Legislation

The Measures detail the two management models of variable annuities and set forth requirements in respect of allocations to the liability reserve and information disclosure.

The Rules specify the details a lawyer is required to review and verify in cases such as when a securities investment fund management company is to be established, when a change in the shareholders of a securities investment fund management company occurs and when a securities investment fund is to be offered.

These Rules govern practice activities such as review and verification, preparation and issuance of legal opinions, etc. when law firms and their assigned lawyers provide securities-related legal services.

Biggest delegation of foreign investment approval in Shanghai.

Design can still be protected under Anti-unfair Competition Law after the patent expires.

Taiwan law firms allowed to set up representative offices in Fuzhou and Xiamen.

National legislation Environmental protectionCircular on Further Promoting Renewable Energy Use in Construction 关于进一步推进可再生能源建筑应用的通知L1600/11.03.08 InsuranceCircular…

Tax should be withheld from rent income of non-tax-residents without an establishment.

Safe streamlines foreign exchange approval procedures.