Legal

Issued: August 5 2002Effective: September 1 2002Interpreting authority: State Administration of Foreign Exchange and China Securities Regulatory CommissionApplicability:…

Promulgated: August 29 2002Effective: October 1 2002Main contents: Telecommunications charges that are government determined or government guided shall…

Promulgated: July 22 2002Effective: September 1 2002Applicability: The Measures apply to organizations and enterprises (including non-local construction…

The Ministry of Information Industry and the China Internet Network Information Center recently issued separate pieces of legislation that aim to bring China's freewheeling internet sphere under additional legislative control.

Baker & McKenzie   The results of a recent China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) report suggest a rapidly growing internet…

Promulgated: September 6 2002Effective: December 1 2002Main contents:  The Regulations deal with the breeding, production and business operations…

Issued: August 26 2002Applicability: "Petrol station franchise" refers to the retail of oil products and the provision of related services by a petrol…

Organizing a predictable system for the development of agriculture is of pressing concern as China faces the new century. The legal environment is offering new chances for foreign plant breeders to commercialize their varieties in China.

The aim of this piece of legislation is to maintain the secure and reliable operation of the Chinese Internet domain name system and to standardize administration of the Chinese internet domain name system in line with international standards.