外经贸部对我国企业在境州台湾、香港、澳门地区除外）设立贸易公司和贸易代表处的审批作出新规定。一、企业申请在境外设立贸易公司和贸易代表处的资格。（一）具有经国家外经贸主管部门或其授权部门批准的外经贸经营权。外经贸公司须从事对外经贸业务3年以上；自营进出口生产 The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation has made new regulations on the examination and approval of the establishment of trading companies and trade representative offices in the Taiwanese, Hong Kong, and Macao regions of China. 1. The qualifications of companies applying for establishing trading companies and trade offices abroad. (1) Having foreign economic and trade operation rights approved by the competent foreign economic and trade department or its authorized department. Foreign trade companies must engage in foreign trade business for more than 3 years; self-import and export production