The latest revision of the Chinese Company Law will come into effect on March the 1st of 2014. It is of particular importance since a communication of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce in November 2013 that confirmed that the Foreign Invested...

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The last PRC-France double tax avoidance agreement had been signed in 1984 ; and has now been replaced by the most recent one, dated from 26 November 2013. The agreement provides for lower levels of dividend withholding tax ; also provides more precise...

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The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently released a set of Tentative Provisions, in order to detail the application of the new summary procedure for cases of concentration of business operators. The cases involving the following elements will be excluded...

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At the beginning of the year, the Notice 87 (Notice on Issues Relating to Renminbi Foreign Direct Investment) took effect. It is an initiative from the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") and the People's Bank of China to vary the legitimate channels for...

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Chinese authorities have passed a series of Opinions aiming at improving the financial support for innovations with a scientific nature. The People's Bank of China, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China...

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