Legislation roundup: Cross-border fund flows, e-commerce and commercial banks

February 13, 2015 | BY

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Offshore financing has been eased and e-commerce has been further opened to foreign investment in the Shanghai FTZ. The CBRC has also aligned the leverage ratio of commercial banks with Basel III standards

Free trade zone
中国人民银行行上海总部中国（上海）自由贸易实验区分账核算业务境外融资与跨境资金流动宏观审慎管理实施细则

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Further reading
 General Plan for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone
Shanghai Municipality, Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Negative List) (Revised in 2014)
A window into the future
Not so free zone?
Decision on Authorising the State Council to Provisionally Adjust the Administrative Examination and Approval Specified in Relevant Laws in the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, China (Tianjin) Pilot Free Trade Zone, China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Extended Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone




工业和信息化部关于在中国（上海）自由贸易试验区放开在线数据处理与交易处理业务（经营类电子商务）外资股权比例限制的通告



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Further reading
 Measures for the Administration of Online Trading
Cracking down on e-commerce



Banking
中国银行业监督管理委员会商业银行杠杆率管理办法 (修订)


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Further reading
 PRC Regulations for the Administration of Foreign-invested Banks (2nd Revision)

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