各省、自治区、直辖市及计划单列市商务主管部门:鉴于如何处理外商投资企业超过法定期限申请延长经营期限问题在实践中较为普遍,为正确贯彻立法本意,保障外商投资企业稳定经营,现提出我部对该问题的处理意见,请遵照执行。一、根据《中华人民共和国中外合资经营企业法》第十三条、《中华人民共和国中外合作经营企业法》第 The competent commerce departments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and cities under separate planning: In view of how to handle the issue of extending the operating period for foreign-invested enterprises that exceed the statutory deadline, the issue is more common in practice. In order to correctly implement the legislative intent and ensure the stable operation of foreign-invested enterprises, we are now submitting Please comply with the handling of this issue. I. According to Article 13 of the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures”