Law Digest

• State Council, Circular on the Implementation of Transitional Preferential Enterprise Income Tax Policies

  国务院关于实施企业所得税过渡优惠政策的通知

  State Council issues transitional preferential tax policies in view of the implementation of the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law.

  January 31, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Trial Provisions for the Establishment of Subsidiaries by Securities Companies

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司设立子公司试行规定

  Parent securities companies not allowed to compete with their subsidiaries.

  January 31, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Rules for the Establishment of Securities Companies with Foreign Equity Participation (Revised)

  中国证券监督管理委员会外资参股证券公司设立规则 (修订)

  Foreign investors allowed wider access to securities joint ventures.

  January 31, 2008

• State Council, Regulations on Paid Annual Leave of Staff and Workers

  国务院职工带薪年休假条例

  Paid annual leave detailed in regulations.

  January 31, 2008

• Guangdong Province, Outline of the Strategies on Intellectual Property Rights (Year 2007-2020)

  广东省知识产权战略纲要 (2007 - 2020年)

  Guangdong offers preferential tax treatment for purchase of advanced technologies and patents.

  January 31, 2008

• Shanghai Municipality, Trial Measures on Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Residents

  上海市城镇居民基本医疗保险试行办法

  Shanghai introduces basic medical insurance for urban residents.

  January 31, 2008

• National Development and Reform Commission, Coal Industrial Policy

  国家发展和改革委员会煤炭产业政策

  Entry requirements for the coal industry raised.

  January 31, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Circular on Properly Handling the 2007 Annual Reports of Listed Companies and the Related Work

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于做好上市公司2007年年度报告及相关工作的通知

  Senior management of listed companies restricted from buying or selling shares of the company before release of the annual report.

  January 31, 2008

• Ministry of Health and Ministry of Commerce, Supplementary Provisions for the «Tentative Measures for the Administration of Sino-foreign Equity and Cooperative Joint Medical Institutions»

  卫生部、商务部《中外合资、合作医疗机构管理暂行办法》的补充规定

  Threshold for Hong Kong and Macao investment in mainland medical institutions lowered.

  January 31, 2008

• Other Recent Legislation for this Month

  National LegislationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONThe 11th Five-year Plan for State Environmental Protection国家环境保护“十一五”规划L1600/07.11.22GOVERNMENT…

  January 31, 2008