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Opening-up of Value-added Telecommunications Business On April 10th, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Notice on Pilot Expansion of Opening-up of Value-added Telecommunications Business, making arrangements for pilot expansion of opening-up of value-added telecommunications business. The second part of the Notice mentions that foreign capital equity restrictions will be lifted for […]

App Store Registration Numbers Released On April 8th, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the second batch of application distribution platform registration numbers. Included in the list are major app stores such as 豌豆荚 (Wandoujia), 应用汇 (Yingyonghui), and 支付宝平台 (Alipay Platform). The CAC emphasized that registration is only a confirmation of the distribution service provided by the application […]

On February 22, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China officially issued the “Standard Contract Measures for the Transfer of Personal Information Abroad” (hereinafter referred to as the “Standard Contract Measures”), which will come into effect on June 1, 2023. According to relevant legal provisions, for security assessment, which is also one of the legal paths for […]

On February 22, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China officially issued the “Standard Contract Measures for the Transfer of Personal Information Abroad” (hereinafter referred to as the “Standard Contract Measures”), which will come into effect on June 1, 2023. According to relevant legal provisions, for security assessment, which is also one of the legal paths for […]

“The promulgation and implementation of the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China (CSL), the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (DSL), and the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PIPL), along with subsequent regulations and standards, have significantly strengthened China’s data protection and privacy legal framework. […]

Digital health is not a legal term defined under the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) but is frequently referred to in commercial contexts and industry policies. Digital health usually refers to the development and use of digital technologies to popularise health knowledge and its implementation to related fields, covering the […]

In China, the State Council and local governments at all levels lead medical care and health promotional work. The National Health Commission is a department of the State Council responsible for the overall coordination of national medical care and health promotional work. Other relevant departments of the State Council take charge of the related work […]

Quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights, including into the regulatory framework; clinical practice; marketing authorisation; amending authorisations; recall; promotion; enforcement of advertising rules; pricing and reimbursement; off-label use and unlicensed products; sale and supply; and recent trends.   Contributors Cindy Hu cindyhu@east-concord.com Jason Gong jianhua_gong@east-concord.com Published in the Lexology GTDT – Pharma […]

The newly revised Securities Law entered into effect on 1 March 2020. This is the fourth revision, comprehensively revising and improving it in terms of the securities offering system, registration system reform for stock offerings, greatly increasing the cost of securities law violations, enhancing investor protections, and strengthening information disclosure. Change in recognition of acts […]

In China, the liquor market shows a trend of steady and sound development along with the development and maturity of food industry. The Catalogue for Guiding Industrial Restructuring, which became operative on 1 January 2020, excludes liquor making from restricted industries, releasing active policy guidelines for the liquor making industry. In order to maintain growth […]

With China facing an ageing society, the Healthy China 2030 strategy is prioritising transforming outdated training and rehabilitation institutions into health and elderly care institutions. Guidance and support of this health care was first jointly issued in 2016 by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and State Council in the Guiding Opinions on […]

Charles Feng, partner at East & Concord in Beijing, explains why filing for a trademark early is still a brand’s best bet. Since the promulgation of China’s Trademark Law in 1982, the first-to-file principle has been firmlyestablished. The major benefits of the principle are that it promotes the efficiency of trademark examination by the China […]

Gas as enterprises can accelerate transformation through M&A, expanding their scale to quickly enter regional markets. This article discusses key points that distinguish legal due diligence issues of gas M&A projects from other industries. GAS BUSINESS LICENCE Article 15 of the Regulations on the Administration of Urban Gas stipulates that “the state implements a licensing […]

PRC Cyberspace Administration issued its Circular on the Draft of Regulation on Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (“the Draft”) on June 30, 2022, in order to seek public opinions. This article aims to briefly illustrate recent progress for this new legislative change. Background for the Issuance of the Draft PRC Personal Information Protection […]

PRC Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”) which was enacted on August 30, 2007 and implemented since August 1, 2008, has been playing increasingly important role in the development and regulation of Chinese economy in last 15 years. On June 24, 2022, the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress issued Decision on Revision of AML which is the […]

On April 23, the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress issued the Decision of Revision of Eight Laws, which includes the fourth revision of the PRC Trademark Law (the “TML”). The revision attracted wide attention from the international IP communities as it addressed the bad-faith trademark registration issue, one of the most significant challenges to […]

Equity merger and acquisition (M&A) refers to the way that the acquirer becomes a shareholder of the target company by purchasing the equity of the target company, or subscribing its newly increased capital by agreements to participate in or control the target company. The principal purpose of M&A is to become the controlling shareholder of […]

Overview of the Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Data Transfer (Draft for Comments) The Cyberspace Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CAC’) released the Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Data Transfer (Draft For Comments ）(《数据出境安全评估办法(征求意见稿)》, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Measures’) seeking public comments on 29 October 2021. The Measures address the issue […]

