Foreign Direct Investment

• Tentative Measures for the Administration of the Record Filing of the Establishment of, and Changes in, Foreign-invested Enterprises (Revised)

  外商投资企业设立及变更备案管理暂行办法 (修订)

  Record filing extended to domestic M&A and strategic investments

  October 26, 2017

• The new and improved Negative List for China's free trade zones

  The redesigned 2017 Negative List applicable to China's 11 free trade zones signifies another big step forward for the nation's foreign investment regime

  October 12, 2017

  

• Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue (Amended in 2017)

  外商投资产业指导目录 (2017 年修订)

  Foreign investment negative list released.

  August 09, 2017

• Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue (Amended in 2017)

  外商投资产业指导目录 (2017 年修订)

  Foreign investment negative list released.

  August 09, 2017

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue (Amended in 2017)

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部外商投资产业指导目录 (2017年修订)

  Foreign investment catalogue further lifts restrictions.

  July 19, 2017

• Shanghai Municipality, Provisions on Encouraging the Establishment of Regional Headquarters by Multinational Corporations (Revised)

  上海市鼓励跨国公司设立地区总部的规定 (修订)

  Shanghai recognizes headquarters-like organizations.

  May 23, 2017

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Issues Relevant to Control of the Foreign Exchange Risks of Foreign Institutional Investors on the Interbank Bond Market

  国家外汇管理局关于银行间债券市场境外机构投资者外汇风险管理有关问题的通知

  FX derivatives trading opened up to foreign institutional investors.

  May 09, 2017

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Catalogue for Foreign Investment in the Dominant Industries of the Central and Western Regions (Revised in 2017)

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部中西部地区外商投资优势产业目录 (2017年修订)

  The new catalogue further opens central and western China up to high-tech FDI.

  May 09, 2017

• China Food and Drug Administration, Decision on Revising Matters Relevant to the Administration of the Registration of Imported Pharmaceuticals (Draft for Comments)

  国家食品药品监督管理总局关于调整进口药品注册管理有关事项的决定 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: March 17 2017 Main contents: With a view to encouraging the simultaneous conduct of foreign and domestic clinical trials, after approval,…

  May 09, 2017

• Implementing Rules for the PRC Sino-foreign Co-operative Joint Venture Law (Revised)

  中华人民共和国中外合作经营企业法实施细则 (修订)

  The withdrawal procedures for a foreign partner exiting a co-operative joint venture have been eased.

  May 09, 2017