Corporate Governance

• PRC Regulations for the Administration of Foreign-funded Insurance Companies (Revised)

  中华人民共和国外资保险公司管理条例 (修订)

  Branches of foreign insurance companies are allowed to make capital contributions in renminbi.

  June 20, 2013

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for Contents and Formats for Information Disclosure by Companies That Offer Securities to the Public (No.3) - Contents and Format of Interim Reports (Revised in 2013)

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第3号——半年度报告的内容与格式 (2013年修订)

  Contents of interim reports simplified.

  May 12, 2013

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Compilation Rules for Information Disclosure by Companies that Offer Securities to the Public (No.13): Special Provisions on Content and Format of Quarterly Reports (Revised in 2013)

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开发行证券的公司信息披露编报规则第13号——季度报告内容与格式特别规定 (2013年修订)

  Contents of quarterly reports simplified.

  May 12, 2013

• Ministry of Commerce, Provisions on Regulating Competitive Acts in the Sector of Outbound Investment and Cooperation

  商务部规范对外投资合作领域竞争行为的规定

  Overseas unfair competitive acts of Chinese companies will be recorded.

  May 11, 2013

• Official Reply on Whether the Bankruptcy Liquidation Procedure Specified in the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law May Apply Mutatis Mutandis to the Liquidation of a Wholly Individually-owned Enterprise

  关于个人独资企业清算是否可以参照适用企业破产法规定的破产清算程序的批复

  After liquidation, a creditor of a wholly individually-owned enterprise may still assert its rights against the investor in respect of the outstanding portion of its claim.

  January 03, 2013

• Ministry of Health and Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Issues Relevant to the Establishment of Medical Institutions in the Mainland by Hong Kong and Macao Services Providers

  卫生部、商务部关于香港和澳门服务提供者在内地设立医疗机构有关问题的通知

  Hong Kong and Macao investors are allowed to set up wholly-owned medical institutions in the mainland.

  December 17, 2012

• CSRC lays down the law on insider trading

  Mergers and acquisitions involving material asset reorganisation will be subject to greater scrutiny under new Regulations, which will increase due diligence costs for businesses in China

  December 07, 2012

• Shenzhen City, Tentative Measures on Encouraging the Development of Headquarters Enterprises

  深圳市鼓励总部企业发展暂行办法

  Shenzhen offers awards up to Rmb50 million for new headquarters.

  November 12, 2012

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines on Contents and Formats for Information Disclosure by Companies that Offer Securities to the Public No.2: Contents and Format of Annual Reports (2012 Revision)

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第2号–年度报告的内容与格式 (2012年修订)

  Disclosure in annual reports simplified.

  November 12, 2012

• Shanghai Municipality, Implementing Opinions on the «Shanghai Municipality, Provisions on Encouraging the Establishment of Regional Headquarters by Multinational Corporations»

  上海市关于《上海市鼓励跨国公司设立地区总部的规定》的实施意见

  Existing regional headquarters of multinational corporations in Shanghai that are upgraded to Asia regional, Asia-Pacific regional or larger regional headquarters may be eligible for one-time assistance of Rmb3 million.

  November 07, 2012