Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1 For the purpose of provid-ing convenience for foreign institutions to provide financial information services in China according to law, satisfying the demands of domestic users for finuneial information, and promoting the sound and orderly development of the financial infor-mation service industry, these Provisions are formulated according to the Decision of the State Council on Amending the De-cision of the State Council on Establishing Administrative Licensing for the Admin-istrative Examination and Approval Items Really Necessary to be Retained (No.548 Degree of the State Couneil).