Legal

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of the Offering and Trading of Corporate Bonds

  中国证券监督管理委员会公司债券发行与交易管理办法

  All corporate legal persons are allowed to offer bonds.

  April 30, 2015

• Why IP owners should worry about the new licensing rules

  The SAIC's new guidelines make it mandatory for dominant market players to license their IP rights. Companies – high tech and pharmaceutical in particular – will need to be careful to avoid AML investigations

  April 30, 2015

• Why IP owners should worry about the new licensing rules

  The SAIC's new guidelines make it mandatory for dominant market players to license their IP rights. Companies – high tech and pharmaceutical in particular – will need to be careful to avoid AML investigations

  April 30, 2015

• State Council, Reform Plan for Intensifying Standardisation

  国务院深化标准化工作改革方案

  State Council promotes the use of enterprise standards.

  April 29, 2015

• Guangdong Province, Opinions on the Implementation of Administration by List for Enterprise Investment Projects (Trial Implementation)

  广东省企业投资项目实行清单管理的意见 (试行)

  Guangdong is the first province to implement a negative list for investments.

  April 29, 2015

• PRC Legislation Law (Revised)

  中华人民共和国立法法 (修正)

  Administration of the levying of taxes may only be provided for in laws.

  April 29, 2015

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for Risk Management by Commercial Banks of Loans Extended for Mergers and Acquisitions

  中国银行业监督管理委员会商业银行并购贷款风险管理指引

  CBRC relaxes M&A loan requirements.

  April 29, 2015

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue (Amended in 2015)

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部外商投资产业指导目录 (2015年修订)

  Foreign investment catalogue revised to allow more foreign shareholding.

  April 29, 2015

• People's Bank of China and General Administration of Customs, Measures for Administration of the Import and Export of Gold and Gold Products

  中国人民银行、海关总署黄金及黄金制品进出口管理办法

  China controls import and export of gold.

  April 29, 2015

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines on the Participation in Trading Through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect by Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开募集证券投资基金参与沪港通交易指引

  Mainland Chinese funds may invest in Hong Kong stocks without QDII qualifications.

  April 29, 2015