Law Digest

• PRC Law on the Application of Laws to Foreign-related Civil Relationships

  中华人民共和国涉外民事关系法律适用法

  NPC Standing Committee clarifies when a foreign law would apply to a foreign-related civil relationship.

  December 14, 2010

• State Intellectual Property Office, Several Provisions Concerning the Filing of Patents by Taiwanese Compatriots

  国家知识产权局关于台湾同胞专利申请的若干规定

  Acceptance of applications for patent priority rights from Taiwan started.

  December 14, 2010

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Issues Relevant to Strengthening the Administration of Foreign Exchange Transactions

  国家外汇管理局关于加强外汇业务管理有关问题的通知

  Safe issues seven measures to block hot money inflow.

  December 14, 2010

• Beijing Municipality, Several Opinions on Further Serving the Development of Foreign-invested Enterprises

  北京市关于进一步服务外商投资企业发展的若干意见

  Beijing Municipality relaxes enterprise name registration for FIEs.

  December 14, 2010

• Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, Ministry of Finance, People's Bank of China and China Banking Regulatory Commission, Circular on Issues Relevant to Regulating the Individual Housing Fund Mortgage Loan Policy

  住房和城乡建设部、财政部、中国人民银行、中国银行业监督管理委员会关于规范住房公积金个人住房贷款政策有关问题的通知

  Use of housing funds for property speculation is prohibited.

  December 14, 2010

• State Administration of Taxation, Announcement on Issues Concerning the Enterprise Income Tax Treatment of Income Derived from the Transfer of Property, Etc. by Enterprises

  国家税务总局关于企业取得财产转让等所得企业所得税处理问题的公告

  Tax should be paid in one year for income derived from property transfer.

  December 14, 2010

• PRC Social Insurance Law

  中华人民共和国社会保险法

  An umbrella law on five types of social insurance promulgated.

  December 14, 2010

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Provisions on Matters Relevant to the Claim for a Right of Priority by Applicants for Trademark Registration from Taiwan

  国家工商行政管理总局台湾地区商标注册申请人要求优先权有关事项的规定

  Taiwanese applicants may file trademark priority rights in the mainland.

  December 14, 2010

• Beijing Municipality, Tentative Measures for Monitoring the Proceeds from Pre-sale of Commodity Premises

  北京市商品房预售资金监督管理暂行办法

  Beijing property developers prohibited from directly collecting pre-sale funds.

  December 14, 2010

• Other Recent Legislation for This Month

  National legislation ConstructionCircular on Further Strengthening Fire Safety of Construction Works关于进一步加强建筑施工消防安全工作的通知…

  December 14, 2010