The State Administration of Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) has promulgated the Measures for Supervision and Administration of the Product Quality in the Circulation Sector (流通领域商品质量监督管理办法) (“Measures”) on March 21, 2016, and these Measures will be effective on May 1, 2016.
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China Premier Li Keqiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on February 14, 2016 in which it was decided that China would commence a new pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) in ten cities and provinces along with five new districts to provide more flexible rules to boost service trade. On February 22, 2016, the State Council issued the Official Reply of the State Council on Approving the Commencement of Service Trade Pilot Program (Guohan [2016] No. 40) (国务院关于同意开展服务贸易创新发展试点的批复) which disclosed more details about this Pilot Program.
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