SAMR to Regulate Administrative Penalties against Price-related Illegal Activities

In July 2021, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation released the “Provisions on Administrative Penalties against Price-related Illegal Activities (Draft for Public Comment)” (价格违法行为行政处罚规定(修订征求意见稿)).

Chinese Court's Views on Family Farming and CISG's Scope of Application

Goods for Family Farming (home business) = Goods for Commercial Purpose, says a local court in Shandong Province, China, in Yang v. Yucheng Huayu Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (2021).

China to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Intelligent Connected Vehicles

In June 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the proposed “Notice on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Telematics (Intelligent Networked Vehicles) (Draft for Public Comment) (关于加强车联网(智能网联汽车)网络安全工作的通知(征求意见稿)), aiming to regulate the development, utilization and sharing of data, and to strengthen the security management of data transmitted abroad.

China to Revise 2021 Negative List for Foreign Investment Access

In June 2021, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have jointly launched the revision of the 2021 negative list for foreign investment access.

China to Promote Diversified Settlement of Tourism Disputes

In June 2021, China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Justice jointly issued the “Notice on Carrying out the Pilot Work of Connecting Mediation and Arbitration of Tourism Complaints” (关于开展旅游投诉调解与仲裁衔接试点工作的通知), proposing the establishment, on a pilot basis, of special arbitration platforms for tourism complaints and encouraging the settlement of tourism disputes through mediation.

Chongqing Intellectual Property Tribunal Established

On 16 Jun. 2021, Chongqing Intellectual Property Tribunal was officially established, as a specialized division of the Chongqing First Intermediate People's Court.

Chinese Court Confirms Live Streaming Sale Platform as E-commerce Platform

Douyin, Chinese version of TikTok, was confirmed as an e-commerce platform under the livestreaming marketing scenario by Haidian Court, Beijing in Saishi Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. v. Laizhou Hongyu Art Crafts Co., Ltd. et al. (2021).

SPC Issues Online Litigation Rules for People's Courts

On 17 Jun. 2021, the SPC issued the “Online Litigation Rules for People's Courts” (人民法院在线诉讼规则), further standardizing the online litigation process.

NHSA Seeks Comments on Medical Security Law

In June 2021, China's National Healthcare Security Administration released the “Medical Security Law (Draft for Public Comment)” (医疗保障法(征求意见稿)) for public comment.

SPC Revises Provisions on Judicial Interpretation

In June 2021, the "Decision of the Supreme People's Court on Revising the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Judicial Interpretation" (最高人民法院关于修改〈最高人民法院关于司法解释工作的规定〉的决定) came into force, which incorporates “Rules” (规则) as the fifth type of judicial interpretations.