On 9 September 2016, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China jointly issued the New Rules on Electronic Data Collection, Extraction and Review in Criminal Cases
The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s have released the Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Related to Graft and Bribery which includes clarifying sentencing criteria for official and commercial bribery offences.
China released several provisions on protecting and rewarding whistleblowers for reporting duty crimes offering greater protection and incentives to the whistleblower
The PRC State Council released for public consultation draft amendments (“Draft Amendments”) to the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”), the first time after more than 20 years since the AUCL’s enactment.
On 27 January 2016, Transparency International launched its latest 2015 Corruption Perception Index. What has changed in Asia-Pacific?
On 20 October 2015, China’s national healthcare regulator published the Administrative Measures on Accepting Donations for Public Welfare by Healthcare Entities which revise earlier rules on healthcare donations and provide an endorsement of their legitimate purposes.
China’s Ninth Amendment to the PRC Criminal Law was adopted on 29 August 2015 and becomes effective on 1 November 2015. The Ninth Amendment introduces stricter measures on bribe-givers. Under this new regime, individuals and organizations involved in corrupt activities will also be subject to tougher sanctions.
China Snapshot Topic Summary Governing legislation The primary legislation governing corruption include the Criminal Law of the PRC, effective 1 July 1979 (and as subsequently amended) (“Criminal Law”) and the Anti- Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China 1994 (“AUCL”). Prohibited conduct The offering of property to state…
In previous years, foreign-invested enterprises (“FIEs”) and their branches in China had the certainty that they would need to undergo the annual inspection filing with the business registration authority between March to June each year, and if they passed, they would be deemed to be in “good standing”. This year,…
On 1 March 2014, the Regulations on Establishing a Commercial Bribery Blacklist for the Purchase and Sale of Medicines (“2013 Blacklist Regulations”) became effective and replaced the earlier 2007 blacklist regulations . The aim of the regulation is to combat corruption in the healthcare sector by (i) promoting implementation of…