 It is prohibited for state functionaries, practitioners of the news media as well as other relevant personnel concerned to disturb the securities market by fabricating or disseminating any false information.
It is prohibited for stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities trading service institutions and the practitioners thereof, as well as the securities industry associations, the securities regulatory bodies and their functionaries to make any false statement or give any misleading information in the activities of securities trading.
The securities market information as disseminated by any media shall be authentic and objective. Any dissemination of misleading information is prohibited.

Article 79 It is prohibited for a securities company as well as the practitioners thereof to commit any of the following fraudulent acts in the process of securities trading, which may injure the interests of their clients:
(1) Violating the entrustment of its client by purchasing or selling any securities on its behalf;
(2) Failing to provide any client with written confirmation of any transaction within the prescribed period of time;
(3) Misappropriating the securities as entrusted by any client for purchase or sale, or misappropriating the funds in any client’s account;
(4)Unlawfully purchasing or selling securities for its client without authorization, or unlawfully purchasing or selling any securities in the name of any client;
(5) Inveigling any client into making any unnecessary purchase or sale of securities in order to obtain commissions;
(6) Making use of mass media or by any other means to provide or disseminate any false or misleading information to investors; or
(7) Having any other act that goes against the true intention as expressed by a client and damages the interests thereof.
Where anyone practices any trickery and thus incurs any loss to the relevant clients, the actor shall make compensations according to law.

Article 80 It’s prohibited for any legal person to unlawfully make use of any other person’s account to undertake any securities trading. It’s prohibited for any legal person to lend its own or any other person’s securities account.

Article 81 The channel for capital to enter into the stock market shall be broadened according to law. It’s prohibited for any unqualified capital to go into the stock market.

Article 82 It’s prohibited for any person to misappropriate any public fund to trade securities.

Article 83 The state-owned enterprises and state-controlled enterprises that engage in any trading of listed stocks shall observe the relevant provisions of the state.

Article 84 When stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities trading service organizations as well as their functionaries discover any prohibited activities in securities trading, they shall report such activities to the securities regulation body in a timely manner.

Chapter IV Acquisition of Listed Companies

Article 85 An investor may purchase a listed company by means of tender offer or agreement as well as by any other legal means.

Article 86 When an investor, through securities trading at a stock exchange, comes to hold individually or with any other person 5 % of the shares as issued by a listed company by means of agreement or any other arrangement, the investor shall, within three days as of the date when such shareholding becomes a fact, submit a written report to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange, notify the relevant listed company and announce the fact to the general public. Within the aforesaid prescribed period, the investor may not purchase or sell any more shares of the listed company.
Once an investor holds individually or with any other person 5 % of the shares as issued by a listed company by means of agreement or any other arrangement, he shall, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph herein, make a report and announcement for each 5% increase or decrease in the proportion of the issued shares of the said company he holds through securities trading at the stock exchange. Within the reporting period as well as two days after the relevant the report and announcement are made, the investor may not purchase or sell any more shares of the listed company.

Article 87 The written report and announcement as made according to the provisions of the preceding article shall include the following contents:
(1) The name and domicile of the shareholder;
(2) The description and amount of the shares as held; and
(3) The date on which the shareholding or any increase or decrease in the shareholding reaches the statutory percentage.

Article 88 Where an investor holds individually or with any other person 30% of the stocks as issued by a listed company by means of agreement or any other arrangement through securities trading at the stock exchange and continues the purchase, he shall issue a tender offer to all the shareholders of the said listed company to purchase all of or part of the shares of the listed company.
It shall be stipulated in a tender offer as issued to a listed company that, where the amount of shares the shareholders of the target company promise to sell exceeds the scheduled amount of stocks for purchase, the purchaser shall carry out the acquisition in proportion.

Article 89 Before any tender offer is issued pursuant to the provisions in the preceding article, the relevant purchaser shall submit a report on the acquisition of a listed company to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council beforehand, which shall indicate the following items:
(1) The name and domicile of the purchaser;
(2) The decision of the purchaser on acquisition;
(3) The name of the target listed company;
(4) The purpose of acquisition;
(5) The detailed description of the shares to be purchased and the amount of shares scheduled to be purchased in schedule;
(6) The term and price of the acquisition;
(7) The amount and warranty of the funds as required by the acquisition; and
(8) The proportion of the amount of shares of the target company as held by the purchaser in the total amount of shares issued by the target company, when the report on the acquisition of the listed company is reported.
A purchaser shall concurrently submit to the stock exchange a report on the acquisition of the relevant company.

Article 90 A purchaser shall, 15 days after the report on the acquisition of a listed company is submitted pursuant to the preceding article, announce its tender offer. Within the aforesaid term, where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council finds that the acquisition report of the listed company fails to meet the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations, it shall notify the relevant purchaser in a timely manner, and the relevant purchaser shall not announce its tender offer.
The term for acquisition as stipulated in a tender offer shall be no less than 30 days but no more than 60 days.

Article 91 Within the term for acceptance as prescribed in the tender offer, no purchaser may revoke its tender offer. Where a purchaser requests for altering its tender offer, it shall submit a report to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange in advance and announce the alteration upon their approval.

Article 92 All the terms and conditions of acquisition as stipulated in a tender offer shall apply to all the shareholders of a target company.

Article 93 In the case of an acquisition by tender offer, a purchaser shall not, within the term for acquisition, sell any share of the target company, nor shall it buy any share of the target company by any other means that hasn’t been stipulated bin its tender offer or that go beyond the terms and conditions as stipulated in its tender offer.

Article 94 In the case of an agreement-based acquisition, a purchaser may carry out share transfer with the shareholders of the target company by means of agreement according to the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations.
In the case of an acquisition of a listed company by agreement, a purchaser shall, within three days after the acquisition agreement is reached, submit a written report on the acquisition agreement to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange, and shall announce it to the general public.
No acquisition agreement may be performed before the relevant announcement is made.

Article 95 In the case of an agreement-based acquisition, both parties to the agreement may temporarily entrust a securities registration and clearing institution to keep the stocks as transferred and deposit the relevant funds in a designated bank.

Article 96 In the case of an agreement-based acquisition, where a purchaser has purchased, held individually or with any other person 30% of the shares as issued by a listed company through agreement or any other arrangement and if the acquisition continues, the purchaser shall issue an offer to all of the shareholders of the target listed company for purchasing all of or part of the company’s shares, unless it is exempted from making a tender offer by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.
A purchaser that purchases the shares of a listed company by means of tender offer according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph herein shall observe the provisions of Articles 89 through 93 of the present Law.

Article 97 Upon the expiration of a term for acquisition, where the share distribution of an target company fails to meet the requirements of listing, the listing of stocks of the said listed company shall be terminated by the stock exchange according to law. The shareholders that still hold the shares of the target company have the right to sell their shares in light of the equal terms as stipulated in the relevant tender offer, and the purchaser shall make the purchase.
When an acquisition is concluded, if a target company fails to meet the requirements for remaining a joint stock limited company any more, its form of enterprise shall be altered according to law.

Article 98 In the acquisition of a listed company, the stocks of the target company held by a purchaser shall not be transferred within 12 months after the acquisition is concluded.

Article 99 When an acquisition is concluded, if the purchaser merges with the target company by dissolving the target company, the original shares of the dissolved company shall be exchanged by the purchaser according to law.

Article 100 Where an acquisition is concluded, a purchaser shall, within 15 days, report the acquisition to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the stock exchange, and shall make an announcement for it.

Article 101 The purchase of the shares of a listed company as held by an organization that has been authorized by the state for investment shall be subject to the approval of the relevant administrative departments according to the provisions of the State Council.
The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall formulate specific measures for the acquisition of listed companies according to the principles of the present Law.

Chapter V Stock Exchanges

Article 102 The term “stock exchange” refers to a legal person that provides the relevant place and facilities for concentrated securities trading, organizes and supervises the securities trading and applies a self-regulated administration.
The establishment and dissolution of a stock exchange shall be subject to the decision of the State Council.

Article 103 A constitution shall be formulated for the establishment of a stock exchange.
The formulation and revision of the constitution of a stock exchange shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 104 The words “stock exchange” shall be indicated in the name of a stock exchange. No other entity or individual may use the words “stock exchange” or its like in its or his name.

Article 105 The income at the discretion of a stock exchange which is generated from various commissions shall first be used to guarantee the normal operation of the place and facilities of the stock exchange as well as the gradual improvement thereof.
The gains as accumulated by a stock exchange that adopts a membership system shall belong to its members. The rights and interests of the stock exchange shall be jointly shared by its members. No accumulated gains of a stock exchange may be distributed to any member within its existence.

Article 106 A stock exchange shall have a council.

Article 107 A stock exchange shall have a general manager, who shall be subject to the appointment and dismissal of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 108 Anyone, who is under the circumstance as prescribed in Article 147 of the Corporation Law of the People’s Republic of China or any of the following circumstances, shall not assume the post of person-in-charge of a stock exchange:
(1) Where the person-in-charge of a stock exchange or securities registration and clearing institution or any director, supervisor or senior manager of a securities company who has been removed from his post for his irregularity or disciplinary breach and 5 years have not elapsed as of the day when he was removed from his post; or
(2) Where a professional of a law firm, accounting firm, or investment consulting organization, financial advising organization, credit rating institution, asset appraisal institution or asset verification institution who has been disqualified for his irregularity or disciplinary breach and 5 years have not elapsed as of the day when he was removed from his post.

Article 109 A practitioner of a stock exchange, securities registration and clearing institution, securities trading service organization or securities company or any functionary of the state organ, who has been dismissed for his irregularity or disciplinary breach, shall not be employed as a practitioner of any stock exchange.

Article 110 Anyone who enters into a stock exchange to engage in the centralized trading of securities must be a member of the stock exchange.

Article 111 An investor shall conclude an entrustment agreement with a securities company on securities trading, open a securities trading account in a securities company and entrust the securities company, in written form, by telephone or any other means, to purchase or sell securities on its behalf.

Article 112 A securities company shall, based on the entrustment of its investors, declare for securities dealings and engage in the centralized trading at a stock exchange according to the rules of securities trading and shall, on the basis of trading results, bear the relevant liabilities of settlement and delivery. A securities registration and clearing institution shall, on the basis of trading results and according to the rules of settlement and delivery, conduct settlement and delivery of securities and capital with the relevant securities company, and handle the formalities of transfer registration of securities for the clients of the relevant securities company.

Article 113 A stock exchange shall guarantee a fair centralized trading, announce up-to-the-minute quotations of securities trading, formulate the quotation tables of the securities market on the basis of trading days, and make announcements for it.
Without permission of the stock exchange, no entity or individual may announce any up-to-the-minute quotations of securities trading.

Article 114 Where any normal trading of securities is disturbed by an emergency, a stock exchange may take the measures of a technical suspension of trading. In the case of an emergency of force majeure or for the purpose of preserving the normal order of securities trading, a stock exchange may decide a temporary speed bump.
Where a stock exchange adopts the measure of technical suspension of trading or decides on a temporary speed bump, it shall report it to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council in a timely manner.

Article 115 A stock exchange shall exercise a real-time monitoring of securities trading and shall, according to the requirements of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council, report any abnormal trading thereto.
A stock exchange shall carry out supervision over the information as disclosed by the listed companies or the relevant obligor of information disclosure, supervise and urge them to disclose information in a timely and accurate manner according to law.
A stock exchange may, when it so requires, restrict the trading through a securities account where there is any major abnormal trading and shall report it to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for archival filing.

Article 116 A stock exchange shall withdraw a certain proportion of funds from the transaction fees, membership fees and seat fees it has charged to establish a risk fund. The risk fund shall be subject to the administration of the council of the stock exchange.
The specific withdrawal proportion and use of the risk fund shall be provided for by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council in collaboration with the fiscal department of the State Council.

Article 117 A stock exchange shall deposit its risk fund into a special account of its opening bank and shall not unlawfully use it.

Article 118 A stock exchange shall, pursuant to the laws and administrative regulations on securities, formulate rules on listing, trading and membership administration as well as any other relevant rules, and shall report them to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for approval.

Article 119 Where any person-in-charge and any other practitioner of a stock exchange has any interest relationship or any of his relatives has any interest relationship with the performance of his duties relating to securities trading, he shall withdraw.

Article 120 Any trading result of a transaction, which has been conducted in accordance with the trading rules as formulated according to law, shall not be altered. A trader who has conducted any rule-breaking trading shall not be exempted from civil liabilities. The proceeds as generated from the rule-breaking trading shall be dealt with pursuant to the relevant regulations.

Article 121 Where any staff member of a stock exchange who engages in securities trading violates any trading rule of the stock exchange, the stock exchange shall impose upon him a disciplinary sanction. Under any serious circumstances, the qualification thereof shall be revoked and the violator shall be prohibited from entering into the stock exchange to engage in any securities trading.

Chapter VI Securities Companies

Article 122 The establishment of a securities company shall be subject to the examination and approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council. No entity or individual may engage in any securities operations without the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 123 The term “securities company” as mentioned in the present Law refers to a limited- liability company or joint stock limited company that is established and engages in the business operation of securities according to the Corporation Law of the People’s Republic of China as well as the provisions of the present Law.

Article 124 The establishment of a securities company shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Having a corporation constitution that meets the relevant laws and administrative regulations;
(2) The major shareholders having the ability to make profits continuously, enjoying good credit standing, and having no irregular or rule-breaking record over the latest 3 years, and its net asset being no less than 0.2 billion yuan.
(3) Having a registered capital that meets the provisions of the present Law;
(4) The directors, supervisors and senior managers thereof having the qualification for assuming such posts and its practitioners having the qualification to engage in the securities business;
(5) Having a complete risk management system as well as an internal control system;
(6) Having a qualified business place and facilities for operations; and
(7) Meeting any other requirement as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations as well as the provisions of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council, which have been approved by the State Council.

Article 125 A securities company may undertake some or all of the following business operations upon the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council:
(1) Securities brokerage;
(2) Securities Investment consultation;
(3) Financial advising relating to the activities of securities trading or securities investment;
(4) Underwriting and recommendation of securities;
(5) Self-operations of securities;
(6) Securities asset management; and
(7) Any other business operations concerning securities.

Article 126 A securities company shall indicate the words “limited-liability securities company” or “joint stock limited securities company” in its name.

Article 127 Where a securities company engages in the business operation as prescribed in item (1), (2) or (3) of Article 125 of the present Law, its registered capital shall be RMB 50 million yuan at the least. Where a securities company engages in any of the business operations as prescribed in item (4), (5), (6) or (7) therein, its bottom-line registered capital shall be RMB 100 million yuan; Where a securities company engages in two or more business operations as prescribed in item (4), (5), (6) or (7) therein, its bottom-line registered capital shall be 500 million yuan. The registered capital of a securities company shall be paid-in capital.
The securities regulatory authority under the State Council may, according to the principle of prudent supervision and in light of the risk rating of all business operations, adjust the requirement of minimum amount of registered capital, which shall be no less than the minimum amount as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein.

Article 128 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall, within 6 months as of accepting an application for establishing a securities company, carry out an examination according to the statutory requirements and procedures and on the basis of the principle of prudent supervision, make a decision on approval or disapproval, and thereafter notify the relevant applicant. In the case of disapproval, an explanation shall be given.
Where an application for establishing a securities company has been approved, an applicant shall, within the prescribed period, apply for registration of establishment with the organ in charge of corporation registration and collect its business license therefrom.
A securities company shall, within 15 days as of collecting its business license, apply for a Securities Business Permit with the securities regulatory authority under the State Council. Without a Securities Business Permit, a securities company shall not engage in any business operation of securities.

Article 129 Where a securities company establishes, purchases or cancels a branch, alters its business scope or registered capital, alters its shareholders who hold more than 5% of its stock rights or the actual controller, alters any important article of its constitution, has any merger or spilt-up, alters its form of corporation, suspends its business operations, goes through dissolution or bankruptcy procedures, it shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.
Where a securities company establishes or purchases a securities operation institution abroad or purchases the shares of any securities operational institution abroad, it shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 130 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall formulate provisions on the risk control indicators of a securities company such as net capital, the ratio between net capital and liabilities, the ratio between net capital and net assets, the ratio between net capital and operational scale of self-operation, underwriting and asset management, the ratio between liabilities and net asset, as well as the ratio between current assets and current liabilities.
A securities company shall not provide any financing or guaranty for its shareholders or any related person thereof.

