CONTRACT FOR GRANT OF STATE-OWNED LAND USE RIGHT
(Land Grant Contract)
Xx Xx Xxx (2006) No. 102
Parties to the Contract:
Grantor: Land and Resources Bureau of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province, PRC
(hereinafter referred to as "Party A")
Grantee: Jiangsu Fanli Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Party
B")
In accordance with the Interim Regulations of the PRC Concerning Assignment and
Transfer of State-owned Land Use Right in Urban Areas and other relevant state
and local laws and regulations, and adhering to the principles of equality,
voluntariness and paid land assignment, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1 Party A grants the land use right in accordance with this Contract.
The land ownership shall belong to the People's Republic of China.
The state and the government have the rights of jurisdiction and
administrative management over the land that are conferred by law,
and other powers which, in accordance with the relevant laws and
regulations of the PRC, shall be executed by the state, as well as
such other rights and interests as necessary for the public interest.
Any underground resources and municipal public facilities shall not
be within the scope of the granted land use right.
Article 2 The land that Party A grants to Party B is located in the
industrial development zone with the land No. with a total area of
Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Six square meters
(21,876 square meters). The four boundaries of the land are shown in
the appendix - "Drawing of the Four Boundaries of the Granted Land."
Article 3 The term of the land use right grant under this Contract shall be
50 years.
Article 4 The land under this Contract shall be used for industrial
construction in accordance with the approved general planning. During
the term of the grant, if Party B desires to change the use of the
land and the Conditions of Land Use provided in this Contract, it
shall obtain the consent of Party A, sign a new land use right grant
contract in accordance with the relevant regulations and Article 13
of this Contract, adjust the land grant fees, and complete the
formalities for registration of the land use right.
Article 5 Conditions of Land Use: a. Floor Area Ratio shall not be lower than
0.8; b. the construction density shall not be less than 45%; c. the
greenery ratio shall not be higher than 25%; d. the land area used
for auxiliary facilities such as internal administrative offices
shall not exceed 10% of the total land area; e. the
investment ratio shall not be less than RMB 1.2 million per mu;
f. any other stipulations of the construction departments.
Article 6 Party B agrees to pay Party A the land use right grant fees, land
use fees, value-added tax in relation to the transfer of land, and
other national taxes (fees) related to the land in accordance with
the stipulations of this Contract.
Article 7 The land use right grant fee for this plot of land is RMB 90 per
square meter, for a total amount of RMB One Million Nine Hundred and
Sixty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty (RMB 1,968,840).
Article 8 Within 15 days from the date that both parties sign this Contract,
Party B shall make full payment of the relevant fees related to the
land use right to Party A by check or by cash, the total amount of
which shall be RMB One Million Nine Hundred and Sixty Eight Thousand
Eight Hundred and Forty (RMB 1,968,840).
If Party B fails to make full payment 30 days after the due date,
Party A is entitled to cancel this Contract and Party B shall
compensate Party A for the losses caused by its breach of this
Contract.
Article 9 Within 30 days from the date Party B has made full payment of the
relevant land use right fee, Party A shall issue the Approval
Certificate for Construction Land, upon receipt of which Party B may
commence construction. Upon the completion of the construction, and
when the project has met the investment ratio, land utilization
intensity and other requirements as provided in this Contract, as
verified by Party A, Party B shall, in accordance with the relevant
regulations, apply with Party A for the registration of land use
right by presenting this Contract, the receipt for payment of land
use fee and the Approval Opinion for the Project Completion of
Construction Projects, in order to obtain the Certificate for
State-owned Land Use Right and obtain the land use right.
Article 10 Party B shall use the land in a lawful and reasonable manner; any
activities of Party B on the land shall not damage or destroy the
surrounding environment or facilities; if Party B causes any losses
to the state or other entities, it shall compensate the relevant
party for the losses thereof.
Article 11 Party B shall commence construction prior to January 30, 2007. If
Party B fails to commence construction on time, it shall apply to
Party A for extension 5 days in advance, and with the consent of
Party A, Party B may postpone the construction, provided such
postponement shall not exceed one month.
