Law Digest

• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and State Intellectual Property Office, Strengthening Patent Administration in Foreign Trade Opinions

  对外贸易经济合作部、国家知识产权局关于加强对外贸易中的专利管理的意见

  Issued: December 20 2002Effective: as of 30 days from the date of issueInterpreting authority: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and State…

  February 28, 2003

• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Taxation and State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Administration of Foreign-invested Venture Investment Enterprises Provisions

  对外贸易经济合作部、科学技术部、国家工商行政管理总局、国家税务总局和外汇管理局外商投资创业投资企业管理规定

  Promulgated: January 30 2003Effective: March 1 2003Interpreting authority: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Science, State…

  February 28, 2003

• Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Science and Technology, Implementing Stock Option Incentive Pilot Programmes in State-owned High and New Technology Enterprises Guiding Opinion

  财政部、科技部关于国有高新技术企业开展股权激励试点工作的指导意见

  Issued: September 17 2002Applicability: For the purposes of this Opinion, "State-owned high and new technology enterprises" refers to wholly State-owned…

  February 28, 2003

• Chongqing Municipality, Pledging of Rights to Fees and Rights to Proceeds from Infrastructure Projects Measures

  重庆市基础设施项目收费权和收益权质押办法

  Promulgated: February 11 2003Effective: March 15 2003Applicability: These Measures apply to pledging of rights to fees or proceeds in connection with the…

  February 28, 2003

• Ministry of Agriculture, Handling of Cases of Infringement of Rights to New Varieties of Agricultural Plants Provisions

  农业部农业植物新品种权侵权案件处理规定

  Promulgated: December 30 2002Effective: February 1 2003Main contents: The Provisions set forth the procedures for filing an infringement case of rights…

  February 28, 2003

• Other Recent Legislation for this Month

  National LegislationConstitution and Legal SystemMinistry of Justice Announcement No.15 (11 Foreign Law Firms Establishing Additional Representative Offices…

  February 28, 2003

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Issues Relevant to Capital Contributions to Futures Brokerages Circular

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于期货经纪公司接受出资有关问题的通知

  Issued: January 14 2003Effective: as of date of issueMain contents: The Circular lists the criteria a contributor of capital to a futures brokerage must…

  February 28, 2003

• People's Bank of China, Administration of Reporting of Large and Suspicious Foreign Exchange Transactions by Financial Institutions Measures

  中国人民银行金融机构大额和可疑外汇资金交易报告管理办法

  Promulgated: January 3 2003Effective: March 1 2003Applicability: For the purposes of these Measures, a foreign exchange transaction is "large" if it involves…

  February 28, 2003

• State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Administration of the Broadcasting of Audio-visual Programmes on the Internet and other Information Networks Measures

  国家广播电影电视总局互联网等信息网络传播视听节目管理办法

  Promulgated: January 7 2003Effective: February 10 2003Applicability: The Measures apply to the setting up of all kinds of audio-visual programme sections,…

  February 28, 2003

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Air Passenger Accident Insurance Provisions (Industry Guidance Provisions)

  中国保险监督管理委员会航空旅客意外伤害保险条款 (行业指导性条款)

  Issued: January 10 2003Main contents: The Provisions cover the composition, coverage, insurance liability, exemption clauses, insurance period, the sum…

  February 28, 2003