Foreign Direct Investment

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Circular on Duly Carrying Out Relevant Registration Work After the Implementation of Administration of Foreign-invested Enterprises by Means of Record Filing

  国家工商行政管理总局关于做好外商投资企业实行备案管理后有关登记注册工作的通知

  Non-negative-list FIEs may directly carry out business registration.

  November 14, 2016

• China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd., Guidelines on Bond Business in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

  中央国债登记结算有限责任公司中国（上海）自由贸易试验区债券业务指引

  Shanghai FTZ has opened the renminbi bond market

  November 14, 2016

• Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Decision on Revising Four Laws, Including the «PRC Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law»

  全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于修改《中华人民共和国外资企业法》等四部法律的决定

  The negative list administration model for foreign investment expanded nationwide.

  November 14, 2016

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Notice on Issues Relevant to the Engagement in the Provision of Telecommunications Services on the Mainland by Hong Kong and Macao Service Providers

  Telecom WOFEs allowed for Hong Kong and Macao investors.

  November 14, 2016

• Announcement on Matters Relevant to Improving the Administration of Affiliated Party Filings and Contemporaneous Documentation

  关于完善关联申报和同期资料管理有关事项的公告

  SAT requires filing of contemporaneous documentation and country reports for transfer pricing.

  November 10, 2016

• Announcement on Matters Relevant to Improving the Administration of Affiliated Party Filings and Contemporaneous Documentation

  关于完善关联申报和同期资料管理有关事项的公告

  SAT requires filing of contemporaneous documentation and country reports for transfer pricing.

  November 10, 2016

• Yihaodian interview: The e-commerce journey, from Walmart to JD

  电子商务之路

  HuanDong Gao, SVP and general counsel of Walmart eCommerce & Yihaodian, shares insight into the JD.com deal, MOFCOM remedies, Shanghai FTZ establishment, and China's ever-evolving online marketplace. 沃尔玛电子商务与一号店高级副总裁及总法律顾问高唤栋分享对京东网站交易、商务部补救措施、上海自贸区建设和中国不断变化的网上市场的见解。

  November 03, 2016

  

• FIE reform scraps approval, streamlines regulation

  While China's move to a filing regime benefits most foreign-invested enterprises, other approval requirements require careful attention

  October 27, 2016

  

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Announcement [2016] No.22

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部公告 (2016) 第22号

  FIE record filing reform refers to the foreign investment catalogue of 2015 at the moment.

  October 27, 2016

• PRC Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise Law (2nd Revision)

  中华人民共和国外资企业法 (第二次修正)

  Examination and approval lifted for WOFEs not included in the negative list.

  October 26, 2016