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关于印发鼓励和引导民营企业积极开展境外投资的实施意见的通知

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关于鼓励和引导民营企业积极开展境外投资的实施意见

当前我国正处于民营企业境外投资加快发展的重要阶段。为贯彻落实《国务院关于鼓励和引导民间投资健康发展的若干意见 》 (国发[2010]13 号 ) ,充分发挥民营企业在境外投资中的重要作用,引导民营企业更好地利用 “ 两个市场 、 两种资源 ” , 加快提升国际化经营水平 ,推进形成我国民间资本参与国际合作竞争的新优势,推动民营企业境外投资又好又快发展,现提出以下实施意见:

一、大力加强对民营企业境外投资的宏观指导

(一)加强规划指导和统筹协调。充分发挥民营企业在境外投资中的重要作用,结合贯彻落实 “ 十二五 ” 规划和国务院办公厅转发发展改革委等部门关于加快 培育国际合作竞争新优势 的指导意见,引导民营企业有重点、有步骤地开展境外投资。加强跨部门的沟通协调,对民营企业开展境外投资进行专题研究,协调解决民营企业开展境外投资的重大问题。
(二) 做好境外投资的投向引导。完善境外投资产业和国别导向政策,支持国内有条件的民营企业通过多种方式到具备条件的国家和地区开展境外能源资源开发,加强民营企业境外高新技术和先进制造业投资,促进国内战略性新兴产业发展,推动国内产业转型升级和结构调整。支持有实力的民营企业积极开展境外基础设施、农业和服务业投资合作。支持有条件的民营企业 “ 走出去 ” 建立海外分销中心、展示中心等营销网络和物流服务网络,鼓励和 引导民营企业 利用国际营销网络、 使用自有品牌加快开拓国际市场。
(三)促进企业提高自主决策水平。引导民营企业根据国家经济发展需要和自身发展战略,按照商业原则和国际通行规则开展优势互补、互利共赢的境外投资活动。指导民营企业认真做好境外投资风险防范工作,积极稳妥开展境外投资。
(四)指导民营企业规范境外经营行为。加强民营企业境外投资企业文化建设,引导境外投资企业遵守当地法律法规,注重环境资源保护,尊重当地社会习俗,保障当地员工的合法权益,履行必要的社会责任。鼓励民营企业积极开展公共外交活动,加强对外沟通交流,树立中国企业依法经营、重信守诺、服务社会的良好形象。引导企业加强境外投资的协调合作,避免无序竞争和恶意竞争。

二、切实完善对民营企业境外投资的政策支持

(五 ) 落实和完善财税支持政策 。 充分发挥现行专项政策的作用 ,加大对民营企业的支持力度。积极落实好企业境外缴纳所得税税额抵免政策,鼓励民营企业开展境外投资。
(六)加大金融保险支持力度。 鼓励国内银行为民营企业境外投资提供流动资金贷款、银团贷款、出口信贷、并购贷款等多种方式信贷支持,积极探索以境外股权、资产等为抵(质)押提供项目融资。推动保险机构积极为民营企业境外投资项目提供保险服务,创新业务品种,提高服务水平。拓展民营企业境外投资的融资渠道,支持重点企业在境外发行人民币和外币债券,鼓励符合条件的企业在境内外资本市场上市融资,指导和推动有条件的企业和机构成立涉外股权投资基金,发挥股权投资基金对促进企业境外投资的积极作用。
(七)深化海关通关制度改革。推动建立以企业分类管理和风险处置为基础的通关作业新模式,对符合条件的高资信民营企业的货物办理快速验放手续。深入推进区域通关一体化建设,研究扩大 “ 属地申报,口岸验放 ”
通关模式适用范围。调整海关相关作业制度和作业流程,推动监管证件联网核查,逐步建立起口岸部门间信息共享、联合监管的合作机制,启动通关作业无纸化改革试点工作。

