Corporate Governance

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Contents and Formats for Information Disclosures by Companies that Offer Securities to the Public Guidelines (No. 16): Listed Company Takeover Report

  公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第16号上市公司收购报告书

  Issued: November 28 2002Effective: December 1 2002Interpreting authority: China Securities Regulatory CommissionApplicability: The Guidelines do not apply…

  January 31, 2003

• Shenzhen City, Administration of Enterprise Credit Information Collection and Credit Rating Measures

  深圳市企业信用征信和评估管理办法

  Issued: November 19 2002Effective: January 1 2003Applicability: These Measures apply to the collection and use of enterprise credit information, commencement…

  January 31, 2003

• State Drug Administration, Production and Supervision of Pharmaceuticals Administrative Measures (Trial Implementation)

  国家药品监督管理局药品生产监督管理办法 (试行)

  Promulgated: December 11 2002Effective: February 1 2003Main contents: Part Two of the Measures specifies the application, examination and approval Measures…

  January 31, 2003

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Contents and Formats for Information Disclosures by Companies that Offer Securities to the Public Guidelines (No. 17): Takeover by Offer Report

  公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第17号要约收购报告书

  Issued: November 28 2002Effective: December 1 2002Interpreting authority: China Securities Regulatory CommissionApplicability: The Guidelines do not apply…

  January 31, 2003

• Supreme People's Court, Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Relating to Enterprise Restructuring Provisions

  最高人民法院关于审理与企业改制相关的民事纠纷案件若干问题的规定

  Promulgated: January 1 2003Effective: February 1 2003Main contents: The Provisions list the types of civil dispute cases relating to enterprise restructuring…

  January 31, 2003

• People's Bank of China, Questions Relevant to Commercial Bank Application for Engaging in Custodian Services for Securities Investments in China of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors Circular

  中国人民银行关于商业银行申请从事合格境外机构投资者境内证券投资托管业务有关问题的通知

  Issued: December 17 2002Applicability: The Circular shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to mainland branches of banks from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as well…

  January 31, 2003

• Supreme People's Court, The Question of Seeking Recourse Against Other Guarantors by the Guarantor(s) that Has/Have Assumed Guarantee Liability Official Reply

  最高人民法院关于已承担保证责任的保证人向其他保证人行使追偿权问题的批复

  Issued: November 23 2002Main contents: The Official Reply states that the guarantor(s) that has/have assumed the joint and several guarantee liability…

  January 31, 2003

• FIEs, 25% or Less!

  On December 30 2002, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC), the State Administration of Tax (SAT), the State Administration of…

  January 31, 2003

• Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Relating to Enterprise Restructuring Provisions

  关于审理与企业改制相关的民事纠纷案件若干问题的规定

  A set of provisions which governs the civil dispute cases that arise out of Enterprise Restructuring.

  January 31, 2003

• First Step in the Long March - Year One of China's WTO Accession

  2002 was a banner year for China: it made its WTO debut; enjoyed soaring levels of foreign investment; and basked in the limelight of its successful bids…

  January 31, 2003