Requirements for Recognition

The following conditions shall be met for the accreditation of a foreign-funded R&D center:

1. The applicant shall be a foreign-invested enterprise set up in the municipality under relevant laws and regulations;

2. The applicant shall have explicit orientations, specific projects, fixed premises, necessary instruments and equipment as well as other necessary conditions for scientific research for its R&D;

3. The applicant's accumulative investment in R&D shall be no less than $2 million.

Applicants for accreditation as a global R&D center shall meet the following requirements in addition to the above-mentioned ones:

1. The applicant shall be an R&D center that is authorized by the parent company as its highest-leveled R&D center globally and that undertakes global R&D projects;

2. The applicant's accumulative R&D investment shall be at least $10 million, and its R&D investment shall account for at least 10 percent of the parent company's global R&D investment the year prior to accreditation.

Applicants for accreditation as a foreign-funded open innovation platform shall meet the following requirements:

1. At least $2 million of total investment;

2. At least 1,000 square meters of R&D sites;

3. At least 10 R&D and innovation projects signed and settled in the platform;

4. Necessary facilities and equipment for co-innovation, guidance from international experts, as well as global cutting-edge technology, talent and other resources.

Application Materials

To apply for accreditation as a foreign-funded R&D center, the following materials shall be submitted:

1. A letter of application signed by the legal representative;

2. A resolution of the shareholders or the board of directors;

3. Materials of special audit on R&D investment.

To apply for the accreditation as a global R&D center, the following materials shall be submitted in addition to the above-mentioned ones:

1. A global R&D center authorization document signed by an authorized signatory of the parent company;

2. Supporting documents that vindicate R&D investment and the shareholding relationship;

To apply for accreditation as a foreign-funded open innovation platform, the following documents shall be submitted:

1. A letter of application signed by the legal representative;

2. A resolution of the shareholders or the board of directors;

3. Supporting documents to verify the paid-in capital of the platform;

4. Supporting documents to verify property ownership or lease of the research and development sites;

5. Contracts for the admission of the signed and settled projects of the platform.

The above-mentioned applications can be processed through "Government Online-Offline Shanghai", Shanghai's all-in-one online government service platform. The governments or departments responsible for the accreditation shall finish the decision-making process within five working days from the date of receipt of the application materials.

Address, Fee, Consultation

1. Authority in charge: Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

2. Address: Window No 27-34, Comprehensive Service Hall, F1, Building No 5, No 300 Shibocun road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

3. Approval fee: Free of charge

4. Consultation phone number: 021-50722200

Rights and Obligations of the Applicant

The applicant shall have the following rights according to law:

1. The applicant shall have the right to know the handling procedures and the basis for examination and approval;

2. The applicant shall have the right to be informed of the progress of examination and approval;

3. The applicant shall have the right to require the approving authority to keep relevant information confidential;

4. The applicant shall have the right to retrieve the application before the approval decision is made;

5. The applicant shall have the right to file complaints, administrative reconsideration, and administrative lawsuits.

The applicant shall have the following obligations according to law:

1. The applicant shall submit authentic materials;

2. The applicant shall disclose real conditions to the approving authority;

3. The applicant shall provide relevant and correct supplemental materials in a timely manner as required by the approving authority.

Source: shanghai.gov.cn