杨艳

“这是加快建设内陆开放高地的又一重要举措，更彰显了重庆落实中央要求、坚持扩大开放、参与全球化发展、与外资企业共同成长的坚定决心。”6月18日，在《重庆市进一步做好利用外资工作若干措施》（以下简称《若干措施》）政策解读新闻发布会上，市商务委主任张智奎作出权威解读。

重庆作为我国中西部唯一直辖市，是西部大开发的重要战略支点，处在“一带一路”和长江经济带的联结点上，是外商投资的热土，外商投资在全市经济社会发展和内陆开放高地建设中起着重要作用。

《若干措施》助力稳住外贸外资基本盘

《若干措施》由5个部分25条措施组成，包括进一步扩大对外开放、进一步加大投资促进力度、进一步优化营商环境、保护外商投资合法权益、强化组织保障等内容。从具体措施看，主要有三个方面的特点：

优化营商环境有新举措。进一步深化外商投资“放管服”改革;提出外资项目规划用地审批“多审合一”“多证合一”“多测合一”“多验合一”;支持跨国品牌连锁企业食品经营许可在实行“申请人承诺制”后集中办理注册登记;对建筑面积3000平方米以下的外资项目不再开展施工图审查而实行告知承诺制和建设、勘察设计单位人员终身负责制;将全口径跨境融资宏观审慎调节参数由1上调至1.25。

推动投资促进有新思路。建设“行政服务管家”队伍;建立外商投资服务清单制度;创新招商考核激励机制，鼓励专业化的社会组织、招商机构引进外资项目，各区县（开发区）可给予一定奖励，预留政策空间;建立市领导与重要外国商协会、境外跨国公司及在渝重点外商投资企业定期沟通机制等。

保护外商合法权益有新作为。建立健全“一口受理”的外商投资企业投诉工作机制，加强诚信政府建设，强化监管政策执行规范性，提高行政规范性文件制定透明度，以及发挥知识产权司法保护重要作用;强化打击假冒伪劣商品犯罪侦查总队（市知识产权刑事保护中心）职能职责，加大侵犯知识产权案件侦办力度;支持外资参与国家及行业标准制定、外资依法平等参与政府采购等。

吃下“定心丸” 外商企业坚定在渝投资信心

6月22日，重庆市商务委召开政策解读会。来自德、美、韩的多家外资跨国企业代表接受媒体采访时表示，《若干措施》的出台有效提振了企业的投资信心，进一步提升了重庆市场的吸引力，坚定了逆势投资的勇气。

“《若干措施》的出台加快促使外商投资产业集群化发展。”江津区商务委主任代杰表示，最近投资4亿元的益海嘉里中央厨房在江津正式开工，投产后预计实现工业产值22亿元，带动当地就业900人。二期加工项目也将于第三季度投产，预计益海嘉里在整个江津的生产基地年产值将达到百亿。

重庆市外商投资企业协会秘书长匡衡表示，《若干措施》简化了跨国品牌连锁企业审核登记程序，优化了重点外资项目工程建设审批，有针对性地呼应了外企发展的诉求。这种基于企业视角“做减法”的新招、实招还包括规划用地、跨境融资、外籍人士工作居留便利等方面的举措，既实现了具体办理流程的简化，也体现了政策的创新和突破，不仅及时回应了企业关切，更是激活市场主体活力、优化营商环境的具体措施。

生产座椅的北汽岱摩斯汽车系统（重庆）有限公司是一家中韩合资企业，其财务总监余攀登明确表示，公司最初的注册资本金8000万，预计增资到1.2亿元，经过此次新冠肺炎疫情，公司考虑把更多的供应商放在重庆，预计未来本地供应商的占比有望达到90%以上，“在北汽岱摩斯看来，扩大增资计划，体现了对重庆经济发展与市场潜力的长期看好。”

此外，家乐福、道达尔、肯德基、美团、乡村基、沃尔玛等企业也计划加大在重庆的发展力度。沃尔玛相关负责人表示将在渝新开3家山姆会员制卖场，其中两家分别选址两江新区和九龙坡区，位于两江新区礼嘉的沃尔玛山姆会员店将于今年内开业。

数据显示，目前重庆累计引进外商投资超千亿美元、落户世界500强企业293家，全市6000余家外商投资市场主体贡献了全市二分之一以上的进出口总值、十分之一以上的就業人口和税收，已经成为国民经济的重要组成部分。

"This is another important move to build an open highland in the inland. It exemplifies Chongqing's commitment to implementing the central government's guidelines， adhering to opening up further and taking part in globalization， and working side by side with foreign-funded enterprises for shared development." At the briefing on the Measures to Further Improve the Utilization of Foreign Capital in Chongqing （"Measures"） on June 18th， the explanation of Mr. Zhang Zhikui， director-general of the Chongqing Commerce Commission， should be regarded as an authoritative expression.

The only municipality under the direct leadership of the central government in central and western part of China， Chongqing serves as the strategic pivot of the West China Development Drive， the juncture of the Belt and Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt， and magnet for foreign investment. Foreign investment unmistakably plays a critical part in the city's economic and social development and the construction of an inland open highland.

