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| 8/31/2004 |
China's Securities and Regulatory Commission released The Notice on Issues Concerning the Trial Application of the IPO Pricing Inquiry System.
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| 8/31/2004 |
China's Securities and Regulatory Commission and People's Banks of China jointly issued The Provisional Regulation for the Administration of Money Market Funds. The new rule,dated August 16, 2004 took effect on the day of its issuance.
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| 8/30/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration issued the (Trial) Measures for the Administration of Supervision of Pharmaceutical Research.Comments on the draft should be submitted before September 20, 2004.
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| 8/30/2004 |
The Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued The Operating Procedural Rules on the Examination and Verification of Labels for Imported and Exported Cosmetic Products.
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| 8/30/2004 |
The National People’s Congress passed The PRC Electronic Signature Law.
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| 8/27/2004 |
The National Development and Reform Commission and the Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have jointly issued The Measures on the Administration of Energy Efficiency Labeling. The rule will take effect on March 1, 2005.
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| 8/25/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration released The Measures for the Administration of Registration of Medical Devices. The rule, dated August 9, 2004, replaced a similar rule issued in April 2000 and took effect on the day of its issuance.
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| 8/25/2004 |
The State Administration of Industry and Commerce issued The Notice on the Adjustment of Documentation for the Registration of Foreign-Funded Enterprises.
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| 8/23/2004 |
National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued The Bulletin on the Reallocation of 2004 Agricultural TRQs.
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| 8/23/2004 |
China released The Opinion on Promoting the Development of China’s Modern Logistic Industry. The new rule, dated August 5 and approved by the State Council, was jointly issued by NDRC, MOFCOM, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications, CGA, SAT, CAAC and SAIC.
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| 8/20/2004 |
China’s Ministry of Commerce released The MOFCOM Provisional Measures for the Administration of the Special Project Fund for the Construction of the Domestic Trade Standardization System. The rule, dated August 9, 2004 took effect on the day of its issuance.
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| 8/19/2004 |
State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued The Notice on Issues Concerning the Administration of Foreign Exchange of Individual Foreign Trade Operators. The new rule, dated August 10, 2004, will take effect 30 days after the date of its issuance.
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| 8/19/2004 |
The State Intellectual Property Office issued The Work Plan for the Strengthening of IPR Administrative Law Enforcement and the Launching of Special Law Enforcement Actions.
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| 8/19/2004 |
The National Development and Reform Commission issued The Notice Concerning Policy Adjustments Regarding New Cotton Textile Production Capacities.
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| 8/19/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration issued The Measures for the Administration of Licenses for Medical Device Distribution Enterprises. The new rule, dated August 9, 2004, replaced a similar rule issued earlier and took effect on the day of its issuance.
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| 8/19/2004 |
The State Administration of Radio, Film & Television issued The Measures for the Administration of Broadcasting and Television Pay-Per-View Businesses. The new rule, dated July 6, replaced a provisional cable pay-per-view rule and a hotel pay-per-view rule issued earlier and took effect on August 10, 2004.
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| 8/19/2004 |
The State Administration of Radio, Film & Television issued The Provisional Measures for the Administration of Urban Community Cable Television Systems. The new rule, dated August 10, will replace a similar rule issued earlier and will take effect on September 10, 2004.
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| 8/18/2004 |
China's Insurance Regulatory Commission and People's Banks of China jointly issued The Provisional Measures for the Administration of Overseas Use of Foreign Exchange Insurance Funds. The new rule took effect immediately.
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| 8/17/2004 |
China's Banking Regulatory Commission released The Measures for the Administration of Automobile Consumer Loans. It will replace a similar rule issued in 1998 and take effect on October 1, 2004.
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| 8/17/2004 |
The General Administration of Press and Publication and the National Copyright Administration jointly issued The Notice on the Implementation of the State Council Decision on Unified Approval for the Publication of Electronic and Internet Games.
