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China Foreign Service Industry Association [1] (Chinese for short, Association for Foreign Service, English for short) was established in 1989. It is a corporation directly managed by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

China Foreign Service Industry Association

Association [1]
The purpose of China Foreign Service Industry Association is to serve member units and promote industry development. In the past 15 years, it has always played an active role in the process of national reform and opening up and economic construction.
Industry Convention of China Foreign Service Industry Association
Article 1: In order to improve the foreign human resources market system, standardize the foreign human resources market operation order, promote the development of the industry, strengthen the construction of associations, and comprehensively improve the
Association Charter (Chinese version)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1. The Chinese Foreign Service Industry Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association), the English name is CHINA ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE TRADES (abbreviated as: CAFST).
Article 2 Associations are non-profit social organizations voluntarily formed by foreign service agencies approved by the State Council, provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities' people's governments as the main body. They are industry organizations in the field of foreign service nationwide.
Article 3 The purpose of the association is to promote the economic development of regions and industries, and to promote international economic exchanges and cooperation; to communicate the links between members and the government; to promote the development of foreign services, to coordinate the relationship between members, to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members, and to maintain fair competition. The Association abides by the Constitution, regulations and national policies, and observes social morality.
Article 4 The management department of the association is the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and accepts the supervision and management of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China and the business guidance of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. This agreement has been registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China and has the status of a legal person.
Article 5 The association's permanent establishment is located in Room 2107, 2108, City Hotel, 4 Workers Stadium East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
Chapter II Functions
Article 6 The functions of the Association are:
(1) Publicize and implement relevant national and government laws, regulations, policies, study the new situation and development issues of the industry in reform and opening up, reflect the requirements of members, and make policy and legislative suggestions to the government and relevant departments;
(2) providing information and consulting to the government and relevant departments;
(3) safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of members and coordinating member relations;
(4) conducting research and industry statistics, collecting and publishing industry information;
(5) Publishing and distributing association publications;
(6) Formulate professional ethics standards for the industry, implement rules and regulations, and supervise the implementation of members to maintain fair competition in the industry;
(7) Organizing exchanges and cooperation in this industry;
(8) Training various personnel for members, exchanging experiences, and guiding and helping enterprises to improve business management and quality;
(9) Conduct consulting services to provide members with domestic and foreign technical and economic information and market information;
(10) Development of public welfare undertakings in the industry;
(11) Establish contacts with foreign counterparts and related organizations, carry out international economic exchanges and cooperation, invite and receive foreign delegations to visit, organize domestic delegations and study tours to study abroad and visit abroad, and participate in the activities of relevant international service trade organizations;
(12) To undertake matters entrusted by the government and relevant departments;
(13) Carry out other activities permitted by the purpose of the industry association.
Chapter III Members
Article 7 The members of the association are group members, that is, governing units. The council is the general assembly. Any organization approved by the government to provide foreign affairs services, human resources services to foreign resident representative offices and foreign-invested enterprises or institutions or related consulting services can become members of the association; Chinese and foreign companies and well-known persons related to the industry Become an Honorary Member of the Association.
Article 8 Organizations that have membership in the association and require membership in the China Foreign Service Industry Association must support this charter.
Article 9 The procedure for membership membership is:
(1) Submitting an application for membership and relevant qualification certificates;
(2) discussed by the standing council and adopted by more than half of the standing directors;
(3) The membership card is issued by the council or the secretariat of the association.
Article 10 Rights of Members
(1) Enjoy the voting rights, voting rights, election rights, dismissal rights, and supervision rights stipulated in these Articles of Association (honorary members do not enjoy the above rights);
(2) Attending the council and participating in activities organized by the association;
(3) making suggestions and criticisms on the work of the association;
(4) Enjoy various services provided by the association;
(5) withdrawal from the meeting;
(6) Participate in the formulation of the basic management system of the association;
(7) Other rights stipulated in the articles of association.
