Announcement
15 Mar 2019
March 15th, 2019 - The Chinese government ratified a new law governing the rules for foreign investments in the country.
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Number of interventions
2
0 certainly harmful
1 likely harmful
1 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
01 Jan 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 15 Mar 2019
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes
In force
The 'New Foreign Investment Law' (hereafter, the 'New Law'), rubber-stamped into effect by the Chinese National People's Congress on March 15th, 2019, also contained some provisions which were of ques...
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Implementation date
01 Jan 2020
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 15 Mar 2019
FDI: Treatment and operations, nes
In force
On March 15th, 2019, the Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) rubber-stamped the ratification of a new law (hereafter, the 'New Law') governing the rules surrounding foreign investments in the cou...
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