Legislation

• General Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, Several Provisions on the Participation by Technical Investigators in the Handling of Cases Involving Administrative Adjudication of Patent and Integrated Circuit Layout Design Infringement Disputes (Tentative)

  国家知识产权局办公室关于技术调查官参与专利、集成电路布图设计侵权纠纷行政裁决办案的若干规定 (暂行)

  Patent and IC layout design cases may involve technical investigators

  May 31, 2021

• People's Bank of China, Measures for the Administration of the Short-Term Commercial Paper of Securities Companies (Revised Draft for Comments)

  中国人民银行证券公司短期融资券管理办法 (修订征求意见稿)

  Liquidity management is the core requirement for issuance of short-term commercial paper by securities companies

  May 28, 2021

• Beijing Municipality, Tentative Measures for the Launch of the Pilot Qualified Foreign Limited Partnership Project in Beijing

  北京市关于本市开展合格境外有限合伙人试点的暂行办法

  Beijing Municipality lowers its PE fund raising size

  May 28, 2021

• PRC Law on the Protection of Personal Information (Draft for Second Reading)

  中华人民共和国个人信息保护法 (草案二次审议稿)

  Second law draft of personal information adds articles on personal image capture and contract rescission

  May 21, 2021

• China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of Banking and Insurance Institution Permits

  中国银行保险监督管理委员会银行保险机构许可证管理办法

  New rules are set out for banking and insurance permits

  May 21, 2021

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Tentative Provisions for the Administration of the Protection of Personal Information in Mobile Internet Applications (Draft for Comments)

  工业和信息化部移动互联网应用程序个人信息保护管理暂行规定 (征求意见稿)

  Clear users' consent is required for processing information by an App

  May 14, 2021

• General Office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Clarifying the Regulatory Requirements Relating to the Large Risk Exposures of Foreign-Invested Banks with Legal Personality to Their Parent Bank Groups

  中国银保监会办公厅关于明确外资法人银行对母行集团大额风险暴露有关监管要求的通知

  Foreign banks are exempted from risk exposure requirements

  May 14, 2021

• Ministry of State Security, Provisions for Counter-Espionage Security Work

  国家安全部反间谍安全防范工作规定

  Operators of critical information infrastructure bear heightened counter-espionage security obligations

  May 07, 2021

• Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, State Taxation Administration, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Radio and Television Administration, Measures for the Administration of Online Live Streaming Marketing (Trial Implementation)

  国家互联网信息办公室、公安部、商务部、文化和旅游部、国家税务总局、国家市场监督管理总局、国家广播电视总局网络直播营销管理办法 (试行)

  Live streaming marketing platforms are required to protect consumer rights and personal data privacy

  May 07, 2021

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guidelines for the Administration of Access by Intelligent Connected Vehicle Producers and Products (Trial Implementation) (Draft for Comments)

  智能网联汽车生产企业及产品准入管理指南（试行）（征求意见稿）

  MIIT issues the first draft guidelines for intelligent connected vehicles

  May 05, 2021