Legal

• 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

• People's Bank of China, Administration of Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange for External Transfer of Personal Property Tentative Procedures

  中国人民银行个人财产对外转移售付汇管理暂行办法

  Promulgated: November 8 2004Effective: December 1 2004Interpreting authority: People's Bank of ChinaApplicability: "Migrant transfer" refers to an act…

  January 31, 2005

• Put Option Issues in Cross-border M&A Transactions

  By David Liu and Natasha [email protected]; [email protected] buyers in M&A deals should regard put options as additional protection…

  January 31, 2005

• Reopening the Direct Selling Industry in China

  By David Livdahl and Zhongda [email protected]; [email protected] the world's (excluding China) direct…

  January 31, 2005

• Collateral Arrangements in Trade Financing

  By Richard Nie and Eric [email protected]; [email protected] arrangements may take various forms in cases where…

  January 31, 2005