Legislation

• National Development and Reform Commission, Measures for the Administration of the Check and Approval and the Record Filing of Foreign-invested Projects (Draft for Comments)

  国家发展和改革委员会外商投资项目核准和备案管理办法 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: February 13 2014Main contents: According to the Draft, the administration of foreign-invested projects is divided into the check and approval method…

  March 10, 2014

• Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, PRC Advertising Law (Draft Amendments) (Draft for Comments)

  国务院法制办公室中华人民共和国广告法 (修订草案) (征求意见稿)

  Issued: February 21 2014Main contents: The Draft proposes banning pharmaceutical, medical, medical instrument, online game and alcoholic beverage advertisements/commercials…

  March 10, 2014

• Bill for the Amendments to the PRC Work Safety Law (Draft)

  中华人民共和国安全生产法修正案 (草案)

  Issued: March 3 2014Main contents: The proposed amendments increase administrative penalties. If a production or other business entity fails to take measures…

  March 10, 2014

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Guidelines for Listed Companies No.4: Undertakings of De facto Controllers, Shareholders, Affiliated Parties and Acquirers of Listed Companies and of Listed Companies, and the Performance Thereof

  中国证券监督管理委员会上市公司监管指引第4号——上市公司实际控制人、股东、关联方、收购人以及上市公司承诺及履行

  CSRC clamps down on listed companies' failures to uphold promises.

  March 10, 2014

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Strengthening and Improving the Oversight of the Percentages for the Application of Insurance Capital

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于加强和改进保险资金运用比例监管的通知

  CIRC relaxes investment percentage restrictions on investments of insurance capital.

  March 10, 2014

• State Council, Implementing Regulations for the PRC Law on the Protection of State Secrets

  国务院中华人民共和国保守国家秘密法实施条例

  Confidentiality agreements required when state secrets are involved.

  March 10, 2014

• State Council, Decision on the Abolition and Delegation to Lower Level Authorities of a Group of Items Subject to Administrative Examination and Approval and Other Such Matters

  国务院关于取消和下放一批行政审批项目等事项的决定

  State Council facilitates engagement in the telecom business.

  March 10, 2014

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Further Improving and Revising the Policy for Control of Foreign Exchange on the Capital Account

  国家外汇管理局关于进一步改进和调整资本项目外汇管理政策的通知

  China's new breakthrough in relaxation of forex control on the capital account.

  March 10, 2014

• Ministry of Environmental Protection, National Development and Reform Commission, People's Bank of China and China Banking Regulatory Commission, Measures for Assessment of the Environmental Credit of Enterprises (Trial Implementation)

  环境保护部、国家发展和改革委员会、中国人民银行、中国银行业监督管理委员会企业环境信用评价办法 (试行)

  Enterprises will be assessed by their environmental credit ratings.

  March 10, 2014

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Circular on the Termination of Annual Inspections of Enterprises

  国家工商行政管理总局关于停止企业年度检验工作的通知

  China terminates enterprise annual inspections.

  March 10, 2014