Legislation

• China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Standards for the Corporate Governance of Banking and Insurance Institutions (Draft for Comments)

  中国银行保险监督管理委员会银行保险机构公司治理准则 (征求意见稿)

  The Draft strengthens governance of independent directors

  February 10, 2021

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Guidelines for Market Makers of the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market

  国家外汇管理局银行间外汇市场做市商指引

  Market makers will no longer be set by product

  February 10, 2021

• China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Provisions for the Administration of the Solvency of Insurance Companies

  中国银行保险监督管理委员会保险公司偿付能力管理规定

  CBIRC diversifies assessment of insurance companies' solvency

  February 04, 2021

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Guidelines for the Operation of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds No. 3: Guidelines for Index Funds

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开募集证券投资基金运作指引第3号——指数基金指引

  CSRC issues guidelines on index funds aiming to protect investors

  February 04, 2021

• People's Bank of China, Regulations on Non-bank Payment Institutions (Draft for Comments)

  中国人民银行关于《非银行支付机构条例 (征求意见稿)》

  PBOC defines market dominance for non-bank payment institutions

  January 29, 2021

• Provisions for the Administration of the Registration of Enterprise Names (2nd Amendment)

  企业名称登记管理规定 (第二次修订)

  There are stricter rules on using the word "China" and its variants in an enterprise's name

  January 29, 2021

• Supreme People's Court, Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

  最高人民法院关于内地与香港特别行政区相互执行仲裁裁决的补充安排

  A party may file applications for enforcement of an arbitral award with both the mainland China court and Hong Kong court respectively

  January 22, 2021

• Shanghai Municipality, Guidelines on Competition Compliance of Business Operators

  上海市经营者竞争合规指南

  Shanghai publishes the first local guidelines on competition compliance

  January 22, 2021

• Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Disputes (2) (Revised)

  关于审理侵犯专利权纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释（二）(修正)

  The Interpretation is revised to align with the Civil Code and the Patent Law

  January 20, 2021

• Ministry of Commerce, Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures

  商务部阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法

  Chinese companies may request compensation for unjustified foreign sanctions.

  January 15, 2021