Legal

• 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

• China Outbound Investment Guide 2018 — Switzerland

  By Dieter Gericke, Gregor Bühler, Felix Dasser, Marcel Dietrich, Martin Grod and Reto Heuberger of Homburger AG

  September 05, 2018

  

• Legislation roundup: E-commerce, individual income tax and soil contamination

  An e-commerce platform operator may bear joint and several liability for sub-standard goods, foreign individuals may enjoy pre-tax deductions and a soil quality investigation is required for a change in land use.

  September 05, 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

• Supreme People's Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2017) (Abstract)

  最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 (2017) 摘要

  Markush-type claims discussed in the 2017 IP Annual Report

  September 05, 2018

• Planning for the Worst

  As more U.S. and Chinese companies enter into business relationships, contractual arbitration provisions are becoming more important. Susan Leader, Brett Manisco, and Kristen Chin of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld consider the differences between US and Chinese litigation in court and private arbitration.

  September 04, 2018