Technology Media and Telecom

• Other Recent Legislation for this Month

  National Legislation    Business VehiclesModel Notices and Circulars for Merger, Division and Reduction in Registered Capital of Foreign-invested…

  May 02, 2003

• General Administration of Press and Publishing and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Administration of Foreign-invested Books, Newspapers and Periodicals Distributors Measures

  新闻出版总署、对外贸易经济合作部外商投资图书、报纸、期刊分销企业管理办法

  Issued: March 17 2003Effective: May 1 2003 and December 1 2004 for the provisions concerning the establishment of foreign-invested books, newspapers and…

  May 02, 2003

• China Classifies Telecom Services

  The Ministry of Information Industry has issued a new classification of basic and value-added telecommunication services. What does the new classification actually mean for foreign investment in China's telecom sector?

  May 02, 2003

• Ministry of Information Industry, Classified Catalogue of Telecommunications Services (Revised)

  信息产业部电信业务分类目录(修订)

  Issued: February 21 2003Effective: April 1 2003Main contents: The revised Catalogue is still divided into two main categories: basic telecommunications…

  May 01, 2003

• State Economic and Trade Commission, State Development Planning Commission, Ministry of Finance and National Bureau of Statistics, Standards for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Tentative Provisions

  国家经贸委、国家计委、财政部、国家统计局中小企业标准暂行规定

  Indicators for small- or medium-sized enterprise.

  March 31, 2003

• Downloading TV and Radio Programmes from the Internet

  Baker & McKenzieThe Administration of the Broadcasting of Audio-visual Programmes on the Internet and other Information Networks Procedures (the Procedures)…

  March 31, 2003

• Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Science and Technology, Implementing Stock Option Incentive Pilot Programmes in State-owned High and New Technology Enterprises Guiding Opinion

  财政部、科技部关于国有高新技术企业开展股权激励试点工作的指导意见

  Issued: September 17 2002Applicability: For the purposes of this Opinion, "State-owned high and new technology enterprises" refers to wholly State-owned…

  February 28, 2003

• State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Administration of the Broadcasting of Audio-visual Programmes on the Internet and other Information Networks Measures

  国家广播电影电视总局互联网等信息网络传播视听节目管理办法

  Promulgated: January 7 2003Effective: February 10 2003Applicability: The Measures apply to the setting up of all kinds of audio-visual programme sections,…

  February 28, 2003

• Guangdong Province, Electronic Transactions Regulations

  广东省电子交易条例

  On December 6 2002 the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress passed the Guangdong Province, Electronic Transactions Regulations (the Regulations). These are the first regulations in China to address the particulars of electronic transactions.

  February 28, 2003

• Telecom Legislation: The Year Ahead

  In 2002, China's telecom sector was very much domestically focused - on market regulation, and market consolidation. 2003 heralds the prospect of not only…

  February 28, 2003