Issued: September 13 2001Effective: as of date of issueMain contents: The Measures provide that all certified accountants and accounting firms with securities…

China recently issued regulations for the registration and protection of layout designs of integrated circuits. These regulations are intended to meet the demands for the protection of intellectual property in the layout design of integrated circuits and to comply with the obligations of the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the Trips Agreement).

Issued: April 25 2001Effective: August 1 2001Main contents: The Rules contain 107 articles and are divided into 10 parts. The major parts are: arbitration…

Promulgated: August 21 2001Effective: January 1 2002Applicability: Invitation and submission of bids for highway project surveying and design means the…

Promulgated: August 29 2001Effective: as of date of promulgationInterpreting authority: Telecommunications Regulatory Bureau of the Ministry of Information…

China's economic liberalization is creating new opportunities for mergers and acquisitions among the emerging class of new Chinese entrepreneurs (NCEs).…

Issued: March 21 2001Effective: April 1 2001Interpreting authority: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation in consultation with General Administration…

As China prepares for final accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the PRC government has taken another step in liberalizing the trading rights…

Issued: August 31 2001Main contents: According to the Circular, a foreign (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) investment enterprise that has been issued…