Article 131 The directors, supervisors and senior managers of a securities company shall be honest and upright, have good morals, be familiar with the laws and administrative regulations on securities, and have the ability of operation and management as required by the performance of their functions and duties, and shall have obtained the post-holding qualification as verified by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council before assuming their posts.
Anyone who is under any circumstance as prescribed in Article 147 of the Corporation Law of the People’s Republic of China or is under any of the following circumstances shall not hold the post of director, supervisor or senior manager of a securities company:
(1) Where a person-in-charge of a stock exchange or securities registration and clearing institution or a director, supervisor or senior manager of a securities company has been removed from his post for his irregularity or disciplinary breach and 5 years have not elapsed as of the day when he is removed from his post; and
(2) Where a professional of a law firm, accounting firm or investment consulting organization, financial advising organization, credit rating institution, asset appraisal institution or asset verification institution has been disqualified for his irregularity or disciplinary breach and 5 years have not elapsed as of the day when he is removed from his post.

Article 132 A practitioner of a stock exchange, securities registration and clearing institution, securities trading service institution or securities company or any functionary of the state organ, who has been dismissed for his irregularity or disciplinary breach, shall not be employed as a practitioner of a stock exchange.

Article 133 A functionary of any state organ and any other personnel as prohibited by any law or administrative regulation from taking any part-time job in a company shall not take any job in a securities company on a part-time basis.

Article 134 The state shall establish a securities investor protection fund. The securities investor protection fund shall be composed of the capital paid by securities companies and any other capital lawfully raised. The specific measures for financing, administration and use of the foregoing fund shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 135 A securities company shall withdraw a trading risk reserve from its annual after-tax profits to cover any possible loss from securities trading. The specific proportion for withdrawal shall be prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 136 A securities company shall establish and improve an internal control system, adopt effective measures of separation so as to prevent any interest conflict between the company and its clients or between different clients thereof.
A securities company shall undertake its operations of securities brokerage, underwriting, self-operation and asset management in a separate manner and may not mix them up.

Article 137 A securities company shall undertake its self-operations in its own name and shall not do so in the name of any other person or in any individual’s name.
A securities company shall undertake its self-operations by using its own capital and funds it has lawfully raised.
A securities company shall not lend its self-operation account to any other person.

Article 138 A securities company may enjoy its right of independent management according to law and its legal operations shall not be interfered.

Article 139 The trading settlement funds of the clients of a securities company shall be deposited in a commercial bank and be managed through the separate accounts as opened in the name of each client. The specific measures and implementation procedures shall be formulated by the State Council.
A securities company shall not incorporate any trading settlement funds or securities of its clients into its own assets. Any entity or individual is prohibited from misusing any trading settlement funds or securities of its/his clients in any form. Where a securities company goes through bankruptcy procedures or is under liquidation, the trading settlement funds or securities of its client shall not be defined as its insolvent assets or liquidation assets. Under any other circumstance as irrelevant to the liabilities of its clients or under any other circumstance as prescribed by law, the trading settlement funds or securities of its clients shall not be sealed-up, frozen, deducted or enforced compulsorily.

Article 140 Where a securities company engages in any brokerage business, it shall arrange for a uniformly formulated power of attorney of securities trading for the entrusting party. Where any other means of entrustment is adopted, the relevant entrustment records shall be made.
For an entrustment of securities trading as made by a client, disregard whether the trading is concluded or not, the entrustment records shall be kept in the relevant securities company within the prescribed period.

Article 141 Upon accepting an entrustment for securities trading, a securities company shall, on the basis of the description of the securities, trading volume, method of quoting, price band, etc. as indicated in the power of attorney, undertake securities trading as an agent according to the trading rules and make trading faithful records. After a transaction is concluded, a securities company shall, according to the relevant regulations, formulate a transaction report and deliver it to the relevant clients.
The statements in check sheet made for confirming trading acts against the results of securities trading shall be authentic. Such statements shall be subject to the examination of an examiner other than the relevant transaction handler himself, on a transaction-by-transaction basis, so as to guarantee the consistency between the balance of securities in book account and the securities as actually held.

Article 142 Where a securities company provides any service of securities financing through securities trading for its client, it shall meet the provisions of the State Council and shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 143 A securities company that engages in brokerage operations shall not decide any purchase or sale of securities, class selection of securities, trading volume or trading price on the basis of full entrustment of its client.

Article 144 A securities company shall not make any promise to its clients on the proceeds as generated from securities trading or on compensating the loss as incurred from securities trading by any means.

Article 145 A securities company and the practitioners thereof shall not privately accept any entrustment of its client for securities trading beyond its business place as established according to law.

Article 146 Where any practitioner of a securities company violates the trading rules by implementing the instructions of his securities company or taking advantage of his post in any securities trading, the relevant securities company shall bear all the liabilities as incurred therefrom.

Article 147 A securities company shall keep the materials of its clients regarding account opening, entrustment records, trading records and internal management as well as its business operations in a proper manner. No one may conceal, forge, alter or damage any of the aforesaid materials. The term for keeping the aforesaid materials shall be no less than 20 years.

Article 148 A securities company shall, according to the relevant provisions, report the information and materials regarding its operations and management such as its business operations and financial status to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council. The securities regulatory authority under the State Council is empowered to require the securities company as well as the shareholders and actual controllers thereof to provide the relevant information and materials within a prescribed period.
The information and materials as reported or provided by the securities company and the shareholders and actual controllers thereof to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall be authentic, accurate and complete.

Article 149 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council may, when believing it is necessary, entrust an accounting firm or an asset appraisal institution to carry out an auditing or appraisal on the financial status, internal control as well as asset value of any securities company. The specific measures thereof shall be formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council in collaboration with the relevant administrative departments.

Article 150 Where the net capital or any other indicator of risk control of a securities company fails to satisfy the relevant provisions, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall order it to correct in a prescribed period. Where a securities company fails to correct within the prescribed period or any act thereof has injured the sound operation of the securities company or has damaged the legitimate rights and interests of its clients, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council may take the following measures in light of different circumstances:
(1) Restricting its business operations, ordering it to suspend some business operations and stopping the approval of any new operations thereof;
(2) Stopping the approval for establishing or taking over any business branch;
(3) Restricting its distribution of dividends, restricting the payment of remunerations to or provision of welfare for its directors, supervisors or senior managers;
(4) Restricting any transfer of property or the setting of any other right to its property;
(5) Ordering it to alter its directors, supervisors and senior managers or restricting the right thereof;
(6) Ordering the controlling shareholders to transfer their stock rights or restricting its shareholders from exercising the shareholders’ rights; and
(7) Revoking the relevant business license.
A securities company shall, upon rectification, submit a report to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council. The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall lift the relevant measures as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein within 3 days as of concluding the relevant examination and acceptance of the securities company that has met the requirements of risk control indicators upon examination and acceptance.

Article 151 Where a shareholder of a securities company makes any fake capital contribution or spirits away registered capital, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall order him to correct within a prescribed period and may order him to transfer the stock rights of the securities company it holds.
Before a shareholder as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein corrects his irregularity and transfers the stock right of the securities company it holds according to the relevant requirements, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council may restrict the shareholders’ rights thereof.

Article 152 Where any director, supervisor or senior manager of a securities company fails to fulfill his fiduciary duties and thus incurs any major irregularity or rule-breaking act or major risk to his securities company, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council may revoke the post-holding qualification thereof and order his company to remove him from his post and replace him with a new one.

Article 153 Where any illegal operation of a securities company or any major risk thereof seriously disturbs the order of the securities market or injures the interests of the relevant investors, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council may take such supervisory measures as suspending its business for rectification, designating any other institution for trusteeship, take-over or cancellation.

Article 154 During a period when a securities company is ordered to suspend its business for rectification, or is designated for trusteeship, or is being taken over or liquidated, or where any major risk occurs, the following measures may be adopted to the directors, supervisors, senior managers or any other person of the securities company as held to be directly responsible, upon the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council:
(1) Notifying the exit administrative organ to prevent him from exiting the Chinese territory; and
(2) Requesting the judicial organ to prohibit him from moving, transferring his properties or disposing of his properties by any other means, or setting any other right to his properties.

Chapter VII Securities Registration and Clearing Institutions

Article 155 A securities registration and clearing institution is a non-profit legal person that provides centralized registration, custody and settlement services for securities trading.
The establishment of a securities registration and clearing institution shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 156 The establishment of a securities registration and clearing institution shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Its self-owned capital shall be no less than 0.2 billion yuan;
(2) It shall have a place and the facilities as required by the services of securities registration, custody and settlement;
(3) Its major managers and practitioners shall have the securities practice qualification; and
(4) It shall meet any other requirement as prescribed by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.
The words “securities registration and clearing” shall be indicated in the name of a securities registration and clearing institution.

Article 157 A securities registration and clearing institution shall perform the following functions:
(1) The establishment of securities accounts and settlement accounts;
(2) The custody and transfer of securities;
(3) The registration of roster of securities holders;
(4) The settlement and delivery for listed securities trading of a stock exchange;
(5) The distribution of securities rights and interests on the basis of the entrustment of issuers;
(6) The handling of any inquiry relating to the aforesaid business operations; and
(7) Any other business operations as approved by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 158 The way of nationally centralized and unified operations shall be adopted for the registration and settlement of securities.
The constitution and operational rules of a securities registration and clearing institution shall be formulated according to law and shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 159 The securities as held by the relevant holders shall all be put under the custody of a securities registration and clearing institution in a listed trading.
A securities registration and clearing institution shall not misappropriate any securities of its clients.

Article 160 A securities registration and clearing institution shall provide the roster of securities holders as well as the relevant materials to a securities issuer.
A securities registration and clearing institution shall, according to the result of securities registration and settlement, affirm the fact that a securities holder holds the relevant securities and provide the relevant registration materials to the securities holder.
A securities registration and clearing institution shall guarantee the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the roster of securities holders as well as records of transfer registration, and shall not conceal, forge, alter or damage any of the aforesaid materials.

Article 161 A securities registration and clearing institution shall take the following measures to guarantee the sound operation of its business:
(1) Having the necessary service equipment and complete data protection measures;
(2) Having established complete management systems concerning operation, finance and security protection; and
(3) Having established a complete risk control system.

Article 162 A securities registration and clearing institution shall keep the original voucher of registration, custody and settlement as well as the relevant documents and materials in a proper manner. The term for keeping the aforesaid materials shall be no less than 20 years.

Article 163 A securities registration and clearing institution shall establish a clearing risk fund so as to pay in advance or make up any loss of the securities registration and clearing institution as incurred from default delivery, technical malfunction, operational fault or force majeure.
The securities clearing risk fund shall be withdrawn from the business incomes and proceeds of the securities registration and clearing institution and may be paid by clearing participants according to a specified percentage of securities trading volume.
The measures for raising and managing the securities clearing risk fund shall be formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council in collaboration with the fiscal department of the State Council.

Article 164 The securities clearing risk fund shall be deposited into a special account of a designated bank and shall be subject to special management.
Where a securities registration and clearing institution makes any compensation by using the securities clearing risk fund, it may recourse the payment to the relevant person who is held responsible.

Article 165 An application for dissolving a securities registration and clearing institution shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 166 An investor who entrusts a securities company to undertake any securities trading shall apply for opening a securities account. A securities registration and clearing institution shall, according to the relevant provisions, open a securities account for the investor in his own name.
An investor who applies for opening an account shall hold the legitimate certificates certifying his identity of a Chinese citizen or its qualification of a Chinese legal person, unless it is otherwise provided for by the state.

Article 167 A securities registration and clearing institution shall, when providing netting service for a stock exchange, require the relevant clearing participant to deliver securities and funds in full amount and provide guaranty of delivery according to the principles of delivery versus payment (DVP).
Before a delivery is concluded, nobody may use the securities, funds or collaterals as involved in the delivery.
Where a clearing participant fails to perform the duty of delivery according to the schedule, a securities registration and clearing institution has the right to dispose of the properties as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein according to the operational rules.

Article 168 The clearing funds and securities as collected by a securities registration and clearing institution according to the operational rules shall be deposited into a special account for settlement and delivery. The settlement and delivery that can only be applied to the securities trading as concluded according to the operational rules and shall not be enforced compulsorily.

Chapter VIII Securities Trading Service Institutions

Article 169 Where an investment consulting institution, financial advising institution, credit rating institution, asset appraisal institution, or accounting firm engages in any securities trading service, it shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the relevant administrative departments.
The measures for the administration of examination and approval of the practice of securities trading services by the investment consulting institutions, financial advising institutions, credit rating institutions, asset appraisal institutions and accounting firms shall be formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and the relevant administrative departments.

Article 170 The staff of an investment consulting institution, financial advising institution or credit rating institution who engage in securities trading services shall have the special knowledge of securities as well as work experience in the securities business or securities trading services for more than 2 years. The standards for recognizing the securities practice qualification and the measures for administration thereof shall be formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council.

Article 171 An investment consulting institution as well as its practitioners that engage in securities trading services shall not have any of the following acts:
(1) Engaging in any securities investment as an agent on behalf of its entrusting party;
(2) Concluding any agreement with any entrusting party on sharing the gains of securities investment or bearing the loss of securities investment;
(3) Purchasing or selling any stock of a listed company, for which the consulting institution provides services;
(4) Providing or disseminating any false or misleading information to investors through media or by any other means; or
(5) Having any other act as prohibited by any law or administrative regulation.
Any institution or person that has any of the acts as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein and thus incurs any loss to investors shall bear the liabilities of compensation.

Article 172 An investment consulting institution or credit rating institution that engages in securities trading services shall charge commissions for the services it provides according to the rates of or measures for fee charging as formulated by the relevant administrative department of the State Council.

Article 173 Where a securities trading service institution formulates and issues any auditing report, asset appraisal report, financial advising report, credit rating report or legal opinions for the issuance, listing and trading of securities, it shall be assiduous and dutiful by carrying out examination and verification for the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of the contents of the documents applied as the base. In the case of any false record, misleading statement or major omission in the documents it has formulated or issued, which incurs any loss to any other person, the relevant securities trading service institution shall bear several and joint liabilities together with the relevant issuer and listed company, unless a securities trading service institution has the ability to prove its faultlessness.

Chapter IX Securities Industrial Associations

Article 174 A securities industrial association is a self-disciplinary organization for the securities industry and is a public organization with the status of a legal person.
A securities company shall join a securities industrial association.
The organ of power of a securities industrial association is the general assembly of its members.

Article 175 The constitution of a securities industrial association shall be formulated by the general assembly of its members and shall be reported to the securities regulatory authority under the State Council for archival filing.

Article 176 A securities industrial association shall perform the following functions and duties:
(1) Educating and organizing its members to observe the laws and administrative regulations on securities;
(2) Safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of its members and reporting the suggestions and demands of its members to the securities regulatory body;
(3) Collecting and sorting out the securities information and providing services for its members;
(4) Formulating the rules that shall be observed by its members, organizing the vocational training for the practitioners of its member entities and carrying out vocational exchanges between its members;
(5) Holding mediation over any dispute regarding securities operation between its members or between its members and clients;
(6) Organizing its members to do research on the development, operation, etc. of the securities industry;
(7) Supervising and examining the acts of its members and, according to the relevant provisions, giving a disciplinary sanction to any member that violates any law or administrative regulation or the constitution of the association; and
(8) Performing any other functions and duties as stipulated by the constitution of the industrial association.

Article 177 A council shall be established within the securities industrial association. The members of the council shall be selected through election according to the provisions of the constitution.

Chapter X Securities Regulatory Bodies

Article 178 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall carry out supervision and administration of the securities market according to law so as to preserve the order of the securities market and guarantee the legitimate operations thereof.

Article 179 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall perform the following functions and duties regarding the supervision and administration of the securities market:
(1) Formulating the relevant rules and regulations on the supervision and administration of the securities market and exercising the power of examination or verification according to law;
(2) Carrying out the supervision and administration of the issuance, listing, trading, registration, custody and settlement of securities according to law;
(3) Carrying out supervision and administration of the securities activities of the securities issuers, listed companies, stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities investment fund management companies and securities trading service institutions according to law;
(4) Formulating the standards for securities practice qualification and code of conduct and carrying out supervision and implementation according to law;
(5) Carrying out supervision and examination of information disclosure regarding the issuance, listing and trading of securities;
(6) Offering guidance for and carrying out supervision of the activities of the securities industrial associations according to law;
(7) Investigating into and punishing any violation of any law or administrative regulation on the supervision and administration of the securities market according to law; and
(8) Performing any other functions and duties as prescribed by any law or administrative regulation.
The securities regulatory authority under the State council may establish a cooperative mechanism of supervision and administration in collaboration with the securities regulatory bodies of other countries and regions and conducts trans-border supervision and administration.