Article 11 Obligations of Members
(1) abiding by laws, regulations and association rules, complying with industry norms and self-regulation rules of the association system, and implementing association resolutions;
(2) To complete the tasks entrusted by the association, report the situation to the association, and provide the materials required by the association;
(3) Paying dues in accordance with regulations;
(4) Other obligations stipulated in the articles of association.
Article 12 Members withdraw from the association shall submit a written application sixty days before the end of the current year, withdraw from the association and return a membership card.
Article 13 If a member has any of the following circumstances, the Standing Committee will discuss and approve the delisting;
(1) Arrears due for two consecutive years or two years without justifiable reasons and not paid after urging;
(2) Failure to implement the Association's articles of association, violation of industry norms and self-regulatory rules; causing serious damage to the reputation of the Association and the reputation of the industry.
Chapter IV Organizational Organization and Generation of Persons in Charge
Article 14 The organization of the association is composed of the council, the executive council, the chairman's meeting and the secretariat. The council is the highest authority of the association. The standing council is the permanent body of the council. The president's meeting is the highest deliberative body of the association. The secretariat is the daily working organization of the association.
Article 15 The council meets once a year, and the council is convened by the standing council. The standing council may consider the council ad hoc if it considers it necessary. The functions of the Board are:
(1) Hearing, reviewing and voting on the association's work report, determining the association's work policies, tasks and plans;
(2) revising and approving the articles of association of the association;
(3) Election of members of the executive council proposed by the meeting of presidents.
Article 16 The members of the Association shall be served by the members' current leaders. Each term of office is four years, and they may be re-elected for a second term, but shall not be re-elected for more than two terms.
Article 17 During the intersessional period of the council, major matters are discussed and decided by the standing council. Executive directors shall be nominated from directors who have held office for more than three years and are elected by the council, with a term of four years and re-election. The number of standing director units does not exceed one-third of the total number of member units. The executive council is chaired by the chairman or the executive vice chairman. In the absence of the chairman or the executive vice chairman, a vice chairman is appointed to act as the executive vice chairman. The powers of the Standing Council are:
(1) determine the time and content of convening the council, report to the council, and implement the resolutions of the council;
(2) To elect the Vice-President and Secretary-General. The Deputy Secretary-General and the head of the Secretariat;
(3) Discuss and hire honorary presidents, consultants, and honorary members through the association;
(4) Approving the absorption of members of the association and the addition of executive directors;
(5) Decide on the establishment of the internal working organization of the association;
(6) Reviewing the financial budget and final accounts of the Association;
(7) Examine the work plan of the association;
(8) Examining the constitution of the association and other functions and powers granted by the council
Article 18 The council and the executive council shall be attended by more than one-half of the directors and executive directors. The resolutions of the council and the executive council must be approved by more than one-half of the directors and the executive council present at the council and the executive council. Each director and executive director has one vote.
Article 19 The members of the president's meeting of the association are composed of honorary presidents, presidents, executive vice presidents, vice presidents, consultants, and the secretary general and deputy secretary generals. The main powers are:
(1) Study and formulate important documents such as the association's work report, work plan, industry regulations, and association's articles of association and submit them to the executive council and the entire council for approval.
(2) To study and discuss members' membership, withdrawal, removal, etc., and put forward their opinions to the Standing Council for approval.
(3) To study and discuss the list of candidates for the composition of the executive directors, and submit them to the council for approval.
(4) Propose the person in charge of the secretariat of the association and submit it to the executive council for approval.
(5) Research and decide on other important matters.
Article 20 The chairman, executive vice chairman, vice chairman, and secretary general of the association must meet the following requirements:
(1) Adhere to the party's line, principles, and policies, and have good political quality;
(2) It has a greater influence in the industry; it is regionally representative and has a certain influence on the development of foreign service business in the region;
(3) The appointment of the chairman, executive vice-chairman and secretary general shall meet the maximum age for appointment as prescribed by the state;
(4) be healthy and able to work normally;
(5) Having full capacity for civil conduct.
Article 21 If the president, executive vice-chairman or secretary-general of the association exceeds the maximum age stipulated by the state, it must be approved by the board of directors, reported to the competent business unit, and approved by the registration management authority of the society before it can serve .
