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Chinese Court Says Virtual Currency Investing or Trading Not Protected by Law

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September 25, 2021

On 23 Aug. 2021, Shandong High People’s Court published Ma v. Liu et al. (2021) on its official Wechat account, as a typical case on the application of Civil Code. The court confirmed that citizens’ investment and trading in virtual currencies is against Chinese laws and are not protected by law. Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, Shandong, the second-instance court in this case, held that, Velas Coin is a kind of virtual currency similar to…

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Shenzhen Creates China’s First Bankruptcy Information Disclosure Mechanism

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September 24, 2021

On 18 Aug. 2021, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, together with Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation and the Bankruptcy Office of Shenzhen Municipality, jointly issued the “Implementing Opinions on Establishing the Bankruptcy Information Sharing and Status Publicity Mechanism” (the “Implementing Opinions”, 关于建立破产信息共享与状态公示机制的实施意见), in cooperation to develop the first bankruptcy information publicity mechanism in China and to improve the supporting mechanism for the bankruptcy regime. According to the Implementing Opinions, the three aforementioned authorities have established…

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Work Safety Law of China (2021)

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September 23, 2021

Work Safety Law was promulgated on 29 June 2002, and amended in 2009, 2014, and 2021 respectively.The latest revision entered into force on 1 Sept. 2021. There are 119 articles in total. The Law aims to enhance work safety, and prevent and reduce work safety accidents. The key points are as follows: The principal persons in charge of a production and business operation entity shall be the first person responsible for the work safety in…

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China Enacts Legal Aid Law

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September 23, 2021

The “Legal Aid Law of the People’s Republic of China” (中华人民共和国法律援助法) was adopted at the 30th Session of 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on 20 Aug. 2021. The Legal Aid Law will enter into force on 1 Jan. 2022. The key takeaways of the Legal Aid Law are highlighted as follows. Firstly, it is to clarify that the institutions and personnel engaged in legal aid, law firms, primary-level legal service agencies, lawyers and…

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China to Regulate Automotive Data Security

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September 22, 2021

In August 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transport jointly issued the “Provisions on the Administration of Automotive Data Security (for Trial Implementation)” (hereinafter “the Provisions”, 汽车数据安全管理若干规定(试行)). The Provisions will come into force on 1 Oct. 2021. The Provisions is aimed at regulating automotive data processing activities, protecting the legitimate rights and interests…

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Several Provisions on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Disputes over Infringement upon the Right to New Plant Varieties (II)

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September 22, 2021

Several Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Disputes over Infringement upon the Right to New Plant Varieties (II) were promulgated on 5 July 2021, and entered into force on 7 July 2021. There are 25 articles in total. The Provisions aim to correctly hear cases involving the infringement upon the right to new plant varieties. The key points are as follows: Where…

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Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies to Process Personal Information(2021)

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September 21, 2021

Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies to Process Personal Information were promulgated on 27 July 2021, and entered into force on 1 Aug. 2021. There are 16 articles in total. The Provisions aim to correctly hear civil cases involving the use of facial recognition technologies to process personal information, protect the legitimate rights and…

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Hainan to Implement Negative List for Cross-border Services

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September 21, 2021

On 26 July 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued the “Special Administrative Measures for Cross-border Trade in Services in Hainan Free Trade Port (Negative List) (2021 Edition)” (海南自由贸易港跨境服务贸易特别管理措施(负面清单)(2021年版)), specifying 70 special administrative measures in 11 categories. To ensure the implementation of the Negative List, the Department of Commerce of Hainan Province released the “Administrative Measures for the Negative List for Cross-border Trade in Services in Hainan Free Trade Port (for Trial Implementation) (hereinafter the “Measures”, …

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Data Security Law of China (2021)

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September 20, 2021

Data Security Law was promulgated on 10 June 2021, and entered into force on 1 Sept. 2021. There are 55 articles in total. The Law aims to regulate data processing activities, ensure data security, promote the development and utilization of data, protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations, and safeguard the sovereignty, security and development interests of the State. The key points are as follows: This Law shall apply to the data…

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How China’s Procuratorates Conducts Public Interest Litigation?

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September 19, 2021

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Key takeaways: The procuratorate may bring civil public interest litigation against private persons and administrative public interest litigation against the government. The civil public interest litigation filed by the procuratorate normally consists of five phases: (i) clue discovery and evaluation; (ii) investigation; (iii) review; (iv) announcement; (v) initiating legal proceedings. In our previous post, we have introduced that China’s procuratorates are investing more resources into public interest litigation. So, how will China’s procuratorates conduct…

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Chinese Court Says Virtual Currency Investing or Trading Not Protected by Law

Shenzhen Creates China’s First Bankruptcy Information Disclosure Mechanism

Work Safety Law of China (2021)

China Enacts Legal Aid Law

China to Regulate Automotive Data Security

Several Provisions on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Disputes over Infringement upon the Right to New Plant Varieties (II)

Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies to Process Personal Information(2021)

Hainan to Implement Negative List for Cross-border Services

Data Security Law of China (2021)

How China’s Procuratorates Conducts Public Interest Litigation?

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