Corporate Governance

• Ministry of Commerce, Establishment of Companies with an Investment Nature by Foreign Investors Provisions

  商务部关于外商投资举办投资性公司的规定

  Promulgated: June 10 2003Effective: 30 days after the date of promulgationMain contents: The Provisions consolidate the contents of the Establishment of…

  July 02, 2003

• Beijing Municipal Office of the State Administration of Taxation, Matters Relevant to Adjusting the Collection and Administration of Enterprise Income Tax of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises of the Municipality Notice

  北京市国家税务局关于调整我市外国企业常驻代表机构企业所得税征收管理方式有关事项的通告

  Issued: June 18 2003Main contents: Apart from repeating the provisions of the Tax Administration Issues Relevant to Resident Representative Offices of…

  July 02, 2003

• People's Bank of China, Further Strengthening the Administration of Real Property Credit Business Circular

  中国人民银行关于进一步加强房地产信贷业务管理的通知

  Issued: June 5 2003Main contents: Item One concerns real property development loans. Real property loans should mainly support the residential property…

  July 02, 2003

• Obtaining a Right to Mine in the PRC: Impediments and Opportunities

  The government hopes that changes to China's mining laws and regulations will encourage greater foreign exploration and exploitation of mineral projects. Are foreign mining companies ready to enter China? And what is holding them back?

  July 02, 2003

• National Development and Reform Commission, Suppression of Acts of Price Monopoly Tentative Provisions

  国家发展和改革委员会制止价格垄断行为暂行规定

  Promulgated: June 18 2003Effective: January 1 2003Interpreting authority: National Development and Reform CommissionApplicability: "Price monopoly acts"…

  July 02, 2003

• Tax Issues in Acquisition of Equity Interest in Domestic Enterprises

  By DixonZhang and Jeffrey Ding, Fangda Partners, Shanghaiand ShenzhenThe landmark Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions…

  July 02, 2003

• Updating IP: Shanghai Addresses its own Intellectual Property Concerns

  Courts in China have been taking the lead in interpreting China's intellectual property laws so as to meet international standards. Shanghai Municipality has recently made its own contribution with an Opinion on strengthening IP rights in foreign businesses.

  July 02, 2003

• CIETAC Opens Doors to Financial Arbitration

  Parties seeking to resolve disputes in China have a choice of arbitration institutions in an increasingly competitive environment. China's best-known arbitration commission has issued new rules to expedite the resolution of financial disputes, which it hopes can keep it ahead of the competition.

  July 02, 2003

• Supervision and Administration of Enterprise State-owned Assets Tentative Regulations

  企业国有资产监督管理暂行条例

  A detailed set of provisions which sets out the supervision and administration of state-owned assets.

  July 02, 2003

• Anti-dumping and Safeguards with Chinese Characteristics

  By Mitch Dudek, Alex Wang & Chenbo Zhang, Jones Day, ShanghaiSince 1979, Chinese products have been the subject of more than 300 anti-dumping investigations…

  July 02, 2003