Corporate Governance

• Ministry of Commerce, Supplementary Provisions for the «Measures for the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Commercial Sector»

  商务部《外商投资商业领域管理办法》的补充规定

  Promulgated: January 9 2006Effective: as of date of promulgationMain contents: Hong Kong and Macao service providers are allowed to establish wholly-owned…

  February 28, 2006

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Implementing Rules for the Measures for the Administration of Pilot Money Brokers

  中国银行业监督管理委员会货币经纪公司试点管理办法实施细则

  Promulgated: November 18 2005Effective: as of date of promulgationInterpreting authority: China Banking Regulatory CommissionMain contents: Applicants…

  February 28, 2006

• State Administration of Taxation, Official Reply to Issues Concerning Levy and Exemption of Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax and Education Supplementary Tax on Foreign-invested Freight Forwarders

  国家税务总局关于外商投资货物运输企业征免城市维护建设税和教育费附加问题的批复

  Issued: September 14 2005Main contents: Before the issue of new provisions from the State Council, the Circular on Not Levying Urban Maintenance and Construction…

  February 28, 2006

• State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Implementing Opinions on Regulating the State-owned Enterprise Restructuring Work

  国务院国有资产监督管理委员会关于进一步规范国有企业改制工作的实施意见

  Issued: December 19 2005Applicability: The term 'management' refers to the persons in charge and other members of the leadership team of state-owned and…

  February 28, 2006

• Opening Up China's Construction Engineering Services Market

  As part of the government's efforts to reform the construction sector, the Ministry of Construction has issued draft provisions on the administration of foreign-invested construction engineering service enterprises. Do these provisions go far enough to encourage greater foreign investment in the sector?

  February 28, 2006

• Opening Up China's Construction Engineering Services Market

  As part of the government's efforts to reform the construction sector, the Ministry of Construction has issued draft provisions on the administration of foreign-invested construction engineering service enterprises. Do these provisions go far enough to encourage greater foreign investment in the sector?

  February 28, 2006

• Pollution of the Songhua River: A Catalyst for Environmental Reform

  By Tianfu [email protected]: www.freshfields.comThe recent toxic spill into the Songhua River has thrust China's environmental problems…

  February 28, 2006

• Electronic Banking Services in China: New Developments and Security Protection

  The range of electronic banking services provided by PRC financial institutions has widened to cater to the needs of increasingly technology-driven and sophisticated banking customers. What measures have been taken to protect the security of e-banking systems in China?

  February 28, 2006

• Provisions for the Administration of Registration of the Registered Capital of Companies

  公司注册资本登记管理规定

  The Provisions amend and regulate previous laws on capital contribution in cash and in kind, the minimum registered capital amount, the first capital contributions amount, and other relevant matters.

  February 28, 2006

• Implied Warranties in a Technology Import Transaction

  By Song HuangWebsite: [email protected] statutory imposition of certain warranties has caused uncertainties. Article 25 of…

  January 31, 2006