Capital Markets

• MOFTEC's Swansong: Easing Restrictions on PRC Holding Companies

  Foreign-invested holding companies in the PRC have had a chequered history. Among MOFTEC's last big pieces of legislation are rules that make some positive changes in this area.

  May 02, 2003

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Contents and Formats for Information Disclosures by Companies That Offer Securities to the Public Guidelines (No.13): Prospectuses for Offering of Convertible Bonds (Revised in 2003)

  中国证券监督管理委员会公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第13号–可转换公司债券募集说明书(2003年修订)

  Issued: March 24 2003Effective: as of date of issueInterpreting authority: China Securities Regulatory CommissionMain contents: The valid period of a prospectus…

  May 02, 2003

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Questions Relevant to External Investment of Insurance Intermediaries Official Reply

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于保险中介机构对外投资有关问题的批复

  Registered capital requirements for insurance intermediaries to carry out external equity investment.

  March 31, 2003

• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, State Administration of Taxation, State Administration for Industry and Commerce and State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions

  对外贸易经济合作部、国家税务总局、国家工商行政管理总局、国家外汇管理局外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定

  New rules for the acquisition of domestic firms by foreign investors have recently been issued, and constitute one of the most important legislative developments affecting foreign parties in China this year.

  March 31, 2003

• State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Issues Relevant to Improving Foreign Exchange Control on Foreign Direct Investment Circular

  国家外汇管理局关于完善外商直接投资外汇管理工作有关问题的通知

  Procedural guideline as to various channels of foreign investment into the Chinese market.

  March 31, 2003

• Foreign Exchange Controls and Overseas Listings

  Pu Dong Law OfficeThe Issues Relevant to Further Improving the Foreign Exchange Control for Overseas Listing Circular (the Circular), issued by the State…

  March 31, 2003

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, The Second Batch of Items in Respect of which the Administrative Examination and Approval Requirements are Abolished and Change of the Management of Certain Items Requiring Administrative Examination and Approval Notice

  中国证券监督管理委员会关于取消第二批行政审批项目及改变部分行政审批项目管理方式的通告

  Simplification of procedures in various areas, such as establishment of new securities companies, futures investment companies.

  March 31, 2003

• Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions

  外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定

  New rules for the acquisition of domestic firms by foreign investors have recently been issued, and constitute one of the most important legislative developments affecting foreign parties in China this year.

  March 31, 2003

• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Taxation and State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Administration of Foreign-invested Venture Investment Enterprises Provisions

  对外贸易经济合作部、科学技术部、国家工商行政管理总局、国家税务总局和外汇管理局外商投资创业投资企业管理规定

  Promulgated: January 30 2003Effective: March 1 2003Interpreting authority: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Science, State…

  February 28, 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