JC Master Legal News Issue 937

Key Takeaways for This Issue

The China Securities Regulatory Commission is soliciting public comments on the “Several Provisions on Strengthening the Regulation of Private Investment Funds (Draft for Comments).”

Recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has launched a public consultation on the “Several Provisions on Strengthening the Regulation of Private Investment Funds (Draft for Comments).”

The Shanghai Stock Exchange has vigorously streamlined and optimized its regulatory framework for the ongoing supervision of listed companies.

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange issued two guidelines—the “Shanghai Stock Exchange Guidelines on the Application of Self-Regulatory Rules for Listed Companies No. 1: Major Asset Restructuring” and the “Shanghai Stock Exchange Guidelines on the Application of Self-Regulatory Rules for STAR Market Listed Companies No. 1: Standardized Operations of Listed Companies”—marking a milestone in the ongoing efforts to streamline and optimize the exchange’s regulatory framework for listed companies.

The State Council has issued a decision on the access management of financial holding companies, which will take effect in November.

On September 13, the Chinese Government Website published the “Decision of the State Council on Implementing Access Management for Financial Holding Companies,” which shall take effect as of November 1, 2020.

The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate have issued the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Involving Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights.”

To further strengthen criminal judicial protection of intellectual property, effectively combat crimes infringing upon intellectual property rights, safeguard the order of the market economy, and continuously enhance the level of legal protection for intellectual property in China, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued on December 21 the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Involving Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights” (hereinafter referred to as the “Interpretation”), which will take effect on December 22, 2004.