List of Abbreviations
Introduction
General Aspects
1. Geographic Location and Administrative Regions
2. People and Languages
3. Economy
4. Industry
5. Foreign Trade
6. Consumption.
7. Political Matters
8. Culture
Legal System
1. Legislation in China
2. Judicial System in China
2.1. Organization of the Courts
3. Governmental Structure of the Administration
Foreign Investment Policy in China
1. Special Zones
Development Zones
2. WTO Commitments
3. Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with Hong Kong and Macau
4. Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue
5. Foreign Exchange Control
6. Debt Financing
Distribution and Supply - Contractual Arrangements
1. Distribution Contracts
2. Agency Contracts
3. Franchise Contracts
4. Supply Contracts
5. Processing Contracts
Investment Vehicles
2. Foreign Invested Enterprises Enterprises
3. Other ways of doing business in China
Mergers and Acquisitions
1. Mergers and Acquisitions in China
2. Due Diligence
3. Anti-Monopoly Law.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
1. Governance and Application
2. Commencement of Insolvency Action Enterprise
3. Administrator
4. Property of the Debtor
5. Restructuring
6. Settlement
7. Distribution Priority
Industrial and Intellectual Property
1. Trademarks
2. Patents
3. Copyright
4. Trade Secrets (Know-how).
Tax
1. Taxes Levied on FIEs
2. Taxes levied on Foreign Enterprises
3. Administration of Taxation
Employment
1. Labor Contract
2. Salary and Individual Income Tax
3. Working Hours, Holidays and Vacations
4. Termination of Labor Contracts
5. Social Insurance and Housing Fund
6. Labor Unions
7. Employment Policies for Foreigners
Letter
8. Child Labor
9. Labor Authorities
Real Estate
1. Real Estate
Rights and Term
2. Foreign Investment in the Real Estate Sector
Estate Enterprise
Individuals/Entities (other than FIREEs)
Dispute resolution and prevention
1. Negotiation
2. Mediation
3. Arbitration
4. Litigation
5. Dispute Prevention
Notes
List of Abbreviations
A number of acronyms and abbreviations are used to refer to administrative authorities and types of investment vehicles. Below
is a list with their respective meanings.
AIC Administration of Industry and Commerce (Local offices of the SAIC)
CEPA Closer
Doing Business Safely in China es una guía completa concebida para minimizar las dificultades inherentes en emprender un negocio en China, y al mismo tiempo permitir a inversores extranjeros, en la medida de lo posible, reducir las incertidumbres propias de un país tan diferente al suyo.
Cubre los aspectos generales y políticos del país, su sistema legal, las políticas de inversión extranjera, los contratos de distribución y suministro, los distintos vehículos de inversión, las fusiones y las adquisiciones, la insolvencia y el concurso de acreedores, la propiedad industrial e intelectual, la tributación, el empleo, los bienes inmuebles así como la resolución y prevención de disputas.
