Legislation

A circular on the principles, procedures and rules regarding the transfer of state-owned shares and legal person shares in Listed companies to foreign investors issued by the CSRC, MOF and SETC.

The PRC legislation on insurance has been revised and it lays out the regulations regarding insurance contracts, insurance companies and the industry.

The rules and procedures of applying for a trademark review and adjudication and the rules of hearing evidence in trademark reviews.

The Provisions prohibit the employment or recruitment of minors under the age of 16.

Procedures and administrative fees for the registration of computer software copyright.

Issued: July 18 2002Effective: Implementation of the pilot work will begin in October 2002.Main contents: This opinion commits State enterprises and governmental…

Administrative rules for pension insurance.

Collection of individual income tax from law firms in the PRC.

Promulgated: September 9 2002Effective: October 1 2002Applicability: These Measures apply to all financial institutions in the PRC except for financial…