How to access the enquiry point:
Currently, enquiries may be made via fax or the internet. The Division of Enquiry and Technical Assistance will fax an enquiry form to an inquirer or the form may be downloaded here. MOFTEC has developed a website devoted to WTO-related information, www.chinawto.gov.cn, however it is currently only available in Chinese.

Information provided by the enquiry point:
MOFTEC has indicated that the enquiry point will identify the laws, regulations or other measures that apply to the inquirer's situation and will identify the appropriate government body where further information may be found. In accordance with China's WTO commitments, MOFTEC's internal regulations require the enquiry point to respond within 30 days (45 days in special circumstances with written justification for the delay). In the first two months of operation, the enquiry point received over 200 enquiries and answered the majority of them within 15 days.

U.S. Department of Commerce Resources: 
The Commerce Department operates a Trade Compliance Center, where U.S. companies can report concerns with China's WTO-related measures as well as market access problems and trade or investment disputes arising from business operations in China. Fact sheets, providing information on industry-specific reforms to which China has committed, and guides to doing business in China, as well as China's WTO Accession Agreement, can also be found on the China Gateway website.

Other resources for information on China's WTO-related measures:
In addition to checking with China's enquiry point and the individual ministries that it identifies, there are other resources where information on China's measures can be found. For example:

• The Beijing University Law School offers a subscription service to www.lawinfochina.com, which provides English translations of China's laws, regulations and other measures, cases and judicial interpretations, legal news, treatises, and law review articles, as well as other information and news on the Chinese legal environment.
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• The Chinese State Information Center, a Chinese central government agency, maintains copies of some of China's measures, as well cases and judicial interpretations, at www.ceilaw.com.cn. Its contents are primarily in Chinese but it includes some English translations.
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• The www.law-lib.com website also collects Chinese laws, regulations, and other measures. It will email daily updates of newly promulgated regulations as well. The website is only available in Chinese.

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