Legislation

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Measures for the Administration of Data Security in the Industry and Information Technology Sector (Trial Implementation) (Draft for Comments)

  工业和信息化部工业和信息化领域数据安全管理办法（试行）（征求意见稿）

  MIIT draft law defines core data for the first time

  October 22, 2021

• PRC Stamp Tax Law

  中华人民共和国印花税法

  E-commerce orders are exempted from stamp tax

  October 22, 2021

• People's Bank of China, Circular on the Launch of Southbound Cooperation in Mutual Access Between the Mainland and Hong Kong Bond Markets

  中国人民银行关于开展内地与香港债券市场互联互通南向合作的通知

  Southbound trading launched for Bond Connect between mainland China and Hong Kong

  October 15, 2021

• General Office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Registration of Asset-Backed Plans and Private Insurance Funds

  中国银保监会办公厅关于资产支持计划和保险私募基金登记有关事项的通知

  CBIRC relaxes procedures for insurance companies' funds investment

  October 15, 2021

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Provisions on Matters Relevant to the Offshore Loan Business of Banking Financial Institutions (Draft for Comments)

  国家外汇管理局关于银行业金融机构境外贷款业务有关事宜的规定 (征求意见稿)

  SAFE sets a ceiling on offshore bank loans

  September 30, 2021

• Regulations for Protection of the Security of Critical Information Infrastructure

  关键信息基础设施安全保护条例

  State Council promulgates regulations helping define critical information infrastructure

  September 30, 2021

• State Administration for Market Regulation, Measures for the Administration of the Registration and Record Filing of Medical Devices

  国家市场监督管理总局医疗器械注册与备案管理办法

  New rules allow for priority registration of medical devices

  September 24, 2021

• China National Intellectual Property Administration, Proposal for Revising the Measures for the Registration of Pledges of Patents (Draft for Comments)

  国家知识产权局专利权质押登记办法修改建议 (征求意见稿)

  Rules for registration of patent pledges are revised

  September 24, 2021

• Beijing Stock Exchange, Share Listing Rules (Trial Implementation) (Draft for Comments)

  北京证券交易所股票上市规则 (试行) (征求意见稿)

  New Beijing Stock Exchange targets innovative SMEs

  September 17, 2021

• Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Relating to the Use of Facial Recognition Technology to Process Personal Information

  关于审理使用人脸识别技术处理个人信息相关民事案件适用法律若干问题的规定

  SPC interpretation protects personal facial information

  September 17, 2021