Shanghai Municipality, Implementing Measures for Associations Between Chinese and Foreign Law Firms in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

上海市中国（上海）自由贸易试验区中外律师事务所联营的实施办法

Chinese and foreign law firms allowed to handle legal matters together in the form of associations in the Shanghai FTZ.

(Issued by the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on, and effective as of, November 18 2014.)

(上海市人民政府办公厅于二零一四年十一月十八日发布施行。)

Hu Fu Ban Fa [2014] No.63

沪府办发〔2014〕63号

Article 1: These Measures have been formulated pursuant to the General Plan for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and the Ministry of Justice, Official Reply on Approving the Pilot Project Plan for Exploring Methods and Mechanisms for Close Business Cooperation Between Chinese and Foreign Law Firms in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in order to launch, in a compliant and orderly manner, a pilot project in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the PFTZ) for associations between Chinese and foreign law firms (Pilot Associations), and to explore methods and mechanisms for close business cooperation between Chinese and foreign law firms.


第一条 为了规范、有序地在中国（上海）自由贸易试验区（以下简称“自贸试验区”）内开展中国律师事务所与外国律师事务所实行联营的试点（以下称“联营试点”）工作，探索密切中外律师事务所业务合作方式和机制，根据《中国（上海）自由贸易试验区总体方案》和《司法部关于同意在中国(上海)自由贸易试验区探索密切中外律师事务所业务合作方式和机制试点工作方案的批复》，制定本办法。

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