The Measures to help stabilize the fundamentality of foreign trade

The policy consists of 25 measures in five parts， including further expanding opening up to the rest of the world， further enhancing investment promotion， and further optimizing business environment， protecting the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors， and strengthening organizational guarantee. Three main highlights are， to be specific， as follows.

New measures to improve the business environment. Our reforms to streamline administration， delegate powers， and improve regulation and services for foreign investment will add pace. We will adhere to the principles - "multiple approvals in one"， "multiple certificates in one"， "multiple inspections in one"， and "multiple acceptances in one" in reviewing the construction land approval for foreign-funded projects. We will ramp up efforts to support multinational brand chains to take centralized registration in applying for "Food Business License" after implementing the "Applicant Commitment System". We will not review the construction plan of foreign-funded projects with floor area of less than 3，000 square meters rather the notification of "Applicant Commitment System"， and lifelong responsibility of construction， surveying， and design units personnel as well. The macro-prudential adjustment ratio for full-caliber cross-border financing is raised from 1 to 1.25.

New ideas to attract investment. These include building up a team of "housekeepers of administrative service"， establishing a list of services for foreign investment， innovating an incentive mechanism for investment promotion， and encouraging professional social organizations and investment institutions to attract foreign-invested projects. The districts and counties （development zones） may give certain incentives and reserve room for preferential policies. Also， it includes the establishment of regular communication mechanism between municipal leaders and key foreign associations and chambers of commerce， multinational corporations from abroad and leading foreign-invested companies in Chongqing to strengthen the institutional arrangements for foreign investment.

New efforts to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors. Progress must be made in establishing and improving a mechanism with "one window " to handle complaints from foreign-invested enterprises， strengthening the building of an honest and credible government， and enhancing the lawful implementation of regulatory policies， reinforcing transparency in the development of administrative normative documents， and giving play to the important role of judicial protection of intellectual property rights. Work must be done to strengthen the functions and responsibilities of the brigade of investigating and combating crimes related to counterfeit and shoddy goods （Chongqing Intellectual Property Criminal Protection Center） and put much weight on the investigation of cases of intellectual property rights infringement. Foreign investment is encouraged to take part in the formulation of national and industrial standards and the government procurement on an equal footing in accordance with the law.

The measures to shore up foreign enterprises confidence of investment in the municipality

A briefing on policies that Chongqing Commerce Commission organized on June 22nd received a number of representatives of foreign-funded multinational enterprises from Germany， the United States， and South Korea. They believed that the introduction of the measures is bound to boost the confidence of businesses， add extra allure to the Chongqing market， and firm investors courage to invest in the municipality in the recovery of Chinas economy.

"The issuance of the Measures has made the clustering of foreign-invested industries further headway，" noted Mr. Dai Jie， director of the Jiangjin District Commerce Commission， the newly-invested 400-million project under the auspices of Yihai Kerry Central Kitchen has broken the ground recently， and is expected to achieve an output value of 2.2 billion yuan and create 900 new jobs in local after it is run into operation. The second phase of the project will also be put into operation in Q3， and it is expected that the annual output value of the Jiangjin-based facilities of Yihai Kerry will soar to 10 billion yuan.

Mr. Kuang Heng， secretary-general of the Chongqing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment， held that the Measures have simplified the procedures and steps for chain businesses of multinational brands. It has optimized the construction approval of key foreign-funded projects， specifically responding to the demands of foreign enterprises for development. Such new and practical measures of "subtraction" from the perspective of businesses also include land use planning， cross-border financing， and facilitation of foreigners' work and residence. It has not only embodied policy innovation and breakthroughs but also addressed businesses concern in a timely fashion. It is， moreover， a pragmatic move to help market entities burst with vitality and better the enabling environment.

BAIC DYMOS Automotive Systems （Chongqing） Co Ltd， a Sino-Korean joint venture， is specialized in seats. "The company's initial registered capital of 80 million yuan is expected to be increased to 120 million yuan. The company considers forging partnership with more suppliers in Chongqing after the COVID-19， local suppliers are expected to account for more than 90 percent in the future，" explicitly stated Mr. Yu Pandeng， financial director of the branch. "In the eyes of BAIC DYMOS， the capital increase plan reaffirms the companys optimism about Chongqing's economic development and market potential in the long run."

Also， enterprises such as Carrefour， Total， KFC， Meituan， CSC （Country Style Cooking）， and Wal-Mart intend to strengthen their presence in Chongqing. Leaders of Wal-Mart disclosed that it will open three new Sam's Club stores in Chongqing， two of which will be located in Liangjiang New Area and Jiulongpo District. The former one will open this year.

According to the data， Chongqing has introduced a total of over $100 billion of foreign investment and 293 of the world's top 500 enterprises have settled down in the city. More than 6，000 foreign-invested market players have contributed over a half of the municipality's total import and export， over one tenth of jobs and tax revenues， an integral part of the economy.