SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
         Washington, DC 20549

                 FORM N-8A

     NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
    INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

The  undersigned  investment  company  hereby  notifies the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  that it registers  under and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8(a) of the Investment  Company Act of 1940 and in connection  with such
notification of registration submits the following information:

Name:  Oppenheimer Baring China Fund

Address of Principal Business Office (No. & Street, City, State, Zip Code):

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112

Telephone Number (including area code):  303-768-3200

Name and address of agent for service of process:

Robert G. Zack, Esq.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street-11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Check Appropriate Box:

Registrant is filing a Registration  Statement  pursuant to Section 8(b) of
the Investment  Company Act of 1940  concurrently  with the filing of Form N-8A:
Yes [X] No [ ]

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Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on its
behalf  in the  City of New  York  and  State  of New  York on the  25th  day of
September, 2006.

                         Oppenheimer Baring China Fund

                         By: /s/ Adrienne M. Ruffle
                         Adrienne M. Ruffle, President
Attest:

By: /s/ Phillip Gillespie
Phillip Gillespie, Assistant Secretary