Legal

The PRC's new Environmental Impact Assessment Law (the Law) clarifies and strengthens environmental protection requirements applying to the establishment, expansion or change of business operations, and extends similar requirements to the drafting of government plans that might affect China's environment.

A detailed legislation on the reorganization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by using foreign investment.

The recently amended PRC Trademark Law (Trademark Law), the PRC Trademark Law Implementing Regulations (the Implementing Regulations) and supplemental judicial interpretations issued by the government greatly assist and guide practitioners and brand owners to reap further benefits.

Zhonglun Law FirmIn July, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) allowed four of China's commercial banks (the Bank of Communications, China Merchants Bank,…

New regulations have been issued that attempt to bring some order to the retail petrol industry, and strengthen the local business environment before the market is liberalized for foreign investment in 2004 per China's WTO commitments.

The PRC legislation on insurance has been revised and it lays out the regulations regarding insurance contracts, insurance companies and the industry.

The rules and procedures of applying for a trademark review and adjudication and the rules of hearing evidence in trademark reviews.

China is likely to launch its first anti-subsidy investigations in 2003 as it moves aggressively to utilize the full armory of WTO trade remedies.

Jones, Day, Reavis & PogueWhile China has cut tariffs on imported goods as per its WTO commitments, as is often the case, the devil is in the details.…