LEHMAN, LEE & XU In order to further regulate the Customs administration of the entry and exit of articles for self-use by non-resident permanent passengers, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) has released the revised “Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for Supervising the Entry and Exit of Articles for Self-use …
LEHMAN, LEE & XU The General Administration of Customs (GAC) recently promulgated the Measures of the PRC for the Customs Administration of Inbound and Outbound Means of Transport, which apply to the customs administration of operational inbound and outbound means of transport, and may also be taken as a reference in the administration of non-operational …
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China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ended its bimonthly session on Thursday, October 28, 2010, adopting a series of bills including the Law on Law Application to Civil Relationships Involving Foreign Interests , the law on conflicts of law. It will come into effect as of April 1, 2011. Applicable …
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The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) has initiated a consultation on the “ Draft Amendments to the Rules on Administrative Enforcement of Patent Rights (Consultative Draft) “. It is proposed that the Draft Amendments will govern patent authorities’ administrative enforcement of patent rights, including handling disputes over patent infringements, mediation of disputes over patent rights …
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China’s Patent Law revised in 2008, introduces a new stipulation that “No patent right shall be granted for any invention-creation which is completed on the basis of genetic resources of which the acquisition or use breaches the stipulations of related laws and regulations” (Article 5 Paragraph 2). The purpose of the new stipulation is to …
LEHMAN, LEE & XU The Ministry of Commerce released the Circular on Issues Concerning Approval of Foreign-Invested Companies’ Conducting Internet Sales and Vending Machine Sales on 19 August 2010,. According to the Circular, on-line sales are deemed as an extension on the internet of the ordinary sales activities. An existing manufacturing or trading foreign invested …
Beijing , China –November 27, 2010 Innovation and the resulting intellectual property (IP) will increasingly serve as a core element of China’s economic development, a law expert said here Tuesday. “Innovation and IP will play a key role to reform China’s science and technology research and development,” Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Taiwan …
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The executive meeting of the State Council on 12th October discussed and principally passed The Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law of the PRC (Draft). The meeting decided, after further amendment of the draft, that will be submitted by the State Council to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for consideration. It is reported …
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Beijing China, October 21—General Administration of Customs of People’s Republic of China issued the announcement (No.47 [2010])(hereinafter to be referred as announcement)to regulate tax payment of rentals for aircrafts lease on July 19 of 2010. The announcement mainly regulates the types of fees and costs which could be calculated as rentals and are required to …
As a party to the Kyoto Protocol (2005), the People’s Republic of China, has been actively promulgating “greener” policies to improve China’ environment and reduce carbon emissions. One such step towards greater energy efficiency is reflected in the Opinion on Expediting the Implementation of Energy Management Contracting to Promote the Development of Energy Saving Service …
