Legal

• Other Recent Legislation for this Month

  National LegislationConstructionValuation for Demolition and Removal of Urban Housing Guiding Opinion城市房屋拆迁估价指导意见4200/03.12.01Issue…

  January 31, 2004

• PRC Banking Regulation Law

  中华人民共和国银行业监督管理法

  The PRC Banking Regulation Law establishes a new banking supervision institution – the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) – to oversee the regulation for all banking institutions and activities in China.

  January 31, 2004

• Supreme People's Court, Several Issues Concerning the Laws Applicable to the Trial of Copyright Disputes Involving Computer Networks Interpretation (Revised)

  最高人民法院关于审理涉及计算机网络著作权纠纷案件适用法律若干问题的解释 (修正)

  Attaches legal liability on network service providers that knowingly upload or broadcast pirated materials.

  January 31, 2004

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Administration of Representative Offices in China of Foreign Insurance Institutions Procedures

  中国保险监督管理委员会外国保险机构驻华代表机构管理办法

  Repealing its 1999 predecessor, the new Procedures simplies application and approval procedures for setting up a Chinese representative office for foreign insurance firms.

  January 31, 2004

• PRC Commercial Banking Law (Revised)

  中华人民共和国商业银行法 (修正)

  Promulgated: December 27 2003Effective: February 1 2004Main contents: With the new revision, the State Council banking regulatory authority has taken over…

  January 31, 2004

• Ministry of Commerce, PRC Administration of International Freight Forwarding Agency Business Provisions Implementing Rules (Revised)

  商务部中华人民共和国国际货物运输代理业管理规定实施细则 (修正)

  Controls the shareholding of international freight forwarding agencies.

  January 31, 2004

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Issues Relevant to Regulating the Acts of Transferring the Actual Controlling Power of Listed Companies Circular

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于规范上市公司实际控制权转移行为有关问题的通知

  Imposes restrictions on the listed companies in case of a change in leading shareholders.

  January 31, 2004

• State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Administration of the Landing of Foreign Satellite Television Channels Procedures

  国家广播电影电视总局境外卫星电视频道落地管理办法

  Promulgated: December 4 2003Effective: January 10 2004Applicability: Landing of foreign satellite television within designated districts in China approved…

  January 31, 2004

• State Administration of Taxation, Issues Relevant to Preferential Tax Policy Enjoyed by "Two Intensive" Projects of Foreign-invested Enterprises Circular

  国家税务总局关于外商投资企业享受“两个密集型”税收优惠政策有关问题的通知

  Scope of the preferential tax policy for products of technology and knowledge-based industries.

  January 31, 2004

• Ministry of Commerce, «Administration of Foreign-invested International Freight Forwarding Agencies Procedures» Supplementary Provisions

  商务部《外商投资国际货物运输代理企业管理办法》补充规定

  Prerequisites for Hong Kong and Macao service providers in setting up joint venture and whooly owned international freight forwarding agencies in the PRC.

  January 31, 2004