Article 22 The Association has one chairman, two executive vice presidents, and several vice presidents. The chairman is the current chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. The executive vice president and the legal representative of the association are nominated by the CCPIT and approved by the executive council. The vice-president should be the current leader of the governing unit, and have served as the executive director for more than two years, and can be competent for the leadership of the association. The vice chairman is elected by a vote of the standing council.
Article 23 The legal representative of the association shall be the executive vice president. The legal representative of an association cannot be the legal representative of another social group
Article 24 The President of the Association exercises the following functions and powers:
(1) to convene and chair the council and executive council;
(2) to check the implementation of the resolutions of the council and the executive council;
(3) Sign relevant important documents on behalf of the association.
Article 25 The Association shall set up a secretariat to be responsible for the daily work of the Association. The Secretariat may have one Secretary-General and several Deputy Secretary-Generals. The Secretary-General is full-time. The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the heads of the Secretariat's offices are nominated by the President's Meeting and the Executive Council decides
Article 26 The Secretary General of the Association exercises the following functions and powers:
(1) Preside over the daily work of the Secretariat and organize the implementation of the annual work plan;
(2) Coordinating the work of members;
(3) Deciding on the appointment of full-time staff of the Secretariat's offices;
(4) Handling other daily affairs;
Chapter V Principles of Asset Management and Use
Article 27 Funding sources of the Association:
(1) Membership fees paid by member units;
(2) donations and funding;
(3) income from various services;
(4) Government funding;
(5) Interest;
(6) Other income obtained according to law.
Article 28. Membership dues shall be collected in accordance with relevant regulations of the State and the Association.
Article 29 The membership fee includes the membership fee paid at one time when the member joins the club and the annual membership fee paid in each accounting year.
Article 30 When a member withdraws or is removed from the membership, he shall not request the association to return the paid membership fee or the funds or donated property.
Article 31 The accounting year of the Association is July 1 of the current year-June 30 of the following year. The Association shall prepare a financial budget and final accounts report for each accounting year and submit it to the Council for review and approval.
Article 32 The funds of the Association must be used for the development of the business scope and cause stipulated in this Articles of Association, and shall not be distributed among its members.
Article 33 The Association establishes a strict financial management system to ensure that the accounting information is legal, authentic, accurate and complete.
Article 34 The Association is equipped with professionally qualified accountants. Accounting should not act as cashier. Accountants must perform accounting calculations and implement accounting supervision. When transferring or leaving an accountant, the accountant must go through the transfer formalities with the person taking over.
Article 35 The asset management of the association must implement the financial management system prescribed by the state and accept the supervision of the council and the financial department.
Article 36 Before the association changes or changes its legal representative, it must accept the financial audit organized by the association registration management organ and the competent business unit.
Article 37 The assets of the association shall not be embezzled, privately distributed or misappropriated by any unit or individual.
Article 38 The wages, insurance and welfare benefits of full-time staff of the Association shall be implemented in accordance with relevant state regulations.
Chapter VI Procedures for Amending the Articles of Association
Article 39 Amendments to the association's articles of association must be submitted to the entire council for review and approval after they have been adopted by the executive council.
Article 40 The amended articles of association of the association shall take effect within 15 days after being passed by the board of directors, subject to review and approval by the competent business unit, and reported to the registration management authority of the society. Chapter VII Termination Procedure and Disposal of Property After Termination
Chapter VII Termination Procedure and Disposal of Property After Termination
Article 41 If the association completes its purpose or dissolves itself or needs to be cancelled due to division, merger, etc., the council or standing council shall propose a termination motion.
Article 42 The motion for termination of the association must be approved by the board of directors and submitted to the competent business unit for review and approval.
Article 43 Prior to the termination of the Association, a liquidation organization shall be established under the guidance of the competent business unit and relevant authorities to clear creditor's rights and debts, and handle aftermath.
Article 44 The association shall be terminated after going through the cancellation registration formalities of the association registration management organ.
Article 45 The remaining property after the termination of the association shall be used for the development of undertakings related to the purpose of the association under the supervision of the competent business unit and the registration management authority of the association in accordance with the relevant state regulations.