Article 180 Where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council performs its duties and functions, it has the power to take the following measures:
(1) Carrying an on-the-spot examination to a securities issuer, listing company, securities company, securities investment fund management company, securities trading service company, stock exchange or securities registration and clearing institution;
(2) Making investigation and collecting evidence in a place where any suspected irregularity has happened;
(3) Consulting the parties concerned or any entity or individual relating to a case under investigation and requiring the relevant entity or person to give explanations on the matters relating to a case under investigation;
(4) Referring to and photocopying such materials as the registration of property right and the communication records relating to the case under investigation;
(5) Referring to and photocopying the securities trading records, transfer registration records, financial statements as well as any other relevant documents and materials of any entity or individual relating to a case under investigation; sealing up any document or material that may be transferred, concealed or damaged;
(6) Consulting the capital account, security account or bank account of any relevant party concerned in or any entity or individual relating to a case under investigation; in the case of any evidence certifying that any property as involved in a case, such as illegal proceeds or securities, has been or may be transferred or concealed; or where any important evidence has been or may be concealed, forged or damaged, freezing or sealing up the foregoing properties or evidence upon the approval of the principal of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council;
(7) When investigating into any major securities irregularity such as manipulation of the securities market or insider trading, upon the approval of the principal of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council, restricting the securities trading of the parties concerned in a case under investigation, whereby the restriction term shall not exceed 15 trading days; under any complicated circumstance, the restriction term may be extended for another 15 trading day.

Article 181 Where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council performs its functions and duties of supervision or examination or investigation, there shall be no less than two people carrying out the supervision and examination, who shall show their legitimate certificates and the notice of supervision and examination as well as investigation. Where there are less than two people carrying outthe supervision and examination or investigationor they fail to show their legitimate certificates and the notice of supervision and examination or investigation, the entity under examination and investigation has the right to refuse.

Article 182 The functionary of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall be duteous, impartial and clean, and handle matters according to law, and shall not take advantage of his post to seek any unjust interests or divulge any commercial secret of the relevant entity or individual it has access to in his performance of duty.

Article 183 Where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council performs its functions and duties according to law, the entity or individual under examination and investigation shall offer assistance, provide the relevant documents and materials in a faithful manner and shall not refuse any legitimate requirement, obstruct the performance of duties and functions or conceal any document or material concerned.

Article 184 The regulations, rules as well as the working system of supervision and administration as formulated by the securities regulatory authority under the State Council according to law shall be publicized to the general public.
The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall, according to the results of investigation, decide the punishment on any securities irregularity, which shall be publicized to the general public.

Article 185 The securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall establish an information pooling mechanism for supervision and administration in collaboration with any other financial regulatory authority under the State Council.
Where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council performs its functions and duties of supervision and examination or investigation according to law, the relevant departments shall show cooperation.

Article 186 Where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council finds any securities irregularity as involved in a suspected crime when performing its functions and duties according to law, it shall transfer the case to the judicial organ for handling.

Article 187 The functionary of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council shall not hold any post in any organization under its supervision.

Chapter XII Legal Liabilities

Article 188 Where any company unlawfully makes any public issuance of securities or does so in any disguised form without the examination and approval of the statutory organ, it shall be ordered to cease the issuance, return the funds it has raised plus a deposit interest as calculated at the interest rate of the bank for the corresponding period of time and be imposed a fine of 1% up to 5% of the funds it has illegally raised. A company that has been established through any unlawful public issuance of securities or through any unlawful public issuance of securities in any disguised form shall be revoked by the organ or department that performs the functions and duties of supervision and administration in collaboration with the local people’s government at or above the county level. The person-in-charge or any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be fined 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 189 Where an issuer fails to meet the requirements of issuance and cheats for the verification for issuance by any fraudulent means, if the relevant securities haven’t been issued, it shall be fined 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan; if the relevant securities have been issued, it shall be fined 1% up to 5% of the illegal proceeds it has unlawfully raised. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be fined 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.
Any controlling shareholder or actual controller of an issuer that instigates any irregularity as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein shall be subject to the punishments as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

Article 190 Where a securities company underwrites or purchases or sells, as an agent, any securities which have been unlawfully issued in a public manner without examination and approval, it shall be ordered to stop its entrusted underwriting or purchase or sale. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times its illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or its illegal proceeds is less than 300, 000 yuan, a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 60, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Where any loss has been incurred to any investor, the securities company shall bear several and joint liabilities of compensation together with the issuer. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and fined 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan, and the post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification thereof shall be revoked.

Article 191 Where a securities company that engages in securities underwriting is under any of the following circumstances, it shall be ordered to correct and be given a warning. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan may be imposed concurrently. Under any serious circumstances, the relevant business license thereof shall be suspended or revoked. Where any loss has been incurred to any other securities underwriting institution or investor, it shall be subject to the liabilities of compensation according to law. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and may be concurrently fined 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. Under any serious circumstances, the post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification thereof shall be revoked:
(1) Conducting any advertising or any other publicity for recommendation, which is false or may mislead investors;
(2) Canvassing any underwriting business by any means of unjust competition; or
(3) Having any other irregularity in violation of the relevant provisions on securities underwriting.

Article 192 Where a recommender produces a recommendation letter with any false record, misleading statement or major omission, or fails to perform any other statutory functions and duties, it shall be ordered to correct and be given a warning. Its business income shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times its business income shall be imposed. Under any serious circumstances, the relevant business license shall be suspended or revoked. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be fined 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. Under any serious circumstances, the post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification thereof shall be revoked.

Article 193 Where an issuer, a listed company or any other obligor of information disclosure fails to disclose information according to the relevant provisions or where there is any false record, misleading or major omission in the information it has disclosed, it shall be ordered to correct, given a warning and imposed a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.
Where an issuer, a listed company or any other obligor of information disclosure fails to submit relevant reports or where there is any false record, misleading or major omission in any report it has submitted, it shall ordered to correct, given a warning and imposed a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan. The person-in-charge and any other person-in-charge as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.
The controlling shareholder or actual controller of any issuer, listed company or any other obligor of information disclosure instigates any irregularity as prescribed in the preceding 2 paragraphs herein shall be subject to the punishments as prescribed in the preceding 2 paragraphs.

Article 194 Where any issuer or listed company unlawfully alters the purpose of use of funds as raised through public issuance of securities, it shall be ordered to correct. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.
The controlling shareholder or actual controller of any issuer or listed company who instigates any irregularity as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be subject to the punishment according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 195 Where any director, supervisor, or senior manager of a listed company or a shareholder who holds more than 5% of the shares of a listed company violates the provisions of Article 47 of the present Law by buying or purchasing any stock of the listed company, he shall be given a warning and be concurrently imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan.

Article 196 Any stock exchange as illegally established shall be banned by the people’s government above the county level. Its illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times its illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 100, 000 yuan, a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 500, 000 yuan shall be imposed, The person-in-charge and an other as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 197 Any securities company that is unlawfully established or that unlawfully undertakes any securities operation without approval shall be banned by the securities regulatory body, the illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 300, 000 yuan, a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 198 Where any personnel without a post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification is unlawfully employed as in violation of the provisions of the present Law, the securities regulatory body shall order it to correct, give it a warning and impose upon it a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan.

Article 199 Where any person who is prohibited by any law or administrative regulation from engaging in securities trading holds or purchases or sells any stock directly or in an assumed name or in the name of any other person, he shall be ordered to dispose of the stocks he unlawfully holds according to law. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of no more than the equivalent value of the stocks traded shall be imposed. In the case of any functionary of the state, an administrative sanction shall be given according to law.

Article 200 Where any practitioner of a stock exchange, securities company, securities registration and clearing institution or any functionary of any securities industrial association provides any false material or conceals, forges, alters or damages any trading record for the purpose of inducing investors to purchase or sell securities, the securities practice qualification thereof shall be revoked and a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan shall be imposed. In the case of any functionary of the state, an administrative sanction shall be given according to law.

Article 201 Where a securities trading service institution and its staffs that produce any auditing report, asset appraisal report or legal opinions for the issuance of stocks violate the provisions of Article 45 of the present Law by purchasing or selling any stock, it shall be ordered to dispose of the stocks it or illegally holds according to law. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of no more than the equivalent value of the stocks traded shall be imposed.

Article 202 Where an insider who has access to insider information of securities trading or any person who has obtained any insider information purchases or sells the securities, divulges relevant information or advises any other person to purchase or sell securities before the information regarding the issuance or trading of securities or any other information that may have any big impact on the price of the securities is publicized, he shall be ordered to dispose of the securities he illegally holds according to law. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 30, 000 yuan, a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Where an entity is involved in any insider trading, the person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. Any functionary of the securities regulatory body that conducts any insider trading shall be given a heavier punishment.

Article 203 Where anyone violates the present Law by manipulating the securities market, he shall be ordered to dispose of the securities he illegally holds according to law. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 30, 000 yuan, a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 3,000, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Where an entity manipulates the securities market, the person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 100,000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan as well.

Article 204 Where anyone violates the relevant laws by purchasing or selling any securities during a period when the transfer of such securities is prohibited, he shall be ordered to correct, be given a warning and be imposed a fine of no more than the equivalent value of the securities as traded. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 205 Where a securities company violates the present Law by providing any securities financing, the illegal proceeds shall be confiscated, the relevant business license shall be suspended or revoked, and a fine of no more than the equivalent value of the funds as raised through securities financing shall be imposed. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan, and the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification shall be revoked.

Article 206 Where anyone violates the provisions of paragraph 1 or 3 of Article 78 of the present Law by disturbing the securities market, the securities regulatory body shall order it to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be revoked and a fine of 1 up to 5 times of the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 30, 000 yuan, a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 200, 000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 207 Anyone who violates Paragraph 2 of Article 78 of the present Law by making false statements or providing misleading information in securities dealings shall be ordered to correct, and be fined 30,000 yuan up to 200,000 yuan. If the violator is a state functionary, he shall be given an administrative sanction, in addition.

Article 208 Where any legal person violates the present Law by opening any account in any other person’s name or making use of any other person’s account to purchase or sell any securities, it shall be ordered to correct and be imposed a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 30, 000 yuan, a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan shall be imposed. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan.
Where a securities company provides any securities trading account of its own or of any other person for any irregularity as prescribed in the preceding paragraph herein, he shall not only be subject to the punishments as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification of the person-in-charge or any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be revoked as well.

Article 209 Where a securities company violates the present Law by engaging in the self-operation of securities by assuming any other’s name or any individual’s name, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 30, 000 yuan, a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Under any serious circumstances, the business license of securities self-operation shall be suspended or revoked. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan, and the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification shall be revoked.

Article 210 Where a securities company purchases or sells any securities or carries out any trading in violation of the entrustment of its clients or handles any other non-trading matter in violation of the true intension as expressed by its clients, it shall be ordered to correct and be imposed a fine of 10, 000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan. Where any loss has been incurred to its client, it shall be subject to the liabilities of compensation according to law.

Article 211 Where a securities company or securities registration and clearing institution misappropriates any fund or securities of its client, or unlawfully purchases or sells any securities for its client without any entrustment, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 100, 000 yuan, a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Under any serious circumstances, it shall be ordered to close or the relevant business license thereof shall be revoked. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan and the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification thereof shall be revoked.

Article 212 Where a securities company undertakes any brokerage business, accepts the full entrustment of any client to purchase or sell any securities or makes any promise on the proceeds as generated from securities trading or on the compensation of any loss as incurred from securities trading, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 50, 000 yuan up to 200, 000 yuan shall be imposed. The relevant business license may be suspended or revoked. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan. The relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification thereof may be revoked.

Article 213 Where a purchaser fails to perform its obligations of announcing the acquisition of a listed company, issuing a tender offer or submitting an acquisition report of a listed company or unlawfully altering its tender offer, etc. according to the present Law, it shall be ordered to correct, given a warning and be imposed a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. Before making any correction, for the stocks a purchaser holds individually or with any other person through an agreement or any other arrangement, the voting right thereof shall not be exercised. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 214 Where a purchaser or the controlling shareholder of any purchaser takes advantage of the acquisition of any listed company to injure the legitimate rights and interests of the target company as well as the shareholders thereof, it shall be ordered to correct and be given a warning. Under any serious circumstances, a fine of 100, 000 uan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Where any loss is incurred to the target company or the shareholders thereof, it shall be subject to the liabilities of compensation according to law. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 215 Where a securities company or any of its practitioners violates the present Law by privately accepting the entrustment of purchasing or selling securities from any client, it shall be ordered to correct and be given a warning. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 100, 000 yuan, a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 216 Where a securities company violates the relevant provisions by undertaking any trading of unlisted securities without approval, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed.

Article 217 Where a securities company fails to start its business operations 3 months after establishment without any justifiable reason, or suspends its business operations for a consecutive 3 months, the organ in charge of corporation registration shall revoke the business license of the company.

Article 218 Where any securities company violates the provisions of Article 129 of the present Law by unlawfully establishing, purchasing or revoking any branch, or unlawfully going through any merge, split-up, business suspension, dissolution or bankruptcy, or establishing, purchasing a securities operation institution abroad or purchasing the shares of any securities operation institution abroad, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 100, 000 yuan, a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan.
Where any securities company violates the provisions of Article 129 of the present Law by altering any of the relevant items, it shall be ordered to correct and be imposed a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and imposed a fine of no more than 50, 000 yuan.

Article 219 Where a securities company violates the present Law by engaging in any securities operation beyond its permitted business scope, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds shall be imposed. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 300, 000 yuan, a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Under any serious circumstances, it shall be ordered to close down. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan, and the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification shall be revoked.

Article 220 Where a securities company fails to carry out its securities operation of brokerage, underwriting, self-operation or asset management in a separate manner according to law but mixes its own securities operation with other operations, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated and a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Under any serious circumstances, the relevant business license shall be revoked. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan. Under any serious circumstances, the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification shall be revoked.

Article 221 Where a securities company submits any false document of certification or adopts any other fraudulent means to conceal any major fact so as to cheat for the securities business license or a securities company has any severe irregularity in the securities trading and thus, fails to meet the requirements of business operation any more, the securities regulatory body shall revoke its securities business license.

Article 222 Where a securities company or its shareholder or actual controller violates the relevant provisions by refusing to report or provide information or materials regarding its business and management to the securities regulatory body or in the case of any false record, misleading statement or major omission in the aforesaid information or materials as reported or submitted, it shall be ordered to correct, be given a warning and be fined 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. The relevant business license of the securities company may be suspended or revoked. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be fined no more than 30,000 yuan, and the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification shall be revoked.
Where a securities company provides financing or guaranty for its shareholder or any person related to its shareholder, it shall be ordered to correct, be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 300, 000. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be imposed a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan. Where a shareholder has any fault, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council may restrict his shareholders’ right before he makes the correction according to the relevant requirements. Where anyone refuses to correct, he may be ordered to transfer the stock right of the securities company he holds.

Article 223 Where a securities trading service institution fails to fulfill its accountability in a diligent and dutiful manner so that any document it formulated or produced has any false record, misleading statement or major omission, it shall be ordered to correct. The proceeds as generated from its business shall be confiscated. Its securities business license shall be suspended or revoked. A fine of 1 up to 5 times its business income shall be imposed. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan up to 100, 000 yuan, and the relevant post-holding qualification or securities practice qualification shall be revoked.

Article 224 Anyone that violates the present Law by issuing or underwriting any corporate bond shall be given a punishment by the department as authorized by the State Council according to the relevant provisions of the present Law.

Article 225 Where a listed company, securities company, stock exchange, securities registration and clearing institution, or securities trading service institution fails to keep the relevant documents and materials according to the relevant provisions, it shall be ordered to correct, be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan. Where any relevant document or material is concealed, forged, altered or damaged, the violator shall be given a warning and be imposed a fine of 300, 000 yuan up to 600, 000 yuan.

Article 226 Where a securities registration and clearing institution is unlawfully established without approval of the State Council, it shall be cancelled by the securities regulatory body, its illegal proceeds shall be confiscated, and a fine of 1 up to 5 times of the illegal proceeds shall be imposed upon it.
Where an investment consulting institution, financial advising institution, credit rating institution, asset appraisal institution or accounting firm undertakes any securities trading service without the relevant approval, it shall be ordered to correct. The illegal proceeds shall be confiscated, and a fine of 1 up to 5 times of the illegal proceeds shall be imposed upon it.
Where a securities registration and clearing institution or a securities service trading institution violates the present Law or any operational rules it has formulated according to law, the securities regulatory body shall order it to correct, confiscate the illegal proceeds, and impose upon it a fine of 1 up to 5 times the illegal proceeds. Where there is no illegal proceeds or the illegal proceeds is less than 100, 000 yuan, a fine of 100, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan shall be imposed. Under any serious circumstances, it shall be ordered to close down or its securities business license shall be revoked.

