Promulgated: April 17 2003Effective: June 1 2003Applicability: The Measures apply to applications for international registration of marks of which China…
Foreign-invested holding companies in the PRC have had a chequered history. Among MOFTEC's last big pieces of legislation are rules that make some positive changes in this area.
Issued: March 24 2003Effective: as of date of issueInterpreting authority: China Securities Regulatory CommissionMain contents: The valid period of a prospectus…
Issued: March 17 2003Effective: May 1 2003 and December 1 2004 for the provisions concerning the establishment of foreign-invested books, newspapers and…
By Scott Silverman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hong KongChina's accession to the WTO and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing are accelerating the opening…
Effective: January 30 2003Effective: March 1 2003Interpreting authority: Shanghai Personnel Bureau and Shanghai Administration of Industry and CommerceMain…
Following the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party in November 2002, the NPC issued the reform plan which reflects China's interest in developing a "market economy with socialist characteristics." Particularly, a number of government bodies are merged into a new Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).
Promulgated: March 21 2003Effective: May 1 2003Applicability: "Public utilities concessions" means special permission granted by the municipal government…
Promulgated: January 3 2003Effective: March 1 2003Applicability: "Land title disputes" refers to disputes over land or leasehold ownership (Article 2).Main…
Promulgated: April 17 2003Effective: June 1 2003Main contents: As compared to the Registration and Administration of Collective and Certification Trademarks…