Legislation

• Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology, Catalogue of Technologies the Export of Which Is Prohibited or Restricted in China

  商务部、科学技术部中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录

  Export of some technologies may now require approval from local authorities

  September 21, 2020

• Ministry of Commerce, Measures for the Work Associated with Complaints from Foreign-Invested Enterprises

  商务部外商投资企业投诉工作办法

  Foreign investors may further complain to higher-level authorities

  September 11, 2020

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Regulation of Institutions That Sell Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开募集证券投资基金销售机构监督管理办法

  Independent fund sales institutions are not allowed to sell PE/VC funds on an agency basis

  September 11, 2020

• Ministry of Justice, Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Trade Secrets and Confidential Business Information in the Course of Administrative Permission Procedures (Draft for Comments)

  司法部关于强化行政许可过程中商业秘密和保密商务信息保护的指导意见（征求意见稿）

  Applicants for administrative permission are required to expressly indicate the key confidentiality points

  September 04, 2020

• State Administration for Market Regulation, Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Oversight of Online Live Streaming Marketing Activities (Draft for Comments)

  国家市场监督管理总局关于加强网络直播营销活动监管的指导意见 (征求意见稿)

  Online platform operators may bear e-commerce operator obligations for live streaming marketing

  September 04, 2020

• Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Automotive Industry

  国家市场监督管理总局反垄断局关于汽车业的反垄断指南

  New auto industry guidelines list acts that could be found to be an abuse of dominant market position

  August 28, 2020

• PRC Deed Tax Law

  中华人民共和国契税法

  The new Deed Tax Law uniformly increases the deed tax rate

  August 28, 2020

• Supreme People's Court and All-China Federation of Trade Unions, Opinions on Launching Pilot Projects in Certain Regions for Defusing Labor Disputes by Diverse Means

  最高人民法院、中华全国总工会关于在部分地区开展劳动争议多元化解试点工作的意见

  Non-litigation dispute resolution is encouraged in labor disputes

  August 21, 2020

• PRC Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law

  中华人民共和国城市维护建设税法

  The time to pay urban maintenance and construction tax is specified

  August 21, 2020

• State Council, Several Policies for Promoting the High Quality Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry and Software Industry in the New Period

  国务院新时期促进集成电路产业和软件产业高质量发展若干政策

  China fosters local chipmakers with tax breaks

  August 14, 2020