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Mofcom delegates the authority to approve foreign-invested companies with an investment nature with registered capital of US$100 million or less to provincial-level and sub-provincial-level local authorities.

Acquisition of domestic enterprises in the encouraged or permitted category which transaction amount is less than or equal to US$100 million may be approved by local authorities.

The amended Law allows insurance companies to invest in bonds, stocks, securities investment fund shares and immovable property.

The Circular addresses the issues of wages and salaries, total payroll, and deduction of employee benefit expenses.

The Guidelines allows commercial bank establishments with legal personality to engage in the extension of loans for mergers and acquisitions and set forth the criteria therefor.

The total of the amount of capital contribution in the form of valuated equity and of capital contribution in the form of other valuated non-monetary property by all of the shareholders may not exceed 70% of the registered capital of the investee company.

The Circular specifies the method for apportionment of taxable income among partners of partnerships.

Shanghai offers financial incentives to multinational headquarters.

The Measures define research and development activities and specify the super-deduction of the expenses incurred therefrom.