Law Digest

• Ministry of Commerce, PRC Administration of International Freight Forwarding Agency Business Provisions Implementing Rules (Revised)

  商务部中华人民共和国国际货物运输代理业管理规定实施细则 (修正)

  Controls the shareholding of international freight forwarding agencies.

  January 31, 2004

• State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Ministry of Finance, Administration of the Assignment of Enterprise State-owned Assets and Equity Tentative Procedures

  国务院国有资产监督管理委员会、财政部企业国有产权转让管理暂行办法

  Tightens control over sales of state assets.

  January 31, 2004

• State Administration of Taxation, Administration of Tax Registration Procedures

  国家税务总局税务登记管理办法

  The new Procedures exempt state authorities, individuals and mobile small rural merchants from tax registration requirements.

  January 31, 2004

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Client Asset Management Businesses of Securities Companies Trial Procedures

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司客户资产管理业务试行办法

  Procedures on the establishment of asset management business for securities companies.

  January 31, 2004

• Ministry of Construction and State Intellectual Property Office, Protection and Administration of Intellectual Property Rights in Project Surveying, Design and Consultancy Businesses Guidelines

  建设部、国家知识产权局工程勘察设计咨询业知识产权保护与管理导则

  Issued: October 22 2003Applicability: Intellectual property rights is defined to include: copyright and rights related to copyright; patents; proprietary…

  January 31, 2004

• PRC People's Bank of China Law (Revised)

  中华人民共和国人民银行法 (修正)

  Promulgated: December 27 2003Effective: February 1 2004Main contents: Under the revised Law the Monetary Policy Committee of the People¡¦s Bank of China…

  January 31, 2004

• State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Culture, Foreign Investment in Cinemas Tentative Provisions

  国家广播电影电视总局、商务部、文化部外商投资电影院暂行规定

  Provides for foreign investment in cinemas.

  January 31, 2004

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Fulfilment of Relevant WTO Accession Commitments Notice

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于履行有关入世承诺的公告

  Issued: December 11 2003Main contents: The Notice allows foreign-invested property insurance companies to engage in all non-life insurance businesses other…

  November 30, 2003

• Supreme People's Court, The Question of Whether Real Property Administrative Authorities Can Revoke Wrong Cancellations of Mortgage Registration Official Reply

  最高人民法院关于房地产管理机关能否撤销错误的注销抵押登记行为问题的批复

  Issued: November 17 2003Main contents: The Official Reply states that real property administrative authorities can revoke wrong cancellations of mortgage…

  November 30, 2003

• State Council, Reform of the Current Export Tax Rebate Mechanism Decision

  国务院关于改革现行出口退税机制的决定

  Issued: October 13 2003Main contents: The Decision states that the rates of export tax rebates are to be adjusted according to different types of products.…

  November 30, 2003