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| 8/17/2004 |
The Ministry of Agriculture released The Measures for the Administration of Safety and Hygiene of Feed Products of Animal Origin. The rule, dated August 2, will take effect on October 1, 2004.
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| 8/17/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration released The Measures for the Administration of Supervision of Production of Pharmaceutical Products. The new rule, dated August 5, replaced a trial rule for drug production issued on December 11, 2002 and took effect on the day of its issuance.
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| 8/11/2004 |
China’s State Administration of Taxation and Ministry of Information Industry jointly issued The Notice for the Adjustments in the Administration of Certification Institutions of Integrated Circuit Design Enterprises and Products and Certification Methods of Integrated Circuit Design Enterprises and Products. The new rule, dated June 30 but posted on SAT’s website on August 9, took effect on July 1, 2004.
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| 8/11/2004 |
The Ministry of Finance issued The Measures for the Administration of Government Procurement by Central Government Agencies. The new rule, dated July 23, will replace a similar rule issued by MOF on April 9, 2001 and will take effect on September 1, 2004.
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| 8/11/2004 |
Ministry of Commece, Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and the Standardization Administration of China issued The Classification of the Retail Industry (GB/T18106-2004). The new standard is to take effect on October 1, 2004.
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| 8/3/2004 |
China's Banking Regulatory Commission issued The Implementing Rules for the Administration of Foreign-Funded Financial Institutions. The new rule, which will replace a similar rule issued by the central bank on January 25, 2002 and will take effect on September 1, 2004.
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| 8/3/2004 |
China's Banking Regulatory Commission issued The Rules Governing Finance Companies Affiliated to Business Groups. The new rule will replace a similar rule issued by the central bank in 2000 and will take effect on September 1, 2004.
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| 8/3/2004 |
National Development and Reform Commission issued The Measures for the Handling of Complaints in Construction Project Tendering and Bidding Activities. The new rule effect on August 1, 2004.
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| 8/2/2004 |
Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Industry and Commerce released The Measures for the Administration of the Qualifications of Overseas Labor Service Cooperative Operators. The new rule, dated July 26, 2004 will take effect 30 days after its issuance.
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| 8/2/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued The Regulation for the Administration of Sino-Foreign Cooperative Film Making. The new rule, dated July 6 will take effect on August 10, 2004.
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| 8/2/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued The Provisional Regulation for Screenplay (Synopsis) Approval and Movie Censorship. The new rule, dated July 7, will take effect on August 10, 2004.
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| 8/2/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued The Regulation for the Administration of Production of Broadcasting and Television Programs. The new rule, dated July 19, will take effect on August 20, 2004.
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| 8/2/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued The Measures for the Administration of Transmission of Broadcasting and Television Programs and The Provisional Regulation on the Approval of Broadcasting and Television Stations. Both rules, dated July 6, will take effect on August 10, 2004.
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| 7/30/2004 |
China’s Securities and Regulatory Commission issued The Notice on Issues Regarding the Establishment, Dissolution and Merger of Futures Brokerage Firms. The new rule dated July 20, 2004 took effect immediately.
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| 7/30/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration has issued The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Production of Medical Devices. The new rule replaced a similar rule issued in April of 2000 and took effect on July 20, 2004.
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| 7/26/2004 |
The China Banking Regulatory Commission released The Due Diligence
Guide for Credit Extension by Commercial Banks. The guide took effect
on July 26, 2004.
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| 7/24/2004 |
China’s Ministry of Commerce issued The Urgent Notice on the Strengthening of the Administration of Operating Order of the Export of Coke and Other Goods.
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| 7/23/2004 |
China’s Supreme People’s Court released The draft Interpretation of Certain Issues Regarding the Applicability of the PRC Arbitration Law. Comments should be submitted by August 22, 2004.
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| 7/23/2004 |
The Customs General Administration issued The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Entry and Exit of Company Goods for Permanent Representative Offices. The new rule, dated June 16, will take effect on August 1, 2004.
