Joyce Wen To create a good online environment and protect the rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, the State Internet Information Office has enacted the Provisions on the Governance of the Online Content Environment (the “Provisions”) […]

Jolene Chen On November 30, 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation promulgated the Interim Measures for Handling Market Regulation Complaints and Reports (the “Interim Measures”), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. The Interim Measures first clarify how […]

Di Wu The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission formulated the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign-funded Insurance Companies (the “Detailed Rules”) in accordance with the Insurance Law of the […]

Di Wu To protect the rights and interests of Chinese citizens among residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region that work, live and study in the Chinese mainland (the “HMT Residents”) in participating […]

Karl Zhang On November 8, 2019, the State Administration of Market Regulation adopted the Interim Provisions on the Administration of Consumer Product Recalls (the “Provisions”), which will go into effect on January 1, 2020.  The Provisions regulate the recall of […]

Debby Yu The Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Shang-Yi-Zi-203 Decision of September 25, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that a life insurance contract often involves the rights and interests of the insured and the beneficiaries.  If […]

Anwkei Chen The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 108-Pan-Zi280 Decision on June 6, 2019 (the “Decision”)in which it held that penalties pursuant to an order to timely rectify under Article 51, Paragraph 2 of the Waste Disposal Law may not […]

Ankwei Chen The Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Bao-Xian-Shang-3 Decision on August 21, 2019 (the “Decision”), in which it held that even if a party purchased insurance under the name of the insured, under the corresponding obligation principle, the contract […]

Oli Wong The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 108-Pan-Zi-403 Decision of August 16, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that since advertisements per se do not essentially cause environmental pollution, in case the person who sets up an illegal advertisement cannot […]

Joyce Wen The National Tobacco Monopoly Administration and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Circular on Further Protection of Minors from Electronic Cigarettes (the “Circular”) on October 30, 2019.  The Circular seeks to reaffirm the main contents of […]

Sean Liu The Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Shang-146 Decision of August 21, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that after the applicant is changed, the entitlement to the policy value reserve is obtained by the applicant […]

Di Wu To penalize refusal to perform the obligation to securely manage information networks, the illegal use of information networks or aiding criminal activities relating to information networks and to maintain normal network order, the Supreme People’s Court and the […]

Fang-Wei Lin The Environmental Protection Administration (hereinafter, the “EPA”) amended the Standards for Correction, Rectification or Reporting within the Required Period Notified for Penalties Imposed Per Violation of the Air Pollution Control Law (hereinafter, the “Standards”) on August 19, 2019 […]

Karl Zhang On September 20, 2019, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of the Preparation of Environmental Impact Report (Reforms) on Construction Projects (the “Measures”), which will go into effect on November […]

Di Wu On August 8, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Safeguarding the Rights and Interests of the Parties in the Death Penalty Reviews and Executions, which came into effect on September […]

Joyce Wen On September 26, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Arrangement of the Supreme People’s Court Concerning Mutual Assistance in Interim Measures by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Aid […]

Ankwei Chen The Kaohsiung High Administrative Court rendered the 108-Jian-Shang-Zi-18 Decision on May 7, 2019 (the “Decision”) in which it held that the “form of tobacco products” language in Article 14 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (“THPA”) only requires […]

Sean Tsou Although the Supreme Court held specifically in its 107-Tai-Shang-4587 Decision of April 2, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”) that the medical treatment had violated medical custom, still an act of medical negligence can be determined only when there is […]

Karl Zhang On August 26, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted the new Pharmaceutical Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Law”), which will go into effect on December 1, 2019.  In comparison with […]

Di Wu On August 26, 2019, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress promulgated the Resource Tax Law, which mainly stipulates a specific scope of taxpayers and taxable resources and clarifies issues such as the Table of Taxable […]

Karl Zhang On August 26, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress amended the Land Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Urban Real Estate Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China through the […]

Ankwei Chen The Supreme Court rendered the 107-Tai-Shang-4587 Criminal Decision onApril 2, 2019 (the “Decision”), in which it held that in a very urgent medical emergency, a physician’s decision to not follow common medical practices should be examined for negligence […]

Alex Liao The Taiwan High Court rendered the 108-Bao-Xian-Shang-Yi-1 Civil Decision of July 17, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that whether there is any irregularity in an insured’s physical condition relies on the truthful statement of the insured, and the […]

Fang-Wei Lin The Supreme Administrative Court rendered the 108-Pan-328 Decision of July 5, 2019 (hereinafter, the “Decision”), holding that when an insurance company is taken over by personnel assigned by the competent authority due to its inability to have a […]

Sean Tsou The Financial Supervisory Commission (hereinafter, the “FSC”) promulgated the amendments to Articles 6 through 8 of the Guidelines for Restriction on Concurrent Positions Held by Representatives of Electronic Stored Value Card Issuers and Matters for Their Compliance (hereinafter, […]

Di Wu The China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) promulgated the Measures for the Administration of the Representative Offices of Overseas Stock and Futures Exchange in China (the “Measures”) on July 25, 2019 to regulate the recordation, amendment, revocation and […]

Karl Zhang To optimize the information disclosure system of publicly placed funds and concretely protect the rights and interests of investors, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Information Disclosure by Publicly Placed […]

2019.6.12 Karl Zhang On June 12, 2019, the Ministry of Transport adopted the Administrative Measures for the Delivery Services of Smart Package Lockers (the “Measures”), which will go into effect on October 1, 2019.  Consisting of 35 articles, the Measures […]

2019.6.5 Di Wu Recently, the Supreme People’s Court promulgated the Provisions on Trials Involving Compensation for Damage to the Ecological Environment (Trial Implementation) (the “Provisions”).  The Provisions primarily refine the categorization of the entities and jurisdiction of cases involving compensation […]

2019.2.28 Joyce Wen On February 28, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice issued the Opinions on Issues in the Handling of Criminal Cases Involving “Trap Loans” (the […]