Article 14
The employer units that have obtained the approval to employ foreigners shall not directly issue certificates of permission to the foreigners to be employed. The authorized units shall issue visa notices and certificates of permission to the foreigners to be employed in stead.

Article 15
The foreigners who have obtained approval to work in China shall apply for occupation visas at Chinese embassies or consulates on the strength of the certificates of permission issued by the Chinese Ministry of Labour, the notices and certificates of permission issued by authorized units, valid passports issued by their own countries, or documents that can substitute passports.
Those conforming with conditions specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 9 of these Provisions shall apply for occupation visas on the strength of the notices sent by authorized units, those conforming with conditions specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 9 of these Provisions shall apply for occupations visas on the strength of the notices given by the China Offshore Oil Corporation, and those conforming with conditions specified in Paragraph 3 of Article 9 of these Provisions shall apply for occupation visas on the strength of the notices given by the foreign affairs offices of the people's governments of relevant provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities and the documents of approval issued by the Ministry of Culture (both will be given directly to Chinese embassies or consulates in the countries concerned).
Those conforming with conditions in Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of these Provisions shall apply for occupation visas on the strength of the notices given by authorized units and letters of projects of cooperation and exchange. Those conforming with conditions specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 10 of these Provisions shall apply for occupation visas on the strength of the notices given by authorized units and certificates of registration issued by administrations for industry and commerce.

Article 16
Employer units shall, within 15 days of the entry of the foreigners they employ, apply to the original certificate issuing departments for certificates of employment for these foreigners and fill the Form of Registration of Employment of Foreigners) on the strength of the certificates of permission, the labour contracts they have signed with these foreigners, the valid passports of these foreigners, or documents that can substitute the passports.
The certificates of employment are valid only in areas designed by certificate issuing departments.

Article 17
Foreigners who have received certificates of employment shall, within 30 days after entry, apply for and obtain residence cards from public security departments on the strength of their certificates of employment. The term of validity of residence cards can be determined according to the term of validity of the certificates of employment. Chapter IV Labour Management

Article 18
Employer units and the foreigners employed shall sign labour contracts in accordance with law. The term of labour contracts shall not be more than five years at the longest. Labour contracts shall terminate upon the expiration of their terms, although their can be renewed after completing procedures of examination and approval as stipulated in Article 19 of these Provisions.

Article 19
The certificates of employment of foreigners shall become invalid upon expiration of the labour contracts they sign with employer units. If both parties hope to prolong the contracts, the employer unit shall apply, within 30 days of the termination of the original labour contracts, to labour administrations for prolonging the employment and go through, if approved, procedures for extending the term of the certificates of employment.

Article 20
The foreigners who have prolonged their term of employment in China or changed their locations of employment or employers shall go through alteration procedures with local public security departments within 10 days of such changes.

Article 21
After termination of the labour contracts between the employed foreigners and the employer units, the employer units shall make timely reports to labour and public security departments, return the certificates of employment and residence cards of the foreigners, and go through exit procedures with public security departments.

Article 22
Employer units shall not pay the foreigners they employ wages lower than local minimum wage standards.

Article 23
The working hours, rest, holidays, labour safety and sanitation, and social insurance for foreigners employed in China shall be handled in line with relevant State provisions.

Article 24
The employer units with which the foreigners work in China shall be same and one as specified in the certificates of employment.
The foreigners who change their employers within the location designed by the certificate issuing departments but still engage in the same occupation shall ask for approval from the original certificate issuing departments and go through employment alteration procedures.
The foreigners who get jobs beyond the area designated by the certificates issuing departments or change their employer within the area designated by the certificate issuing departments but engage in different occupations shall go through procedures for employment permission anew.

Article 25
Employer units must terminate their labour contracts with the foreigners who have been deprived by Chinese public security departments of the right to reside in China due to violation of Chinese laws, and labour departments shall revoke the certificates of employment of these foreigners.

Article 26
Should any labour disputes arise between employer units and employed foreigners, these disputes shall be handled in line with the Labour Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations of the People's Repu lic of China on the Settlement of Labour Disputes in Enterprises.

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