Promulgated: November 21 2002Effective: January 1 2003Main contents: The Provisions list the anti-dumping acts on which administrative cases shall be accepted…

Baker & McKenzieIgnoring the regrettable fact that pirated DVDs retail at Rmb10 or less in the PRC and bearing in mind that China is an important production…

Issued: December 1 2002Effective: as of date of issueInterpreting authority: Shenzhen Stock ExchangeMain contents: Qualified foreign institutional investors…

Promulgated: November 5 2002Effective: December 1 2002Applicability: These Measures shall apply to the engagement in securities investment carried out…

Issued: September 10 2002Main contents: The Circular states that projects in which the foreign investor is guaranteed fixed returns are not in compliance…

New 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.

Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerWhile the Chinese central government has long prohibited the practice of "guaranteed fixed returns" whereby the Chinese party…

New regulations have been issued that attempt to bring some order to the retail petrol industry, and strengthen the local business environment before the market is liberalized for foreign investment in 2004 per China's WTO commitments.

China is likely to launch its first anti-subsidy investigations in 2003 as it moves aggressively to utilize the full armory of WTO trade remedies.