Article 227 Where the securities regulatory authority under the State Council or the department as authorized by the State Council is under any of the following circumstances, the person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be given an administrative sanction according to law:
(1) Verifying or approving an application for issuing securities or for establishing a securities company, which fails to comply with the present Law;
(2) Taking such measures as on-the-spot examination, investigation and evidence collection, consultation, freeze-up or seal-up as in violation of the provisions of Article 180 of the present Law;
(3) Giving any administrative sanction to the relevant institution or personnel as in violation of the relevant provisions; or
(4) Performing any other functions and duties in an unlawful manner.

Article 228 Where any functionary of the securities regulatory body or any member of the issuance examination committee fails to perform the duties and functions as prescribed in the present Law, abuses his power, neglects his duty, takes advantage of his post to seek any unjust interests or divulges any commercial secret of the relevant entity or individual as accessible in his performance, he shall be subject to legal liabilities.

Article 229 Where a stock exchange grants any approval to an application for securities listing that fails to meet the requirements as prescribed in the present Law, it shall be given a warning. Its business income shall be confiscated and a fine of 1 up to 5 times its business income shall be imposed. The person-in-charge and any other person as held to be directly responsible shall be imposed a fine of 30, 000 yuan up to 300, 000 yuan.

Article 230 Where anyone refuses or obstructs the securities regulatory body and its functionary in its or his performance of the functions and duties of supervision, examination and investigation by means of violence or threat, he shall be given an administrative sanction of public security according to law.

Article 231 Anyone who violates the present Law and constitutes a crime shall be subject to criminal liabilities according to law.

Article 232 Where anyone violates the present Law and shall be subject to civil liabilities of compensation and payment of fines and penalties, and if his properties are not sufficient to cover all the payment at the same time, he shall bear civil liabilities.

Article 233 Where anyone violates the relevant laws and administrative regulations or the relevant provisions of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council and is under any serious circumstances, the securities regulatory authority under the State Council may take measures to prohibit the relevant persons as held to be responsible from entering into the securities market.
The term “prohibition from entering into the securities market” as mentioned in the preceding paragraph refers to a system, whereby a person shall not undertake any securities practice or hold the post of director, supervisor or senior manager of a listed company within a prescribed term or for life.

Article 234 The fines as collected and the illegal proceeds as confiscated shall be all turned over into the State Treasury.

Article 235 Any party concerned that is dissatisfied with a decision of the securities regulatory body or a department as authorized by the State Council on punishment may apply for an administrative review or file a litigation with the people’s court.

Chapter XII Supplementary Provisions

Article 236 The securities that have been approved for listed trading in a stock exchange according to the relevant administrative regulations before the present Law comes into force may continue to be traded according to law.
The securities operation institutions that have been approved for establishment according to the relevant administrative regulations and the provisions of the administrative department of finance of the State Council before the present Law comes into force but fails to completely comply with the provisions of the present Law shall meet the requirements as prescribed by the present Law within a prescribed term. The specific measures for implementation shall be separately prescribed by the State Council.

Article 237 An issuer that applies for verifying the public issuance of any stocks or corporate bonds shall pay the expenses for examination according to the relevant provisions.

Article 238 Where a domestic enterprise directly or indirectly goes abroad to issue any securities abroad or whose securities are listed abroad for trading, it shall be subject to the approval of the securities regulatory authority under the State Council according to the relevant provisions of the State Council.

Article 239 As to any subscription or trading of stocks of a domestic company in a foreign currency, the specific measures shall be separately formulated by the State Council.

Article 240 The present Measures shall come into force as of January 1, 2006
 

 

PRC, Securities Law (2nd Revision)

(Adopted at the 6th Session of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress on 29 December 1998; first revision according to the <Amending the <<PRC, Securities Law>> Decision> at the 11th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress on 28 August 2004; second revision adopted at the 18th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress on 27 October 2005 and effective as of 1 January 2006.)

PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1: This Law is formulated in order to standardize the issuing and trading of securities, to protect the lawful rights and interests of investors, to safeguard the social and economic order and the public interest and to promote the development of the socialist market economy. 

Article 2: This Law applies to the issuing and trading in the People's Republic of China of shares, corporate bonds and such other securities as are lawfully recognized by the State Council. Issues not covered by this Law shall be governed by the provisions of the PRC, Company Law and other laws and administrative regulations. 

The listing and trading of government bonds and securities investment fund shares shall be governed by this Law. Where there are special stipulations in other laws and administrative regulations, such stipulations shall apply.

The administrative procedures on the issuing and trading of varieties of securities derivatives shall be stipulated by the State Council according to the principles of this Law.

Article 3: The issuing and trading activities of securities must be carried out in line with the principle of openness, equitability and fairness. 

Article 4: The parties involved in the issuing and trading of securities shall have equal legal status and adhere to the principle of voluntariness, compensation and good faith. 

Article 5: The issuing and trading of securities must be conducted in accordance with laws and administrative regulations. Fraudulent and insider trading and manipulation of the securities market are prohibited. 

Article 6: Unless stipulated otherwise by the State, securities business, and banking business, trust business and insurance business shall be operated and administered separately, and securities companies shall be established independently from banking, trust and insurance business organizations.

Article 7:
The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall implement centralized and unified regulation of the nationwide securities market according to law. 

The State Council's securities regulatory authority may establish offices as necessary, in order to perform its regulatory duties as authorized. 

Article 8: Subject to centralized and unified regulation by the State of securities issuing and trading activities, a Securities Association shall be established according to law to carry out self-regulation. 

Article 9: The State audit authority shall supervise stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions and the securities regulatory authority by audit according to law.

PART TWO: ISSUING OF SECURITIES

Article 10: Public offers1 of securities must meet the conditions prescribed in laws and administrative regulations and be reported according to law to the State Council's securities regulatory authority, or the department authorized by the State Council, for verification and approval. No work unit or individual may make a public offer2 of securities if the same has not been verified and approved according to law.

The following circumstances shall be deemed as a public offer:

  1. issue securities to unspecific targets;
  1. issue securities to an aggregate of 200 specific targets; or
  1. other acts of offer stipulated in laws or administrative regulations.

Non-public offer of securities may not use advertising, public inducement or public method in a disguised form. 

Article 11: Where an issuer applies for public offer of shares or corporate bonds convertible to shares using a form of underwriting according to law or it applies for public offer of other securities that are subject to the sponsor system according to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, it shall engage an institution with sponsor qualifications to be its sponsor.

The sponsor shall comply with the business rules and industry standards, act in good faith and with due diligence, prudently verify the application documents and information disclosure materials of the issuer, and procure and guide the issuer to operate in a standardized manner.

The qualifications of sponsors and the administrative procedures in relation thereto shall be stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 12: Establishment of a company limited by shares to make a public offer2 of shares shall meet the conditions stipulated in the PRC, Company Law, and other conditions stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority that have been approved by the State Council; and a share offering application and the following documents shall be submitted to the State Council's securities regulatory authority:

  1. the company's articles of association;
  1. the promoters' agreement;
  1. the names of the promoters, the number of shares subscribed by the promoters, the types of capital contribution and the capital verification documents;
  1. the share prospectus;
  1. the name and address of the receiving bank; and
  1. the name of the underwriting institution and the related agreement.

If a sponsor is engaged in accordance with the provisions hereof, the issuance sponsorship document issued by the sponsor shall also be submitted.

If the establishment of the company is subject to approval as stipulated by laws or administrative regulations, the corresponding approval document shall also be submitted. 

Article 13: To make a public offer2 of new shares, a company shall meet the following conditions:

  1. it has a sound and well-operated organization;
  1. it has the ability for sustained profitability and is in good financial conditions;
  1. it has no false record in its financial and accounting documents or other major illegal act in the most recent three years; and
  1. other conditions stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority that have been approved by the State Council.

Non-public offer2 of new shares by a listed company shall meet the conditions stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority that have been approved by the State Council, and shall be reported to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for verification and approval.

Article 14: To make a public offer2 of new shares, a company shall submit a share offer application and the following documents to the State Council's securities regulatory authority:

  1. the company's business licence;
  1. the company's articles of association;
  1. the resolution of the shareholders' general meeting; 
  1. the share prospectus;
  1. the financial and accounting reports;
  1. the name and address of the receiving bank; and
  1. the name of the underwriting institution and the related agreement.

If a sponsor is engaged in accordance with the provisions hereof, the issuance sponsorship document issued by the sponsor shall also be submitted.

Article 15: The proceeds of a public offer2 of shares by a company must be used according to the purpose of the funds listed in the share prospectus. Any change in the purpose of the funds listed in the share prospectus must be approved by the shareholders' general meeting. If the purpose is changed without authorization and such change is not rectified, or it is not subsequently ratified by the shareholders' general meeting, no public offer2 of new shares may be carried out.

Article 16: Public offers2 of corporate bonds shall meet the following conditions:

  1. in the case of a company limited by shares, the net assets are not less than Rmb 30 million, or in the case of a limited liability company, the net assets are not less than Rmb 60 million;
  1. the accumulated balance of bonds does not exceed 40% of the company's net assets;
  1. the average distributable profits in the most recent three years are sufficient to pay the interests on the corporate bonds for one year;
  1. the direction of the investment of the proceeds is consistent with the State industrial policy;
  1. the interest rate of the bonds does not exceed the interest rate level limited by the State Council; and
  1. other conditions stipulated by the State Council.

The proceeds of a public offer2 of corporate bonds must be used for the verified and approved purpose and may not be used to make up for losses and non-production-related expenditures.

Issuance of corporate bonds convertible to shares by a listed company shall meet the conditions for public offers1 of shares stipulated herein in addition to meeting the conditions stipulated in the first paragraph, and shall be reported to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for verification and approval.

Article 17: To apply for a public offer2 of corporate bonds, the following documents shall be submitted to the department authorized by the State Council or the State Council's securities regulatory authority:

  1. the company's business licence;
  1. the company's articles of association;
  1. the method of offer of the corporate bonds;
  1. the asset valuation report and capital verification report; and
  1. other documents required by the department authorized by the State Council or the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

If a sponsor is engaged in accordance with the provisions hereof, the issuance sponsorship document issued by the sponsor shall also be submitted.

Article 18:
No public offer2 of corporate bonds shall be made again if any of the following circumstances applies:

  1. the corporate bonds in the last public offer are not fully subscribed;
  1. there is a breach of contract or delay in payment of principals and interests in relation to the publicly offered corporate bonds or other debts, and such breach or delay is still continuing; or
  1. there is a change in the usage of the proceeds of the public offer2 of corporate bonds in violation of the provisions hereof.

Article 19: The formats and submission methods of the application documents to be submitted by issuers for an application for verification and approval of offer2 of securities according to law shall be prescribed by the authority or department responsible for verification and approval according to law. 

Article 20: The application documents for the issuing of securities submitted by issuers to the State Council's securities regulatory authority or the department authorized by the State Council must be truthful, accurate and complete. 

Securities service organizations and personnel that issue relevant documents for an issue of securities must strictly perform their statutory duties and warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the documents they issue.

Article 21: Where an issuer applies for an initial public offer of shares, it shall, after submission of the application documents, disclose the relevant application documents in advance according to the regulations of the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 22: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall establish an issuance examination commission to examine applications to issue shares according to law. 

The issuance examination commission shall consist of professionals from the State Council's securities regulatory authority and other relevant specialists engaged from outside the said authority. The commission shall vote on applications to issue shares and state the opinion it reaches upon examination. 

The specific method for forming the issuance examination commission, the term of office of its members and its working procedures shall be stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 23: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall be responsible for the verification and approval of applications to issue shares in accordance with the statutory conditions. The verification and approval procedures shall be made public, and shall be subject to supervision according to law. 

The persons involved in the examination, verification and approval of applications to issue shares may not have a common interest with, or accept gifts directly or indirectly from, the applicant, or hold shares in which they approve of the application for issuance or have any private contact with the applicant. 

The verification and approval by the department authorized by the State Council of applications to issue corporate bonds shall be carried out by reference to the preceding two paragraphs.

Article 24: The State Council's securities regulatory authority or the department authorized by the State Council shall make a decision on whether or not to approve the application documents for the issuing of securities upon verification according to the statutory conditions and the statutory procedures within three months from the date of acceptance thereof, excluding the time period for supplementing and amending the application materials for issue by the issuer as required. If the application documents are not approved upon verification, the reason(s) therefor shall be given. 

Article 25: Once an application to issue securities has been approved upon verification, the issuer shall announce the public offer2 documents prior to making the public offer2 of the securities, as prescribed in laws and administrative regulations, and make the said documents available for public access at the designated places. 

Prior to the announcement of the information on the issuing of securities according to law, no informed person may announce or divulge such information. 

Issuers may not issue securities before they announce the public offer2 documents. 

Article 26: If the State Council's securities regulatory authority or the department authorized by the State Council discovers that a decision it has made to approve upon verification the issuing of securities does not comply with the statutory conditions or the statutory procedures, it shall revoke the decision and discontinue the issuing if the relevant securities have not yet been issued. If the relevant securities have already been issued but not yet listed, it shall revoke the decision on verification and approval of the issuing, and the issuer shall refund the issue price plus bank deposit interest for the same period to the securities holders. The sponsor shall bear joint and several liability with the issuer, unless it is able to prove that it is not at fault. Where the controlling shareholder and de facto controlling person of the issuer are at fault, they shall bear joint and several liability with the issuer.

Article 27: After shares have been issued according to law, the issuer shall itself be responsible for any change in its operation or earnings; and the investors shall themselves be responsible for any investment risks caused by such change. 

Article 28: Where an issuer issues securities to unspecific targets, and such securities shall be distributed by a securities company according to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, the issuer shall enter into a distribution agreement with the securities company. Securities distribution business shall be carried out by means of distribution on an agency basis or underwriting. 

"Distribution of securities on an agency basis" means the method of distribution whereby the securities company sells securities as the agent of the issuer and, at the end of the distribution period, returns to the issuer all the securities that remain unsold. 

"Underwriting of securities" means the method of distribution whereby the securities company purchases, pursuant to an agreement, all the securities issued by the issuer or whereby it purchases, at the end of the distribution period, all the securities that remain after the sale. 

Article 29: An issuer that makes a public offer2 of securities has the right to independently select according to law a securities company to carry out distribution. Securities companies may not solicit securities distribution business by means of improper competition. 

Article 30: To distribute securities, a securities company shall enter into an agreement for distribution on an agency basis or an underwriting agreement with the issuer. Such agreement shall include the following: 

  1. the names and domiciles of the parties and the names of their legal representatives; 
  1. the class, quantity, amount and issuing price of the securities to be distributed on an agency basis or underwritten; 
  1. the period and the initial and final dates for distribution on an agency basis or underwriting; 
  1. the method and date of payment for distribution on an agency basis or underwriting; 
  1. the fee for distribution on an agency basis or underwriting and the method of settlement thereof; 
  1.  liability for breach of contract; and 
  1. other matters prescribed by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 31: When distributing securities, securities companies shall examine the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the public offer2 documents. If they find that such documents contain any falsehood, misleading statement or major omission, they may not carry out sales activities. If the sale of securities has already begun, the sales activities must be discontinued immediately and rectification measures shall be adopted. 

Article 32: Securities to be offered3 to unspecific targets with a total face value exceeding Rmb 50 million shall be distributed by a distribution syndicate. The distribution syndicate shall be composed of a securities company acting as lead distributor and of securities companies acting as participants in the distribution. 

Article 33: The maximum period for distribution of securities on an agency basis or underwriting of securities shall be 90 days. 

During the period of distribution on an agency basis or underwriting, securities companies shall ensure that the securities distributed on an agency basis or underwritten are first sold to subscribers. Securities companies may not first set aside for themselves securities that they distribute on an agency basis, or purchase in advance and retain securities which they have underwritten.

Article 34: If shares are issued at a premium, the issuing price shall be determined through consultations between the issuer and the securities company handling the distribution.

Article 35: In the case of issuing of shares by means of distribution on an agency basis, where the quantity of shares sold to investors fails to reach 70% of the proposed quantity of shares offered to the public at the time period for distribution on an agency basis expires, the issue shall be deemed to fail. The issuer shall refund the issue price plus bank deposit interest for the same period to the share subscribers. 

Article 36: Where the time period for distribution on an agency basis or underwriting for a public offer2 of shares expires, the issuer shall report the details of offering of shares to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for record filing within the stipulated time period. 

PART THREE: TRADING OF SECURITIES

Section One: General Provisions 

Article 37: Securities purchased and sold according to law by the parties to a securities transaction must be securities that have been issued and delivered according to law. 

Securities that have not been issued according to law may not be purchased or sold.

Article 38: Shares, corporate bonds and other securities issued according to law that are subject to legal restrictions on the period during which they may be transferred may not be purchased or sold during the restricted period. 

