TRADE AND INVESTMENT REGULATIONS

Customs measures to support the steady growth of foreign trade

18 June 2014

China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) recently issued its Measures to Support the Steady Growth of Foreign Trade, detailing the 20 policy initiatives to be adopted by Customs in response to the State Council’s earlier call for support. More

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Shanghai FTZ further opens up to foreign certification bodies

09 June 2014

Shanghai's pilot free trade zone (FTZ) will further open up to foreign-invested certification bodies, the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has announced. More

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Tianjin eyes free trade zone status

06 June 2014

Tianjin is seeking to speed up the establishment of a unified market by promoting the interflow of resources and means of production. More

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Shanghai Pilot FTZ: two key financial rules in place

06 June 2014

On 22 May the Shanghai Head Office of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC Shanghai) issued the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Separate Accounting Business Implementing Rules (Trial Implementation) (the Implementing Rules) and the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Prudential Risk Management Detailed Rules (Trial Implementation) (the Prudential Management Rules). More

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Hengqin all set to implement special customs clearance policy

04 June 2014

Currently, infrastructure construction at Hengqin New Area has basically been completed, with the building of a power plant, water plant, gas-fired power station as well as a 33.4-km integrated pipe ditch all brought to completion, making Hengqin an area with the most advanced urban planning design in the country. More

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Measures to support steady growth of foreign trade

30 May 2014

China's State Council General Office recently issued its Several Opinions on Supporting the Steady Growth of Foreign Trade in support of the stable expansion of foreign trade. More

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State Council executive meeting adopts revised draft of food safety law

30 May 2014

According to the Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised Draft) passed on principle at the State Council Executive Meeting held on 14 May, food safety is in the interests of each and every consumer. More

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Fee for issuing certificate of origin waived

30 May 2014

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced that in a move to reduce the burden of foreign trade enterprises and promote steady export growth, starting from 1 May until 31 December 2014, the fee for certificates of origin for export goods issued by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and its sub-councils to consignors of export goods is to be waived. More

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Preferential policies for producer services

29 May 2014

At the State Council Executive Meeting convened on 14 May, it was agreed that efforts will be made to accelerate development of the producer services sector in a move to advance the adjustment and upgrade of industrial restructure. More

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Two policy directions to achieve steady economic growth, says report

27 May 2014

A report published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) has identified two policy directions for China to achieve steady economic growth: first, promote sustainable infrastructure construction and advance new-style urbanisation; second, develop high value-added modern services and high-end manufacturing. More

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