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| 7/23/2004 |
The Customs General Administration issued The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Entry and Exit of Personal Goods for Non-Resident Long-Term Travelers. The new rule, dated June 16, will take effect on August 1, 2004.
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| 7/21/2004 |
National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice, imposing price ceilings and guide on 18 types of drugs. NDRC price ceilings are to take effect on July 28, 2004.
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| 7/20/2004 |
State Food and Drug Administration released The Measures for the Administration of Batch Approval of Biological Products. The rule, dated July 13, 2004, took effect on the day of its issuance.
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| 7/16/2004 |
State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued The Notice on the Standardization of the Administration of Foreign Exchange Bank Cards. The new rule, dated June 30, will take effect on September 1, 2004.
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| 7/16/2004 |
The Supreme People’s Court released two draft rules for public comment: The Rules on the Issue of Multiple Creditors Participating in Distribution Claims in Enforcement Procedures and The Rules on Changes and Addition of Enforcement Claimants. Comments should be submitted before August 15, 2004. |
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| 7/15/2004 |
The National Development and Reform Commission released The
Notice on the Administration of Recordation of Automotive Manufacturing Enterprise Projects. |
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| 7/13/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film & Television issued The Regulation for the Administration of the Establishment of Broadcasting and Television Business Offices in China by Overseas Institutions. The new rule, dated June 18, will take effect on August 1, 2004. |
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| 7/13/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film & Television issued The Measures for the Administration of Landing (Rights) of Overseas Satellite Television Channels. The new rule, dated June 18, will take effect on August 1, 2004. |
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| 7/13/2004 |
State Administration of Radio, Film & Television issued The Measures for the Administration of Cross-Border Development of Movie Films and Late-Stage Production. The new rule, dated June 18, will take effect on August 1, 2004.
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| 7/13/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration issued The Measures for the Administration of Internet Drug Information Services. The new rule, dated July 8, 2004 took effect on the same day. |
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| 7/12/2004 |
State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued The Notice for the
Administration of Non-Trade Foreign Exchange Sales and Purchase by Multinational Corporations. |
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| 7/12/2004 |
The Ministry of Culture released The Rules for Implementing the Regulation on the Administration of Performing Business Operations. The new rule, dated July 1, 2004 took effect on the same day. |
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| 7/12/2004 |
The Ministry of Culture released The Measures for the Administration of Art Product Businesses. The new rule, dated July 1, 2004 took effect on the same day.
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| 7/7/2004 |
The General Administration of Press and Publication issued The Measures for the Administration of Audio-Visual Product Publishing. The new rule, dated June 17 will take effect on August 1, 2004. |
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| 7/7/2004 |
The China Banking Regulatory Commission released the draft Provisional Measures for the Administration of Information Disclosure by Trust and Investment Companies for public comment. Comments on the draft rule should be submitted before August 7, 2004. |
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| 7/7/2004 |
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security released The (Trial) Procedures for the Administration of Operations of Workers’ Compensation. The new rule, dated June 17, 2004 took effect on the date of its issuance.
