Law Digest

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for the Regulation of the Submission Documents and Review Procedures for Overseas Share Issuance and Listing by Companies Limited by Shares

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于股份有限公司境外发行股票和上市申报文件及审核程序的监管指引

  CSRC relaxes restrictions on listing of H-shares.

  January 10, 2013

• People's Bank of China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China Insurance Regulatory Commission and State Administration of Foreign Exchange, The 12th Five-year Plan for the Development and Reform of the Financial Industry

  中国人民银行、中国银行业监督管理委员会、中国证券监督管理委员会、中国保险监督管理委员会、国家外汇管理局金融业发展和改革“十二五”规划

  China to allow issuance of preference shares.

  January 10, 2013

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Provisions on the Participation of Insurance Proceeds in Stock Index Futures Trading

  中国保险监督管理委员会保险资金参与股指期货交易规定

  Investment of insurance proceeds allowed in stock index futures trading.

  January 10, 2013

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Tentative Measures for the Participation in Financial Derivatives Trading by Insurance Proceeds

  中国保险监督管理委员会保险资金参与金融衍生产品交易暂行办法

  Participation in financial derivatives trading by insurance proceeds is for hedging purpose only.

  January 10, 2013

• Ministry of Justice, Measures for the Administration of Associations Between Law Firms of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Mainland Law Firms (5th Revision)

  司法部香港特别行政区和澳门特别行政区律师事务所与内地律师事务所联营管理办法 (第五次修正)

  Hong Kong and Macao law firms allowed to operate in association with up to three mainland law firms.

  January 10, 2013

• General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Measures on Handling Product Quality Complaints (Draft for Comments)

  国家质检总局产品质量申诉处理办法 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: November 26 2012Main contents:　According to the Draft, quality and technical supervision departments will not handle complaints from consumers…

  December 17, 2012

• State Intellectual Property Office, Service Invention Regulations (Draft) (Draft text for Comments)

  国家知识产权局职务发明条例(草案) (征求意见稿)

  Issued: November 12 2012Main contents: The Draft covers the applicable scope of the Regulations, definition of an inventor, ownership of the rights to…

  December 17, 2012

• 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

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Matters Relevant to Thorough Implementation of the «Standardising Guidelines for the Management of Compensation of Insurance Companies (Trial Implementation)»

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于贯彻实施《保险公司薪酬管理规范指引（试行）》有关事项的通知

  Housing and travel allowances of foreign expatriates of insurance companies may be excluded from their bonus limits.

  December 17, 2012

• Other Recent Legislation

   National legislation Banking Guiding Opinions on Innovation in the Capital Instruments of Commercial Banks 關于商業銀行資本工具創新的指導意見L3600/12.11.29 Constitution…

  December 17, 2012