China Business Law Guide Online

1. INTRODUCTION •THE LEGAL SYSTEM
• INTRODUCTION
• THE LEGAL SYSTEM
2. CONSTITUTIONAL • CRIMINAL • CIVIL LAW
• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
• CRIMINAL LAW
• CIVIL LAW
3. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS • CONTRACT LAW
• Updated by Thomas Man and Jing Bu
• BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS
• CONTRACT LAW
4. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
• INTRODUCTION
• Administration
• Scope
• Qualified technology transfer
• Categories of technologies
• TECHNOLOGY IMPORT
• TECHNOLOGY EXPORT
• Registration of contracts
• Taxation
5. FOREIGN INVESTMENT • REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
• FOREIGN INVESTMENT
• FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE SERVICE SECTORS AND ACCESS TO THE MARKET
• FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN DIFFERENT CITIES
• REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
6. FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL • BANKING & FINANCE
• FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL
• BANKING AND FINANCE
7. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
• INTRODUCTION
• NEGOTIATION/CONSULTATION
• MEDIATION/CONCILIATION
• ARBITRATION
• LITIGATION IN CHINA
• MARITIME LITIGATION LAW
• Foreign Related Litigation
• ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION
• ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION OUTSIDE CHINA
8. BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES
• Introduction
• MAIN FEATURES
• COMPARATIVE TABLES
• CLOSER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG/MACAO
9. TAXATION
• OVERVIEW
• THE TAX SYSTEM
• INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
• ENTERPRISE INCOME TAX
• VALUE-ADDED TAX
• CONSUMPTION TAX
• LAND VALUE ADDED TAX
• [¶52-075] Deed Tax
• VEHICLE AND VESSEL TAX
• RESOURCE TAX
• STAMP TAX
• TAX ON SHARE TRANSACTIONS
• TAX INCENTIVES
• TAX TREATIES
• PENALTIES
10. INSURANCE • LABOUR
• INSURANCE
• LABOUR
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• INTRODUCTION
• TRADEMARK
• PATENTS
• COPYRIGHT
• COMPANY NAMES
• CUSTOMS PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Administrative consideration of SIPO decisions
• Transfer of intellectual property to overseas parties
12. CUSTOMS
• INTRODUCTION
• GENERAL SCHEME
• REDUCTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
• CUSTOMS DUTIES
13. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
• INTRODUCTION
• ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSING
• ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION
• ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
• ADMINISTRATIVE RECONSIDERATION
• ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION
• ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY
14. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
• INTRODUCTION
• AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• MARINE RESOURCES PROTECTION
• SOLID WASTE POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• NOISE POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
• CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
• ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS
15. IMPORT & EXPORT CONTROLS · COUNTERTRADE, PROCESSING & ASSEMBLY · COMPETITION & ANTI-TRUST LAW
• IMPORT AND EXPORT CONTROLS
• COUNTERTRADE, PROCESSING AND ASSEMBLY
• COMPETITION AND ANTI-TRUST LAW
16. LAND • SPECIAL INVESTMENT AREAS
• LAND
• SPECIAL INVESTMENT AREAS

Jianfu Chen, BS (Dalian), LLM (Hon I) (Syd), PhD (Syd), is Professor at La Trobe university, Australia. He has wide legal practice experience in China and Australia. His main publications include From Administrative Authorization to Private Law:

A Comparative Perspective of the Developing Civil Law in the People’s Republic of China (Dordrecht/Boston/London: Martinus Nijhoff Publisher, 1995); Chinese Law: Towards an Understanding of Chinese Law, Is Name and Developments (The Hague/London/bostonL Kluwe Law International, 1999); and numerous articles on Chinese and Australian Law.

Suiwa ke, LLB (La Trobe), LLM (Xi’an), is a consultant to Southland International Services Pty Ltd – a consultancy firm specializing in China-related business. She taught and practiced law in China before moving to Australia. She has published several articles on Chinese law and Western legal traditions.