三、简化和规范对民营企业境外投资的管理

(八) 健全境外投资法规制度。根据境外投资形势需要,抓紧研究制定境外投资领域专门法规,完善现行有关境外投资管理的部门规章,加强部门规章的统筹与协调,积极引导民营企业开展境外投资,继续扩大人民币在企业境外投资中的使用。
(九)简化和改善境外投资管理。根据国务院关于投资体制改革的精神 , 结合民营企业境外投资发展新情况 、 新形势 , 简化审核程序 ,进一步推进境外投资便利化。
(十)改进和完善外汇管理政策。采取综合措施 提升境外投资外汇汇出便利化水平。 取消境外放款购付汇核准,企业办理相关登记手续后直接在银行办理资金购付汇。实行境外直接投资中债权投资与股权投资分类登记,为民营企业债权投资资金回流提供方便。为便于民营企业的境外关联公司获得融资,在境内机构提供对外担保时,允许与担保当事人存在直接利益关系的境内个人为该笔担保项下债务提供共同担保。

四、全面做好民营企业境外投资的服务保障

(十一)提升经济外交服务水平。加强外交工作为民营企业境外投资的服务和保障,积极利用多双边高层交往和对话磋商机制,创造民营企业境外投资有利的政治环境。驻外机构要加强与国内主管部门的沟通与配合,加强对当地中资企业的信息服务、风险预警和领事保护,积极帮助企业解决境外投资中遇到的困难和问题。 继续推进与有关国家的领事磋商和领事条约谈判,进一步商签便利企业人员往来的签证协定 ,促进民营企业境外投资相关人员出入境便利化。
(十二) 健全多双边投资保障机制。 充分发挥好目前我国与有关国家和地区已签署的双边投资保护协定、避免双重征税协定以及其他投资促进和保障协定作用,进一步扩大商签双边投资保护协定和避免双重征税协定的国家范围,为民营企业境外投资合作营造稳定、透明的外部环境。 加强与有关重点国家的投资合作和对话机制建设,积极为民营企业境外投资创造有利条件和解决实际问题。指导民营企业应对海外反垄断审查和诉讼。
(十三)提高境外投资通关服务水平。研究引入专业担保公司、机构参与提供海关税费担保,减轻民营企业融资困难。积极推广和优化全国海关税费电子支付系统,为民营企业提供准确、快捷、方便的税费网上缴纳和纳税期限内 14 天的银行担保服务 。 继续加大出口绿色通道和直通放行制度推广力度,使更多的民营企业享受绿色通道和直通放行制度带来的便利。全面推进检验检疫信息化建设和检验检疫窗口标准化建设,进一步提高办事效率和服务水平。
(十四)全面提升信息和中介等服务。有关部门定期发布对外投资合作国别(地区)投资环境和产业指引,帮助民营企业了解投资目标国的政治、经济、法律、社会和人文环境及相关政策。以现有各类工业园区、产业集聚区和国家新型工业化产业示范基地等为依托,充分发挥现有各类公共服务平台的作用,强化为民营企业境外投资合作的综合服务 。 支持行业商 ( 协 ) 会积极发挥境外投资服务和促进作用 。积极发挥境外中介机构作用,大力培育和支持国内中介机构。鼓励国内各类勘测、设计、施工、装备企业和认证认可机构为民营企业境外投资提供技术服务和支持。
(十五)引导民营企业实施商标国际化战略。引导民营企业通过品牌培育争创驰名商标、著名商标,切实加强对商标专用权的保护。加强对民营企业马德里国际商标注册的指导、宣传和培训,引导民营企业增强商标国际注册和保护意识,开展国际认证。建立健全海外商标维权机制,畅通海外维权投诉和救助渠道。加强商标国际注册统计工作,建立商标国际注册和维权数据库。

五、加强风险防范,保障境外人员和资产安全

(十六)健全境外企业管理机制。境内投资主体要加强对境外投资企业的监督和管理,健全内部风险防控制度,加强对境外企业在资金调拨、融资、股权和其他权益转让、再投资及担保等方面的约束和监督,加强对境外员工的安全教育和所在国法律法规、文化风俗等知识培训,防范境外经营和安全风险。
(十七)完善重大风险防范机制。有关部门进一步建立健全国别重大风险评估和预警机制,加强动态信息收集和反馈,及时警示和通报有关国家政治、经济和社会重大风险,提出应对预案,采取有效措施化解风险。在境外民营企业遭受重大损失时,通过法律、经济、外交等手段切实维护合法权益。
(十八)强化境外人员和财产安全保障。发挥境外中国公民和机构安全保护工作部际联席会议机制的作用,完善境外安全风险预警机制和突发安全事件应急处理机制 , 及时妥善解决和处置各类安全问题 。提高民营企业安全意识和保障能力。加强境外安全生产监管工作。

