Huan Zhu
China Issues Export Controlled List of Commercial Encryption Technology
On December 2, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce and customs authorities issued
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202012/20201203019733.shtml] the Import
Controlled List of Commercial Encryption Technology and Export Controlled List
of Commercial Encryption Technology, as well as licensing procedure for
commercial encryption technology imports
China Issues Draft Legislation on Personal Information Protection
On October 21, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress
reviewed and issued the draft Personal Information Protection Law (
中华人民共和国个人信息保护法 (草案) [https://www.secrss.com/articles/26427]) to solicit public
comments. Comments are due by November 19, 2020. If passed, the law will become
China’s first
Chinese Anti-Monopoly Commission Issues Compliance Guide for Operators
On September 11, the Anti-Monopoly Commission of the State Council issued its
Anti-monopoly Compliance Guide for Operators (《经营者反垄断合规指南
[http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fldj/202009/t20200918_321796.html]》). The Guide is
an implementing document of the Anti-Monopoly Law and other relevant
regulations. It takes effect immediately.
MOFCOM Issues Provisions on List of Unreliable Entities
On September 19, the Ministry of Commerce issued Decree No. 4 [2020] Provisions on the List of Unreliable Entities (《不可靠实体清单规定》) (“the Provisions”), taking effect on the date of issuance.
This is part of China’s overall effort to create more legal tools in response to foreign sanctions, export controls, investment
Draft of Provisions on Trade Secret Protection Issued for Public Comment
On September 4, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the
Provisions on Trade Secret Protection (Draft for Comment) (《商业秘密保护规定（征求意见稿）》
[http://www.moj.gov.cn/news/content/2020-09/04/zlk_3255345.html]), to solicit
public comments. Comments are due by October 18, 2020.
This Draft is to implement
China Issues Adjusted Catalog of Technologies the Export of Which Is Prohibited or Restricted
On August 28, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) and the Ministry of Science
and Technology jointly issued Announcement [2020] No.38, Announcement of
Adjusting the Catalog of Technologies the Export of Which Is Prohibited or
Restricted (关于调整发布《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》的公告
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/xxfb/202008/20200802996641.shtml]
Information Security Technology-Security Specification for Network Data Processing (Draft for Public Comments)
On August 31, the National Information Security Standardization Technical
Committee issued the Draft of Information Security Technology-Security
Specification for Network Data Processing (《信息安全技术 网络数据处理安全规范》
[https://www.tc260.org.cn/front/postDetail.html?id=20200830094619]) for public
comments. Comments are due by October 27, 2020.
The Draft applies to network