On March 2, 2019, the State Council, the top administrative body of China issued the Decision on Revision of several Administrative Regulation, which includes the revision of Technical Import and Export Regulation (the “TIER”). Notably, the TIER was enacted nearly 20 years ago when Chinese parties were still weak in terms of technical capacity in […]

On April 23, the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress issued the Decision of Revision of Eight Laws, which includes the fourth revision of the PRC Trademark Law (the “TML”). The revision attracted wide attention from the international IP communities as it addressed the bad-faith trademark registration issue, one of the most significant challenges to […]

The Cyberspace Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CAC’) released the Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Data Transfer (Draft For Comments ）(《数据出境安全评估办法(征求意见稿)》, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Measures’) seeking public comments on 29 October 2021. The Measures address the issue of conducting security assessment for transfer of data from China to overseas recipients. […]

Author: Zhe Wang Equity merger and acquisition (M&A) refers to the way that the acquirer becomes a shareholder of the target company by purchasing the equity of the target company, or subscribing its newly increased capital by agreements to participate in or control the target company. The principal purpose of M&A is to become the […]

Preface On August 20, 2021, the “Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China” was reviewed and approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and will be officially implemented on November 1. Together with the previously promulgated “Network Security Law” and “Data Security Law” and other laws, my country’s personal information […]

Views | The Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China: Comparison of the full text of the first review, second review and official draft See original text here:  https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5QiFL3GyQMQJCmweK0LkkA

Preface On August 20, 2021, the “Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China” (hereinafter referred to as the “Personal Information Protection Law”) was finally voted on and officially released at the 30th meeting of the 13th National People’s Congress Standing Committee. It will be officially implemented on November 1, 2021. The “Personal Information […]

