Law Digest

• 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

• Ministry of Land and Resources, Provisions for the Granting of State-owned Construction Leaseholds by way of an Invitation for Bids, Auction or Listing on a Land Exchange (Amended)

  国土资源部招标拍卖挂牌出让国有建设用地使用权规定 (修订)

  Provisions on State-owned construction leaseholds amended to curb developers from stocking up land.

  November 30, 2007

• Ministry of Communications, Provisions for the Administration of Invitation for and Submission of Bids for Commercial Highway Construction Projects by Investors

  交通部经营性公路建设项目投资人招标投标管理规定

  Rigid requirements for highway construction project bidders.

  November 30, 2007

• Shenzhen City, Several Provisions for the Grant of Industrial and Other Leaseholds

  深圳市工业及其他产业用地使用权出让若干规定

  Industrial leaseholders in Shenzhen not allowed to assign their leaseholds without authorization.

  November 30, 2007

• Shanghai Stock Exchange, Tentative Provisions on the Review System

  上海证券交易所复核制度暂行规定

  Requests to review decisions on listing may be filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

  November 30, 2007

• Ministry of Commerce, Supplementary Provisions (III) for the Measures for the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Commercial Sector

  商务部外商投资商业领域管理办法补充规定（三）

  Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to hold a controlling interest in the commercial sector.

  November 30, 2007

• PRC Lawyers Law (Amended)

  中华人民共和国律师法 (修订)

  Meeting between a lawyer and the suspect or defendant not subject to monitoring.

  November 30, 2007