Legal

• Tianjin Municipality, Administration of the Verification of Foreign-invested Projects Tentative Administrative Procedures

  天津市外商投资项目核准暂行管理办法

  Promulgated: November 3 2004Effective: as of date of promulgationApplicability: The Procedures apply to verification of all foreign-invested projects in…

  January 31, 2005

• Department of Public Offering Supervision of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Standards for Examination and Verification of Share Issues Memorandum (No.18) - Regulatory Requirements on the Qualifications and Acts of the Inquiry Recipients of Initial Public Offerings of Shares

  中国证监会发行监管部股票发行审核标准备忘录第18号–对首次公开发行股票询价对象条件和行为的监管要求

  Promulgated: December 7 2004Main contents: Inquiry recipients' own business or securities investment products managed by them shall be limited to the following…

  January 31, 2005

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Several Issues Concerning the Trial Implementation of an Inquiry System for Initial Public Offerings of Shares Circular

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于首次公开发行股票试行询价制度若干问题的通知

  Issued: December 7 2004Effective: January 1 2005Main contents: The Circular elaborates the procedure for making inquiries to securities investment fund…

  January 31, 2005

• Department of Intermediary Supervision of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Issues Relevant to Issue of Short-term Bonds by Securities Companies Circular

  中国证券监督管理委员会机构监管部关于证券公司发行短期融资券相关问题的通知

  Issued: January 11 2005Main contents: Securities companies intending to issue short-term bonds shall submit certain materials to certify their fulfilment…

  January 31, 2005

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Administration of Printed Advertisements Procedures

  国家工商行政管理总局印刷品广告管理办法

  Promulgated: November 30 2004Effective: January 1 2005Applicability: "Printed advertisements" refers to the common form of printed advertisements such…

  January 31, 2005

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Administration of Insurance Brokerages Provisions

  中国保险监督管理委员会保险经纪机构管理规定

  Promulgated: December 15 2004Effective: January 1 2005Interpreting authority: China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)Main contents: Without the approval…

  January 31, 2005

• Ministry of Commerce, Administration of the Oil Products Market Tentative Procedures

  商务部成品油市场管理暂行办法

  Promulgated: December 2 2004Effective: January 1 2005Main contents: The Procedures cover:Part One: General Provisions;Part Two: Application for Operation…

  January 31, 2005

• Supreme People's Court, Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Technology Contract Disputes Interpretation

  最高人民法院关于审理技术合同纠纷案件适用法律若干问题的解释

  Promulgated: December 16 2004Effective: January 1 2005Main contents: The Interpretation comprises:1. General Provisions;2. Technology Development Contracts;3.…

  January 31, 2005

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Administration of Reserve Funds for Non-Life Insurance Business by Insurance Companies Tentative Procedures (Trial Implementation)

  中国保险监督管理委员会保险公司非寿险业务准备金管理办法 (试行)

  Promulgated: December 15 2004Effective: January 15 2005Applicability: Non-life insurance business as referred to in these Procedures shall be insurance…

  January 31, 2005

• China and the WTO: Perspectives on a Changing Environment

  Three years after China's accession to the WTO, what are the main issues that are determining the pace of liberalization of the economy? And how do the WTO commitments interact with the economic challenges facing China?

  January 31, 2005