On October 16, 2023, the Committee on International Trade (INTA) and the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of the European Parliament adopted their position (the Committee Position; see here and...more
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”), following the first round of public comments which concluded on October 30, 2021, published a new draft of the Administrative Measures on Data Security in the...more
The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on November 14, 2021 published the draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security (“Draft Regulations”) for comment through December 13, 2021.1 The Draft...more
12/7/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Requirements
The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on October 29, 2021 published the draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer (“Draft Measures”) for comment through November 28, 2021. The Draft Measures...more
11/3/2021
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Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Information ,
PIPA ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Authority
On July 6, the General Office of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Strictly Cracking Down on Illegal Securities-related Activity in...more
7/12/2021
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Comment Period ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Listing Rules ,
Offshore Listings ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Securities
Human genetic resources (HGR) have long been regulated in China under the Interim Measures for the Administration of HGR issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the former Ministry of Health (MOH; since...more
The Chinese Government on October 14, 2019 released an advance copy of the Draft Regulations on the Implementation of the Foreign Investment Law for comment (Draft Implementing Regulations) to several foreign chambers of...more
The Chinese government has recently issued a flurry of regulations and standards, several in draft form for public comment, to implement the Cybersecurity Law. These mostly reflect a lengthy policy development process...more
6/4/2019
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Cloud Computing ,
Comment Period ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation
Recent reports indicate that, pending regulatory approval, the Dalian Commodity Exchange in China will open trading to foreign participants in futures contracts on soybeans, soymeal, soy oil and palm oil. This is the latest...more