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Franchising | Performance of the Franchisor's Registration Obligations and Analysis of Legal Risks
The filing system is an important system in commercial franchising, with multiple functions and roles. Contract filing is also a crucial part of the franchisor's business activities. The "Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchising" and the "Administrative Measures for Commercial Franchising Filing (2023 Revision)" provide detailed regulations on filing. However, in practice, franchisors often overlook the filing process, leading to legal risks. This article elaborates on how franchisors should fulfill their filing obligations and the risks associated with failing to do so.
2024-11-21
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International Legal Perspective | Analysis of China's Foreign Investment Security Review System
The foreign investment security review system refers to a specialized mechanism and institution that conducts a comprehensive review of foreign investment activities involving "national security" to assess the risks and impacts of such investments on national security. This system aims to protect national security and interests, ensuring the legality and stability of foreign investments. This article will explore the construction, implementation, and impact of China's foreign investment security review system, helping foreign investors accurately understand the standards of foreign investment security review during their investment process in China, ensuring compliance of investment activities, and effectively managing and responding to potential uncertainties.
2024-11-21
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Perspective | Several Reforms in the New Mineral Resources Law
On November 8, 2024, the "Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "New Mineral Resources Law") was approved at the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress and will come into effect on July 1, 2025. As a major country in mineral resources, the exploration and development of mineral resources are crucial to the national economy, people's livelihoods, and national security. This revision of the Mineral Resources Law is an important measure to ensure national resource security, implement the concept of ecological civilization, and promote high-quality development in the mining industry.
2024-11-21
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On November 19, a delegation of five people from the Ardmore Flying School in New Zealand and Vision College, including Mr. Tom Parker, Vice President of Ardmore Flying School, Mr. Alex Cui, President of Vision College China, Ms. Wu Yanping, Vice President of Ardmore Flying School China, Mr. Su Xuanzhen, Visiting Professor at Peking University Guanghua School of Management, and Mr. Zhang Mingyang, visited the Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan office for discussions. They were warmly received by Mr. Geng Guoyu, Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan office, Mr. Yu Peng, Senior Partner of Jinan office, Mr. Yu Yue, Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai Maijiarong Fengdu (Jinan) Joint Law Firm, and Mr. Sun Guangming, Partner of Jinan office.
2024-11-21
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From November 16 to 17, the 19th East China Lawyers Forum was held in Anhui. This forum was hosted by the Lawyers Associations of six provinces and one city in East China and organized by the Anhui Lawyers Association. More than 160 lawyer representatives from the six provinces and one city in East China gathered in Hefei to participate in this grand event. Lawyer Guan Xin from Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office, as an award-winning lawyer representative, was invited to attend this forum with the Shandong lawyer delegation.
2024-11-21
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In June of this year, the Youth Committee of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the Party Branch of the Research Department of the Provincial Law Society, the Party Branch of the Enterprise and Commercial Law Research Association of the Provincial Law Society, and the Community Party Committee of the New District jointly held a themed Party Day event titled "Youth Volunteer Action, