Fujian Province, Implementing Measures for the Work Associated with the Pilot Projects for the Establishment of Representative Offices in Fuzhou and Xiamen by Law Firms from Taiwan
福建省台湾地区律师事务所在福州厦门设立代表机构试点工作实施办法
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clpstaff &clp articles &Taiwan law firms allowed to set up representative offices in Fuzhou and Xiamen.
Issued: September 13 2010
Effective: September 15 2010
Main contents: A law firm from Taiwan applying to establish a representative office and to second representatives in Fuzhou or Xiamen shall fulfil the following conditions:
(1) the law firm has been practising in Taiwan in accordance with the law and has not been penalised for any violation of professional ethics or practice disciplines of lawyers;
(2) the representatives of the representative office shall be practising lawyers and members of the bar associations in Taiwan, have been practising outside the mainland for no less than two years, and have not been penalised for any criminal offence or for any violation of professional ethics or practice disciplines of lawyers. The chief representative has been practising outside the mainland for no less than three years and is a partner of the law firm or holds an equivalent position; and
(3) there is an actual need for establishing a representative office to provide legal services in Fuzhou or Xiamen (Article 5).
clp reference:1400/10.01.13/FJprc reference:闽司 [2010] 293号promulgated:2010-09-13effective:2010-09-15This premium content is reserved for
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