Starting from 1 October 2006, the government has increased the unit charge of electricity on enterprises under the eliminated category from Rmb0.05 to Rmb0.1, while the increase on enterprises under the restricted category was from Rmb0.02 to Rmb0.03. Differentiated pricing will continue to be applied to six industry sectors, namely electrolytic aluminium, iron alloy, calcium [...]
(Promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce on September 1, 2006)
Article 1. The Provisional Measures on Work Related to Complaints from Foreign-Invested Enterprises has been promulgated pursuant to related laws and regulations and the actual conditions pertaining to the work related to complaints from foreign-invested enterprises in China with a view to efficiently handling the complaints [...]
China’s Patent Law will soon undergo the third round of amendments. According to the official in charge at the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), the draft of the revised version has been completed and public views are being sought.
The proposed amendments contained in the consultation paper cover five major areas:
First, the ownership, transfer and joint [...]
Shanghai’s haphazard entertainment services market with game parlours, hair salons and foot massage parlours lining the city’s streets will soon be put in order. In an earlier working meeting hosted by the Shanghai municipal government, the authorities announced that efforts will be made to rectify problems in the city’s entertainment services and hearings on the [...]
The Ministry of Commerce has recently issued the Second Supplementary Regulations to the Measures on the Administration of Foreign-invested Commercial Enterprises, which make further provisions on the scope of investment for Hong Kong and Macau investors. Any single Hong Kong or Macau service provider operating a total of over 30 stores in the mainland handling [...]
The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) has recently announced a set of new technical requirements for the environmental certification of four categories of goods, including furniture; wallpaper; ceramic, glass-ceramic and glass dinnerware in contact with food; and shoes.
The application of international standards in the technical requirements for the eco-labelling of furniture and wallpaper will give [...]
