Legal

• Waiting for the Cross-Strait Service Agreement – Taiwan Focus

  C Y Huang, Chairman of the Taiwan Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Council (MAPE), spoke to China Law and Practice about the hold up on the Cross-Strait Service Agreement and the effect this is having on deals

  January 16, 2014

• Other Recent Legislation in These Two Months

  National legislationBankingImplementing Measures for the Administrative Permission Matters of Chinese-invested Commercial Banks (Revised)中资商业银行行政许可事项实施办法…

  January 16, 2014

• Guangzhou City, Opinion on Improving the Regulation and Control of the Real Property Market

  广州市关于进一步做好房地产市场调控工作的意见

  Guangzhou tightens control on property market.

  January 16, 2014

• China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Opening of Securities Accounts for the Wealth Management Products of Commercial Banks

  中国证券登记结算公司关于商业银行理财产品开立证券账户有关事项的通知

  Wealth management products allowed to enter stock exchanges.

  January 16, 2014

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Regulation of Unlisted Public Companies (Revised)

  中国证券监督管理委员会非上市公众公司监督管理办法 (修订)

  Expansion nationwide of the new third board pilot project is formally initiated.

  January 16, 2014

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Opinions on Further Opening Value-added Telecommunications Services to Foreign Investment in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

  工业和信息化部、上海市人民政府关于中国（上海）自由贸易试验区进一步对外开放增值电信业务的意见

  Telecommunications services further opened up in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

  January 16, 2014

• State Council, List of Investment Projects Subject to Government Check and Approval (2013)

  国务院政府核准的投资项目目录 (2013年本)

  State Council relaxes approval requirements for foreign projects.

  January 16, 2014

• People's Bank of China, Measures for the Administration of Interbank Negotiable Certificates of Deposit

  中国人民银行同业存单管理办法

  China further liberialises its interest rates.

  January 16, 2014

• What the consumer protection law means for foreign businesses

  The latest Consumer Protection Law is designed to enhance the rights of consumers and bring protection in line with the rapidly changing world of online commerce. It does a good job of balancing the interests of customers and businesses

  January 16, 2014

• A tax boost for corporate R&D policies

  The release of a tax notice expanding the scope of R&D expenses that are eligible for super deductions shows the government's desire to encourage innovation. Companies should ensure all information concerning its R&D projects is up to date and ready to file

  January 16, 2014