Article 39: Shares, corporate bonds and other securities issued to the public according to law shall be listed and traded on stock exchanges established according to law or transferred on other stock exchanges approved by the State Council. 

Article 40: Securities that are listed and traded on stock exchanges shall be traded by the method of public, centralized trading or other methods approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 41: The securities purchased and sold by the parties to a securities transaction may be in the form of paper or such other forms as prescribed by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 42: Securities trading shall take the form of spot transactions and other forms stipulated by the State Council. 

Article 43: The working personnel of stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions and the securities regulatory authority, and other persons prohibited by laws and administrative regulations from participating in share trading, may not, while in office or during the statutory period, hold, purchase or sell shares directly, under an assumed name or under the name of another. Such working personnel and persons may not accept shares as gifts either. 

When anyone becomes a person as described in the preceding paragraph, he must transfer any existing shareholding according to law. 

Article 44: Stock exchanges, securities companies and securities registration and clearing institutions must keep confidential the accounts opened for their clients according to law. 

Article 45: Securities service organizations and persons that issue documents such as audit reports, asset valuation reports or legal opinions, etc. for a share issuance may not purchase or sell the shares in question during the distribution period for such shares and for a period of six months after the expiration thereof. 

In addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, securities service organizations and persons that issue documents such as audit reports, asset valuation reports or legal opinions, etc. for listed companies may not purchase or sell the shares in question from the date on which they accept the appointment by the listed company until the fifth day after the said documents have been disclosed. 

Article 46: The fees charged for securities trading must be reasonable. The charging items, charging standards and charging methods shall be made public. 

The charging items, charging standards and administration methods for securities trading shall be centrally prescribed by the relevant competent department of the State Council. 

Article 47: If the director, supervisor, senior management personnel of a listed company or a shareholder that holds 5% or more of the equity of the listed company sells his shares of the said company within six months of purchase or repurchases his shares within six months after selling the same, the earnings so obtained shall belong to the company and be recovered by the board of directors of the company. However, a securities company that has a shareholding of not less than 5% due to purchase of the shares remained after underwriting shall not be subject to such six month restriction when selling the said shares. 

If the company's board of directors fails to comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the shareholders shall have the right to require the compliance by the board of directors within 30 days. If the company's board of directors fails to comply within the aforementioned time limit, the shareholders shall have the right to institute proceedings with the people's court directly in their own name for the interests of the company.

If the company's board of directors fails to comply with the provisions of the first paragraph, the directors responsible shall bear joint and several liability according to law.

Section Two: Listing of Securities

Article 48: Applications for listing of shares for trading shall be submitted to a stock exchange, and examined, verified and consented by the stock exchange according to law. Both parties shall sign a listing agreement.

Stock exchanges shall arrange the listing of government bonds for trading according to the decision of the department authorized by the State Council.

Article 49: To apply for the listing and trading of shares, corporate bonds convertible to shares or other securities subject to the sponsor system according to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, an institution with sponsor qualifications shall be engaged to be the sponsor.

The provisions of Paragraphs Two and Three of Article 11 hereof shall apply to listing sponsors.

Article 50: Companies limited by shares that apply for listing of shares shall fulfil the following conditions:

  1. the shares have been issued to the public upon verification and approval of the State Council's securities regulatory authority;
  1. the total share capital of the company is not less than Rmb 30 million;
  1. the equity issued to the public accounts for 25% or more of the total equity of the company; where the total equity of the company exceeds Rmb 400 million, the ratio of the equity issued to the public shall be 10% or more; and
  1. the company has not committed any major illegal act within the most recent three years, and there is no false record in the financial and accounting reports.

Stock exchanges may stipulate listing conditions higher than those stipulated in the preceding paragraph, which shall be submitted to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for approval.

Article 51: The State encourages companies that conform to industrial policies and meet the conditions for listing to have their shares listed. 

Article 52: When applying for listing of shares for trading, the following documents shall be submitted to the stock exchange: 

  1. the listing report; 
  1. the resolution passed at the shareholders' general meeting concerning the listing application; 
  1. the company's articles of association; 
  1.  the company's business licence; 
  1. the financial and accounting reports of the company for the most recent three years audited by an accounting firm according to law; 
  1. a written legal opinion, and a letter of sponsor for listing; 
  1. the most recent share prospectus; and
  1. other documents stipulated in the listing rules of the stock exchange.

Article 53: After an application to list shares for trading has been examined, verified and consented to by the stock exchange, the companies that sign the listing agreement shall publicize the relevant documents relating to the listing of shares within the stipulated time limit and make such documents available for public access at the designated places.

Article 54: In addition to publicizing the documents specified in the preceding article, the companies that sign the listing agreement shall also announce the following matters: 

  1. the date on which the shares are approved for trading on the stock exchange; 
  1. a list of the names and shareholdings of the ten shareholders who hold the largest numbers of shares in the company; 
  1. the de facto controlling person of the company; and 
  1. the names of the directors, supervisors and senior management personnel, and particulars of their shareholdings of the company's shares and/or bonds. 

Article 55: Where a listed company is in one of the following circumstances, the stock exchange shall decide to suspend the listing and trading of its shares:

  1. there is a change in the total share capital, equity distribution, etc., of the company and the listing conditions are no longer fulfilled;
  1. the company fails to disclose its financial status as required, or there are falsehoods in the financial and accounting reports that may mislead investors;
  1. the company has committed a major illegal act;
  1. the company has suffered continuous losses for the most recent three years; or
  1. other circumstances stipulated in the listing rules of the stock exchange.

Article 56: Where a listed company is in one of the following circumstances, the stock exchange shall decide to terminate the listing and trading of its shares:

  1. there is a change in the total share capital, equity distribution, etc., of the company and the listing conditions are no longer fulfilled, and still fails to reach the listing conditions within the time limit stipulated by the stock exchange;
  1. the company fails to disclose its financial status as required or there are falsehoods in the financial and accounting reports, and the company fails to make correction;
  1. the company has suffered continuous losses for the most recent three years, and is unable to become profitable within the subsequent year;
  1. the company is dissolved or declared bankrupt; or
  1. other circumstances stipulated in the listing rules of the stock exchange.

Article 57: Companies that apply to list their corporate bonds for trading must meet the following conditions: 

  1.  the term of the corporate bonds is not less than one year; 
  1. the amount of corporate bonds actually issued is not less than Rmb 50 million; and 
  1. the company still meets the statutory conditions for the issuing of corporate bonds at the time of application for the listing of its bonds. 

Article 58: When applying for listing of corporate bonds for trading, the following documents shall be submitted to the stock exchange: 

  1. the listing report; 
  1. the resolution of the board of directors concerning the application for listing of corporate bonds; 
  1. the company's articles of association; 
  1. the company's business licence; 
  1. the method of offer of the corporate bonds; 
  1. the number of corporate bonds actually issued; and
  1. other documents stipulated in the listing rules of the stock exchange.

When applying for listing of corporate bonds convertible to shares for trading, the letter of sponsor for listing issued by the sponsor shall also be submitted.

Article 59: After an application to list corporate bonds for trading has been examined, verified and consented to by the stock exchange, the companies that sign the listing agreement shall publicize the corporate bond listing documents and the relevant documents within the stipulated time limit, and make the application documents available for public access at the designated places. 

Article 60: After corporate bonds have been listed for trading, the stock exchange may decide to suspend their listing and trading under the following circumstances: 

  1.  the company has committed a major illegal act; 
  1. the company no longer meets the conditions for listing corporate bonds due to a major change in its circumstances; 
  1. the proceeds of the corporate bond offer are not used for the purpose verified and approved; 
  1. the company fails to perform its obligations under the method of offer of the corporate bonds; or 
  1. the company has suffered continuous losses during the preceding two years. 

Article 61: If a company is in the situation described in Item (1) or (4) of the preceding article and the consequences are verified to be serious, or if a company is in the situation described in Item (2), (3) or (5) of the preceding article and fails to eliminate the same within a specified time limit, the stock exchange shall decide to terminate the listing and trading of the corporate bonds. 

If a company is dissolved or declared bankrupt, the stock exchange shall terminate the listing and trading of the corporate bonds. 

Article 62: In the case of dissatisfaction with the decision of rejection, suspension or termination of listing made by the stock exchange, an application for review may be made to the review authority established by the stock exchange. 

Section Three: Continuing Information Disclosure 


Article 63: The information disclosed by issuers and listed companies according to law must be truthful, accurate and complete, and may not contain falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions.

Article 64: A share prospectus or the method of offer of corporate bonds shall be announced where shares are issued to the public according to law upon verification and approval by the State Council's securities regulatory authority or where corporate bonds are issued to the public according to law upon verification and approval by the department authorized by the State Council. When new shares or corporate bonds are issued to the public according to law, financial and accounting reports shall also be announced. 

Article 65: Within two months of the date of conclusion of the first half of each fiscal year, listed companies and companies whose bonds have been listed for trading shall submit to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange an interim report with the following contents, and announce the same: 

  1. the company's financial and accounting reports and business situation; 
  1.  major litigation involving the company; 
  1. the particulars of any change in the share or corporate bonds already issued; 
  1. any major matter submitted for deliberation by the shareholders' general meeting; and 
  1. other matters specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 66: Within four months of the end of each fiscal year, listed companies and companies whose bonds have been listed for trading shall submit to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange an annual report with the following contents, and announce the same: 

  1. the company's general circumstances; 
  1. the company's financial and accounting reports and business situation; 
  1. the résumés and the details of the shareholdings of the directors, supervisors and senior management personnel; 
  1. the details of shares and corporate bonds already issued, including the name list of the ten shareholders who hold the largest number of shares in the company and the number of shares held by them;
  1. the company's de facto controlling person; and 
  1. other matters specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 67: When a major event occurs that may have a relatively major impact on the price at which a listed company's shares are traded and the investors have no knowledge of the event, the listed company shall immediately submit an ad hoc report on the details of such major event to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange, and announce the same. The report shall explain the reasons for the occurrence of the event, the current status and the possible legal consequences that may arise. 

For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the term "major event" shall mean: 

  1. a major change in the company's business policies or scope of business; 
  1. a decision by the company concerning a major investment or major asset purchase; 
  1. conclusion by the company of a major contract that may have a major effect on the company's assets, liabilities, rights, interests or business results;
  1. incurrence by the company of a major debt or default on a major debt; 
  1.  incurrence by the company of a major deficit or a major loss; 
  1. a major change in the external production or business conditions of the company;
  1. a change in the directors, not less than one-third of the supervisors or managers of the company; 
  1. a relatively major change in the shareholding of a shareholder that holds not less than 5% of the company's shares or the shareholding or situation of control of the company by the de facto controlling person;
  1. a decision to reduce the company's capital, merge, divide or dissolve the company or file for bankruptcy;
  1. major litigation involving the company and the resolutions reached by the shareholders' general meeting or the board of directors' meeting are lawfully revoked or declared invalid; 
  1. the company is suspected of committing a crime and is being investigated by the judicial authority, and the company's directors, supervisors and senior management personnel are suspected of committing a crime and are subject to enforcement measures by the judicial authority; or 
  1. other events stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 68: The directors and senior management personnel of a listed company shall sign a written confirmation opinion on the periodic report of the company.

The supervisory board of a listed company shall examine and verify the company periodic report prepared by the board of directors and issue a written examination and verification opinion thereon.

The directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of a listed company shall ensure the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed by the listed company.

Article 69: If the share prospectus, method of offer of corporate bonds, financial or accounting report, listing report document, annual report, interim report, ad hoc report as well as other information disclosure materials announced by an issuer or listed company contain falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions and thereby causes investors to sustain losses in the course of securities trading, the issuer or listed company shall be liable for damages. The director(s), supervisor(s), senior management personnel and other directly responsible personnel of the issuer or listed company as well as the sponsor and the distributing securities company shall bear the joint and several liability for such damages with the issuer and the listed company, unless they are able to prove that they are not at fault. Where the controlling shareholder and de facto controlling person of the issuer and the listed company are at fault, they shall bear the joint and several liability for such damages with the issuer and the listed company.

Article 70: Information that must be disclosed according to law shall be published in the media designated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority, and shall be made available for public access at the company's domicile and the stock exchange.

Article 71: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall supervise the annual reports, interim reports, ad hoc reports and announcements of listed companies. The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall supervise the allotment of new shares or rights issues of listed companies, and the acts of the controlling shareholders of listed companies and other persons with obligations of information disclosure.

The securities regulatory authority, the stock exchange, the sponsor, the distributing securities company (companies), and relevant persons may not divulge the contents of company announcements mandated by laws or administrative regulations before such announcements are made. 

Article 72: Where a stock exchange decides to suspend or terminate the listing and trading of securities, it shall make an announcement thereof in a timely manner and report to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for record filing.

Section Four: Prohibited Trading Acts 

Article 73: Informed persons with insider information on securities trading and persons that illegally obtain insider information are prohibited from using such insider information in carrying out securities trading. 

Article 74: Informed persons with insider information on securities trading include: 

  1. the directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of an issuer; 
  1. shareholders who hold not less than 5% of the shares in a company and their directors, supervisors and senior management personnel, the company's de facto controlling person and its directors, supervisors and senior management personnel; 
  1. the holding company of an issuer and its directors, supervisors and senior management personnel; 
  1. persons that are able to obtain relevant insider information by virtue of their positions in the company; 
  1. the working personnel of the securities regulatory authority, and other persons that administer securities issuing and trading pursuant to their statutory duties; 
  1. the relevant personnel of the sponsor, distributing securities company, stock exchange, securities registration and clearing institutions and securities service organizations; and
  1. other persons specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 75: Insider information is information that, in the course of securities trading, has not yet been disclosed and concerns the company's business or financial affairs or may have a major effect on the market price of the company's securities. 

The following information is insider information:

  1. the major events described in the second paragraph of Article 67 hereof; 
  1.  company plans concerning distribution of dividends or increase of capital; 
  1. major changes in the company's equity structure; 
  1. major changes in security for the company's debts; 
  1. any single mortgage, sale or write-off of a major asset used in the business of the company exceeding 30% of the said asset; 
  1. potential liability for major damages to be assumed according to law as a result of an act committed by a company's director(s), supervisor(s) or other senior management personnel; 
  1. plans concerning the takeover of listed companies; and
  1. other important information determined by the State Council's securities regulatory authority to have a marked effect on securities trading prices.

Article 76: No informed person with knowledge of insider information on securities trading and person that have illegally obtained insider information may purchase or sell securities of the company on which he has insider information, divulge such information or counsel another person to purchase or sell such securities prior to the disclosure of insider information. 

Where this Law contains other provisions concerning the purchase of shares of a listed company by a natural person, legal person or other organization that holds or jointly holds with another person through an agreement or other arrangement not less than 5% of such company's shares, such provisions shall apply.

Where the insider trading act causes loss to investors, the perpetrator shall bear the liability for damages according to law.

Article 77: No person is allowed to manipulate the securities market in any of the following ways:

  1. carrying out combined or successive sales or purchases by building up an advantage in terms of funds or shareholdings or using one's advantage in terms of information, thereby manipulating the price or volume of securities traded, whether independently or in collusion; 
  1. collaborating with another person to mutually trade securities at a prearranged time, price and method, thereby affecting the price or volume of securities traded; 
  1. carrying out securities transactions between the accounts actually controlled by oneself, thereby affecting the price or volume of securities traded; or
  1. manipulating the securities market by other methods. 

Where the act of manipulating the securities market causes loss to investors, the perpetrator shall bear the liability for damages according to law.

Article 78: Working personnel of the State, working personnel of the media and relevant persons are prohibited from fabricating and disseminating false information, thereby disturbing the securities market. 

Stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities service organizations, and their employees, and the Securities Association and the securities regulatory authority, and their working personnel are prohibited from making false statements or giving misleading information in the course of securities trading. 

Securities trading information disseminated by any mass media must be truthful and objective. All mass media are prohibited from disseminating misleading information on securities trading. 

Article 79: Securities companies and their employees are prohibited from committing the following fraudulent acts that are detrimental to the interests of their clients: 

  1. purchase or sale of securities on behalf of a client in violation of the client's instructions; 
  1. failure to provide a client with written confirmation of a transaction within the prescribed period; 
  1. misappropriation of securities entrusted by a client for purchase or sale, or of funds in a client's account;
  1. purchase or sell securities on behalf of a client or do so under the name of the client, without authorization or the entrustment of the client;
  1. entice a client to make an unnecessary purchase or sale of securities in order to obtain commission income; 
  1. provide or disseminate information that is false or misleads investors using the media or through other methods; or
  1. other acts contrary to a client's authentic declaration of intention or acts detrimental to a client's interests. 

Where the act of defrauding a client causes loss to the client, the perpetrator shall bear the liability for damages according to law. 