Article 12 Upon the expiration of the term for assignment, Party A has the
right to take back the land use right without consideration, and the
party occupying the land shall handle the registration formalities
for cancellation of the land use right and return the Certificate for
State-owned Land Use Right.
If Party B desires to continue to use the land upon expiration of the
grant, it shall submit a renewal application to Party A two months
before the expiration
of grant term and, upon the approval thereof and the determination of
the new term for the land use right grant, land use right grant fee
and other conditions, sign a new land grant contract and handle the
formalities for the registration of land use right.
Article 13 Within the term of this Contract, Party A shall not take back the
land by reason of any change of city planning. However, under special
circumstances, as required by public interest, Party A may take back
the land in advance in accordance with relevant legal procedures, and
compensate Party B according to the value of the buildings and other
attachments on the land at that time, and the value of the land use
right for the remaining period.
Article 14 Party B is entitled to transfer, lease or mortgage the land in
whole or in part for the remaining period if Party B shall have
invested, developed and utilized the land in accordance with this
Contract and the Conditions of Land Use, and the investment has
reached 25% of the total investment (excluding the land grant fee) or
the completed construction area has reached 25% of total design area.
The first-time assignment, lease or mortgage shall follow the
stipulations below:
For an assignment or lease which would change the use of the land,
Party B shall pay the additional land grant fee in accordance with
the market price of the land at the time of assignment or lease; for
an assignment or lease which would not change the use of the land,
Party B shall pay the difference in the land grant fee based on the
actual price at the time of the land grant or pay an appropriate
percentage of the rent.
If a mortgage right is exercised, the proceeds from the foreclosure
of the land use right shall first be paid for the difference in the
land grant fee at the time the government granted the land.
Article 15 Within the term of land use, the land administration authority may
supervise and inspect the development and use, transfer, lease,
mortgage and termination of the assigned land use right according to
law.
Article 16 Should Party B fail to construct as agreed after obtaining the
land use right , it shall pay to [Party A] 20% of the relevant land
use right fees that have been paid as default penalty or Party A may
take back the land with the original price of the land grant and make
new arrangements for the use of the land. Should Party B fail to
invest or construct for two consecutive years, Party A is entitled to
take back the land without consideration.
Article 17 If Party B delays in obtaining the land use right due to the fault
of Party A, Party A shall compensate Party B for 20% of the relevant
land use right fees that have been paid as default penalty.
Article 18 The execution, effectiveness, construction, performance and
dispute of this Contract shall be protected and governed by the laws
of the People's Republic of China.
Article 19 Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Contract
shall first be settled by both Parties through good faith
negotiation. If the Parties fail to settle the disputes through good
faith negotiation, the Parties may submit it to Xuyi County Economic
Contract Arbitration Commission for arbitration.
Articles 20 The plan for the grant of this land parcel has been approved by
Xuyi County People's Government, and this Contract shall become
effective on the date when the legal representatives (authorized
representatives) of both Parties sign this Contract and the seals of
the Parties are affixed to this Contract.
Article 21 This Contract shall be made in two copies, with each party holding
one copy; each copy is of equal legal force.
The contract consists of six pages. The Chinese version shall govern.
Article 22 The amounts and areas in this Contract shall be expressed in both
words and figures and they shall conform with each other; should
there be any differences, the expressions in words shall prevail.
Article 23 This Contract is made and executed in Xuyi County, Jiangsu
Province, PRC on the 31st day of December, 2006.
Article 24 Both parties may have further negotiations about the matters not
mentioned herein; supplementary agreements shall constitute the
appendix of this Contract and have equal legal force with this
Contract.
Party A: Land and Resources Bureau of Xuyi County, Jiangsu
Province, P.R.C
(Seal) ___________________
Legal representative (authorized representative): /s/
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Address of legal person: ______________________________
Bank name: ______________________________
Account: _________________________
Postal code: 211700
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Telephone: _________________________
Party B: Jiangsu Fanli Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
(Seal) ___________________
Legal representative (authorized representative): /s/ Longhua Piao
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Address of legal person: ____________________________
Bank name: _____________________________
Account: __________________________
Postal code: _________________________
Telephone: __________________________
