Legislation

• Ministry of Commerce, «Administration of Foreign-invested International Freight Forwarding Agencies Procedures» Supplementary Provisions

  商务部《外商投资国际货物运输代理企业管理办法》补充规定

  Prerequisites for Hong Kong and Macao service providers in setting up joint venture and whooly owned international freight forwarding agencies in the PRC.

  January 31, 2004

• State Council, PRC Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Regulations

  中华人民共和国知识产权海关保护条例

  Extends the valid period for IP customs record to 10 years, and clarifies grounds for rejecting an application to filing of IP customs record.

  January 31, 2004

• Ministry of Commerce, PRC Administration of International Freight Forwarding Agency Business Provisions Implementing Rules (Revised)

  商务部中华人民共和国国际货物运输代理业管理规定实施细则 (修正)

  Controls the shareholding of international freight forwarding agencies.

  January 31, 2004

• State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Ministry of Finance, Administration of the Assignment of Enterprise State-owned Assets and Equity Tentative Procedures

  国务院国有资产监督管理委员会、财政部企业国有产权转让管理暂行办法

  Tightens control over sales of state assets.

  January 31, 2004

• State Administration of Taxation, Administration of Tax Registration Procedures

  国家税务总局税务登记管理办法

  The new Procedures exempt state authorities, individuals and mobile small rural merchants from tax registration requirements.

  January 31, 2004

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Client Asset Management Businesses of Securities Companies Trial Procedures

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券公司客户资产管理业务试行办法

  Procedures on the establishment of asset management business for securities companies.

  January 31, 2004

• Ministry of Construction and State Intellectual Property Office, Protection and Administration of Intellectual Property Rights in Project Surveying, Design and Consultancy Businesses Guidelines

  建设部、国家知识产权局工程勘察设计咨询业知识产权保护与管理导则

  Issued: October 22 2003Applicability: Intellectual property rights is defined to include: copyright and rights related to copyright; patents; proprietary…

  January 31, 2004

• PRC People's Bank of China Law (Revised)

  中华人民共和国人民银行法 (修正)

  Promulgated: December 27 2003Effective: February 1 2004Main contents: Under the revised Law the Monetary Policy Committee of the People¡¦s Bank of China…

  January 31, 2004

• State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Culture, Foreign Investment in Cinemas Tentative Provisions

  国家广播电影电视总局、商务部、文化部外商投资电影院暂行规定

  Provides for foreign investment in cinemas.

  January 31, 2004

• Measures for the Administration of Associations Between Law Firms of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Mainland Law Firms

  香港特别行政区和澳门特别行政区律师事务所与内地律师事务所联营管理办法

  The Procedures apply to law firms having already established representative offices in the Mainland. Association with Mainland law firms may not take the form of a partnership or a legal person, and shall retain independence of both parties in terms of legal status, names and finances. Fulfilling criteria listed therein, the Procedures provide application procedures for association submitted by the Hong Kong and Macao SAR law firms.

  January 31, 2004