Article 80: Legal persons are prohibited from carrying out securities transactions by illegally using another's account or lending out their own or other's securities accounts. 

Article 81: Channels for funds to flow into the market shall be expanded according to law. Flow of funds into the stock market in violation of provisions is prohibited.

Article 82: No one is allowed to misappropriate public funds to purchase or sell securities. 

Article 83: Purchase and sale of shares listed for trading by State-owned enterprises and enterprises where State-owned assets constitute a controlling interest must comply with the relevant State provisions. 

Article 84:
If stock exchanges, securities companies, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities service organizations and their employees discover any prohibited trading acts in the course of securities trading, they shall timely report such acts to the securities regulatory authority. 

PART FOUR: TAKEOVER OF LISTED COMPANIES

Article 85: Investors may acquire listed companies by means of takeover by offer, takeover by agreement or other lawful means.

Article 86:
If, through securities trading at a stock exchange, an investor holds or jointly holds with another person through an agreement or other arrangement 5% of the shares issued by a listed company, the investor shall, within three days of the date on which such shareholding becomes a fact, submit a written report to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange, notify the listed company and make an announcement. During the time period specified above, the investor may not continue to purchase or sell shares in the listed company. 

Once an investor holds or jointly holds with another person through an agreement or other arrangement 5% of the shares issued by a listed company, he shall, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, report and make an announcement of each 5% increase or decrease in the issued shares he holds in the listed company. During the reporting period, and for two days following the report and announcement, the investor may not continue to purchase or sell shares in the listed company. 

Article 87: Written reports and announcements made in accordance with the provisions of the preceding article shall include the following: 

  1. the name and domicile of the shareholder; 
  1. the description and quantity of the shares held; and 
  1. the date on which the shareholding or the increase or decrease in the shareholding reached the statutory percentage. 

Article 88: If, through securities trading on a stock exchange, an investor holds or jointly holds with another person through an agreement or other arrangement 30% of the issued shares of a listed company and continues to buy up such shares, the investor shall issue a offer of takeover of all or part of the equity in the listed company to all the shareholders of the listed company according to law.

An offer of takeover of part of the equity in a listed company shall stipulate that where the number of shares that the shareholders of the target company undertake to sell exceeds the number of shares scheduled to be bought up, the purchaser shall carry out the takeover according to the ratio.

Article 89: When issuing a takeover offer pursuant to the preceding article, the purchaser must first submit a report on the takeover of the listed company to the State Council's securities regulatory authority. The report shall contain the following particulars: 

  1. the name and domicile of the purchaser; 
  1. the decision of the purchaser concerning the takeover; 
  1. the name of the listed company targeted; 
  1.  the purpose of the takeover; 
  1. a detailed description of the shares bought up and the number of shares scheduled to be bought up; 
  1. the term and price of the takeover;
  1. the amount and guaranteed availability of the funds required for the takeover; and 
  1.  the ratio between the total number of issued shares of the target company and the number of such shares held at the time of submission of the takeover report. 

The purchaser shall simultaneously submit a listed company takeover report to the stock exchange. 

Article 90: The purchaser shall announce his takeover offer 15 days after the date on which he submits the listed company takeover report pursuant to the preceding article. During the time period specified above, where the State Council's securities regulatory authority discovers that the listed company takeover report does not comply with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, it shall notify the purchaser in a timely manner, and the purchaser may not announce his takeover offer.

The term of takeover stipulated in a takeover offer shall be not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days. 

Article 91: During the undertaking time limit determined in a takeover offer, the purchaser may not revoke his takeover offer. If the purchaser needs to change the takeover offer, he must submit a report to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange in advance. If approved, the purchaser shall make an announcement. 

Article 92: The conditions of takeover set forth in the takeover offer shall apply to all shareholders of the target company. 

Article 93: In the case of takeover by offer, the purchaser may not, during the term of the takeover offer, sell shares in the target company or purchase shares in the target company by any method other than that prescribed in, or on any conditions other than those of, the offer. 

Article 94: In the case of takeover by agreement, the purchaser may effect the equity transfer by entering into an agreement with the shareholders of the target company according to the provisions of laws and administrative regulations. 

When a listed company is taken over by agreement, the purchaser must, within three days after the agreement is reached, submit a written report on the takeover agreement to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange, and make an announcement. 

The takeover agreement may not be performed until the announcement has been made. 

Article 95: In the case of takeover by agreement, the parties to the agreement may on an ad hoc basis entrust a securities registration and clearing institution with custody of the shares transferred pursuant to the agreement and with deposit of the funds into the designated bank.

Article 96:
In the case of takeover by agreement, when a purchaser buys or jointly buys with another person through an agreement or other arrangement 30% of the issued shares of a listed company and continues to buy such shares, an offer of buying all or part of the shares in the listed company shall be issued to all shareholders of the said listed company, except where the issue of offer is exempted by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Where the purchaser buys the shares in the listed company by way of takeover by offer according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, he shall comply with Articles 89 to 93 hereof.

Article 97: Where the equity distribution of the target company does not comply with the listing conditions upon the expiration of the term of takeover, the stock exchange shall terminate the listing and trading of the shares of the said listed company according to law. The remaining shareholders that still hold the shares of the target company shall have the right to sell their shares on the same conditions as those in the takeover offer, and the purchaser shall buy such shares.

If, after the completion of the takeover, the target company no longer fulfils the conditions of a company limited by shares, it shall change the corporate form according to law.

Article 98: During the takeover of a listed company, the shares in such company which are held by the purchaser of the listed company may not be transferred in the 12 months following the completion of the takeover. 

Article 99: After the completion of a takeover, where the purchaser merges with and dissolves the target company, the existing shares in the dissolved company shall be replaced according to law by the purchaser. 

Article 100: After the completion of a takeover, the purchaser shall, within 15 days, report the particulars of the takeover to the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the stock exchange, and make an announcement. 

Article 101: The takeover of the shares held by a State-authorized investment organization in a listed company shall be approved by the relevant competent authority in accordance with the regulations of the State Council. 

The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall formulate the specific procedures for takeover of listed companies according to the principles of this Law. 

PART FIVE: STOCK EXCHANGES

Article 102: Stock exchanges are legal persons that provide sites and facilities for the centralized trading of securities, organize and supervise securities trading and implement self-disciplinary administration. 

The establishment and dissolution of stock exchanges shall be decided on by the State Council. 

Article 103: To establish a stock exchange, a constitution must be formulated.

The formulation and amendment of the constitution of a stock exchange must be approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 104: Stock exchanges must include the words "stock exchange" in their names. No other unit and no individual may use the name "stock exchange" or a similar name. 

Article 105: The fee revenue which stock exchanges may allocate by themselves shall first be used to ensure the normal operation and gradual improvement of the stock exchange and its facilities. 

The property accumulated by a stock exchange that implements membership system shall belong to its members. The rights and interests in the stock exchange shall be enjoyed jointly by its members. Accumulated property may not be distributed to members while the stock exchange is in existence. 

Article 106: A stock exchange shall have a board of governors. 

Article 107: A stock exchange shall have a general manager, who shall be appointed and removed by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 108: The persons described in Article 147 of the PRC, Company Law and the following persons may not serve as responsible persons of stock exchanges: 

  1. responsible persons of stock exchanges or securities registration and clearing institutions, and directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of securities companies, who were removed from office due to a violation of the law or a breach of discipline, where not more than five years has elapsed since the date of their removal from office; and
  1. lawyers, certified public accountants, and professional personnel of investment consultancy organizations, financial consultancy organizations, credit rating organizations, asset valuation organizations or verification organizations, whose qualifications were cancelled due to a violation of the law or a breach of discipline, where not more than five years has elapsed since the date of cancellation. 

Article 109: Working personnel of stock exchanges, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities service organizations or securities companies that were dismissed for violating the law or breaching discipline, and working personnel of State authorities that were dismissed, may not be employed as working personnel of stock exchanges. 

Article 110: Only members of a stock exchange may enter that stock exchange to participate in centralized trading. 

Article 111: Investors shall conclude a securities trading entrustment agreement with a securities company, and shall open a securities trading account with the securities company, and instruct, in writing, by telephone or otherwise, the said securities company to purchase and sell securities on their behalf. 

Article 112: Securities companies shall, as instructed by investors, declare transactions in accordance with the securities trading rules and participate in centralized trading in the stock exchange, and shall bear the corresponding clearing and delivery responsibilities based on the transactions concluded. Securities registration and clearing institutions shall effect the clearing and delivery of securities and funds with the securities company based on the transactions concluded and in accordance with the rules for clearing and delivery, and carry out procedures for registration of the change in ownership of the securities for the clients of the securities company. 

Article 113: Stock exchanges shall safeguard the fair organization of centralized trading and shall announce real-time quotations concerning the securities trading. They shall compile securities market quotation tables for each day of trading, and announce the same.

Without the permission of the stock exchange, no work unit or individual may announce real-time quotations concerning the securities trading. 

Article 114: If a sudden event affecting the normal conduct of securities trading occurs, stock exchanges may effect a technical suspension of trading. Stock exchanges may decide to suspend the market if a sudden event of force majeure occurs or in order to protect the normal order of securities trading. 

When stock exchanges effect a technical suspension of trading or decide to suspend the market, they must timely report the same to the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 115: Stock exchanges shall implement real-time monitoring of securities tradings, and shall report any unusual trading as required by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Stock exchanges shall supervise the disclosure of information by listed companies and the relevant persons with information disclosure obligations to ensure their timely and accurate disclosure of information according to law.

Stock exchanges may, according to needs, restrict the trading of securities accounts with major unusual transactions, and shall report the matter to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for record filing.

Article 116: Stock exchanges shall allocate a certain percentage of their transaction costs, membership fees and seat fees to establish a risk fund. The risk fund shall be managed by the board of governors of the stock exchange. 

The specific percentages of allocations to, and measures for the use of, the risk fund shall be specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority in conjunction with the State Council's finance department. 

Article 117: Stock exchanges shall deposit the risk fund collected by them in dedicated accounts with their banks, and may not use the same without authorization. 

Article 118: Stock exchanges shall, pursuant to securities laws and administrative regulations, formulate listing rules, trading rules, membership administration rules and other relevant rules, and submit the same to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for approval.

Article 119: If, in carrying out duties related to securities trading, the responsible persons and other working personnel of stock exchanges discover that a material relationship with themselves or any of their relatives is involved, they shall withdraw. 

Article 120: The transaction results of trading that has been conducted in accordance with trading rules formulated according to law may not be changed. Traders may not be released from the civil liability incurred as a result of their violation of rules during trading. Gains obtained from trading against the rules shall be dealt with pursuant to the relevant provisions. 

Article 121: If persons engaged in securities trading inside a stock exchange violate the trading rules of the stock exchange, the stock exchange shall take disciplinary actions. If the circumstances are serious, the offenders' qualifications shall be revoked and they shall be barred from entering the exchange to carry out securities trading. 

PART SIX: SECURITIES COMPANIES

Article 122: Establishment of securities companies must be examined and approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. No work unit or individual may engage in securities business without the approval of the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 123: For the purposes of this Law, the term "securities companies" shall mean limited liability companies or companies limited by shares that have been established pursuant to the provisions of the PRC, Company Law and this Law and that engage in securities business. 

Article 124: To establish a securities company, the following conditions shall be fulfilled:

  1. the articles of association of the company shall comply with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations;
  1. the major shareholders shall have the ability to maintain continuous profitability, a good reputation, no record of major violation of laws or regulations within the most recent three years, and net assets of not less than Rmb 200 million;
  1. have a registered capital that complies with the provisions hereof;
  1. the directors, supervisors and senior management personnel shall have employment qualifications, and the employees shall have securities business qualifications;
  1. have a sound risk management and internal control system;
  1. have up-to-standard business premises and business facilities; and
  1. other conditions stipulated in the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and by the State Council's securities regulatory authority that have been approved by the State Council.

Article 125: Securities companies may engage in all or some of the following securities businesses upon approval of the State Council's securities regulatory authority: 

  1. securities brokerage;
  1. securities investment consultancy;
  1. financial consultancy related to securities trading and securities investment activities;
  1. securities distribution and sponsoring;
  1. securities business on own account;
  1. securities asset management; and 
  1. other securities businesses. 

Article 126: Securities companies must include the words "securities limited liability company" or "securities company limited by shares" in their names. 

Article 127: Where a securities company engages in businesses specified in Items (1) to (3) of Article 125 hereof, its minimum registered capital shall be Rmb 50 million; where it engages in any of the businesses specified in Items (4) to (7), its minimum registered capital shall be Rmb 100 million; where it engages in two or more businesses specified in Items (4) to (7), its minimum registered capital shall be Rmb 500 million. The registered capital of securities companies shall be paid-up capital.

The State Council's securities regulatory authority may, according to the principles of prudential regulation and the risk levels of the various types of businesses, adjust the minimum registered capital provided that it is not less than the amount stipulated in the preceding paragraph.

Article 128: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall, within six months of the date of acceptance of an application for establishment of a securities company, carry out examination according to the statutory conditions and the statutory procedures, and the principles of prudential regulation, make a decision on whether or not to grant approval, and notify the applicant thereof. Where approval is not granted, the reasons therefor shall be stated.

Where an application for establishment of a securities company is approved, the applicant shall apply to the company registry for establishment registration within the stipulated time limit and obtain a business licence.

The securities company shall, within 15 days of obtaining a business licence, apply to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for a permit for operating securities business. Where it has not obtained such permit, the securities company may not engage in securities business.

Article 129: The establishment, take over or closure of branches, change in the scope of business or registered capital, change in a shareholder that holds 5% or more of the equity or the de facto controlling person, change in the major clauses in the articles of association of the company, and the merger, division, change in corporate form, termination of operation, dissolution or bankruptcy of securities companies must be approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

The establishment of, take over of or equity participation in securities business organizations overseas of securities companies must be approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 130: Risk control indices of securities companies such as net assets, ratio of net capital to liability, ratio of net capital to net assets, ratios of business scale such as the respective ratios of net capital to business on own account, distribution and asset management, ratio of liability and net assets, as well as ratio of liquid assets to liquid liability, etc., shall be stipulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. Securities companies may not provide financing or security to their shareholders or the related parties of their shareholders.

Article 131: Directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of securities companies shall be honest, be of good conduct, familiar with securities laws and administrative regulations, have the operation and management capability required for performance of duties, and have obtained the employment qualifications verified and approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority prior to employment.

The persons described in Article 147 of the PRC, Company Law and the following persons may not serve as the directors, supervisors or senior management personnel of securities companies: 

  1. responsible persons of stock exchanges or securities registration and clearing institutions, and directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of securities companies, who were removed from office due to a violation of the law or a breach of discipline, where not more than five years has elapsed since the date of their removal from office; and 
  1. lawyers, certified public accountants, and professional personnel of investment consultancy organizations, financial consultancy organizations, credit rating organizations, asset valuation organizations or verification organizations, whose qualifications were cancelled due to a violation of the law or a breach of discipline, where not more than five years has elapsed since the date of cancellation. 

Article 132: Working personnel of stock exchanges, securities registration and clearing institutions, securities service organizations or securities companies that were dismissed for violating the law or breaching discipline, and working personnel of State authorities who were dismissed, may not be employed as working personnel of securities companies. 

Article 133: Working personnel of State authorities, and other persons prohibited by laws and administrative regulations from concurrently holding positions in companies, may not concurrently hold positions in securities companies. 

Article 134: The State establishes securities investor protection fund. The securities investor protection fund shall comprise funds paid by securities companies and funds collected by other means according to law. The specific procedures on its collection, administration and use shall be stipulated by the State Council. 

Article 135: Securities companies shall make allocations to a trading risk reserve from their annual after-tax profits. The reserve shall be used to make up losses from securities trading. The specific allocation percentage shall be specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 136: Securities companies shall establish a sound internal control system, adopt valid segregation measures, and safeguard against the conflict of interest between the company and the clients and between clients.

Securities companies must handle their securities brokerage business, securities distribution business, securities business operated on their own account and securities asset management business separately.

Article 137:
Business on the own account of securities companies must be conducted in their own names. Such business may not be conducted in the name of another or in the name of an individual. 

When carrying out business on own account, securities companies must use their own funds and/or funds that they have raised according to law. 

No securities company may lend its account for business carried out on own account to another for use.

Article 138: Securities companies shall have the lawful right to operate independently, and their lawful operations shall not be interfered with. 

Article 139: The clients' transaction clearing funds of a securities company shall be deposited with a commercial bank, and shall be managed as individual accounts in the name of each client. The specific procedures and implementing steps shall be stipulated by the State Council.

