Law Digest

• Shanghai Municipality, Several Opinions on Further Delegating the Authority to Check and Approve Foreign-invested Projects to Lower-level Authorities

  上海市关于进一步下放外商投资项目核准权限的若干意见

  Biggest delegation of foreign investment approval in Shanghai.

  June 01, 2011

• Supreme People's Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2010) (Abstract)

  最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 (2010) (摘要)

  Design can still be protected under Anti-unfair Competition Law after the patent expires.

  June 01, 2011

• Fujian Province, Implementing Measures for the Work Associated with the Pilot Projects for the Establishment of Representative Offices in Fuzhou and Xiamen by Law Firms from Taiwan

  福建省台湾地区律师事务所在福州厦门设立代表机构试点工作实施办法

  Taiwan law firms allowed to set up representative offices in Fuzhou and Xiamen.

  June 01, 2011

• Other Recent Legislation for This Month

  National legislation Environmental protectionCircular on Further Promoting Renewable Energy Use in Construction 关于进一步推进可再生能源建筑应用的通知L1600/11.03.08 InsuranceCircular…

  June 01, 2011

• State Administration of Taxation, Announcement on Several Issues Concerning the Administration of Income Tax of Non-tax-resident Enterprises

  国家税务总局关于非居民企业所得税管理若干问题的公告

  Tax should be withheld from rent income of non-tax-residents without an establishment.

  June 01, 2011

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Abolishing and Revising the Examination and Approval Authority and Administrative Measures for Certain Foreign Exchange Transactions on the Capital Account

  国家外汇管理局关于取消和调整部分资本项目外汇业务审核权限及管理措施的通知

  Safe streamlines foreign exchange approval procedures.

  June 01, 2011

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for Check and Acceptance in Respect of the Commencement of Business of Insurance Companies

  中国保险监督管理委员会保险公司开业验收指引

  Insurance companies require Rmb200 million to commence business.

  June 01, 2011

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Strengthening the Administration of the Underwriting of Agricultural Insurance

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于加强农业保险承保管理工作的通知

  CIRC strengthens regulation of the agricultural insurance business.

  June 01, 2011

• National Development and Reform Commission, Circular on Duly Carrying out the Delegation of the Authority to Check and Approve Outbound Investment Projects to Lower-level Authorities

  国家发展改革委员会关于做好境外投资项目下放核准权限工作的通知

  Approval of outbound resources investment project relaxed.

  June 01, 2011

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Guiding Opinion on the Implementation of New Regulatory Standards by China's Banking Sector

  中国银行业监督管理委员会关于中国银行业实施新监管标准的指导意见

  Banks required to meet capital adequacy ratio requirements of Basel III.

  June 01, 2011