China Law News

• In the news: Telecom Catalogue gets revised, Mogujie and Meilishuo merge and a Chinese hoverboard gets confiscated at CES 2016

  This week the new Classified Catalogue of Telecommunications Services was discussed, China's top fashion e-commerce sites combined and U.S. marshals raided a Chinese hoverboard booth at the Consumer Electronics Show

  January 13, 2016

• Legislation roundup: Real estate ads, car sales and discredited companies

  The SAIC has imposed stricter rules for displaying real estate prices, MOFCOM has set terms for automobile suppliers and enterprises that violate consumers' rights will be penalized and labeled delinquent

  January 07, 2016

• In the news: China's "two-speed" economy and antitrust enforcement under the lens, Wanda agrees to buy Legendary

  This week markets reacted to China's economic track and outlook, PRC competition regulators imposed the highest amount of fines in 2015 and Dalian Wanda reportedly agreed to acquire a major U.S. movie studio

  January 05, 2016

  

• In the news: China passes Anti-terrorism Law, the NDRC fines 8 shipping companies and the IPO system is being reformed

  This week the PRC Anti-terrorism Law was approved to take effect on January 1, the NDRC fined foreign shipping firms $62 million for price fixing and regulators made progress towards adopting a registration system for IPOs

  December 30, 2015

• Legislation roundup: Anti-terrorism Law, FX trading and bank accounts

  The PRC Anti-terrorism Law will take effect on January 1, the interbank foreign exchange trading hours have been extended and the PBOC has created three types of bank accounts for individuals

  December 30, 2015

• Legislation roundup: MRF tax, IP and residence permits

  Income derived from the Mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds will be taxed, the State Council will establish a License of Right system for patents and citizens can apply for residence permits after living in a city for 6 months

  December 23, 2015

• Tech transfer tax breaks may fail to entice MNCs

  The SAT has granted further tax breaks for technology transfers including non-exclusive licensing, but MNCs aren't likely to take the chance of disclosing their IP in China

  December 18, 2015

  

• Legislation roundup: Free Trade Zones and food safety

  The PBOC will expand the use of renminbi in the FTZs and the SFDA has specified serious violations in its draft implementing rules of the Food Safety Law

  December 17, 2015

• In the news: MOFCOM clears Shell-BG deal, Alibaba buys SCMP and Volkswagen gets sued by Chinese NGO

  This week the Shell-BG merger received its final regulatory approval in China, Alibaba bought the Hong Kong newspaper for $266 million, an environmental group filed a case against VW and China's two largest shipping SOEs combined

  December 15, 2015

  

• Legislation roundup: IPO deregulation, Patent Law and e-commerce

  A registration system will replace approvals for Shanghai and Shenzhen listings in two years, a draft Patent Law has increased penalties for infringement and the SAIC has stressed the liability of e-commerce platforms for consumer compensation

  December 10, 2015