Corporate Governance

Promulgated: November 17 2004Effective: as of date of promulgationInterpreting authority: Specific issues in enforcing these Procedures shall be interpreted…

The Ministry of Commerce has issued new procedures that govern China's expanding market for oil products.

Three years after China's accession to the WTO, what are the main issues that are determining the pace of liberalization of the economy? And how do the WTO commitments interact with the economic challenges facing China?

The Procedures aim to strengthen the administration of the oil products market, and to regulate operational activities of oil products business. The Procedures are necessary to fulfill WTO requirements - to open the oil products market.

The Ministry of Commerce has issued new procedures that govern China's expanding market for oil products.

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Promulgated: October 10 2004Effective: November 10 2004Interpreting authority: State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and Ministry…