Category Laws & Regulations

Chinese Companies to Report Beneficial Ownership as of Nov. 1st, 2024

In order to prevent and curb money laundering and terrorist financing activities, the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Beneficial Ownership Information (the “Measures”) earlier this year, which came into effect on November 1, 2024. As of that date, the relevant entities […]

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Major revision in China’s Company Law and possible impact on foreign invested companies

China’s legislature passed an important amendment to the current Company Law at the end of 2023, which shall come into force as of July 1, 2024. This amendment involves important aspects such as the time limit for shareholders’ contribution, the company’s internal organization, corporate governance and so on. As the Company Law is the superior […]

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China expands financial derivatives accessible to Qualified Foreign Investors

Per joint deliberations with the People’s Bank of China (PBC), the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced that, starting from November 1, 2021, commodity futures, commodity options, and stock index options will be added as eligible financial derivatives accessible to Qualified Foreign Investors, of which tradings in stock […]

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China against COVID-19: Business Closure System Comes

On August 24, the State Council published the Administrative Regulations on Market Enterprise Registration (the “New Regulations”) on its official website. The Regulations will come into effect on March 1, 2022, and the Regulations on Administration of Company Registration, the Regulations on Administration of Registration of Enterprise Legal Persons, the Measures for Administration of Partnership […]

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Foreign investor’s first company in China can no longer use “(China)” in its name

In China, the name of an enterprise without administrative division is the best annotation of the size and strength of the enterprise. Well-known foreign investors like to add “(China)” to the names of the companies they invest in, highlighting the global business deployment on the one hand and their operational strength on the other. The […]

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CHINA: Measures for Safety Review of Foreign Investment issued, follow-up impact worth observing

Executive Summary: The introduction of security review system is bound to have a more or less impact on China Foreign Investment in some special areas, which is mainly manifested in the uncertainty of whether the investment can be implemented. On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce in China […]

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