March 16, 2018
Further to the announcements that have been coming from the National People’s Conference this week regarding the reorganisation of the Chinese central government, a new annual report obligation has been announced on 12 March by joint decree of the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance, [...]
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March 15, 2018
Yesterday, the State Council issued its legislative proposal for 2018. Amongst the proposed bills for submission to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, this year are the Export Control Law and the Encryption Law, both released previously in draft form. There is no [...]
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March 15, 2018
Yesterday, the State Council's institutional reform plan was submitted to the 13th National People's Congress for deliberation and consideration. This plan is one of the most significant restructurings of the State Council ever proposed. Its impact on business in China and trade into China could well [...]
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March 9, 2018
INSIGHTS The Law of Unintneded Consequences: The Us's Lawless Approach on Steel and Aluminium Tariffs are likely to Backfire 9-March-2018 The US under President Trump has made China’s substantial trade surplus a primary economic issue and now even one of national security. The tariff protections [...]
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March 9, 2018
Further to our update last week on President Trump’s informal announcement of impending tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, yesterday the US indeed imposed such tariffs by Presidential Proclamation, which we link here for steel and aluminium respectively. With effect from 12:01AM Eastern Time on [...]
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March 8, 2018
The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (“China Customs”) has released the Decree on the Promulgation of the Measures of the People's Republic of China on Customs Enterprise Credit Management [GAC Order 237, dated 3 March 2018] (“Order 237”). This Order, [...]
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March 7, 2018
The Lawyer 06-Mar-2018 A former Baker McKenzie partner has set up his own boutique law firm focusing on international trade. William Marshall was the head of Baker McKenzie’s international trade and commerce practice for Hong Kong and China between 2013 and 2016, before leaving to [...]
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March 7, 2018
Asia Legal Business By John Kang 06-Mar-2018 William Marshall, formerly a partner at Baker McKenzie and Deloitte, has launched his own boutique law firm in Hong Kong focusing on international trade regulatory and related supply chain commercial matters. The new firm is called William Marshall [...]
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President Trump Unofficially Announces Additional Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium Imports into the US
March 3, 2018
In an industry “listening session” with US steel and aluminium producers, President Trump stated that as soon as “next week” the United States would be imposing additional tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, possibly of all origins. Whilst these remarks are not an official imposition [...]
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