让法律更好地融入长三角一体化经济发展！4月17日上午，由天达共和律师事务所主办的长江经济带高质量发展法律实践高峰论坛在南京召开。对于论坛的举办初衷，天达共和律师事务所主任李大进律师在接受采访中曾指出，第一是律师服务于长江经济带的建设是天达共和的责任所在。第二是天达共和始终将自己的发展与国家的发展同步，将天达共和的战略布局与国家战略布局相契合。而就在论坛举办前一天，天达共和南京办公室正式落户南京建邺，成为建邺区第67家律所，也是在南京设立分所的第20家北京律所。 天达共和南京办公室主任周巍在致辞中表示，长三角一体化发展已进入全面深化的关键阶段，我们应牢牢把握长三角一体化发展上升为国家战略的重大机遇，就法律服务一体化如何融入经济发展一体化做更多更深的思考。周巍提出希冀，希望将专业研究与服务国家战略相结合，为推动长三角一体化、推动长三角高质量发展贡献法律人的力量。 â–³ 南京市司法局副局长陈宣东致辞 南京市司法局副局长陈宣东受邀参加论坛，他首先对长期以来关心、支持南京法治建设和律师业发展的同仁表示衷心感谢。陈宣东表示，随着国家实施“十四五”规划、“一带一路”倡议、长三角区域一体化等重大战略带来叠加效应，长江经济带将迎来更好的发展机遇。在迎接机遇的同时，长三角地区的法律服务业同样面临更多挑战。他认为，市场经济就是法治经济，一个地区营商环境的打造离不开法治建设，南京江北新区正在推进全国首个法律园区建设，未来南京将成为法律新高地。 主旨演讲环节 â–³ 最高人民法院第三巡回法庭法官郁琳发表演讲 主旨演讲环节，最高人民法院第三巡回法庭法官郁琳发表题为《营商环境的法治内涵与司法保障路径》的演讲。她指出，法律要素贯穿企业从出生到死亡的全生命周期，相关法律规范对企业的成长和发展意义重大，建设法治化的营商环境，对于保障经济社会健康发展、持久繁荣具有十分重要的意义。郁琳认为，从体系上看，营商环境的法治化环境主要包括立法、行政、司法等三个法律层面。从司法体系看，第一个要务是加强产权司法保护，依法平等保护各类市场主体的合法权益；第二要务是健全完善工作机制，努力为各类市场主体提供优质司法服务；第三要务则是加强执行工作，切实维护各类主体的胜诉权益。 学术研讨环节 â–³ 北京大学法学院教授、博士生导师陈瑞华教授发表演讲 北京大学法学院教授、博士生导师陈瑞华教授出席论坛并带来《律师合规业务的基本框架》专题学术研讨。陈瑞华分享了近年来关于合规业务的研究成果与经典案例，他认为法律在合规制度建立过程中的重要性不可小觑，在我国建立顺应时代发展趋势的合规管理体系亦具有重大意义。在合规业务中，律师应针对企业的性质、业务和合规风险，协助企业建立有针对性的合规管理体系，同时建立风险评估准则、完善尽职调查及合规培训。陈瑞华强调，律师不应仅仅着眼于建立一套书面的合规计划，更应着眼于合规管理体系的有效实施。只有这样，才能够助力企业依法依规经营，帮助企业解除合规风险，培育更多的百年老店。 作为天达共和的传统核心业务之一，合规业务的重要性不言而喻。天达共和合规团队已经着眼于合规管理体系的有效实施，根据客户需求，为客户量身定制合规计划，提供全方位的合规法律服务，以高效精准的服务帮助客户提高合规管控，有效降低客户在经营过程中可能发生的各类合规风险。 圆桌讨论环节 â–³ 右起依次为天达共和管理合伙人张佳春，上海金融与法律研究院研究员、院长傅蔚冈，南京大学商学院教授、博士生导师黄繁华，中国国际经济交流中心教授级研究员马庆斌，天达共和品牌运营部总监刘思强（主持人） 圆桌对话环节，南京大学商学院教授、博士生导师黄繁华，中国国际经济交流中心教授级研究员马庆斌，上海金融与法律研究院研究员、院长傅蔚冈，国务院《优化营商环境条例》立法专家委员会评审专家、天达共和管理合伙人张佳春，围绕“护航长江经济带高质量发展”这一主题，就“如何看待长江经济带的新格局和新趋势”“‘十四五’新格局、新形势下法律人所面临的挑战”等问题展开深入探讨。 马庆斌研究员认为，中国经济发展从未像今天这样强调“安全”二字，用法律护航经济发展是非常好的一件事，这足以说明中国经济治理水平正逐步提高，在法律的护航下的中国经济也将越来越好；黄繁华教授认为，长江经济带在我国经济发展中的地位从“生力军”变为“主力军”，充分说明了长江经济带在国家经济发展中的重要地位。事实证明，近5年来，长江经济带递交了一份靓丽新答卷，不仅经济总量占比在提高、经济结构在提升，现代综合交通网络、生态文明等也都得到了大幅改善；张佳春律师详细阐述了长江经济带律法之源发展的新思路。他认为，长江经济带为我们提供了看待中国行政法格局的视角。以上海自贸区为例，近年来，上海自贸区不断停止既有法律的实施，为新的行政法实施创造了法律空间。可以说，长三角经济带的高质量发展，每一个节点的发生以及每一次法律拓展，都是一次法制递进和升级的过程。值得一提的是，天达共和全程参与了世界银行营商环境评价、参与全国省级营商环境全面评价以及参与优化营商环境立法工作，无论是理论研究还是实际操作均具有突出的业绩，并且通过不断创新紧跟政策指向，为建设数字政府提供专业的服务。傅蔚冈研究员则表示，长江沿线的上海、杭州、南京、武汉一直是经济重镇，大力发展长江经济带，是顺应经济发展的大趋势，也给生态环境保护赋予了更高权重。长江经济带发展，对天达共和律师事务所来说是非常好的机遇，天达共和在抢抓机遇的同时也可为促进经济发展提供更好的法律服务。 滑动查看更多图片 天达共和作为一家见证中国改革开放历程与法治建设进程的品牌律所，在“十四五”开局之年，紧跟国家长江经济带发展战略，完成了上海、杭州、南京、武汉四座长江流域核心城市的“3+1”战略布局。 天达共和一体化的发展战略绝非一时一地的灵感迸发，而是长期大量的实践与自身专业相契合的考量，经过深思熟虑后作出的长期性战略抉择。用事务所主任李大进律师自己的话来说，“天达共和每走一步，我们希望能够融一步；每走一步，我们希望能够服务到位；每走一步；我们希望能够获得客户的认可。” 未来，天达共和将通过南京通联上海，呼应杭州，遥引武汉，巩固厚植既有优势，同时补齐短板，全所协同贯彻“一体化”发展战略。 嘉宾学者们精彩绝伦的演讲和讨论，描绘了长江经济带高质量发展法律实践的前景和方向。本次论坛为现场嘉宾提供了思想碰撞、智慧贯通、创新交流的机会，受到了与会者的一致好评。 有人说，对中国而言，沿海是发展的一张弓，长江流域则是发展的一支箭。我们相信，在完善法律机制的引领下，长江经济带这支箭将以跨越6380公里的地理距离，穿越数千年的时间厚度，指向美好未来的新蓝图。巨海一边静，长江万里清。放眼未来，新时代的长江经济带发展必将更加和谐健康，充满活力蓬勃向上。 精彩推荐 天达共和南京办公室盛大开业 金陵集贤豪杰地 燕子回时满京华 | 天达共和南京办公室迎来多位合伙人/顾问加盟 Read more