Legislation

• PRC Social Insurance Law

  中华人民共和国社会保险法

  An umbrella law on five types of social insurance promulgated.

  December 14, 2010

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Provisions on Matters Relevant to the Claim for a Right of Priority by Applicants for Trademark Registration from Taiwan

  国家工商行政管理总局台湾地区商标注册申请人要求优先权有关事项的规定

  Taiwanese applicants may file trademark priority rights in the mainland.

  December 14, 2010

• Beijing Municipality, Tentative Measures for Monitoring the Proceeds from Pre-sale of Commodity Premises

  北京市商品房预售资金监督管理暂行办法

  Beijing property developers prohibited from directly collecting pre-sale funds.

  December 14, 2010

• Other Recent Legislation for This Month

  National legislation ConstructionCircular on Further Strengthening Fire Safety of Construction Works关于进一步加强建筑施工消防安全工作的通知…

  December 14, 2010

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, People's Bank of China and China Banking Regulatory Commission, Circular on Issues Relevant to Pilot Participation of Listed Commercial Banks in Bond Trading on Stock Exchanges

  中国证券监督管理委员会、中国人民银行、中国银行业监督管理委员会关于上市商业银行在证券交易所参与债券交易试点有关问题的通知

  Banks allowed to trade bonds on stock exchanges.

  December 14, 2010

• National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce and Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Measures for the Administration of Investment in Taiwan by Mainland Enterprises

  国家发展改革委员会、商务部、国务院台湾事务办公室关于大陆企业赴台湾地区投资管理办法

  Mainland enterprises encouraged to invest in Taiwan.

  December 14, 2010

• Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development and State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Circular on Further Regulating the Administration of Premises Purchases by Overseas Organisations and Individuals

  住房和城乡建设部、国家外汇管理局关于进一步规范境外机构和个人购房管理的通知

  Overseas organisations and individuals restricted from purchasing property.

  December 14, 2010

• General Office of the State Council, Circular on Transmission of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Other Departments, Opinion on Combating and Safeguarding against Insider Trading in the Capital Markets in Accordance with the Law

  国务院办公厅转发证监会等部门关于依法打击和防控资本市场内幕交易意见的通知

  A system for registering the informed persons of insider information to be established.

  December 14, 2010

• Ministry of Agriculture and State Forestry Administration, Tentative Provisions for the Application for the Rights in New Varieties of Plants in the Mainland by Applicants from Taiwan

  农业部、国家林业局关于台湾地区申请人在大陆申请植物新品种权的暂行规定

  Rights in new varieties of plants of Taiwanese protected in the mainland.

  December 14, 2010

• Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation, Circular on Issues Relevant to the Levy of Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax and Education Surcharge on Foreign-invested Enterprises

  财政部、国家税务总局关于对外资企业征收城市维护建设税和教育费附加有关问题的通知

  FIEs required to pay urban maintenance and construction tax and education surcharge from December 1 2010.

  December 14, 2010