Bulletin
January 2004 Issue
Bulletin
NEW CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES AND BANKS
I. Financial holding companiesOn 25 November 2003, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced amendments to the Regula-tions Governing the Consolidated Capital Ade-quacy of Financial Holding Companies. The key points are as follows:The old regulations provided that the qualified capital of a financial holding company should be calculated in the same way as that of banks. However, in view of the fact that investments by financia ... MoreCHINA PRACTICE
- REGULATIONS ON GROUND RECEPTION OF FOREIGN SAT-ELLITE TV CHANNELS
- REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN MOVIE THEA-TRES
- NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF REGU-LATIONS TAKE EFFECT
- RULES ON FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS' ACQUISITION OF SHARES IN PRC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
COMPETITION
CORPORATION
- DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS' APPRAISAL RIGHT MUST BE EXERCISED WITH ENTIRE SHAREHOLDING
- TREATMENT OF TREASURY STOCK IN SHARE EXCHANGE
- REMOVAL FROM OFFICE PRO-VISIONS APPLY TO ENTRUST-MENT OF DIRECTORS' SHARES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- SETTLEMENTS IN TRADE-MARK-RELATED ADMINISTRA-TIVE DISPUTES
- BOGUS USE OF TRADEMARK SYMBOLS BREACHES FAIR TRADE ACT
- LITIGATION NOT STAYED DUR-ING PATENT CANCELLATION OR TRADEMARK INVALIDATION PROCEEDINGS
- IPO SHOULD CITE SOURCE OF PRIOR ART EVIDENCE
- COPYRIGHT MEDIATION REGULATIONS UNDER AMEND-MENT
- UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER ADAPTATION OF MUSIC IN-FRINGES COPYRIGHT
- MAKING OLD MUSIC AVAIL-ABLE ONLINE MAY INFRINGE COPYRIGHT
- LIMITS TO BAN ON PARALLEL IMPORTS OF COPYRIGHT WORKS
- REGULATIONS GOVERNING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL PATENT DEPOSITS AMENDED
- PATENT FEES TO BE AD-JUSTED
- INVENTION PATENT EXAMINA-TION GUIDELINES UNDER AMENDMENT
- NEW TRADEMARK RULES AN-NOUNCED
- NEW TRADEMARK OFFICIAL FEES ANNOUNCED
LABOR
SECURITIES
- OVERSEAS SECURITIES OF-FERING AND ISSUANCE CRITE-RIA AMENDED
- FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPA-NIES' TREASURY STOCK AND CROSSHOLDINGS