Legislation

• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Arbitration Rules (2015)

  中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会仲裁规则 (2015版)

  CIETAC arbitration rules add special provisions on Hong Kong arbitration.

  January 16, 2015

• Securities Association of China, Measures for a Pilot Project for Bonds Privately Offered to Carry Out Mergers and Restructurings

  中国证券业协会并购重组私募债券试点办法

  Privately offered bonds are promoted to facilitate M&As.

  January 16, 2015

• Supreme People's Procuratorate, Provisions for the Protection of the Practice Rights of Lawyers in Accordance with the Law

  最高人民检察院关于依法保障律师执业权利的规定

  Six practice rights of lawyers protected.

  January 16, 2015

• Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Involving the Use of Information Networks to Infringe Personal Rights and Interests

  最高人民法院关于审理利用信息网络侵害人身权益民事纠纷案件适用法律若干问题的规定

  Statutory damages for online defamation could be up to Rmb 500,000.

  January 15, 2015

• Measures for the Administration of Material Asset Restructurings by Listed Companies

  上市公司重大资产重组管理办法

  The revised Measures abolish the requirement for the examination and approval of material purchases, sales and exchanges of assets of listed companies where the same do not constitute a backdoor listing.

  January 14, 2015

• Operational Guidelines for Public-private Partnerships (Trial Implementation)

  政府和社会资本合作模式操作指南（试行）

  China promotes public-private partnerships.

  January 08, 2015

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Revising the Control Policies Relevant to the Entry into the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market by Financial Institutions

  国家外汇管理局关于调整金融机构进入银行间外汇市场有关管理政策的通知

  Non-bank financial institutions allowed in the interbank forex market.

  December 18, 2014

• Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Civil Affairs, Announcement on Matters Relevant to the Investment in, and Establishment of, For-profit Elderly Nursing Homes by Foreign Investors

  商务部、民政部关于外商投资设立营利性养老机构有关事项的公告

  Foreign investment in elderly nursing homes encouraged.

  December 18, 2014

• Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, Deposit Insurance Regulations (Draft for Comments)

  国务院法制办公室存款保险条例 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: November 30 2014Main contents: Deposit-taking banking financial institutions, such as commercial banks, rural cooperative banks and rural credit…

  December 18, 2014

• General Office of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of Capital Supplementation by Insurance Companies (Draft for Comments)

  中国保险监督管理委员会办公厅保险公司资本补充管理办法 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: November 6 2014Main contents: Insurance companies may use various methods to supplement their actual capital, including but not limited to:(1)…

  December 18, 2014