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| 7/6/2004 |
China’s Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has issued The Measures for the Administration of Certifications and Certification Markers. The new rule, dated June 23, will replace a product certificate and marker rule issued in February 1992 and the Measures on the Administration of Markers for Import and Export Goods issued on September 21, 1995. It will take effect on August 1, 2004. |
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| 7/6/2004 |
China’s Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued The Measures for the Administration of Compulsory Product Certification Institutions, Inspection Institutions and Laboratories. The new rule, dated June 23, will take effect on August 1, 2004. |
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| 7/2/2004 |
China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission issued The Measures for the Administration of Investments in Overseas Insurance Institutions. Comments on the draft rule should be submitted before July 15, 2004. |
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| 7/2/2004 |
The Ministry of Commerce released The Standardization Rule for Compiling
Urban Commercial Network Plans. The rule, dated April 13, 2004 took effect on the day of its issuance. |
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| 7/2/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration released The Guiding Principles for the Inspection of Registration of Imported Drugs. The guide was issued on June 25, 2004 for implementation. |
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| 7/1/2004 |
China’s Securities Regulatory Commission issued The Measures for the Administration of Sales of Securities Investment Funds and The Measures for the Administration of Operations of Securities Investment Funds. Both rules were made public on June 30, 2004 and took effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 7/1/2004 |
China’s Securities Regulatory Commission issued The CSRC Procedural Rule for the Implementation of the Administrative Licensing Law. |
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| 6/28/2004 |
The Ministry of Commerce issued The Measures on the Recordation Registration of Foreign Trade Operators. The new rule, dated June 25, will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 6/28/2004 |
China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission have signed The Memorandum of Understanding for the Division of Responsibilities and
Cooperation in Financial Supervision and Regulation. |
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| 6/25/2004 |
China’s National Development and Reform Commission released a clarification of its recent rule establishing a quota system for overseas borrowing by foreign banks. |
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| 6/25/2004 |
The Customs General Administration released The PRC CGA Measures for Implementing The PRC Administrative Licensing Law. The new rule, dated June 18, will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 6/24/2004 |
The Ministry of Commerce released The Notice on the Standardization Work in Domestic Trade says. |
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| 6/24/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration released for public comment the draft Measures for the Administration of Internet Pharmaceutical Information Services. Comments on the draft rule should be submitted before July 3, 2004. |
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| 6/23/2004 |
The People's Bank of China and China's Banking Regulatory Commisssion released The Measures for the Administration of Issuance of Subordinated Bonds by Commercial Banks. The new rule, dated June 17, took effect on the day of its issuance. |
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| 6/22/2004 |
The Supreme People’s Court has issued The Minutes of the Roundtable on the Applicability of Laws in the Trial of Administrative Cases. The guide was issued on May 18 to Chinese courts for implementation. |
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| 6/18/2004 |
China’s Banking Regulatory Commission released The draft Provisional Rules on Information Disclosure of Collective Money Trust Business Operated by Investment and Trust Companies for public comment. Comments on the draft rule, dated June 11, should be submitted before July 1, 2004. |
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| 6/17/2004 |
China’s Ministry of Justice has issued The Measures on the Administration of
Partnership Law Firms. The new rule, dated June 16, 2004, replaced a similar rule issued in October 1996 and took effect on the date of its issuance. |
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| 6/17/2004 |
The Ministry of Health issued The Measures on Administrative Penalties in the Management of Medical Wastes. |
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| 6/15/2004 |
The Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine released The Measures on the Administration of Quarantine Inspection of Entry and Exit of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Products. The new rule, officially issued on May 24 but posted on AQSIQ’s website on June 15, took effect on the date of its issuance. |
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| 6/15/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) released the draft (Trial) Measures on the Administration of Standards for Medical Devices for comment. Comments on the draft rule should be submitted by June 23, 2004. |
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| 6/14/2004 |
The Supreme People’s Court has released for comment The Regulation on Issues Concerning Sequestration, Seizure, Freezing of Properties. Comments on the draft rule, released on May 25, should be submitted before June
20, 2004. |
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| 6/14/2004 |
The Ministry of Education released The six-chapter Implementing Measures
for the PRC Regulation on Sino-Foreign Joint Venture Schools. The
new rule, dated June 2, will replace a similar rule issued in January 1995 and will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 6/10/2004 |
China’s Securities Regulator Commission released The Measures for the Administration of Information Disclosure by Securities Investment Funds. The new rule will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 6/9/2004 |
China’s Ministry of Commerce released The Outline for the Construction of a National Commodity Market System. |
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| 6/7/2004 |
The National Development and Reform Commission, the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission jointly issued The Measures on the Administration of Foreign Debts of Foreign Banks Operating in China. The new rule, dated May 27 but posted on NDRC’s website today, will take effect 30 days after its issuance.
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| 6/7/2004 |
China issued The Measures for the Administration of Business Licenses for Dangerous Waste Materials. The new rule will take effect on July 1, 2004.
