Legal

• Investing using insurance proceeds

  During the last two years, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission has issued several new policies for insurance proceeds investment, but the distribution is unclear at this stage, leaving insurance companies seeking guidance

  January 16, 2013

• Regulations for the Administration of Futures Trading (Revised)

  期货交易管理条例 (修订)

  Foreign investors allowed to engage in futures trading

  January 11, 2013

• Other Recent Legislation In These Two Months

  National legislationInsuranceMeasures for the Regulation of Insurance Sales Personnel 保险销售从业人员监管办法L3910/13.01.06Investment instrumentsElements…

  January 11, 2013

• Legislation roundup: Foreign-related civil relationships, protecting online information and CSRC guidelines

  The SPC issued an Interpretation on foreign-related civil relationships stating that when public interest is involved, cases will be governed by PRC mandatory provisions. The NPC Standing Committee has passed a Decision limiting how information can be sent to individuals

  January 11, 2013

• Amendments to the PRC Trademark Law (Draft)

  中华人民共和国商标法修正案（草案）

  Issued: December 28 2012Main contents: The Amendments propose that only prior rights holders and materially interested parties (instead of anyone)…

  January 10, 2013

• Guangdong Province, Regulations for Monitoring Labour Protection

  广东省劳动保障监察条例

  Employers violating labour protection regulations will have difficulties borrowing loans from banks.

  January 10, 2013

• State Administration of Taxation, Announcement on Relevant Consumption Tax Policy Issues

  国家税务总局关于消费税有关政策问题的公告

  Industrial enterprises may be subject to consumption tax.

  January 10, 2013

• Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Decision on Strengthening the Protection of Online Information

  全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于加强网络信息保护的决定

  Companies prohibited from sending spam email.

  January 10, 2013

• Supreme People's Court, Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in Trials of Civil Disputes Involving the Infringement of the Right of Communication Through Information Networks

  最高人民法院关于审理侵害信息网络传播权民事纠纷案件适用法律若干问题的规定

  Network service providers may be held liable for illegal uploads.

  January 10, 2013

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Implementing Rules for the Pooled Asset Management Business of Securities Companies

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司集合资产管理业务实施细则

  Scope of investment of pooled asset management plans of securities companies expanded.

  January 10, 2013