Article: IN BRIEF (Page: 6, Date: 03/19/2003)

BEIJING

Forex purchase control eased

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) issued a circular yesterday, sparing Chinese importers the obligations to report to SAFE their use of forex in three categories of foreign trade.

Starting April 1, importers can, in certain trading situations it did not elaborate, directly purchase forex from banks with necessary import documents without registering with SAFE offices, the administration said.

The SAFE said the streamlining could help foreign trade companies improve efficiency "without heightening regulatory risks and reducing regulatory efficiency."

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