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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
21.          COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
(a)      Capital commitments
 
           As of September 30, 2012 and 2013, capital commitments for the purchase of long-term assets are as follows:
 
 
 
September 30,
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
 
 
RMB
 
RMB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment
 
25,615
 
17,417
 
Plant and building construction
 
8,773
 
156
 
Technology usage right
 
-
 
12,000
 
Project of gene modification
 
2,000
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
36,388
 
29,573
 
 
(b)       Operating lease
 
The Company leased certain land use rights for seed development and office premises under non-cancellable leases. Rental expenses under operating leases for the years ended September 30, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were RMB5,310, RMB3,773 and RMB4,568 respectively.
 
As of September 30, 2013, the Company was obligated under operating leases requiring minimum rental as follows:
 
 
 
RMB
 
Year ending September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
2,533
 
2015
 
1,784
 
2016
 
1,371
 
2017
 
1,065
 
2018
 
1,061
 
Thereafter
 
7,076
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,890
 
 
(c)       Contingent tax liabilities
 
The Company assesses the contingent tax liabilities that may arise from the Share Exchange Transaction (note 1) and considers such contingent tax liabilities are more-likely-than-not. As of September 30, 2012 and 2013, contingent tax liabilities of RMB39,059 including late payment penalty and interest was included in the income tax payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The contingent tax was charged to the equity because the assumption of such liabilities by the Company was part of the recapitalization in connection with the Share Exchange Transaction. The Company does not expect to incur tax liabilities at the higher end of the range which were estimated to be in the range RMB39,059 to RMB64,218, based on the information currently available.
 
In 2009, we reviewed the contingent tax position. On September 23, 2010, the Company filed a revised 2005 tax return to the United States Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, to modify and supplement the previously filed tax return regarding this tax liability. The IRS has not responded to the tax filing as of the date of the filing of this report. While the timeline for the IRS to question on the tax return is generally three years, this matter may take a prolonged period of time to resolve depending on the return time for IRS and the necessity, if any, of future appeals or re-evaluation.  No material changes have occurred as of September 30, 2013.