The Civil Code was adopted on 28 May 2020 and came into force on 1 January 2021.
More DetailsChinese Company Law was first adopted in 1993, and was amended in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2013 and 2018.
More DetailsAs more and more commercial transactions are made via internet, laws and regulations are enacted to facilitate the new-type business, or to safeguard the interest of the participants which may be exposed to risks arising from the new business environment.
More DetailsChina has Trademark Law, Patent Law, Copyright Law, and the regulations for implementation of these intellectual property laws: Regulations for Implementation of Trademark Law, Detailed Rules on Implementation of Patent Law, Regulations for Implementation of Copyright Law and Regulations for Protection of Copyright on Computer Software.
Maritime Law was adopted in 1992 and came into force as from 1 July 1993.
More DetailsOn 6 February 2007, Franchise Regulations was promulgated by the State Council with effective date of 1 May 2007.
More DetailsChina used to have legislation for wholly-foreign-invested enterprises and sino-foreign joint ventures, which provided privileged treatment to those enterprises/joint ventures, until 1 January 2020, when the Foreign Investment Law (“FIL”) began to take force and the laws for wholly-foreign-invested enterprise and sino-foreign joint ventures were abolished simultaneously.
More DetailsThe latest amendments to Company Law were made in 2018. After that, new amendments have been prepared and discussed for a number of years. Currently the draft amendments of the 3rd version have been submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for examination. It is expected that the new amendments will be adopted soon. New amendments include improved protections on the interest of small and medium shareholders.
According to the legislation plans released on the website of the National People’s Congress, amendments to some commercial laws will be initiated during the term of the current 14th National People’s Congress, including Enterprise Insolvency Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law and Maritime Law.
New amendments to Civil Procedure Law were adopted on the 5th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, and the amendments are to take effect as from 1 January 2024. Apart from addition of provisions on appointment of estate administrator, most of the amendments relate to proceedings with foreign elements, including provisions on jurisdiction, service of legal documents, evidence collection, enforcement, etc.
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