Legislation

• Ministry of Justice, Measures for the Administration of Anti-Money Laundering Work in the Law Profession (Draft for Comments)

  司法部律师行业反洗钱工作管理办法 (征求意见稿)

  Law firms are required to establish a client due diligence system for anti-money laundering purposes / Issued: 2025-04-10

  April 30, 2025

• General Administration Department of the National Medical Products Administration, Working Procedures for the Protection of Pharmaceutical Trial Data (Draft for Comments)

  国家药监局综合司药品试验数据保护工作程序 (征求意见稿)

  NMPA details procedures for applying for pharma data protection / Issued: 2025-03-19

  April 17, 2025

• General Administration Department of the National Medical Products Administration, Implementing Measures for the Protection of Pharmaceutical Trial Data (Trial Implementation, Draft for Comments)

  国家药监局综合司药品试验数据保护实施办法 (试行，征求意见稿)

  China proposes different data protection periods for three categories of drugs / Issued: 2025-03-19

  April 17, 2025

• Guidelines for Compliance Audits of Personal Information Protection

  个人信息保护合规审计指引

  A compliance audit is required when processing personal information of more than 10 million persons / CLP Reference: 5600/25.02.12 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-12 ; Effective: 2025-05-01

  April 17, 2025

• State Council, Provisions for Implementation of the «Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law»

  国务院实施«中华人民共和国反外国制裁法»的规定

  China specifies penalties for a failure to implement sanction countering measures / CLP Reference: 1300/25.03.23 ; Promulgated: 2025-03-23 ; Effective: 2025-03-23

  April 08, 2025

• State Council, Provisions for Handling Foreign-Related Intellectual Property Disputes

  国务院关于涉外知识产权纠纷处理的规定

  State Council restricts provision of evidence outside of mainland China for IP cases / CLP Reference: 5100/25.03.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-03-13 ; Effective: 2025-05-01

  April 08, 2025

• National Financial Regulatory Administration, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Acquisition by Hong Kong and Macao Financial Institutions of Equity Stakes in Insurance Companies

  国家金融监督管理总局关于香港、澳门金融机构入股保险公司有关事项的通知

  Total asset requirement is relaxed for Hong Kong and Macao insurance company investments / CLP Reference: 3910/25.02.26 ; Issued: 2025-02-26 ; Effective: 2025-03-01

  April 08, 2025

• State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, Operational Rules for Transactions Involving State-Owned Assets of Enterprises

  国务院国有资产委员会企业国有资产交易操作规则

  New rules are set forth for capital increases of state-owned enterprises / CLP Reference: 2300/25.02.18 ; Issued: 2025-02-18 ; Effective: 2025-02-18

  March 27, 2025

• Measures for the Administration of Compliance Audits of Personal Information Protection

  个人信息保护合规审计管理办法

  A compliance audit is required when processing personal information of more than 10 million persons / CLP Reference: 5600/25.02.12 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-12 ; Effective: 2025-05-01

  March 27, 2025

• Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Tentative Measures for the Enrolment in Social Insurance of Foreign Nationals Employed in China (Amended)

  人力资源和社会保障部在中国境内就业的外国人参加社会保险暂行办法 (修订)

  Foreign expat insurance procedures are revised to align with Convention acceded to by China / CLP Reference: 2300/24.12.23 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-23 ; Effective: 2024-12-23

  March 17, 2025