Law Digest

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Circular on Seeking Public Comments with Respect to the《Decision to Amend the Measures for the Administration of the Registration and Clearing of Securities》

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于就《关于修改<证券登记结算管理办法>的决定》公开征求意见的通知

   Issued: July 8, 2018 Main contents: On the basis of the currently specified scope of investors consisting of Chinese citizens, Chinese…

  September 08, 2018

• Ministry of Commerce, Decision on Amending the《Measures for the Administration of Strategic Investments in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors》(Draft for Comments)

  商务部关于修改<外国投资者对上市公司战略投资管理办法>的决定 (征求意见稿)

   Issued: July 30, 2018 Main contents: A new Article 7 is proposed to be added: “The A shares of a listed company obtained by a…

  September 08, 2018

• General Office of the State Council, Measures for the Application for, and the Issuance of, Residence Permits for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents

  国务院办公厅港澳台居民居住证申领发放办法

  Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents may apply for mainland residence permits

  September 08, 2018

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access in Pilot Free Trade Zones (Negative List) (2018 Edition)

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部自由贸易试验区外商投资准入特别管理措施 (负面清单) (2018年版)

  The 2018 version of the FTZ Negative List greatly relaxes market access

  September 08, 2018

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) (2018 Edition)

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部外商投资准入特别管理措施 (负面清单) (2018年版)

  The national negative list is relaxed

  September 08, 2018

• PRC Individual Income Tax Law (7th Revision)

  中华人民共和国个人所得税法(第七次修正)

  Aggregate income is applied to individual income tax

  September 05, 2018

• Ministry of Justice, Implementing Regulations for the PRC Law on Promoting Private Education (Draft Amendments) (Sent for Deliberation)

  司法部中华人民共和国民办教育促进法实施条例 (修订草案) (送审稿)

  Issued: August 10 2018 Main contents: If a promoter of a non-profit private school is to be replaced, a replacement agreement shall be executed,…

  August 29, 2018

• Financial Market Department of the People's Bank of China, Circular on Launching a Pilot Project for the Offering of Financial Bonds by Flexible Tender

  中国人民银行金融市场司关于试点开展金融债券弹性招标发行的通知

  The size of financial bond offerings may be revised.

  August 29, 2018

• National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration, Circular on Actively Promoting Market-based Trading in Electric Power and Further Improving the Trading Mechanism

  国家发展改革委、国家能源局关于积极推进电力市场化交易 进一步完善交易机制的通知

  Four industries will be opened for power deregulation

  August 21, 2018

• Bill for Amendments to the PRC, Individual Income Tax Law (Draft)

  中华人民共和国个人所得税法修正案 (草案)

  Issued: June 29 2018 Main contents: Article 1 is amended to read as follows: An individual who has a residence in China or who, although not…

  July 25, 2018