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| 6/4/2004 |
State Adminstration of Radio, Film and Television has issued The Notice on Strengthening the Administration of DV Film Broadcasting.
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| 6/4/2004 |
The State Intellectual Property Office posted on its website extensive revisions to The Patent Review Guide. The revised guide will take effect on July 1, 2004.
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| 6/2/2004 |
China's Customs General Administration has issued The Measures on the Implementation of the PRC Regulation on the Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The new rule will replace a similar rule
issued earlier and take effect on July 1, 2004.
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| 6/2/2004 |
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued The Guidelines for the Reform and Development of the Circulation Industry. |
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| 6/2/2004 |
National Development and Reform Commission issued its automotive industry development policy. The policy took effect on June 1, 2004. |
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| 6/2/2004 |
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) made public The MOFCOM Measures for the Implementation of Administrative Reviews. The rule will take effect on July 1, 2004.
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| 5/28/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration released three draft rules for public comment: The (Trial) Measures on the Administration of Drug Registration, The Provisions on the Administration of Approval of Biological Products and The Measures on the Administration of Packaging Materials and Containers in Direct Contact with Drugs. Comments on the three draft rules should be submitted before June 7, 2004. |
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| 5/28/2004 |
State Food and Drug Administration released the draft Measures on the Administration of Supervision of Medical Device Manufacturing Enterprises to solicit comment from provincial food and drug regulators. The deadline for submitting comments is May 31, 2004. |
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| 5/26/2004 |
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued the Notice on Perfecting Capital Account Settlement Review and Verification Procedures and the Management of Foreign Debt Registration Concerning Foreign-Invested Enterprises. The new rule will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 5/21/2004 |
China’s Insurance Regulator Commission has released the PRC Detailed Implementing Rule on the Administration of Foreign Insurance Companies.The new rule, dated May 13, will take effect on June 15, 2004. |
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| 5/21/2004 |
The Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Commerce have jointly issued the Regulation on the Administration of Foreign Investment in International Shipping Businesses. The new rule will take effect on June 1,
2004. |
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| 5/18/2004 |
China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission released the revised Regulation on the Administration of Insurance Companies. The new rule, dated May 13, will replace a similar rule issued on January 3, 2000 and will take effect on June 15. |
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| 5/18/2004 |
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Provisional Measures on the Trial Direct Purchase by Electric Power Consumers from Electric Power Generating Enterprises. |
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| 5/17/2004 |
China’s Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine made public the Regulation for the Administration of Inspection and
Quarantine for the Import of Meat Products. The new rule, dated May 9, will take effect on November 1, 2004. |
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| 5/17/2004 |
China’s Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine made public the Detailed Implementing Rules for the Registration of Overseas Supplier Enterprises in the Import of Waste Materials. The rule, dated May 8, took effect immediately. |
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| 5/17/2004 |
The State-owned Asset Supervision and Administration Commission released the Measures for the Administration of Legal Counsels of State-owned Enterprises. The new rule, dated May 11, will take effect on June 1, 2004. |
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| 5/13/2004 |
The Ministry of Construction made public The Provisional Regulation on the Administration of Construction Engineering Design Work undertaken by Foreign Enterprises within the Borders of the PRC. The rule, a draft of which was published earlier for public comment, will take effect 30 days after its publication. |
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| 5/12/2004 |
The Ministry of Communications has made public the Regulation on the Administration of Port Operations. The new rule will take effect on June 1, 2004. |
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| 5/11/2004 |
The Ministry of Commerce posted on its website the draft Measures
on the Recordation Registration of Foreign Trade Operators for public comment. The new rule will take effect on July 1, 2004. No deadline is attached to the draft rule for comment. |
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| 5/10/2004 |
