Ten years after the PRC Protection of the Rights and Interests of Consumers Law, the Provisions add more details to product defects, standard contracts, proof of purchase, consumer rights protection, remote sales and tortuous liability.
The Provisions specify the qualifications required of and the procedures for foreign enterprises engaging in construction project design activities in the PRC, including cross-border delivery services.
The Circular details the screening of fixed asset investment projects in respect of the guiding ideology, principles, scope, content, post-screening handling, working methods and work progress.
The revised Law encourages increased foreign trade and cross-border services and cooperation by simplifying the approval requirements to trading rights, but impose new intellectual property licencing barriers.
The new Procedures represent China's WTO commitments to remove restrictions against wholly-owned foreign enterprises, high threshold registration requirements, introduce more permissible retail and wholesale activities, and simplifies approval process.
Issued: February 4 2004Effective: April 1 2004Applicability: The Procedures apply to the issuance, replacement, amendment and regulation of pharmaceutical…