On December 6 2002 the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress passed the Guangdong Province, Electronic Transactions Regulations (the Regulations). These are the first regulations in China to address the particulars of electronic transactions.
Futures trading in China has had a chequered past. New rules make for a limited opening of the sector, and might constitute a new beginning for China's futures markets, though further legislation is needed to clarify the opportunities for foreign investors.
These provisions govern the disputes and cases relating to infringement of variety rights of agricultural plants.
Driven by the desire to gain a better position before China fully opens its banking sector according to its WTO commitment, and encouraged by several precedents…
In 2002, China's telecom sector was very much domestically focused - on market regulation, and market consolidation. 2003 heralds the prospect of not only…
On December 26 2002 the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) promulgated the Issues Relevant to Standardization of the Transfer of Contributed…
Over a year after its WTO accession, how has China done in the key securities, fund management and insurance markets?
These provisions regulate the establishment and operations of venture capital investment enterprises.
False profit statements and other forms of misrepresentation have plagued China's securities markets for years. A new SPC regulation directs the government's efforts to clean up the markets.
The PRC's new Foreign Debt Administration Tentative Procedures set out tighter foreign debt registration requirements, while collecting and putting a high-level government imprimatur on various policies and practices.