How industry barrier changes in the previous and new versions of the Foreign Investment Catalogue--and the introduction of the Negative List system--impact market access compliance
The CBRC has prohibited investors from controlling more than one bank and has imposed stricter liquidity risk thresholds, and Sino-foreign oil and gas CJVs have been exempted from mining royalties
The SAT has clarified the scope of R&D tax super-deductibles, and the NDRC has required record filing for project consulting firms and cost reviews for natural monopolies
The Anti-unfair Competition Law has clarified corporate liability for employee misconduct, the NDRC has proposed simplified outbound approval procedures, and auto loan ratios have been raised for alternative energy vehicles