Securities companies may not include their clients' transaction clearing funds and securities as their own property. All work units and individuals are forbidden to misappropriate a client's transaction clearing funds and securities in any form. When a securities company is bankrupt or undergoes liquidation, the clients' transaction clearing funds and securities shall not fall under its bankrupt or liquidation property. Unless for the debts of the clients or in other circumstances stipulated by law, the clients' transaction clearing funds and securities may not be sealed up, frozen, deducted or subject to enforcement.

Article 140: When handling brokerage business, securities companies shall make available uniform printed securities sale and purchase instruction forms for use by instructing parties. If instructions are given in other ways, a record must be kept thereof. 

The records of clients' instructions to purchase or sell securities shall be kept by the securities company for the prescribed period, irrespective of whether or not any transactions are concluded. 

Article 141: When a securities company accepts an instruction to purchase or sell securities, it shall purchase or sell securities as an agent in accordance with the trading rules and on the basis of the description of the securities, the purchase or sales quantity, the method of bidding, the price range, etc. set forth in the instruction form, and make a transaction record truthfully. After the transaction has been concluded, a transaction report shall be drawn up according to regulations and delivered to the client. 

Account statements confirming trading acts and their transaction results which are drawn up in the course of securities trading must be truthful. Such statements shall be verified on a transaction by transaction basis by an examiner other than the person handling the transaction, in order to ensure that the book securities balance is the same as the number of securities actually held. 

Article 142: Engagement in trading on the margin and short sale of securities for clients by securities companies shall be handled according to the regulations of the State Council and approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority.

Article 143: When handling brokerage business, securities companies may not accept a discretionary order of clients to decide on the purchase or sale of securities, choose the types of securities or decide on the quantities to be purchased or sold or the purchase or sales price. 

Article 144: Securities companies may not give any form of commitment to clients concerning earnings from the purchase or sale of securities or compensation for losses from the purchase or sale of securities. 

Article 145: Securities companies and their working personnel may not privately accept instructions from a client to purchase or sell securities that has not gone through the company's place of business established according to law. 

Article 146: If, in the course of securities trading activities, a member of the working personnel of a securities company violates the trading rules on the instructions of his securities company or by manipulating his position, the securities company to which such person belongs shall bear full liability therefor. 

Article 147: Securities companies shall properly keep the account details, entrustment records, transaction records of their clients, and various information related to internal management and business operation. No one may conceal, forge, alter or destroy such information. The aforementioned information shall be kept for a period of not less than 20 years.

Article 148: Securities companies shall submit business management information and materials such as business and financial information to the State Council's securities regulatory authority according to regulations. The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall have the right to request securities companies and their shareholders, de facto controlling persons to provide the relevant information and materials within the stipulated time limit.

The information and materials submitted or provided by securities companies and their shareholders, de facto controlling persons to the State Council's securities regulatory authority must be truthful, accurate and complete.

Article 149: Where the State Council's securities regulatory authority deems necessary, it may appoint accounting firms or asset valuation organizations to audit or evaluate the financial status, internal control status and asset value of the securities companies. The specific procedures shall be formulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority in conjunction with the relevant competent departments.

Article 150: Where the net capital or other risk control indices of a securities company do(es) not fulfil regulations, the State Council's securities regulatory authority shall order rectification within a stipulated time limit. Where the securities company fails to carry out rectification within the time limit or its act seriously endangers the stable operation of the company or harms the lawful rights and interests of its clients, the State Council's securities regulatory authority may adopt the following measures depending on the circumstance:

  1. restrict business activities, order suspension of certain businesses and cease approving new businesses;
  1. cease approving the establishment and takeover of branches of business nature;
  1. restrict the distribution of dividends, and restrict the payment of remuneration and provision of welfare benefits to the directors, supervisors and senior management personnel;
  1. restrict the transfer of property or creation of other rights on property;
  1. order the replacement of directors, supervisors and senior management personnel or restrict their rights;
  1. order the transfer of equity of controlling shareholders or restrict the exercise of shareholders' rights by the relevant shareholders; and
  1. revocation of the relevant business permit.

After the securities company has carried out rectification, it shall submit a report to the State Council's securities regulatory authority. Where the State Council's securities regulatory authority confirms that the relevant risk control indices are fulfilled upon inspection check, it shall remove the relevant measures specified in the preceding paragraph imposed on the company within three days of the completion of the inspection check. 

Article 151: Where the shareholders of a securities company makes false capital contributions or surreptitiously withdraw their capital contributions, the State Council's securities regulatory authority shall order rectification within a stipulated time limit, and may order them to transfer the equity of the securities company they hold.

Before the shareholders specified in the preceding paragraph correct their illegal act and transfer the equity of the securities company they hold, the State Council's securities regulatory authority may restrict their shareholder's rights.

Article 152: Where the directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of a securities company fail to act with due diligence, thereby causing major act in violation of laws or regulations or major risks of the company, the State Council's securities regulatory authority may revoke their employment qualifications and order the company to replace them.

Article 153: Where a securities company engages in illegal operation or has a major risk, which seriously endangers the order of the securities market and harms the interests of investors, the State Council's securities regulatory authority may impose regulatory measures on the said company such as ordering the termination of operation for rectification, appointing other organization to take custody or take over the company, or shut down the company.

Article 154: During the period in which the securities company has been ordered to terminate operation for rectification, taken custody or over according to law or undergoes liquidation or it encounters a major risk, the following measures may be imposed on the directly responsible directors, supervisors, senior management personnel and other directly responsible persons of the securities company upon the approval of the State Council's securities regulatory authority:

  1. notify the customs authority to, according to law, restrict his departure from China; and
  1. apply to the judicial authorities to prohibit his transfer, assignment or disposal of property in other manner, or creation of other rights on property.

PART SEVEN: SECURITIES REGISTRATION AND CLEARING INSTITUTIONS

Article 155: Securities registration and clearing institutions are non-profit legal persons that provide centralized registration, custody and clearing services for securities trading. 

The establishment of securities registration and clearing institutions shall be subject to approval by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 156: To establish a securities registration and clearing institution, the following conditions shall be met: 

  1. it has its own funds of not less than Rmb 200 million; 
  1. it has the necessary site and facilities for securities registration, custody and clearing services; 
  1. its main management personnel and working personnel must have securities business qualifications; and 
  1. other conditions specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

The names of securities registration and clearing institutions shall include the words "securities registration and clearing". 

Article 157: Securities registration and clearing institutions shall perform the following functions: 

  1. the establishment of securities accounts and clearing accounts; 
  1. the custody and transfer of ownership of securities; 
  1. the registration of the names of the holders of securities; 
  1. the clearing and delivery of listed securities traded on the stock exchange; 
  1. the allotment of securities rights and interests upon entrustment by the issuer; 
  1. the handling of inquiries concerning the aforementioned businesses; and
  1. other businesses approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 158: A nationwide, centralized, unified method of operation shall be adopted for the registration and clearing of securities. 

The articles of association and business rules of securities registration and clearing institutions shall be formulated according to law and be subject to approval by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 159: A holder of listed securities shall place all such securities in the custody of a securities registration and clearing institution before trading the same. 

Securities registration and clearing institutions may not misappropriate their clients' securities. 

Article 160: Securities registration and clearing institutions shall furnish the issuers of securities with the name lists and relevant information of the holders of their securities. 

On the basis of the results of securities registration and clearing, securities registration and clearing institutions shall confirm the fact that particular securities are held by particular holders and provide registered information on the holders of the securities. Securities registration and clearing institutions shall ensure the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the name lists of the holders of securities and the records of registration of change in ownership. Such name lists and records may not be concealed, forged, altered or destroyed. 

Article 161: Securities registration and clearing institutions shall adopt the following measures to ensure the normal operation of business: 

  1. to have the necessary service equipment and comprehensive data security and protection measures; 
  1. to have established sound management systems for business, financial affairs and security; and
  1. to have established comprehensive risk management systems. 

Article 162: Securities registration and clearing institutions shall properly preserve their records, the original evidence relating to custody and clearing and the relevant document and materials. They shall be kept for a period of not less than 20 years. 

Article 163:
Securities registration and clearing institutions shall establish securities clearing risk funds to be paid for or make up the losses of securities registration and clearing institutions caused by default on delivery, technical failures, operational errors or events of force majeure.

Securities clearing risk funds shall be allocated from the business revenue and earnings of securities registration and clearing institutions, and may be collected from clearing participants at a fixed percentage of the volume of their securities trading business. 

The methods of raising and managing securities clearing risk funds shall be specified by the State Council's securities regulatory authority in conjunction with the State Council's finance department. 

Article 164: The money in securities clearing risk funds shall be deposited in a dedicated account at a designated bank and managed as allocated money. 

After a securities registration and clearing institution has paid compensation from the risk fund, it shall seek recourse against the responsible person(s). 

Article 165: Applications by securities registration and clearing institutions for their dissolution shall be subject to approval by the State Council's securities regulatory authority. 

Article 166: Investors that entrust securities companies with securities transactions shall apply to open a securities account. Securities registration and clearing institutions shall open a securities account for the investors in the name of the investor according to regulations.

Investors that apply to open an account must hold a legal document that proves the identity of a Chinese national or status of a Chinese legal person, except stipulated otherwise by the State.

Article 167: When a securities registration and clearing institution provides net balance clearing services for securities trading, it shall request the clearing participants to pay securities and funds in full and provide guarantee for delivery according to the payment for delivery principle. Before the completion of the delivery, no one may use the securities, funds or collateral used for delivery.

Where a clearing participant fails to fulfil its delivery obligation according to schedule, the securities registration and clearing institution has the rights to handle the property mentioned in the preceding paragraph according to business rules. 

Article 168: Various types of clearing funds and securities collected by securities registration and clearing institutions according to business rules must be deposited in the account dedicated to clearing and delivery. They may only be used for the clearing and delivery of securities transactions already concluded according to business rules and may not be subject to enforcement.

PART EIGHT: SECURITIES SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Article 169: Engagement in securities services businesses by investment consultancy institutions, financial consultancy institutions, credit rating institutions, asset valuation institutions and accounting firms must be approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the relevant competent departments.

The administrative procedures for examination and approval of engagement in securities service businesses by investment consultancy institutions, financial consultancy institutions, credit rating institutions, asset valuation institutions and accounting firms shall be formulated by the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the relevant competent departments.

Article 170: The personnel of investment consultancy institutions, financial consultancy institutions and credit rating institutions that engage in securities service business must have professional knowledge of securities and have not less than two years' work experience in the securities business or securities service business. The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall formulate standards and administrative measures for the determination of the qualification of such personnel to engage in securities business. 

Article 171: When engaging in securities service business, investment consultancy institutions and their employees may not commit the following acts: 

  1.  investing in securities as an agent for an entrusting party; 
  1. agreeing with an entrusting party to share earnings or losses from securities investment; 
  1. purchasing or selling the shares of listed companies to which the consultancy institution provides services; 
  1. providing or disseminating information that is false or misleads investors using the media or through other methods; or
  1. other acts prohibited by laws or administrative regulations. 

Where one of the acts listed in the preceding paragraph is committed, thereby causing loss to investors, the perpetrator shall bear the liability for damages according to law.

Article 172: Investment consultancy institutions and credit rating institutions that engage in securities service business shall charge service fees in accordance with the standards or charging methods prescribed by the relevant competent department of the State Council. 

Article 173: Where a securities service organization formulates and issues documents such as audit reports, asset valuation reports, financial consultancy reports, credit rating reports or legal opinions, etc. for the issuance, listing or trading of securities or other securities business activities, it shall fulfil its duty of due diligence and check and verify the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the contents of documents and materials on which it relies. Where the documents formulated and issued by them contain falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions, thereby causing loss to others, it shall bear joint and several liability for such damages with the issuer and the listed company, unless it is able to prove that it is not at fault. 

PART NINE: SECURITIES ASSOCIATION

Article 174: The Securities Association is the self-regulating organization for the securities industry and is a social organization with the status of a legal person. 

Securities companies must join the Securities Association. 

The organ of authority of the Securities Association shall be the general assembly, composed of all of the members. 

Article 175:
The charter of the Securities Association shall be formulated by its general assembly and submitted to the State Council's securities regulatory authority for record filing. 

Article 176: The Securities Association shall perform the following duties: 

  1. to educate and organize members to abide by laws and administrative regulations concerning securities;
  1. to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of members according to law and to report members' proposals and requests to the securities regulatory authority; 
  1. to collate and process information on securities and provide services to members; 
  1. to formulate rules to be complied with by the members, to arrange for vocational training for the working personnel of its members and to organize business exchanges among members; 
  1. to mediate in the event of disputes over securities business between members or between members and their clients; 
  1. to make arrangements for research by members into the development, operation and relevant contents of securities business; 
  1. to supervise and inspect members' acts and to take disciplinary actions in accordance with regulations on any member that violates laws, administrative regulations or the charter of the Association; and 
  1. other duties stipulated in the charter of the Securities Association. 

Article 177: The Securities Association shall have a board of governors. The members of the board of governors shall be elected as prescribed in the charter.

PART TEN: SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY

Article 178: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall regulate the securities market according to law. It shall safeguard the order of the securities market and ensure the lawful operation thereof. 

Article 179: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall perform the following duties in the course of regulating the securities market: 

  1. to formulate rules and regulations concerning supervision and administration of the securities market according to law and to lawfully exercise its right to carry out examination/verification and grant approval;
  1. to regulate according to law the offering4, listing, trading, registration, custody and clearing of securities;
  1.  to regulate according to law the securities business activities of the issuers of securities, listed companies, securities companies, securities investment fund management companies, securities service organizations, stock exchanges and securities registration and clearing institutions; 
  1. to formulate according to law the qualification standards and code of conduct for persons engaged in securities business, and to supervise the implementation thereof; 
  1. to supervise and inspect according to law the disclosure of information in connection with securities offering4, listing and trading; 
  1. to direct and supervise the activities of the Securities Association according to law;
  1. to investigate and deal with violations of laws and administrative regulations concerning the supervision and administration of the securities market according to law; and
  1. other duties specified in laws and administrative regulations. 

The State Council's securities regulatory authority may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the securities regulatory authority of other countries or regions to implement cross-border regulation.

Article 180: When performing its duties according to law, the State Council's securities regulatory authority shall have the right to adopt the following measures: 

  1. to carry out on-site inspection on securities issuers, listed companies, securities companies, securities investment fund management companies, securities service organizations, stock exchanges and securities registration and clearing institutions;
  1. to enter the suspected site at which an illegal act has been committed to investigate and obtain evidence; 
  1. to question the persons concerned and the work units and individuals connected with the event under investigation, and to require them to give explanations concerning matters connected with the event under investigation;
  1. to inspect and take copies of the materials connected with the event under investigation such as registration of property rights and correspondence records;
  1. to inspect and take copies of the securities trading records, records of registration of change in ownership, financial and accounting information and other relevant documents and information of the persons concerned and the work units and individuals connected with the event under investigation, and to seal up documents and information that might be transferred, concealed or destroyed;
  1. to examine the fund accounts, securities accounts and bank accounts of the persons concerned and the work units and individuals connected with the event under investigation, and, if there is evidence to substantiate signs that properties involved in the case such as illegally obtained funds or securities have been transferred or concealed or that the major evidence has been concealed, forged or destroyed, to freeze or seal up the same upon approval of the responsible person of the State Council's securities regulatory authority; and
  1. when investigating major illegal acts involving securities such as manipulation of the securities market and insider trading, the purchase and sale of securities of the party related to the event under investigation may be restricted upon approval of the responsible person of the State Council's securities regulatory authority, but the time limit of restriction may not exceed 15 trading days; where the case is complicated, it may be extended for 15 trading days.

Article 181: When the State Council's securities regulatory authority carries out supervision, inspection or investigation during the lawful performance of its duties, the number of personnel responsible for supervision, inspection or investigation shall be no less than two, and they shall produce the legal documents and the letter of notification of supervision, inspection or investigation. Where there are less than two personnel responsible for supervision, inspection or investigation or the personnel fail to produce the legal documents or the letter of notification of supervision, inspection or investigation, the work unit under inspection or investigation shall have the right to refuse the inspection or investigation.

Article 182: The working personnel of the State Council's securities regulatory authority must perform their duties faithfully, carry out their work according to law and be impartial and honest. They may not manipulate their positions to obtain improper gains or divulge the trade secrets of the relevant work units and individuals come to their knowledge. 

Article 183: When the State Council's securities regulatory authority performs its duties according to law, the work units and individuals being inspected or investigated shall cooperate and truthfully provide the relevant documents and information. Such work units and individuals may not refuse to cooperate, obstruct inspection or investigation or conceal relevant documents or information. 

Article 184: The rules and regulations and the regulatory work systems formulated according to law by the State Council's securities regulatory authority shall be made public. 