以上实施意见自发布之日起施行。

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国家建筑材料工业局统计报表管理办法

国家建材局


国家建筑材料工业局统计报表管理办法
1991年12月20日,国家建筑材料工业局

第一条 为了加强对国家建筑材料工业局(以下简称国家建材局)统计报表工作的管理,根据《中华人民共和国统计法》和《中华人民共和国统计法实施细则》的有关规定,制定本办法。
第二条 本办法适用于国家建材局制发的各类统计报表和类似于统计报表的的调查提纲,但计划报表和财务决定报表除外。
第三条 国家建材局的统计报表工作由国家建材局信息统计司统一管理。
第四条 国家建材局各部门必须在本局已有的报表、资料不能满足需要时,才能制发新的统计报表。拟制发报表的部门应严格按照《中华人民共和国统计法实施细则》第十一条、第十二条的规定,编制统计调查计划组织实施。
第五条 国家建材局各部门在统计报表拟定工作完成后,应经国家建材局信息统计司会签并统一编号,才能以国家建材局的名义发出。
国家建材局各部门不得以司、室、办的名义制发统计报表。
第六条 国家建材局各部门需转发国务院有关主管部门制发的统计报表时,应经国家建材局信息统计司会签后,以国家建材局的名义发出。
第七条 国家建材局各部门拟调查统计的单位超出建材系统范围时,应经国家建材局信息统计司会签,报国家统计局批准后,才能以国家建材局的名义发出。
第八条 国家建材局所属各事业单位无权向企业布置统计调查报表。当国家建材局的统计资料不能满足需要时,可提出申请,由国家建材局信息统计司办理。
第九条 任何单位和个人均有权拒绝填报未按国家规定的程序批准的统计调查报表。
第十条 对违反本办法的单位和个人按《中华人民共和国统计法》的有关规定处理。
第十一条 本办法由国家建材局信息统计司负责解释。
第十二条 本办法自发布之日起施行。


Provisions for Import and Export of Anabolic Agents and Peptide Hormones (Interim)

State Food and Drug Administration General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China


Provisions for Import and Export of Anabolic Agents and Peptide Hormones (Interim)




(SFDA Decree No. 25)

The Provisions for Import and Export of Anabolic Agents and Peptide Hormones (Interim), adopted by the State Food and Drug Administration, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and the General Administration of Sport of China, is hereby promulgated in the decree sequence number of the State Food and Drug Administration and shall come into force as of September 1, 2006.


Shao Mingli
Commissioner
State Food and Drug Administration

Mou Xinsheng
Minister
General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

Liu Peng
Minister
General Administration of Sport of China
July 28, 2006





Provisions for Import and Export of Anabolic Agents and Peptide Hormones (Interim)


Article 1 The Provisions are formulated with a view to standardizing the administration of import and export of anabolic agents and peptide hormones in accordance with the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China, Customs Law of People's Republic of China, Anti-doping Regulations and other relevant laws and administrative regulations.

Article 2 The State adopts license control on the import and export of anabolic agents and peptide hormones.

Article 3 The importer shall apply for the importation of anabolic agents and peptide hormones to the State Food and Drug Administration.

Article 4 For the importation of anabolic agents and peptide hormones for medical purpose, the importers shall submit the following materials:
(1) Application Form for Drug Import;
(2) Copy of the purchasing contract or order form;
(3) Copy of the Import Drug License (or the Pharmaceutical Product License) (original or duplicate);
(4) Copy of the Drug Supply Certificate, Business License for Enterprises as a Legal Person, Qualification Certificate for Import and Export Enterprise (or Foreign Trade Operator Filing and Registration Form) and Organization Code Certificate of the importer; to import drug substance and intermediate preparations including preparations to be repackaged in China for their own needs, drug manufacturers shall submit copies of the Drug Manufacturing Certificate, Corporate Business License and Organization Code Certificate;
(5) Where holders of the Import Drug License (or the Pharmaceutical Product License) entrust other companies to export their drugs, they shall provide the authorization letter for export.

