Technology Media and Telecom

• PRC Cybersecurity Law (Draft) (Draft for Second Reading)

  中华人民共和国网络安全法 （草案）（二次审议稿）

  Issued: July 5 2016 Main contents: The draft for first reading specified that “important data such as citizens' personal information”…

  July 21, 2016

• PRC General Provisions of the Civil Law (Draft)

  中华人民共和国民法总则 (草案)

  Issued: July 5 2016 Main contents: The current General Principles of the Civil Law set forth four fundamental principles, voluntariness, fairness,…

  July 14, 2016

• Provisions for the Administration of Online Publication Services

  网络出版服务管理规定

  FIEs not allowed to provide online publication services.

  July 11, 2016

• Provisions for the Administration of Online Publication Services

  网络出版服务管理规定

  FIEs not allowed to provide online publication services.

  July 11, 2016

• Measures for the Administration of the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises (Revised)

  高新技术企业认定管理办法 (修正)

  Criteria lowered for recognition of HNTEs.

  July 05, 2016

• Measures for the Administration of the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises (Revised)

  高新技术企业认定管理办法 (修正)

  Criteria lowered for recognition of HNTEs.

  July 05, 2016

• General Office of the General Administration of Customs, Circular on Matters Relevant to Implementing the New Oversight Requirements in Respect of Imports of Cross-border E-commerce Retail

  海关总署办公厅关于执行跨境电子商务零售进口新的监管要求有关事宜的通知

  Import tax policy on cross-border e-commerce retail postponed.

  July 05, 2016

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology and People's Bank of China, Guiding Opinions on Supporting Intensification of Innovation by Banking Financial Institutions to Launch a Pilot Project for Interlinked Investment in, and Lending to, Scientifically Innovative Enterprises

  中国银行业监督管理委员会、科技部、中国人民银行关于支持银行业金融机构加大创新力度 开展科创企业投贷联动试点的指导意见

  Pilot banks may engage in hybrid equity-debt financing.

  July 05, 2016

• High-tech company rules shift focus to compliance

  While the new regulations for high and new technology enterprises simplify status approval procedures and encourage R&D, they subject companies to closer monitoring and entail heavier compliance burdens

  July 05, 2016

  

• China question: What are the requirements and risks of setting up data centers or cloud servers in China?

  As an MNC with operations in China, are we legally required to establish data centers and servers in the country? Do I need to partner with a local company or SOE? What are the risks involved in big data and cloud computing, and how do I maximize cybersecurity?

  June 30, 2016