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Article 46 The Association shall have honorary posts such as honorary chairman, consultant, etc. The candidates shall be nominated by the chairman and approved by the executive council.
Article 47 The Association may absorb well-known domestic and foreign celebrities who are enthusiastically engaged in China's foreign service work as "honorary members", and the president will issue a certificate.
Article 48 The Articles of Association are approved by the Council and reported to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade for the record. The interpretation right of this charter belongs to the council of China Foreign Service Industry Association.
Article 49 This Article of Association shall take effect on the date of approval by the registration management authority of the association.
Association Charter (English version)
Constitution of China Association
of Foreign Service Trades
Chapter I General Principles
Article 1.
The name of the Association is China Association of Foreign Service Trades (hereunder called CAFST for st).
Article 2.
CAFST is a non-profitable social organization composed of foreign service agencies providing human recourses services designated by the State Council, provincial governments, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the control of the central government. It is a nationwide trade organization.
Article 3.
The aim of CAFST is to promote regional economic development and international exchange and co-operation, bridging its members and government in order to prosper their business, creating a harmonious atmosphere of fair play for its members by mediating their relationships and protect their legal rights and interests. CAFST abides by the state constitution and relevant laws and regulations and complies with the social norm.
Article 4.
CAFST is a sub-council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and under the supervision of Ministry of Civil Affairs of China. CAFST also receives business guidance from the Ministry of Commerce of China. It is registered in the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China as a legal entity.
Article 5.
The standing organ of CAFST is located in Room 2107, 2108 City Hotel, No. 4 Gongti Donglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRChina.
Chapter II Functions
Article 6. The functions of CAFST are as follows:
1. To publicize and implement the relevant laws, policies and regulations issued by the government in this field; To study some new situations and development in the trade. To report the demands of the members to the government and departments concerned and put forwards some suggestion for legislation and policy-making;
2. To provide information and consultation in the trade to the government and departments concerned;
3. To safeguard the legal rights and interests of the members and to coordinate relations among them;
4. To make investigation and statistics and to collect and publicize information in this trade;
5. To publish and distribute the periodicals of CAFST;
6. To formulate business moral codes and relevant rules and regulations of the trade, and to supervise the members to abide by them and preserve order for fair competition in the trades;
7. To organize business exchange and co-operation among its members;
8. To hold training courses for the members so as to facilitate their exchanges of experience and help them improve management quality of enterprise;
9. To offer consulting service and provide the members with domestic and international information of technology, economy and marketing;
10. To promote the courses of public welfare;
11. To contact foreign counterparts and corresponding organizations abroad for international economic co-operation and exchanges; To invite and receive foreign delegations to China and organize CAFST's delegation going abroad for the market survey; To participate the activities held by the corresponding international organization;
12. To accomplish tasks entrusted by the government and departments concerned;
13. To organize other activities in accordance with the aims of CAFST.
Chapter III Membership
Article 7.
The members of CAFST are of organization each of them is a council member as well. The council meeting means a general assembly. Any corporation authorized by the government to offer human resources services or foreign service trade as well as consultation service concerned can be accepted as a member of CAFST. Enterprises both domestic and overseas concerned to this trade and prestigious social figures both at home and abroad are also encouraged to become honorary members.
Article 8.
Corporations qualified and applying to be as a member of CAFST should abide by this constitution.
Article 9.
The procedure of applying the membership is:
1. Submit the application and documents concerned with its qualification;
2. To be discussed in the standing council meeting and ratified by more than half of the attendants;
3. A certificate of membership will be honored by the council or secretariat of CAFST.
Article 10.
The rights of the members:
1. Voting, standing for election, to be elected recalling and supervision (except honorary members);
2. Attending the council meeting and activities organized by CAFST;
3. To offer suggestion or comment on the work of CAFST;
4. To enjoy services provided by CAFST;
5. To withdraw from CAFST;
6. To participate in the formulation of the basic management system for CAFST;
7. Other rights stipulated in the constitution.
Article 11.
