The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress released the second Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China Draft for Public Comment (The Draft Law) on 26 December 2018. The Draft Law remains open for comment from 26 December till 24 February, and could be submitted to the annual National People’ s Congress…
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On 25 December 2018, China’s National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) released its Negative List for Market Access (2018 Version). The Negative List is a list of industries in which foreign investment is either prohibited or restricted. The list’s objective is to ease market access for foreign investment by relaxing or removing restrictions; it applies…
Read moreOn 24 December 2018, the China State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Notice of Activation of the New Business License Version, Business and Industry Enterprise [2018] No. 253 (Notice 253). From 1 March 2019, entities approved by the registration authority for business registration, business amendments or reissue of a business license shall be issued…
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