China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission released the (Trial) Guide on the Risk Control in the Utilization of Insurance Funds. The guide will take effect on June 1, 2004. |
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| 4/26/2004 |
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission released a rule on the establishment and regulation of insurance asset management companies: the Provisional Regulation on the Administration of Insurance Asset Management Companies. The new rule will take effect on June 1, 2004. |
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| 4/19/2004 |
China' Ministry of Commerce issued the long-awaited rule on distribution rights of foreign companies: the Measures on the Administration of Foreign Investment in the Area of Commerce. |
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| 4/19/2004 |
The State Council issued the revised PRC Antidumping Regulation. The new rule replaces a similar regulation issued on November 26, 2001. |
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| 4/19/2004 |
China’s State Council on Saturday issued the revised PRC Anti-Subsidy Regulation and PRC Safeguard Regulation. The revised trade remedy rules will take effect on June 1, 2004. |
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| 4/19/2004 |
China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued the Notice on Issues Concerning Adjustments to the Standards of
Foreign Exchange Retention Limits Under Current Account. The new rule dated March 30 will take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 4/15/2004 |
The State Administration of Taxation (SAT) issued a new rule on tax auditing of foreign companies: the Provisional Measures on Joint Tax Audit of Foreign-Related Enterprises cover foreign-invested and foreign companies. |
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| 4/14/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) released the draft Measures on the Administration of Certification of Qualifications of Medical Device Testing Institutions for public comment. Comments should be submitted before April 28, 2004. |
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| 4/13/2004 |
The Beijing High People’s Court has released a guide on the trial of civil, foreign-related intellectual property rights (IPR) cases. Questions and Answers Concerning the Applicability of Laws in the Trial of Foreign-related Civil IPR Cases. The document was formally adopted by the Beijing High Court on February 9 and intended only as a reference. |
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| 4/13/2004 |
Ministry of Commerce released two agricultural wholesale market standards for public comment: the Technical Conditions for the Opening of Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Markets and The Classification and Evaluation of Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Markets. The MOFCOM notice, dated April 9, requires comments on the two documents be submitted before April 23. |
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| 4/7/2004 |
National Development and Reform Commission issued the
Notice on Improving Independent Drug Pricing Policy. The new rule, dated April 1, took effect on the day of issuance. |
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| 4/7/2004 |
Ministry of Commrece released a joint notice issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation announcing a temporary suspension of value added tax rebate for diammonium phosphate (DAP) exports. |
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| 4/7/2004 |
The Ministry of Agriculture issued the (Trial) Measures on the Administration of the Dedicated Fund for Agricultural Machinery Purchase Subsidies. The new rule, dated March 17, took effect on the day of its issuance. |
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| 4/7/2004 |
The Supreme People's Court released a draft Regulation on Issues Concerning the Trial of Letter of Credit Related Cases. Comments on the SPC judicial interpretation should be submitted before June 1, 2004. |
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| 4/6/2004 |
China’s parliament officially passed the revised Foreign Trade Law. The law, which codifies China’s WTO accession commitments, will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 4/6/2004 |
The Ministry of ConstructionChina released a new rule opening up the urban public utility sector to private and foreign investors: the Measures on the Administration of Special Licensing of Urban Utility Businesses. The new rule, dated March 19, will take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 4/6/2004 |
The Ministry of Construction released a rule on the qualification of real property management firms: the Measures on the Administration of Qualifications of Real Property Management Firms. The new rule, dated March 17, will take effect on May 1. 2004. |
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| 4/6/2004 |
The China Banking Regulatory Commission released the Measures on the Administration of Transactions by Insiders and Major Shareholders of Commercial Banks. The new rule, a draft of which was first released on February 27 for public comment, will take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 4/5/2004 |
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) has issued a new rule on collective bargaining: the Regulation on Collective Contracts. The new rule will replace a similar rule issued in 1994 and take effect on May 1. |
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| 3/30/2004 |
