The Procedures applies to law firms having already established representative offices in the Mainland. Association with Mainland law firms shall not take the form of a partnership or a legal person, and shall retain independence of both parties in terms of legal status, names and finances. Fulfilling criteria listed in therein, the Procedures provide application procedures for association submitted by the Hong Kong and Macau SAR law firms.

The Procedures apply to law firms having already established representative offices in the Mainland. Association with Mainland law firms may not take the form of a partnership or a legal person, and shall retain independence of both parties in terms of legal status, names and finances. Fulfilling criteria listed therein, the Procedures provide application procedures for association submitted by the Hong Kong and Macao SAR law firms.

Qualifications for Hong Kong and Macao service providers in setting up joint ventures or wholly-foreign-owned companies in the PRC.

Attaches legal liability on network service providers that knowingly upload or broadcast pirated materials.

Repealing its 1999 predecessor, the new Procedures simplies application and approval procedures for setting up a Chinese representative office for foreign insurance firms.

Promulgated: December 5 2003Effective: February 1 2004Interpreting authority: General Administration of CustomsApplicability: "Bonded warehouses" is defined…

The authors examine the legal framework for foreign investment in energy across the oil and gas, electric power and coal industries.

2003 was an eventful year in China's customs law and practice. Here two of our authors take a look at problems and progress in China's adjustment to WTO.

Promulgated: December 4 2003Effective: January 10 2004Applicability: Landing of foreign satellite television within designated districts in China approved…