Features & Analyses

China's anti-trust regime is still at an early stage of development. This month we have a look at the key features of China's legal environment for anti-trust issues, and compare it with legal regimes in more sophisticated jurisdictions.

Under a recent crackdown by the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE), cross-border investments and related transactions of "domestic residents" of China are subject to tougher scrutiny, procedures and restrictions.

New rules now allow commercial banks to establish fund management companies. What do the new rules mean for banks and how will this affect China's fund management industry?

Development of China's physical infrastructure has not managed to keep pace with the country's strong economic growth. How have foreign investors' chances faired as China faces its ongoing need to modernize its infrastructure?

PRC holding company structures are evolving as China¡¦s economy becomes more sophisticated and as foreign companies reorient their China strategies. What changes have been introduced by recent regulations?

Following the article in the February issue of China Law & Practice on the trademark counterfeiting provisions of the new judicial interpretation on IP crimes, here we set out an overview of the interpretation¡¦s provisions regarding other types of IP violations, including copyright, trade secrets and patents.

After many years of anticipation and false starts, the PRC51s first comprehensive franchising legislation, the Administration of Commercial Franchising Procedures, was finally issued by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) with effect from February 1 2005.1

PRC holding company structures are evolving as China¡¦s economy becomes more sophisticated and as foreign companies reorient their China strategies. What changes have been introduced by recent regulations?

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