Legal

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of the Acquisition of Unlisted Public Companies

  中国证券监督管理委员会非上市公众公司收购管理办法

  Policies relaxed to make M&A easier.

  September 12, 2014

• Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Decision on the Establishment of Intellectual Property Courts in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

  全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于在北京、上海、广州设立知识产权法院的决定

  China sets up intellectual property courts.

  September 12, 2014

• State Council, Guiding Opinions on Further Promoting the Pilot Project for the Use for Consideration and Trading of Emission Rights

  国务院办公厅关于进一步推进排污权有偿使用和交易试点工作的指导意见

  China sets up the mechanism for trading emission rights.

  September 12, 2014

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Tentative Measures for Administration of the Directory of Enterprises with Irregularities in Their Operations

  国家工商行政管理总局企业经营异常名录管理暂行办法

  Enterprises not complying with information publication requirements will be blacklisted.

  September 12, 2014

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Tentative Measures for Random Inspection of the Published Information of Enterprises

  国家工商行政管理总局企业公示信息抽查暂行办法

  Enterprise published information will be checked randomly by SAIC.

  September 12, 2014

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for the Regulatory Rating and Classification of Trust Companies

  中国银行业监督管理委员会信托公司监管评级与分类监管指引

  CBRC tightens control on trust companies.

  September 12, 2014

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Circular on Matters Relevant to Improving the System for the Organisation and Management of a Bank's Wealth Management Business

  中国银行业监督管理委员会关于完善银行理财业务组织管理体系有关事项的通知

  Banks required to set up dedicated wealth management departments.

  September 12, 2014

• Circular on Issues Relevant to Exchange Control in Connection with Offshore Investment/Financing and Round-trip Investment by Residents in China Through Special Purpose Vehicles

  关于境内居民通过特殊目的公司境外投融资及返程投资外汇管理有关问题的通知

  The Circular broadens the meaning of "special purpose vehicle" from having financing as its objective to investment and financing as its objectives.

  September 12, 2014

• Shanghai Municipality, Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Negative List) (Revised in 2014)

  上海市中国（上海）自由贸易试验区外商投资准入特别管理措施（负面清单）（2014年修订）

  More foreign-invested projects have been removed from the Shanghai FTZ negative list.

  September 12, 2014

• In the news: Apple delays iPhone 6 release in China, the Premier reassures multinational companies and CNEEC invests big in Serbia

  This week Chinese consumers found they won't be getting the new iPhones on time, Premier Li stressed equal treatment to domestic and foreign companies and CNEEC planned a US$1.2 billion investment in Serbia

  September 12, 2014