Retail Trade and Distribution

• Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation, Circular on Comprehensively Launching a Pilot Project for the Levy of Value-added Tax in Place of Business Tax

  财政部、国家税务总局关于全面推开营业税改征增值税试点的通知

  China rolls out VAT reform.

  May 25, 2016

• Ministry of Commerce and State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Announcement [2016] No.7

  商务部国家工商行政管理总局公告2016年第7号

  Scope of direct sale products expanded.

  May 25, 2016

• Department of Electronic Commerce and Informatization of the Ministry of Commerce, Service Standards for Electronic Commerce Business in Connection with Mobile Products (Draft for Comments)

  商务部电子商务司移动商品电子商务经营服务规范 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: March 22 2016 Main contents: The Draft proposes that an online goods seller shall guarantee that any part of a good/product sold via…

  May 25, 2016

• Department of Electronic Commerce and Informatization of the Ministry of Commerce, Service Standards for Electronic Commerce Business in Connection with Cross-border Goods (Draft for Comments)

  商务部电子商务司跨境商品电子商务经营服务规范 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: March 22 2016 Main contents: The Draft proposes that an online goods seller shall guarantee that any part of a good/product sold cross-border…

  May 25, 2016

• Ministry of Commerce and Seven Other Departments, Several Opinions on Promoting the Pilot Project for Parallel Import of Motor Vehicles

  商务部等8部门关于促进汽车平行进口试点的若干意见

  Parallel import of automobiles encouraged.

  May 12, 2016

• The SPC targets indirect patent infringers

  最高法院阐述专利纠纷责任

  The latest judicial interpretation on patent disputes extends indirect liability, clarifies the rights of resellers of infringing goods, emphasizes FRAND principles in SEP injunctions and elevates the authority of PRB invalidations. 最高人民法院的最新司法解释扩大了间接责任范围，阐明经销商的权利、强调 SEP 禁令的FRAND 准则，并增强专利复审委员会的失效决定权。

  May 05, 2016

  

• Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Disputes (2)

  关于审理侵犯专利权纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释（二）

  Indirect patent infringers will be held liable.

  May 05, 2016

• Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Disputes (2)

  关于审理侵犯专利权纠纷案件应用法律若干问题的解释（二）

  Indirect patent infringers will be held liable.

  May 05, 2016

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Draft Negative List for Market Access (Trial Version)

  国家发展改革委员会、商务部市场准入负面清单草案（试点版）

  Negative list for market access put into trial in four regions.

  April 21, 2016

• Ministry of Finance, Measures for the Administration of the Invitation for and Submission of Bids for the Government Procurement of Goods and Services (Draft for Comments)

  财政部政府采购货物和服务招标投标管理办法（征求意见稿）

  Issued: April 8 2016 Main contents: If the target of procurement of a bid invitation project is more than one good and/or service, the attribute…

  April 21, 2016