{"id":7147,"date":"2018-04-24T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lpalaw.com\/?p=7147"},"modified":"2019-05-10T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T11:07:32","slug":"smart-news-new-rules-easing-foreign-investment-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lpalaw.com\/en\/smart-news-new-rules-easing-foreign-investment-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"[Smart News] New rules easing foreign investment in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, the establishment of a subsidiary in the People\u2019s Republic of China (called a foreign invested enterprise, or \u201cFIE\u201d) is a long and burdensome administrative process.<br \/>\nNew rules, which became effective in October 2016, introduce a major change by replacing, for most industries, the old system of mandatory prior review and approval of the project by the Ministry of Commerce (\u201cMOFCOM\u201d) by a simple filing system.<br \/>\nBelow is a summary of the key points of this new FIE filing regime.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removal of market entry approval for FIE\u2019s incorporation<\/li>\n<li>Scope of the reform<\/li>\n<li>Application of the recording regime to corporate changes of FIEs<\/li>\n<li>Effective date for corporate changes<\/li>\n<li>Less documents, more information required<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion: Is the reform a real game changer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To read all the smart news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Smart-News-1-New-rules-easing-corrigee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, the establishment of a subsidiary in the People\u2019s Republic of China (called a foreign invested enterprise, or \u201cFIE\u201d) is a long and burdensome administrative process. 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