Decisions to impose penalties for illegal acts involving securities that are made by the State Council's securities regulatory authority on the basis of the results of its investigations shall be made public. 

Article 185: The State Council's securities regulatory authority shall establish a regulatory information sharing system with other finance regulatory authorities of the State Council.

When the State Council's securities regulatory authority carries out supervision and inspection or investigation during the performance of its duties according to law, the relevant departments shall cooperate.

Article 186:
If, during the performance of its duties according to law, the State Council's securities regulatory authority suspects that an illegal act involving securities discovered by it may constitute a criminal offence, it shall hand the case over to the judicial authorities for handling. 

Article 187: The working personnel of the State Council's securities regulatory authority may not hold positions in the organizations regulated. 

PART ELEVEN: LEGAL LIABILITY

Article 188: Any person that publicly offers securities or does so in a disguised manner without verification and approval by the statutory authority shall be ordered to cease the offering and refund the proceeds of the offer together with bank deposit interest for the same period, and fined not less than 1% and not more than 5% of the amount of the illegal offer proceeds. The company that is established by way of the unauthorized public offer or disguised public offer of securities shall be shut down by the authority or department performing regulatory duties in accordance with the law jointly with the local people's government at or above county level. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and the other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. 

Article 189: Where an issuer that fails to meet the conditions of offering obtains by deceptive means verification and approval of an offer, a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed if the securities have not yet been issued. If the securities have already been issued, a fine of not less than 1% and not more than 5% of the amount of the illegal offer proceeds shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and the other directly responsible persons shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

If the controlling shareholder or de facto controlling person of the issuer has instigated the issuer to conduct the illegal act specified in the preceding paragraph, it shall be subject to penalties in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 190: Where a securities company distributes or deals as an agent in securities that are publicly offered without verification and approval, it shall be ordered to cease the distribution or dealing, its illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 300,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If it has caused losses to the investors, it shall bear the joint and several liability for compensation with the issuer. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning, their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked, and they shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. 

Article 191: If a securities company has any of the following acts in distribution of securities, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter and issued a warning, its illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, its relevant business licence shall be suspended or revoked. If it has caused losses to other securities distribution institutions or investors, it shall bear the liability for compensation according to law. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning, and a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000 may also be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked:

  1. carry out advertising or other publicity and promotional activities that are false or that mislead investors;
  1. solicit distribution business by means of unfair competition; or
  1. other acts in violation of the provisions on securities distribution business.

Article 192: If a sponsor issues a sponsorship document that contains falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions or fails to perform other statutory duties, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter and issued a warning, its business income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the business income shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, its relevant business licence shall be suspended or revoked. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked.

Article 193: If an issuer, a listed company or other person with information disclosure obligations fails to disclose information according to regulations or if the disclosed information contains falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions, it shall be ordered to carry out rectification, a warning shall be issued, and a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. 

If an issuer, a listed company or other person with information disclosure obligations fails to submit a relevant report according to regulations or if a submitted report contains falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions, it shall be ordered to carry out rectification, a warning shall be issued, and a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. 

If the controlling shareholder or de facto controlling person of the issuer, listed company or other person with information disclosure obligations has instigated the issuer, the listed company or the person to carry out the illegal act specified in the two preceding paragraphs, it shall be subject to penalties in accordance with the provisions of the two preceding paragraphs.

Article 194: If an issuer or a listed company changes the usage of the proceeds of a public offer of securities without authorization, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter, and the persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. 

If the controlling shareholder or de facto controlling person of the issuer or listed company has instigated the issuer or listed company to carry out the illegal act specified in the preceding paragraph, the controlling shareholder or de facto controlling person shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be subject to penalties in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 195: If a director, supervisor or senior management personnel of a listed company or a shareholder that holds more than 5% of the shares of the listed company deals in the shares of the company in violation of Article 47 hereof, a warning shall be issued and a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000 may be imposed.

Article 196: If anyone illegally establishes a stock exchange, the people's government above the county level shall ban the exchange, confiscate its illegal income and impose a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 100,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 500,000 shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 197: If anyone, without approval, establishes a securities company or illegally operates securities business, the securities regulatory authority shall ban the company or business, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 300,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 198: If anyone violates the provisions hereof by employing any person without employment qualifications or securities business qualifications, the securities regulatory authority shall order rectification and issue a warning, and may also impose a fine of not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor shall be issued a warning and may also be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000.

Article 199: If a person that is prohibited by laws or administrative regulations from participating in share trading holds or purchases or sells shares directly, under an assumed name or in the name of another, he shall be ordered to dispose of the illegally held shares according to law. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not more than the value of the shares purchased or sold shall be imposed. If the perpetrator is a member of the working personnel of the State, administrative penalty shall also be imposed according to law.

Article 200: If a member of the working personnel of a stock exchange, securities company, securities registration and clearing institution, securities service organization or the Securities Association willfully provides false information, conceals, forges, alters or destroys trading records or deceives investors into purchasing or selling securities, his securities business qualifications shall be revoked and a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000 shall be imposed. If the perpetrator is a member of the working personnel of the State, administrative penalty shall also be imposed according to law. 

Article 201: If a securities service organization or person that issues documents such as audit reports, asset valuation reports or legal opinions for share issuance, listing or trading purchases or sells shares in violation of Article 45 hereof, the organization or person shall be ordered to dispose of the illegally held shares according to law. The illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not more than the value of the shares purchased or sold shall be imposed.

Article 202: If, prior to the announcement of information relating to the issuance or trading of securities or other information that has a major effect on the price of securities, an informed person with insider information on securities trading or a person that has illegally obtained insider information on securities trading purchases or sells such securities, divulges such information or counsels another person to purchase or sell such securities, the person shall be ordered to dispose of the illegally held securities according to law; the illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 30,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If a work unit carries out insider trading, the persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall also be issued a warning, and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. If a member of the working personnel of the securities regulatory authority carries out insider trading, he shall be subject to severe penalty.

Article 203: If anyone violates the provisions hereof by manipulating the securities market, the perpetrator shall be ordered to dispose of its illegally held securities according to law. The illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 300,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 3 million shall be imposed. If a work unit manipulates the securities market, the persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall also be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000.

Article 204: If anyone violates the provisions of law by purchasing or selling securities within the period in which transfer is restricted, the perpetrator shall be ordered to rectify the matter and be issued a warning, and a fine of not more than the value of the securities illegally purchased or sold shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 205: If a securities company violates the provisions hereof by engaging in trading on the margin and short sale of securities for clients, the illegal income shall be confiscated, the relevant business licence shall be suspended or revoked, and a fine of not more than the value of the margin loan shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning. Their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked and they shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 206: If anyone violates the provisions of the first and the third paragraphs of Article 78 hereof by disturbing the order of the securities market, the securities regulatory authority shall order the perpetrator to rectify the matter, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 30,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 200,000 shall be imposed.

Article 207: If anyone violates the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 78 hereof by making a false statement or providing misleading information in securities trading activities, the perpetrator shall be ordered to rectify the matter and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 200,000. If the perpetrator is a member of the working personnel of the State, administrative penalty shall also be imposed according to law.

Article 208: If a legal person violates the provisions hereof by establishing an account in the name of another person, or using the account of another person to purchase or sell securities, the legal person shall be ordered to rectify the matter, the illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 30,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000 shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000.

If a securities company provides its own or another person's securities trading account for an illegal act specified in the preceding paragraph, in addition to the penalty specified in the preceding paragraph, the employment qualifications or securities business qualifications of the persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be revoked.

Article 209: If a securities company violates the provisions hereof by engaging in securities business on its own account using the name of another person or the name of an individual, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 300,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, its permit for securities business on own account shall be suspended or revoked. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning. Their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked and they shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000.

Article 210: If a securities company deals in securities or handles trading matters contrary to a client's instructions, or handles non-trading matters contrary to the client's authentic declaration of intention, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter and fined not less than Rmb 10,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000. If losses are caused to the client, the securities company shall bear the liability for compensation according to law. 

Article 211: If a securities company or securities registration and clearing institution misappropriates the funds or securities of a client, or purchases or sells securities for a client without the client's instruction, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 100,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to close down or its relevant business licence shall be revoked. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning. Their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked and they shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 212: If, when handling brokerage business, a securities company accepts a discretionary order of a client to purchase or sell securities or gives a commitment to a client concerning earnings from the purchase or sale of securities or compensation for losses from the purchase or sale of securities, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than Rmb 50,000 and not more than Rmb 200,000 shall be imposed. Its relevant business licence may also be suspended or revoked. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000. Their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications may also be revoked.

Article 213: If a purchaser fails to perform the obligations in relation to the takeover of a listed company such as making announcements, issuing a takeover offer and submitting a listed company takeover report, or amends the takeover offer without authorization, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter, issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. Before it rectifies the matter, it may not exercise voting rights for the portion of shares held by it or jointly held by it with other parties through agreement or other arrangement. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 214: If a purchaser or its controlling shareholder uses the takeover of a listed company to harm the lawful rights and interests of the target company and its shareholders, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter and issued a warning. If the circumstances are serious, it shall also be fined not less Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000. If losses are caused to the target company and its shareholders, the purchaser or its controlling shareholder shall bear the liability for compensation according to law. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 215: If a securities company or a member of its working personnel violates the provisions hereof by privately accepting instructions from a client to purchase or sell securities, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter and issued a warning. The illegal income shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 100,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000 shall be imposed.

Article 216: If a securities company violates provisions by engaging in the trading of unlisted securities without approval, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed.

Article 217: If a securities company fails to commence business within three months after it has been established without justifiable grounds, or if it voluntarily suspends business for a continuous period of three months or more after having commenced business, its corporate business licence shall be revoked by the company registry.

Article 218: If a securities company violates Article 129 hereof by establishing, acquiring or closing a branch without authorization or by merger, division, termination of business, dissolution or bankruptcy, or by establishing, acquiring, making equity participation in a securities business institution abroad, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 100,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000.

If a securities company violates Article 129 hereof by changing the relevant matter without authorization, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter and fined not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor shall be issued a warning and fined not more than Rmb 50,000.

Article 219: If a securities company violates the provisions hereof by engaging in securities business outside its scope of business, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 300,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, the securities company shall be ordered to close down. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning. Their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked and they shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000.

Article 220: If a securities company fails to keep its securities brokerage business, securities distribution business, securities business on its own account and securities asset management business separate according to law and operates them together, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, the relevant business licence shall be revoked. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000. If the circumstances are serious, their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications shall be revoked.

Article 221: If anyone submits false supporting documents or uses other fraudulent means to conceal major facts to fraudulently obtains a securities business licence, or if a securities company commits a serious illegal act in the course of securities trading and is no longer qualified for operating such business, the securities regulatory authority shall revoke its securities business licence.

Article 222: If a securities company or its shareholder or de facto controlling person violates provisions and refuses to submit or provide business management information and materials to the securities regulatory authority, or if the business management information and materials submitted or provided contain falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter, issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000, and the relevant business licence of the securities company may be suspended or revoked. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not more than Rmb 30,000, and their employment qualifications or securities business qualifications may be revoked.

If a securities company provides financing or security to its shareholder or an affiliate of its shareholder, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter, issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000. If the shareholder is at fault, the State Council's securities regulatory authority may restrict its shareholder rights before it carries out rectification as required. If it refuses to carry out rectification, it may be ordered to transfer the equity interests of the securities company it holds.

Article 223: If a securities service organization fails to act with due diligence and the documents prepared or issued by it contain falsehoods, misleading statements or major omissions, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The business income shall be confiscated, its securities service licence shall be suspended or revoked, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the business income shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning. Their securities business qualifications shall be revoked and they shall be fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 100,000.

Article 224: Anyone that violates the provisions hereof by issuing or distributing corporate bonds shall be punished by the department authorized by the State Council in accordance with the relevant provisions hereof.

Article 225: If a listed company, securities company, stock exchange, securities registration and clearing institution or securities service organization fails to keep the relevant documents and information in accordance with the relevant provisions, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter, issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000. If any of them conceals, forges, alters or destroys the relevant document and information, it shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 300,000 and not more than Rmb 600,000.

Article 226: If a securities registration and clearing institution is established without the approval of the State Council's securities regulatory authority, it shall be banned by the securities regulatory authority. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed. 

If an investment consultancy institution, financial consultancy institution, credit rating institution, asset valuation institution or accounting firm engages in securities service business without approval, it shall be ordered to rectify the matter. The illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income shall be imposed.

If a securities registration and clearing institution or a securities service organization violates the provisions hereof or the business rules formulated according to law, the securities regulatory authority shall order rectification, confiscate the illegal income, and impose a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the illegal income. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than Rmb 100,000, a fine of not less than Rmb 100,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000 shall be imposed. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to close down or its securities service business licence shall be revoked.

Article 227: The persons in charge that are directly responsible and other directly responsible persons shall be subject to administrative penalty in accordance with the law if the State Council's securities regulatory authority or the department authorized by the State Council:

  1. verifies and approves an application for issuance of securities or establishment of a securities company that does not satisfy the provisions hereof;
  1. adopts, in violation of provisions, the measures in Article 180 hereof such as on-site inspection, investigation and collection of evidence, inquiry, freeze or sealing up;
  1. imposes administrative penalty on the relevant institutions and persons in violation of provisions; or
  1. carries out other acts of failure to perform its duties according to law.

Article 228: If a member of the working personnel of the securities regulatory authority or a member of the issuance examination commission fails to perform his duties as specified in this Law, abuses his authority, is derelict in his duties, uses his position to seek improper benefits, or divulges the trade secrets of the relevant work units and individuals that he knows of, legal liability shall be pursued according to law.

Article 229: If a stock exchange approves upon examination an application for listing of securities that does not meet the conditions specified herein, it shall be issued a warning. The business income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than the amount of and not more than five times the business income shall be imposed. The persons in charge that are directly responsible therefor and other directly responsible persons shall be issued a warning and fined not less than Rmb 30,000 and not more than Rmb 300,000.

Article 230: If anyone refuses or obstructs, without resorting to violence or threat, the exercise of the supervision, inspection and investigation functions and powers by the securities regulatory authority or its working personnel according to law, public security administrative penalty shall be imposed according to law.

Article 231: If any violation of the provisions hereof constitutes a criminal offence, criminal liability shall be pursued according to law.

Article 232: If the property of a person that has violated the provisions hereof and that therefore bears civil liability for compensation and is required to pay a fine is insufficient to pay both the damages and fines, such person shall first bear the civil liability for compensation.

Article 233: If there is a violation of laws, administrative regulations or the relevant provisions of the State Council's securities regulatory authority and the circumstances are serious, the State Council's securities regulatory authority may impose the measure of market entry denial on the relevant responsible persons. 

For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the term "market entry denial" means the system of denial of engaging in securities business or holding the position of director, supervisor or senior management personnel in a listed company for a certain time period or for life. 

Article 234: Fines collected and illegal income confiscated pursuant to this Law shall all be paid into the State treasury.

Article 235: If a person is dissatisfied with a punishment decision of the securities regulatory authority or the department authorized by the State Council, such person may apply for administrative review or directly institute proceedings in a people's court according to law.

PART TWELVE: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Article 236: Securities whose listing on a stock exchange was approved pursuant to administrative regulations prior to the implementation of this Law shall continue to be traded according to law. 

Securities business organizations that were established upon approval pursuant to administrative regulations and regulations of the State Council's administrative department in charge of finance prior to the implementation of this Law and that do not fully comply with the provisions hereof shall meet the requirements specified herein within the specified time limit. The State Council shall separately formulate specific implementing procedures therefor. 

Article 237: Issuers that apply for verification and approval of a public offer of shares or corporate bonds shall pay the fees for examination and verification according to regulations.

Article 238: Direct or indirect offer of securities overseas by a domestic enterprise or overseas listing of its securities for trading must be approved by the State Council's securities regulatory authority according to the provisions of the State Council.

Article 239: Specific procedures for shares of companies in China that are to be subscribed and traded in foreign currencies shall be separately formulated by the State Council. 

Article 240: This Law shall be implemented as of 1 January 2006. 


Translator's notes: 

  1. The Chinese text translates literally as "issues" rather than "offers". Our translation of the term as "offers" is based on the context. 
  1. The Chinese text translates literally as "issue" rather than "offer". Our translation of the term as "offer" is based on the context. 
  1. The Chinese text translates literally as "issued" rather than "offered". Our translation of the term as "offered" is based on the context. 
  1. The Chinese text translates literally as "issuing" rather than "offering". Our translation of the term as "offering" is based on the context.

 







 
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