Taiwan joined the WTO in 2002 and is currently scheduled to sign the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) in March 2003. Is Taiwan's regulatory environment ready to accommodate foreign bidders?
January 31, 2003
Projects Energy and Environment
On December 27 2002 the Ministry of Construction published its Accelerating the Marketization of the Urban Utilities Industry Opinion (the Opinion) as…
January 31, 2003Trusts in China have made considerable progress over the past few years. China's trust industry saw several positive developments in 2002, but much remains to be done to create an investment field with widespread appeal.
January 31, 2003Provisions governing foreign-invested construction enterprises, including establishing procedures, documents required and business scope.
November 30, 2002Promulgated: September 27 2002Effective: December 1 2002Interpreting authority: State Council administrative departments in charge of construction and…
November 30, 2002Promulgated: September 27 2002Effective: December 1 2002Interpreting authority: State Council administrative departments in charge of construction and…
November 30, 2002The PRC's new Environmental Impact Assessment Law (the Law) clarifies and strengthens environmental protection requirements applying to the establishment, expansion or change of business operations, and extends similar requirements to the drafting of government plans that might affect China's environment.
November 30, 2002New regulations from MOFTEC and the MOC mean that for the first time wholly foreign-owned construction companies can undertake work in China. However, some provisions remain ambiguous and may actually constitute hurdles for foreign investment in the PRC construction industry.
November 30, 2002Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerWhile the Chinese central government has long prohibited the practice of "guaranteed fixed returns" whereby the Chinese party…
November 30, 2002Impose administrative requirements on official area development plans.
October 31, 2002