Laws of the People's Republic of China

Reply of the China Banking Regulatory Commission concerning Launching the Business of Inter-bank Entrusted Loans among Financial Institutions by the Agricultural Development Bank of China

Agricultural Development Bank of China:

The Request for Letters on Launching the Business of Inter-bank Entrusted Loans by the Agricultural Development Bank of China (Nong Fa Yin Fa [2005] No. 333) has been received. Upon consideration, a reply hereby is given as follows:

1.

You are granted to launch the business of inter-bank entrusted loans among financial institutions. You should not undertake any relevant credit risk for the trustor or do so in a disguised form for the purpose of launching this business.

2.

The scope of trustors for you to launch the business of inter-bank entrusted loans among financial institutions shall be restricted to policy banks, commercial banks and rural credit cooperative institutions. You must catty out the report system to extend entrusted loans to the enterprises that have opened accounts, and you shall, within 10 days as of the said business is launched, make a report to this Commission. The entrusted loans business shall be restricted to providing financial services for the field of "three problems of agriculture".

3.

You shall intensify the management of this business, set up and improve internal control system and operational procedures, and report related risks and problems faced in implementation of this business to this Commission in a timely manner.

The China Banking Regulatory Commission

June 21, 2006