{"id":9096,"date":"2019-01-11T13:24:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T12:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lpalaw.com\/?p=9096"},"modified":"2019-01-11T13:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T12:24:41","slug":"smart-news-china-2-march-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lpalaw.com\/de\/smart-news-china-2-march-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart News China #2 – march 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

LPA-CGR avocats is happy to present this summary of new legal issues which could affect your business in China.<\/p>\n

1. China\u2019s New Work Visa Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

China recently introduced new foreign work permit system<\/a>. The current Alien Employment Permit (Z-visa) and the Foreign Expert Permit (R-visa) will merge into one \u201cForeigner’s Work Permit\u201d and every foreigner\u2019s work permit will be graded on a range of A, B, or C according to a points system. The points system will numerically grade different aspects of the applicant such as his educational background, Chinese language proficiency, salary in China, time length worked in China, working area, etc. Each applicant will be assigned a unique ID number that does not change, regardless of permit renewal or change of employer.\u00a0This new policy will also enhance the communication and exchange of information between the Labor Bureau, the Public Security Bureau and the\u00a0Foreign Affairs Bureau.<\/p>\n

The purpose of such reform is to grant Foreigner\u2019s Work Permit taking into consideration not only experience, diploma and health of the concerned foreigner but also other assessment criteria which are more comprehensive. This reform may allow foreigners above 60 years old to obtain a work permit in China, when this was almost impossible before. Foreigners without less than 2 years\u2019 work experience but graduated with master degree or above from top 100 universities around the world may also be able to obtain a work permit in China. It was announced that documentation requirements will be reduced by nearly 50 percent. However, our current experience in Shanghai does not yet support this allegation.<\/p>\n

The new regulation is currently tested in Shanghai and will be applicable nationwide on April, 1st<\/sup> 2017.<\/p>\n

2. Cyber Security Law to be effective soon<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The Cyber Security Law of the People’s Republic of China<\/a>\u00a0(the „Cyber Security Law<\/a>„) has been adopted recently and shall come into force as of 1st<\/sup> June 2017.The scope of the law is quite broad and applies to the construction, operation, maintenance and use of the network within the territory of China. The Cyber Security Law strongly focused on security obligations applicable to providers of network products and services and network operators. The Cyber Security Law<\/a>\u00a0establishes a \u201cgraded network security protection system“ and a core protection for key information infrastructures.<\/p>\n

Here are the main requirements and obligations introduced by this law.<\/p>\n