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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCY

 

Leases

 

The lease commitments are for office premises and a warehouse facility, all of which are classified as operating leases. These non-cancelable leases have lease terms expiring through December 2014. Approximate future minimum lease payments under these leases at December 31, 2012, are $97,589 for the twelve months ending December 31, 2013 and $46,862 for the twelve months ending December 31, 2014.

 

Rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $124,373 and $161,362, respectively.

 

Employment Contracts

 

Under the PRC labor law, all employees have signed employment contracts with the Company. Management employees have employment contracts with terms up to three years and non-management employees have a one year employment contract renewable on an annual basis.

 

Contingency

 

The Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, requires employers to assure the liability of the severance payments if employees are terminated and have been working for the employers for at least two years prior to January 1, 2008. The Company has estimated its possible severance payments of approximately $269,656 and $235,000 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which have not been reflected in its consolidated financial statements, because it is more likely than not that this will not be paid or incurred.