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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 …

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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 …

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LEHMAN, LEE & XU The State Administration of Industry and Commerce (“ SAIC ”) issued the draft Provisions on Prohibition of Abuse of Dominant Market Position (the “ Draft Provisions ”) on May 25, 2010. The Draft Provisions, together with the draft Anti-Price Monopoly Provisions issued by the National Development and Reform Commission in August …

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Beijing , China –November 27, 2010 UK, France, Italy, Swiss, and Australia or also tourist destinations like Dubai, Nepal, Ireland, Czech Republic, become the most favorable countries for Chinese people who are fond of travel abroad in leisure time. The Annual Report of China Outbound Tourism Development 2009-2010 issued by the China Tourism Academy estimated …

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The Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security have jointly released the “Opinions on Issues concerning the Application of Law in the Handling of Online Gambling Criminal Cases ” . Five points in this document: 1. criteria for conviction of and imposing penalties for the crime of operating a …

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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, October 21, 2010 – Edward Lehman , Managing Director of Lehman, Lee & Xu has again been named as one of Who’s Who leading Franchise and business lawyers. “It’s an honor to be selected by experts and my peers,” said Mr. Lehman, who founded his firm, Lehman, Lee & Xu, eighteen years ago, …

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LEHMAN, LEE & XU The Implementation Guide for Remanufactured Product Accreditation (“the Guide”) was recently issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology . For the purpose of the Guide, the accreditation scope of remanufactured products includes general machinery equipment, special machinery equipment, office equipment and transportation equipment and their parts, and the remanufactured …

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The People’s Courts are the State judicial authority for intellectual property (IP) protection, which independently exercise adjudicative powers according to the Constitution and the law. China’s reform and opening-up (gaige kaifang) has spurred the development of intellectual property since the late 1970s and early 1980s. Being a national and Party priority, and buttressed by strong social support …

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