Obligation of the members:
1. To abide by the laws, relevant regulations issued by the State and constitution of the Association as well as business practice code and self-discipline of CAFST, to implement the decisions of CAFST;
2. To accomplish the tasks entrusted by CAFST and provide information expected by the Association;
3. To pay the membership fee as per the stipulation;
4. Other obligations stipulated in the constitution of CAFST.
Article 12
Members may withdraw CAFST subject to submitting an application of 60 days prior to the end of the year and return the certificate to CAFST.
Article 13.
A member will be expelled from CAFST subject to one of the following specific conditions:
1. To be in arrears of membership fees without any reasonable excuse for two years running or two accumulated years after being warned, but no signs of improvement.
2. No implementation of the regulation of CAFST, and violating the constitution and the business code and of self-discipline. Any behaviors in violation of the aim of CAFST, leading to ruin its reputation.
Chapter IV Structure and Election
Article 14.
CAFST is composed in the structure of secretariat, board of presidents meeting, standing council and council which is the top power organ. Standing council is the standing body of CAFST. The board meeting is the top policy-making organ. The secretariat is the organ for rutine work.
Article 15.
The council meeting will be held once a year, and called by the standing council. An irregular council meeting may be held if the standing council think it is necessary. Functions of the council are:
1. Receiving, examining and voting to pass CAFST's activities' report as well as making policies and plans in the field;
2. Revising and ratifying the constitution;
3. Voting for the deputies of standing council, recommended by the presidents' meeting.
Article 16.
Deputies of the council who should be same leaders at present post of the members' companies each of them will be on the post for a term of 4 years and can be prolonged for another one term by election. The duration is normally two terms except that the deputy is still on the post of their company.
Article 17.
The important decisions will be made by the standing council during the adjournment. A deputy of the standing council, who should raised from deputies who have been on the post over three years in the council, has a term of four years voted by the council and the term can be prolonged by election. Members of the standing council are limited less than one third of the members of the council. Meeting of the standing council will be presided by the president of vice standing presidents and should he be absent, a vice president appointed will be on duty. Functions of the standing council are as following:
1. To decide the time and contents of the council, report activities to the council, implement the decision of the council;
2. To recommend and vote for the vice president, secretary-general, vice secretary-general and so on;
3. To discuss and approve the proposal of inviting honorary president, advisers and honorary members;
4. To encourage and ratify potential candidates to join CAFST and augment deputies of the standing council;
5. To adjust the structure of the working body of CAFST;
6. To examine and decide the financial report of budget and final accounts of CAFST;
7. To examine and decide CAFST's activity plan;
8. To examine and perfect the constitution and exercise the other rights authorized by the council.
Article 18.
The meeting of council and / or standing council should be presented by more than half of the deputies respectively. Any resolution of the council and / or standing council should be made by more than half of the deputies each of them has the right to cast only one vote.
Article 19.
The attendants of the president meeting are composed of honorary president, president, vice standing presidents, vice presidents, secretary-general and vice secretaries-general. The main functions are as following:
1. To study and make the documents of activity report, working plan, regulation of the trade, constitution, etc. which should be submitted to the council for approval;
2. To discuss the membership application, withdraw, expelling, etc., giving and submitting comments to the standing council for approval;
3. To discuss the composition of the standing council and submit the resolution to the council for approval;
4. To recommend the candidates of the secretariat and submit the proposal to the standing council for approval;
5. To decide the other relevant important affairs.
Article 20.
The president, vice standing presidents, vice presidents, secretary-general should be qualified for the following conditions:
1. Stick to our Party's policy, be good at political qualification;
2. To be well-known in this field and can play an important role in the business trade locally;
3. Age limitation for the president, vice standing presidents, vice presidents and secretary-general should accord with the relevant state regulation;
4. To be good at health and can work regularly;
5. To have entire civil ability.
Article 21.
The president, vice standing presidents, vice presidents and secretary-general may continue their post subject to the approval by the council and authorities concerned if their age is over the limitation stipulated by the state.
Article 22.
