Legislation

• Shanghai Municipality, Several Measures to Support Regional Headquarters of Multinational Corporations in Upgrading Their Capabilities

  上海市支持跨国公司地区总部提升能级的若干措施

  China regional headquarters in Shanghai that are upgraded to Asia-Pacific regional headquarters will be offered financial incentives / CLP Reference: 2300/25.02.17 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-17 ; Effective: 2025-03-01—2030-02-28

  March 17, 2025

• State Council, Regulations for the Administration of Video and Image Information Systems for Public Security

  国务院公共安全视频图像信息系统管理条例

  Hotel rooms and restaurants are prohibited from installing image capturing equipment / CLP Reference: 5600/25.01.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-01-13 ; Effective: 2025-04-01

  March 17, 2025

• State Administration for Market Regulation, Tentative Measures for the Administration of the Submission of Online Trading Compliance Data (Draft for Comments)

  国家市场监督管理总局网络交易合规数据报送管理暂行办法 (征求意见稿)

  March 10, 2025

• Official Reply on the Issue of the Effectiveness of the Agreements of Hong Kong and Macao-Invested Enterprises Registered and Established in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in Which the Laws of Hong Kong or Macao are Selected as the Laws Governing the Contract or that Specify Hong Kong or Macao as the Seat of Arbitration

  关于在粤港澳大湾区内地登记设立的香港、澳门投资企业协议选择港澳法律为合同适用法律或者协议约定港澳为仲裁地效力问题的批复

  SPC clarifies on the contract governing law in Hong Kong and Macao investments in the Greater Bay Area / CLP Reference: 1450/25.02.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-13 ; Effective: 2025-02-14

  March 10, 2025

• National Financial Regulatory Administration, Measures for the Regulatory Rating of Insurance Companies

  国家金融监督管理总局保险公司监管评级办法

  Regulatory ratings of insurance companies include corporate governance, solvency, liability quality and asset quality / CLP Reference: 3910/25.01.07 ; Issued: 2025-01-07 ; Effective: 2025-03-01

  February 26, 2025

• General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Circular on Strengthening the Protection of the Security of Customer Data by Internet Data Centers

  工业和信息化部办公厅关于加强互联网数据中心客户数据安全保护的通知

  Data centers are required to safeguard the security of the customer’s own training datasets / Issued: 2025-01-13

  February 26, 2025

• Opinions on the Application of Securities and Futures Laws, No.19: Opinions on the Application of Articles 13 and 14 of the Measures for the Administration of the Takeover of Listed Companies

  证券期货法律适用意见第19号——《上市公司收购管理办法》第十三条、第十四条的适用意见

  CSRC clarifies on the shareholding changes in takeovers of listed companies. / CLP Reference: 3700/25.01.10 ; Issued: 2025-01-10 ; Effective: 2025-01-10

  February 26, 2025

• China National Intellectual Property Administration, Administrative Reconsideration Rules

  国家知识产权局行政复议规程

  CNIPA may carry out mediation for IP administrative reconsideration / CLP Reference: 5100/24.12.30 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-30 ; Effective: 2025-02-01

  January 28, 2025

• State Administration for Market Regulation, Implementing Measures for the Administration of Company Registration

  国家市场监督管理总局公司登记管理实施办法

  SAMR revises company registration measures to prevent shareholders from maliciously diverting property / CLP Reference: 2330/24.12.20 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-20 ; Effective: 2025-02-10

  January 28, 2025

• PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law (Bill of Amendment)

  中华人民共和国反不正当竞争法 (修订草案)

  Business operators are prohibited from misusing their data and technology to impede the normal operation of the network product or service offered by another business operator

  January 13, 2025