Legal

• Changing Legal Requirements and Practices in Real Estate

  By Audrey [email protected] companies or private equity funds planning to enter the Chinese real estate market should keep up to date on the…

  September 02, 2007

• State Administration of Taxation, Supplementary Circular on Issues Relevant to the Application of Agreed Tax Rates to the Interest Income of Foreign Nationals and Individual Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Derived from Their Savings Deposits

  国家税务总局关于外籍个人和港澳台居民个人储蓄存款利息所得适用协定税率有关问题的补充通知

  Tax rates on interest income of foreigners may follow bilateral tax agreements.

  September 02, 2007

• China's Bilateral Investment Treaties with EU Member States: Gaining a Competitive Advantage Through Investment Protection

  The article explores available options to extend the full protection under the 'new generation' of bilateral investment treaties to otherwise unprotected investors.

  September 02, 2007

• China Adopts a Comprehensive Competition Law After a 13-Year Journey

  By Michael Sheng and Xu [email protected]; [email protected] has been drafting its first comprehensive competition law, the Anti-monopoly…

  September 02, 2007

• Tentative Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investment of Insurance Capital

  保险资金境外投资管理暂行办法

  These Tentative Measures strengthen the administration of overseas investment of insurance capital, and to protect the interests of involved parties, whilst at the same time further relaxing overseas investment of insurance capital.

  September 02, 2007

• China Law & Practice Awards 2007: The Finalists

  The inaugural 2007 China Law & Practice awards are being given to recognize excellence in China's legal services field. China Law & Practice provides a definitive list of the top law firms serving the China market.

  September 02, 2007

• Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs, Announcement [2007] No.44 (Catalogue for Commodities in the Restricted Category for Processing Trade)

  商务部、海关总署公告 2007 年第 44 号 (加工贸易限制类商品目录)

  Labour-intensive processing trade discouraged.

  September 02, 2007

• Foreign Investment in Real Estate in China

  By Hao [email protected] China's economic boom, the real estate market has developed at a fantastic speed within just a few years. From 2005,…

  September 02, 2007

• Trial Measures for the Administration of Overseas Securities Investment by Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors

  合格境内机构投资者境外证券投资管理试行办法

  This law regulates investments in overseas securities by qualified domestic institutional investors and to protect the interests of investors. Parts Two and Three set out the requirements for being a qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII), and an oversea investment consultant. Part Four deals with the custody of assets, power and duties of a custodian, and the appointment of an overseas asset custodian. Part Five is concerned with the duties and transparency of the QDII. Part Six sets out the limit of fund management.

  September 02, 2007

• China Outbound Portfolio Investment: Fleshing Out Regulations for QDII Securities Institutions & Insurers

  Recent legislation has filled the gaps in the PRC's qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) regulations. Changes affect China's balance of payments and international relations.

  September 02, 2007