China Legal Notes

Foreign Investment Law

中华人民共和国外商投资法 — Foreign Investment Law of the PRC (effective January 1, 2020)

Foreign Investment Law 中华人民共和国外商投资法

Adopted on March 15, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020. Replaced the three earlier foreign investment laws (Sino-Foreign Equity JV Law, Sino-Foreign Cooperative JV Law, Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law).

Key features:

  • Pre-establishment national treatment + negative list approach
  • Protection of foreign investors' rights
  • Investment promotion measures
  • Investment administration framework

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