OBS_VALUE: Direct sales and online sales have been removed from the restricted investment sectors in the 2015 Catalogue of Foreign Investment, along with other liberalisation measures in the wholesale and retail of various agricultural and industrial goods. Note, however, that majority Chinese ownership is still required in the distribution of oil in gas station in case there are more than 30 chain stations funded by the same foreign investor. Also note that as of 2015, foreign ownership in e-commerce services has been liberalised as well. E-commerce falls under the value-added telecommunications services as part of transaction processing services. On 19 June 2015, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology lifted the 50% FDI cap that applies to the latter services. 