Legal

Issued: May 28 2001Effective: as of date of issueApplicability: For the purposes of the Measures, a major government-invested construction project is an…

Issued: April 25 2001Effective: August 1 2001Main contents: The Rules contain 107 articles and are divided into 10 parts. The major parts are: arbitration…

Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerThe promulgation of the PRC, Security Law in October 1996 (the Security Law) bridged a significant gap in China's framework…

Llinks Law OfficeHuarong Asset Management Corporation's1 auction of distressed state-owned assets held in mid-November has been a hot topic recently. The…

A set of provisions governing the labour union organizations in the PRC.

Baker & McKenzieChina's telecom regulator is on the offensive. This time, instead of targeting foreign telecom wrongdoers, the Ministry of Information…

(Promulgated by the State Intellectual Property Office on September 18 2001 and effective as of October 1 2001.)PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1:…

China has encouraged research in genetic modification of agricultural crops, and by some accounts its regulatory structure is more progressive than other large developing countries. But the country's legal developments in the agricultural sector to date still carry a predisposition to unnecessary trade restrictions.

Jones, Day, Reavis & PogueFaced with dramatic increases in energy demand, and serious environmental concerns over long-standing reliance on high-sulphur…