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Promulgated: February 11 2002Effective: March 1 2002Applicability: The Measures apply to all service industry outlets, including hotels, restaurants, bars,…

 Fangda PartnersThe Chinese government has issued the new Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue (the Catalogue, see pages 23 and 37), perhaps…

China's foreign investment catalogue has been revised for the first time in more than four years. The new catalogue has made radical changes to the different categories into which all foreign investment is classified.

The government recently promulgated new shipping regulations in response to WTO requirements.

A detailed explanation of the importance of the new rules governing financial services in China.

The State Council promulgated the Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investment Provisions (the 2002 Provisions), which are effective as of April 1 2002. A closer look at these important regulations, the momentum for market liberalization in China and further legal changes governing a range of industries can be expected.

The regulations kick-start market liberalization in China and further legal changes governing a range of industries.

Corporate research in China is a thriving business, a wealth of corporate information is collected and stored by government institutions, and bureaucratic channels are the most effective sources for corporate research in China.

The new catalogue has made radical changes to the different categories into which all foreign investment is classified.