Retail Trade and Distribution

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Amendment Draft for the «Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue»

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部《外商投资产业指导目录》修订稿

  Issued: December 7 2016   Main contents: The Draft reduces the 93 restrictive measures of the 2015 version of the Catalogue (including 19 in…

  December 15, 2016

• Measures for the Investigation and Handling of Online Violations of Food Safety Laws

  网络食品安全违法行为查处办法

  Third-party online food trading platform providers are liable for the truthfulness of online food safety information.

  November 14, 2016

• Measures for the Investigation and Handling of Online Violations of Food Safety Laws

  网络食品安全违法行为查处办法

  Third-party online food trading platform providers are liable for the truthfulness of online food safety information.

  November 14, 2016

• Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs, Announcement [2016] No.45

  商务部、海关总署公告2016年第45号

  Examination and approval abolished for processing trade.

  November 14, 2016

• General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, Negative List for Internet Market Access (First Batch, Trial Version) (Draft for Comments)

  国家发展改革委办公厅互联网市场准入负面清单 (第一批， 试行版) (征求意见稿)

  Issued: October 21 2016 Main contents: The Negative List preliminarily sets forth a batch of market access items in the internet sector in…

  November 14, 2016

• China approaches WTO watershed

  U.S., EU risk igniting trade battle if they fail to accept China as a market economy next month

  November 07, 2016

  

• Yihaodian interview: The e-commerce journey, from Walmart to JD

  电子商务之路

  HuanDong Gao, SVP and general counsel of Walmart eCommerce & Yihaodian, shares insight into the JD.com deal, MOFCOM remedies, Shanghai FTZ establishment, and China's ever-evolving online marketplace. 沃尔玛电子商务与一号店高级副总裁及总法律顾问高唤栋分享对京东网站交易、商务部补救措施、上海自贸区建设和中国不断变化的网上市场的见解。

  November 03, 2016

  

• Chinese vitamin C makers off the hook for U.S. antitrust violations

  Following a dismissal by a U.S. appeals court of a $147 million price-fixing judgment, Chinese lawyers say that the my-government-made-me-do-it antitrust defense may not work next time for PRC companies

  October 19, 2016

  

• China beefs up e-food rules

  The CFDA heightens online food safety requirements, clarifies liabilities and stiffens penalties

  October 18, 2016

  

• Circular on Reforming and Regulating the Policy for the Control of the Conversion of Foreign Exchange on the Capital Account

  关于改革和规范资本项目结汇管理政策的通知

  Companies in China may opt for discretionary FX conversion method.

  September 15, 2016