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Given the grave safety implications of hazardous chemicals, the state has long adopted a stringent regulatory stance, forming the following regulatory framework: Time Title of the Regulations Notes 2002 Regulations on the Safety Administration of Hazardous Chemicals Revised twice, in 2011 and 2013 2002 Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Hazardous Chemicals Currently the 2012 version 2002 Measures for the Administration of Hazardous Chemicals Business Licenses Revised twice, in 2012 and 2015 2004 Measures for the Implementation of Work Safety Licenses for Hazardous Chemicals Production Enterprises Revised twice, in 2011 and 2015 / Departmental rules on hazardous chemicals…

With the successive revisions of the “Administrative Punishment Law” and the “Work Safety Law” in recent years, the administrative punishment measures and rules related to work safety need to be updated simultaneously. On November 27, 2025, the Ministry of Emergency Management issued the “Measures for the Administrative Punishment of Illegal Acts in Work Safety” (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”), which shall come into force on February 1, 2026. The following are the key revisions related to enterprises. To add 4 punishment measures The Measures add 4 types of administrative punishments for illegal acts in work safety, namely, circular of…

Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has issued the “Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Regulations on Work-related Injury Insurance (III)” (hereinafter referred to as “Opinions III”), which provides relatively clear provisions on the identification standards for the three core factors of work-related injury recognition—”working time”, “workplace”, and “work-related reason”—as well as new requirements for identifying these three factors brought about by “work from home” and other scenarios. Its key points are as follows: Identification of “Working Time” The identification of “working time” shall take into account whether it falls within the time stipulated…

The implementation of the “Electronic Signature Law” in 2004 has provided a legal basis for the legal effect of electronic signatures. With the development of information technology, an increasing number of enterprises have adopted electronic seals out of consideration for paperless operations and convenient transmission. To standardize the use and administration of electronic seals, the State Council issued the “Measures for the Administration of Electronic Seals” on October 9, 2025, which is implemented on the same day. Hereinbelow, we will introduce some provisions related to companies’ daily business. Entities for Applying for and Producing Electronic Seals Article 12 of the…

Due to various reasons, there are quite a number of “zombie companies” that have had their business licenses revoked, been ordered to close down, or been dissolved, but have not been deregistered. In order to solve these problems, the “Company Law” (Revised in 2023) includes a mandatory deregistration clause in Article 241, though the provisions are relatively principled. On September 5, 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the “Implementation Measures for the Compulsory Deregistration of Company Registration” (hereinafter referred to as the “Implementation Measures”), which sets forth specific provisions on the detailed operational requirements, procedures, and supporting documents…

On July 31, 2025, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation II of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases” (Fa Shi 〔2025〕 No. 12）， which will take effect on September 1, 2025. The following provisions of this Interpretation deserve attention: 1. Handling of labor relations in special circumstances Circumstance Provisions Subcontracting, sub-subcontracting, and affiliation If a party accepting the subcontract or sub-subcontract lacks legal business qualifications, or the affiliated party lacks legal business qualifications, the worker may claim that the contractor or the affiliated entity with legal…

The “Law on Sino-foreign Equity Joint Ventures” and its implementing regulations, which were abolished on January 1, 2020, stipulated that foreign-invested enterprises should withdraw reserve funds, staff incentive and welfare funds, and enterprise development funds in accordance with the law (hereinafter referred to as the “three funds”). On January 1, 2020, the “Foreign Investment Law” came into effect, stipulating that foreign-invested enterprises are also subject to the “Company Law”, but a five-year transition period was granted to foreign-invested enterprises established in accordance with the original laws (i.e., until December 31, 2024). According to the “Company Law”, foreign-invested enterprises are not…

Chinese government has adjusted its supervision of market entities from ex-ante regulation to ex-post regulation for more than a decade. During this process, the credit information publicized by enterprises has become a key indicator. Once publicized for non-compliant behaviors, enterprises’ transactions, financing, and other activities may be affected. For this reason, the government has also taken many measures to allow enterprises with non-serious or eliminated illegal and dishonest behaviors to rebuild their credit under certain conditions. On September 1, 2021, the SAMR issued the “Administrative Measures for Credit Repair in Market Supervision”, which stipulated the applicable scenarios, application processes, and…

Regarding the application of law in criminal cases of IP infringement, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (hereinafter referred to as the “Two Heads”) previously issued three judicial interpretations in 2004, 2007, and 2020. With the emergence of new, complex, and high-tech criminal acts involving IP infringement, the “Criminal Law Amendment (XI)” in 2021 significantly revised the provisions on crimes related to IP infringement. Against this backdrop, on January 19, 2023, the Two Heads released the “Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Intellectual Property Infringement (Draft for Comment)” for…