TRADE AND INVESTMENT REGULATIONS

It was learned from Shanghai's quality supervision authorities that the city will take the lead to implement the approval notification-promise system in the qualifications accreditation of inspection and testing organs in its free trade zone (FTZ). More

The overall plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is reportedly in its fine-tuning stage. According to mainland media reports, the FTZ has been initially approved by the central government after seeking the opinions of 28 ministries and commissions. More

At a recent news conference on the progress of its work in the first quarter of 2014, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced that so far nine provinces and municipalities, namely Chongqing, Shaanxi, Shenzhen, Shandong, Beijing, Gansu, Shanghai, Tianjin and Shanxi, have adjusted their minimum wage standards, with the minimum monthly wage going up by 13.2% on average. More

In the recently passed trademark implementing regulations, the legal obligations of a trademark agency found in violation of China’s Trademark Law are further clarified: a trademark agency will be banned from accepting entrustment for a period of time between six months and indefinitely; the right to accept entrustment should be reinstated upon expiration of the penalty period; and such bans and reinstatements should be duly announced. More