All copies mentioned above should be stamped with the official seal of the importer.

Article 5 For the importation of anabolic agents and peptide hormones for teaching and scientific research purposes, the importers shall submit the following materials:
(1) Application Form for Drug Import;
(2) Copy of the purchasing contract or order form;
(3) Certificates of legitimate qualifications of users in China, calculation basis for the quantity of the drug in use and letter of guarantee issued by the user for legitimate use and management of the drug;
(4) Approval documents for relevant scientific research projects or approval documents of relevant competent authority;
(5) Where entrusted by users for importation, importers shall provide copies of the authorization agreement, the Business License for Enterprises as a Legal Person, Qualification Certificate for Import and Export Enterprise (or Foreign Trade Operator Filing and Registration Form) and Organization Code Certificate of the importers.

All copies mentioned above should be stamped with the official seal of the importer.

Article 6 Where a enterprise in China entrusted by an overseas enterprise for contract manufacturing needs to import anabolic agents and peptide hormones, it shall provide materials required in Items (1), (3) and (5) of Paragraph 1 of Article 5, in addition, official documents to prove recorded by the local (food and) drug regulatory department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government.

All copies mentioned above should be stamped with the official seal of the importer.

Article 7 The State Food and Drug Administration shall decide whether or not to approve the import within 15 working days after receiving the application for import and the relevant materials. Where the application is approved, the State Food and Drug Administration shall issue the Import License for the drug; where the application is not approved, the State Food and Drug Administration shall give reasons in writing.

Article 8 The importer may declare to the customs of the ports where drug importation is permitted upon presenting the Import License for the drug issued by the State Food and Drug Administration. The customs shall clear the drug in the presence of the Import License for the drug.
The Drug Import Note is not required for import of anabolic agents and peptide hormones.

Article 9 To import anabolic agents and peptide hormones including those sold in China for the first time for medical purpose, the importer shall fill in the Import Drug Clearance Form timely after going through the import formalities and submit the following materials in duplicate to the (food and) drug regulatory department where the port of entry is located, upon presenting the original Import Drug License (or the Pharmaceutical Product License) (original or duplicate) and the original Import License for the drug, to apply for the Notice of Import Drug Port Test:
(1) Copies of the Import Drug License (or Pharmaceutical Product License) (original or duplicate) and the Import License for the drug;
(2) Copies of the Drug Manufacturing Certificate or Drug Supply Certificate, and Copy of the Business License for Enterprises as a Legal Person.
(3) Copy of the certificate of origin;
(4) Copy of the purchasing contract;
(5) Copies of packing list, bill of lading and freight invoice;
(6) Copy of the certificate of analysis;
(7) Format of drug insert sheet, package and label (except for drug substance and intermediate preparation);

All copies mentioned above should be stamped with the official seal of the importer.

Article 10 After checking the received Import Drug Clearance Form and relevant materials, the port (food and) drug regulatory department shall return the original Import Drug License (or Pharmaceutical Product License) (original or duplicate) and the original Import License for the drug to the importer, and send the Notice of Import Drug Port Test, along with a copy of the dossier as prescribed in Article 9 of the Provisions, to the port drug testing institute on the same day.

After receiving the Notice of Import Drug Port Test, the port drug testing institute shall contact the importer within two working days and conduct sampling on the storage site. Upon the completion of the sampling, the mark “sampled” shall be stamped on the back of the first page of the original Import License for the drug, with the seal of sampling institute affixed.

Article 11 Anabolic agents and peptide hormones imported for teaching and research purposes or for the domestic manufacturing contracted by overseas enterprises are exempted from testing.

Article 12 The port (food and) drug regulatory department shall report timely to the State Food and Drug Administration in any of the following circumstances:
(1) The port (food and) drug regulatory department refuses to issue the Notice of Import Drug Port Test in accordance with the provisions in Article 17 of the Provisions for Import Drug (Decree No. 4 of the State Food and Drug Administration and the General Administration of Customs);
(2) The port (food and) drug testing institute refuses the sampling in accordance with the requirements in Article 25 of the Provisions for Import Drug.

