Chinese Legislation
Total 34 Posts
China's New Legal Tool to Counter Foreign Sanctions
On January 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued the Rules on Unjustified
Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (
《阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法》
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/fwzl/202101/20210103029710.shtml]) (official
translation here
[http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/article/policyrelease/announcement/202101/20210103029708.shtml]
), taking effect immediately.
China Enacts New Foreign Investment Security Review Measures
China recently revised several lists
[http://tradingwithchinanews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1175&action=edit] that
would potentially attract more foreign investments. However, its new measures on
foreign investment security review could create more hurdles for foreign
investors.
On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
China Issues Draft Legislation on Personal Information Protection
On October 21, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress
reviewed and issued the draft Personal Information Protection Law (
中华人民共和国个人信息保护法 (草案) [https://www.secrss.com/articles/26427]) to solicit public
comments. Comments are due by November 19, 2020. If passed, the law will become
China’s first
MOFCOM Issues Provisions on List of Unreliable Entities
On September 19, the Ministry of Commerce issued Decree No. 4 [2020] Provisions
on the List of Unreliable Entities (《不可靠实体清单规定》)
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/fwzl/202009/20200903002593.shtml] (“the
Provisions”), taking effect on the date of issuance.
This is part of China’s overall effort to create
Draft of Provisions on Trade Secret Protection Issued for Public Comment
On September 4, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the
Provisions on Trade Secret Protection (Draft for Comment) (《商业秘密保护规定（征求意见稿）》
[http://www.moj.gov.cn/news/content/2020-09/04/zlk_3255345.html]), to solicit
public comments. Comments are due by October 18, 2020.
This Draft is to implement the
Information Security Technology-Security Specification for Network Data Processing (Draft for Public Comments)
On August 31, the National Information Security Standardization Technical
Committee issued the Draft of Information Security Technology-Security
Specification for Network Data Processing (《信息安全技术 网络数据处理安全规范》
[https://www.tc260.org.cn/front/postDetail.html?id=20200830094619]) for public
comments. Comments are due by October 27, 2020.
The Draft applies to network operators’
State Council Issues Policies to Promote Integrated Circuit and Software Industries
On July 27, the State Council issued the Several Policies for Promoting the
High-quality Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry and Software
Industry in the New Era (国务院关于印发新时期促进集成电路产业和软件产业高质量发展若干政策的通知
[http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2020-08/04/content_5532370.htm]). The Several
Policies put forward 37 policy measures to promote the