The State Food and Drug Administration made public a new rule on certifying drug wholesale companies: (Trial) Implementing Standards for Certifying New Pharmaceutical Wholesale Enterprises on March 24, 2004. |
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| 3/26/2004 |
China Banking Regulatory Commission issued the Provisional Measures on the Monitoring and Appraising Poor Quality Assets of Commercial Banks. The new rule took effect on the day of its issuance., March 25, 2004. |
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| 3/26/2004 |
The State Administration of Taxation issued the (Provisional) Regulation on Administrative Review of Tax Issues. The rule was adopted on February 24 and will take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 3/25/2004 |
The Ministry of Construction released the draft of a new rule on regulating foreign architectural firms for public comment: the draft Provisional Regulation on the Administration of Construction Engineering Design Activities of Foreign Enterprises in the PRC. Comments should be submitted before April 10. |
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| 3/23/2004 |
China's Ministry of Justice issued a new rule on penalties for lawyers and law firms: the Measures on Punishing Lawyers and Law Firms for Illegal Activities. The new rule, dated March 19, will replace a similar MOJ rule issued in November 1997 and take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 3/23/2004 |
MOJ released a new rule on attorney fee charges: the Rule on
Procedures for Fee Charges by Law Firms. The new rule, dated March 19, will take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 3/22/2004 |
The Ministry of Finance, the Customs General Administration and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued the Regulation on Tax Policy Issues Concerning Customs Procuratorial Collection of Import Intermediary Taxes. The rule took effect on January 1, 2004. |
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| 3/22/2004 |
State Administration of Foreign Exchange made public a new rule regulating the sales of foreign currency denominated traveler's checks by domestic banks on behalf of foreign financial
institutions: the Notice on Issues Concerning the Administration of Procuratorial Sales of Foreign Currency Traveler's Checks. The rule will take effect on April 1. |
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| 3/17/2004 |
Supreme People's Court and the Ministry of Justice jointly issued a rule governing relations between judges and lawyers. |
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| 3/16/2004 |
AQSIQ, NDRC, MOFCOM and CGA jointly issued the Regulation on the Administration of Recall of Defective Automotive China on
March 12. The new rule will take effect on October 1, 2004. |
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| 3/15/2004 |
The State Administration of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the Regulation on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Advertising Enterprises. The new rule replaces an SAIC rule issued in 1994 and took effect on March 2, 2004. |
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| 3/15/2004 |
MOFCOM today released the (Provisional) Operating Procedures for Automatic Licensing for Natural Rubber Imports. The rule dated March 5 took effect immediately. |
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| 2/5/2004 |
The Regulation on Collective Bargaining Contracts and the Minimum Wage Regulationhas were made public by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security on February 5, 2004. The rule, which will replace a similar one issued in 1994, will take effect on May 1, 2004. |
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| 2/4/2004 |
The Provisional Measures on the Administration of Derivative Businesses of Financial Institutions issued by the China Banking Regulatory Commission on February 4, 2004. The new rule, a draft of which was published for public comment last October, will take effect on March 1, 2004. |
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| 2/2/2004 |
The draft Rule on the Compilation of Solvency Reports by Insurance Companies: Fixed Assets, Land User Rights and Computer Software was released by China's Insurance Regulatory Commission for public comment on February 2, 2004. Comments should be submitted before February 28, 2004. |
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| 1/21/2004 |
Measures on the Administration of Automotive Loans was released for public comment by China's Banking Regulatory Commission on January 21, 2004 . Comments should be submitted before February 20, 2004. |
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| 1/21/2004 |
The Measures on the Administration of Coal Export Quotas was made public by the National Development and Reform Commission on January 21, 2004. The new rule will take effect on July 1, 2004. |
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| 1/15/2004 |
The Measures on the Distribution of Revenues Derived from Interbank Bank Card Transactions within the China Unionpay System issued by the People's Bank of China on January 15, 2004. The new rule will take effect on March 1, 2004. |
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| 1/14/2004 |
A notice concerning the launching of a project on compiling and revising domestic trade industry standards was made public the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on January 13, 2004. Local authorities are required to submit their standard project plans to MOFCOM by February 29, 2004. |
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