The port (food and) drug regulatory department shall take mandatory administrative measures to seal up or seize all the imported drugs within the situations prescribed in the previous paragraph. It shall make the decision of allowing shipping back within seven days from the date of the seal-up or seizure, and inform the importer of applying for the Export License for the drug according to the export procedures for anabolic agents and peptide hormones prescribed in the Provisions and return all the import drugs to the original exporting country.

Where the importer fails to respond or make clear its intention to ship back the drugs within ten days after being informed of the decision, the sealed up or seized drugs shall be destroyed under the supervision of the port (food and) drug regulatory department.

Article 13 For imported anabolic agents and peptide hormones out of specifications upon testing by the port drug testing institute, the importer shall provide a detailed report about the distribution and use of all the imported drugs to the port (food and) drug regulatory department where the importer is located within two days after receiving the Import Drug Test Report.

After receiving the Import Drug Test Report, the port (food and) drug regulatory departments shall take mandatory administrative measures to timely seal up or seize all the drugs and, within seven days, decide whether or not to place the case on file.

Where the importer fails to apply for a retesting within the specified timeline or the result of the retesting is still out of specifications, the port (food and) drug regulatory department shall make the decision of allowing shipping back and notify the importer to apply for the Export License for the drug according to export procedures for anabolic agents and peptide hormones prescribed in the Provisions to return all the imported drugs to the original exporting country. Where the importer fails to respond or make clear its intention to ship back the drugs within ten days from the date of receiving the decision, the drugs shall be destroyed under the supervision of the port (food and) drug regulatory department.

Where the result of retesting is in compliance with the specifications, the port (food and) drug regulatory department shall remove the mandatory administrative measures of seal-up and seizure.

The port (food and) drug regulatory department shall handle the case according to the provisions in Paragraph 2, Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4 of this Article and report the result to the State Food and Drug Administration, and, at the same time, notify the (food and) drug regulatory departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government as well as other port (food and) drug regulatory departments.

Article 14 Where domestic drug manufacturers, distributors and medical institutions purchase imported anabolic agents and peptide hormones, the supplier shall provide copies of the Import Drug License (or Pharmaceutical Product License), the Import License for the drug and the Import Drug Test Report, and affix its official seal to the abovementioned copies.

Article 15 The exporter shall apply for exportation of anabolic agents and peptide hormones to the (food and) drug regulatory department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government, where it is located, and submit the following materials:
(1) Application Form for Drug Export;
(2) Original import permit (or its copy with notarization) provided by the drug regulatory authority of the importing country or region.
If the importing country or region has no license system in the importation of anabolic agents and peptide hormones, the exporter shall provide the official document (original) of the drug regulatory authority of the importing country or region to prove that the import of the drugs of this type is exempted from the import permit, along with one of the following documents:
a. Original official document (or its copy with notarization) granting import provided by the drug regulatory authority of the importing country or region;
b. Certificates of legitimate qualifications of importers and original supporting document (or its copy with notarization) proving legitimate use of the drug;
(3) Copy of the purchasing contract or order form (except for manufacturers that export their own products);
(4) Copy of the export contract or order form;
(5) Where the export drug is an approved one produced by a domestic manufacturer, the Drug Manufacturing Certificate and Business License for Enterprises as a Legal Person of the manufacturer and a copy of the approval document of the drug shall be provided;
Where the export drug is produced by a domestic enterprise under contract of an overseas enterprise, the exporter shall provide a copy of the official document to prove recorded by the local (food and) drug regulatory department of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government.
(6) Copies of the Business License for Enterprises as a Legal Person, Qualification Certificate for Import and Export Enterprise (or Foreign Trade Operator Filing and Registration Form) and Organization Code Certificate of the exporter.

All copies mentioned above should be stamped with the official seal of the exporter.

Article 16 Where the drugs are to be shipped back in accordance with the requirements in Article 12 and Article 13 of the Provisions, the exporter shall provide the following materials to apply for the Export License for the drug:
(1) Documents proving the request for return of goods made by the original exporter of the exporting country;
(2) Import License for the drug.

