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 Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, State Administration of Work Safety and State Food and Drug Administration recently together promulgated the Circular on Enhancing Information Management of Internet Sales of Precursor Chemicals . The circular requires the reinforcement of the access system of information …
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Beijing , China –November 27, 2010 China’s energy demand may slow further as the government takes steps to meet conservation targets and to cool the world’s fastest-growing economy. Energy consumption gains may be curbed in the fourth quarter after easing in July to September, the National Energy Administration said in a statement today. China plans …
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The State Council recently promulgated a circular to unify the urban maintenance and construction tax for domestic and foreign enterprises and individuals and the education surtax system: from 1st December 2010, the Provisional Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on City Maintenance and Construction Tax released in 1985 by the State Council and Provisional …
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Beijing , China –November 27, 2010 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 …
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 …
