Retail Trade and Distribution

• ZTE in-house lawyers implicated in U.S. sanctions case

  Chinese technology company ZTE Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to violations of U.S. export controls by illegally shipping equipment to Iran

  March 14, 2017

  

• State Council, Circular on Duly Carrying Out the Work of Reproducing and Promoting the New Batch of Pilot Reform Experiences of the Pilot Free Trade Zones

  国务院关于做好自由贸易试验区新一批改革试点经验复制推广工作的通知

  Free trade zone reforms extended nationwide.

  February 25, 2017

• Cyberspace Administration of China, Measures for Security Reviews of Online Products and Services (Draft for Comments)

  国家互联网信息办公室网络产品和服务安全审查办法 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: February 4 2017 Main contents: In conducting cybersecurity reviews of online products, services and their providers, there shall be…

  February 21, 2017

• State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Tentative Measures for Seven-day No Questions Asked Return of Goods Purchased Online

  国家工商行政管理总局网络购买商品七日无理由退货暂行办法

  Goods purchased online may be returned no questions asked in seven days.

  February 21, 2017

• The fine line between retailer incentives and commercial bribery

  DLA Piper

  February 12, 2017

• National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce, Amendment Draft for the «Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue»

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部《外商投资产业指导目录》修订稿

  Issued: December 7 2016   Main contents: The Draft reduces the 93 restrictive measures of the 2015 version of the Catalogue (including 19 in…

  December 15, 2016

• Measures for the Investigation and Handling of Online Violations of Food Safety Laws

  网络食品安全违法行为查处办法

  Third-party online food trading platform providers are liable for the truthfulness of online food safety information.

  November 14, 2016

• Measures for the Investigation and Handling of Online Violations of Food Safety Laws

  网络食品安全违法行为查处办法

  Third-party online food trading platform providers are liable for the truthfulness of online food safety information.

  November 14, 2016

• Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs, Announcement [2016] No.45

  商务部、海关总署公告2016年第45号

  Examination and approval abolished for processing trade.

  November 14, 2016

• General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, Negative List for Internet Market Access (First Batch, Trial Version) (Draft for Comments)

  国家发展改革委办公厅互联网市场准入负面清单 (第一批， 试行版) (征求意见稿)

  Issued: October 21 2016 Main contents: The Negative List preliminarily sets forth a batch of market access items in the internet sector in…

  November 14, 2016