Article 17 The (food and) drug regulatory department of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government shall decide whether or not to approve the export within 15 working days after receiving the export application and relevant materials.

Where the application is approved, the regulatory department shall issue the Export License for the drug; where the application is not approved, the regulatory department shall give reasons in writing.

Where the Export License for the drug is applied for in accordance with the requirements in Article 16 of the Provisions, the issuing authority shall mark “return of the original goods” on the Export License for the drug.

Article 18 The exporter may go through the customs formalities upon presenting the Export License for the drug issued by the (food and) drug regulatory department of the province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government. The customs shall clear the drug in the presence of the Export License for the drug.

Article 19 The importer and exporter shall provide one more sheet of customs declaration form and apply for sign-back of the sheet when going through the customs formalities. The customs shall stamp the “proof seal” on the sheet in the presence of the Import License for the drug and Export License for the drug. The customs shall charge the cost according to the relevant regulations for issuing certificates.

The importer and exporter shall return the first sheet of the Import License for the drug or Export License for the drug along with the customs declaration form with the seal of the customs, to the issuing regulatory department within one month after completing the import and export.

Where the importer or exporter conducts no relevant importation or exportation after obtaining the Import License for the drug and Export License for the drug, the importer or exporter shall return the original license to the issuing regulatory department within one month after expiration of the license.

Article 20 The validation of the Import License for the drug is one year; the validation of the Export License for the drug is no more than three months (valid within the calendar year).

“One license for one customs clearance” is implemented for the Import License for the drug and Export License for the drug. The license shall be used only once within the validation and its content shall not be altered. Where the import or export is postponed for some reasons, the importer or exporter may request for a new license once with the original one.

Article 21 Where the Import License for the drug or Export License for the drug is lost, the importer or exporter shall report the loss to the original issuing authority in writing immediately. After receiving the loss report, the original issuing authority shall notify the port customs and reissue the license if no harmful consequences are found through confirmation.

Article 22 The Import License for the drug and Export License for the drug are uniformly printed by the State Food and Drug Administration.

Article 23 Where anabolic agents and peptide hormones are imported or exported in the form of processing trade, the customs shall go through and supervise the clearance formalities upon presentation of the Import License for the drug or Export License for the drug. Those not exported for special reasons shall be transferred to and handled by the local (food and) drug regulatory department in accordance with relevant regulations, and the customs shall conduct the verification and cancellation procedures in the presence of relevant documents.

Article 24 Anabolic agents and peptide hormones entering or leaving between bonded zones, export processing zones, other special Customs controlling areas, Customs bonded and controlling areas, with overseas, or between the special Customs controlling areas and the Customs bonded and controlling areas are exempt from application for the Import License for the drug or Export License for the drug, and supervised by the Customs.

Import License for the drug shall be applied for anabolic agents and peptide hormones entering from bonded zones, export processing zones, other special Customs controlling areas and Customs bonded and controlling areas into other places in China.

Export License for the drug shall be applied for anabolic agents and peptide hormones entering bonded zones, export processing zones, other special Customs controlling areas and Customs bonded and controlling areas from other places of China.

Article 25 Where an individual carries or mails anabolic agents and peptide hormones, within a reasonable amount, into or out of China for medical needs, the customs shall clear the drugs in the presence of prescriptions of medical institutions in accordance with relevant regulations on prescriptions of the competent health department.

Article 26 Besides prescribed in the Provisions, the importation, port test, supervision and control of anabolic agents and peptide hormones for medical purpose are implemented with reference to requirements related to drug importation in the Provisions for Drug Importation.

Article 27 Anabolic agents and peptide hormones imported for medical purpose mentioned in the Provisions refer to the import anabolic agents and peptide hormones to be used for preparation production or to be marketed in China.

Importer refers to the importer specified on the Import License for the drug obtained in accordance with the Provisions.

Exporter refers to the exporter specified on the Export License for the drug obtained in accordance with the Provisions.

Article 28 These Provisions shall go into effect as of September 1, 2006. The Notice on Import and Export of Anabolic Agents and Peptide Hormones (Guo Shi Yao Jian An [2004] No. 474) issued by the State Food and Drug Administration on September 30, 2004 shall be annulled therefrom.