Legislation

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) (2018 Edition)

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部外商投资准入特别管理措施 (负面清单) (2018年版)

  The national negative list is relaxed

  September 08, 2018

• PRC Individual Income Tax Law (7th Revision)

  中华人民共和国个人所得税法(第七次修正)

  Aggregate income is applied to individual income tax

  September 05, 2018

• Supreme People's Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2017) (Abstract)

  最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 (2017) 摘要

  Markush-type claims discussed in the 2017 IP Annual Report

  September 05, 2018

• Ministry of Justice, Implementing Regulations for the PRC Law on Promoting Private Education (Draft Amendments) (Sent for Deliberation)

  司法部中华人民共和国民办教育促进法实施条例 (修订草案) (送审稿)

  Issued: August 10 2018 Main contents: If a promoter of a non-profit private school is to be replaced, a replacement agreement shall be executed,…

  August 29, 2018

• Financial Market Department of the People's Bank of China, Circular on Launching a Pilot Project for the Offering of Financial Bonds by Flexible Tender

  中国人民银行金融市场司关于试点开展金融债券弹性招标发行的通知

  The size of financial bond offerings may be revised.

  August 29, 2018

• China Opens Its Gates to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents

  China extends its open arms to residents of the greater China region in a bid to increase convenience and opportunities to people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Read on to find out the latest rulings as well as the impact on employment law with the elimination of work permits

  August 22, 2018

  

• National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration, Circular on Actively Promoting Market-based Trading in Electric Power and Further Improving the Trading Mechanism

  国家发展改革委、国家能源局关于积极推进电力市场化交易 进一步完善交易机制的通知

  Four industries will be opened for power deregulation

  August 21, 2018

• Tentative Measures for the Administration of the Record Filing of the Establishment of, and Changes in, Foreign-invested Enterprises (2nd Revision)

  外商投资企业设立及变更备案管理暂行办法 (第二次修订)

  FIE record filing requires online submission.

  August 21, 2018

• Circular on the Policy of Pre-tax Deduction of the Educational Expenses of Enterprise Employees

  关于企业职工教育经费税前扣除政策的通知

  Enterprises get tax deductions on their employee education expenses

  August 15, 2018

• Circular on Relevant Enterprise Income Tax Policies for the Deduction of Equipment and Instruments

  关于设备器具扣除有关企业所得税政策的通知

  Tax breaks are offered to equipment purchase

  August 15, 2018