CAFST has one president, two vice standing presidents and several vice presidents in its structure. The president should be also the present Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). The two vice standing presidents, including one who is the legal person of CAFST, should be recommended by CCPIT and approved by the standing council. The vice presidents should be voted in an standing council meeting, the candidates ought to be present leader of their corporation and have been on the post of deputy of the standing council for over two years, as well as to be capable of the post of CAFST.
Article 23.
The legal person should be one of the vice standing president who ought not to be the legal person of the other social communities.
Article 24.
Functions of the presidents:
1. To call and preside meetings of the council and standing council;
2. To inspect implementation of decisions made by the council and the standing council;
3. To sign important documents on behalf of CAFST.
Article 25.
CAFST has a secretariat in charge of routine work. The organ is formed with a secretary-general (full time) and several vice secretaries-general. The above staff are recommended by the Presidents Meeting and approved by the standing council.
Article 26.
Functions of the secretary-general:
1. In charge of routine work of the secretariat and manage to implement annual work plan;
2. To coordinating and supporting members' business;
3. To appoint full time staff of thesecretariat;
4. Other business.
Chapter V Principle of Use and Management of the Assets
Article 27.
Funds of CAFST come from:
Membership fee;
2. Receiving donations and financial aid;
3. Income from offering services;
4. Financial aid provided by the government;
5. Interests;
6. Other legal incomes;
Article 28.
Collecting membership fee is in accordance with relevant regulation set up by the state and the association.
Article 29.
The membership fees include an enrollment fee when joining the association and the annual membership due of each fiscal year.
Article 30.
The membership fees and donated assets are not refundable when a member is to withdraw or be expelled.
Article 31.
The fiscal year of the association is from 1st, July through 30th June next year, a budget and final accounts report shall be made for each fiscal year and approved at the meeting of the council.
Article 32.
CAFST's funds must be used in the business and development set up in the constitution of CAFST, never to be distributed among the members.
Article 33.
A strict financial management regulation must be set up to ensure a legal, authentic, accurate and entire accounting data.
Article 34.
The qualified accountants should arranged in the association. The cashier should not hold the post of accountant simultaneously. The accountant should conduct accounting and the business accounting must be supervised. When the accountant leaves the post, the procedure of relief of the shift must be done with the successor.
Article 35.
The management of the funds and property should be in accordance with regulations set up by the state, meanwhile, it should be supervised by the council and financial organ concerned.
Article 36.
Financial auditing ought to be given by the registration organ and authorities concerned before expiration of each session or when the legal person changed.
Article 37.
No body and unit is allowed to embezzle the funds and property of the association.
Article 38.
Salary, insurance and welfare for Staff of full-time of the association should be in accordance with regulations set up by the state.
Chapter VI Procedure of Modification of the Constitution
Article 39.
Modification of the constitution should be firstly approved by the Standing Council and then by the council.
Article 40.
The constitution when it is modified by the council within 15 days, should be submitted to the superior and the registration organs for examination and approval, then it will go into effect.
Chapter VII Procedure of Termination and settlement of Property
Article 41.
Should the association be terminated by reason of task fulfilled, voluntary disbanding and or separating, merger ..., it should be motivated and raised by the council or the standing council.
Article 42.
The termination motion should be vowed in the council and to be submitted to the superior organ for approval.
Article 43.
Before termination, a clearing organ should be set up under the guidance of superior organs concerned to clear credit or debt and aftermath.
Article 44.
Termination will be in effect after cancellation of the registration in the registration organ.
Article 45.
In terms of the left funds and property, they ought to be used for the causes concerned with the aim of the association under supervision of the superior and registration organ according to regulations set up by the state.
VIII Supplementary Articles
Article 46.
The association has several posts of honorary, such as honorary president and advisers etc. who will be nominated by the president and approved by the standing council.
Article 47.
The prestigious social figures who are enthusiastic in promoting foreign service constantly both domestic or abroad can be appointed by CAFST as honorary members and the president will sign the certificates for them.
Article 48.
This constitution has been approved by the council and reported to China Council for the Promotion of International Trade for record. The right of interpretation of the constitution is vested in China Association of Foreign Service Trades.
Article 49.
This constitution will be come into force when it is ratified by the registration organ.

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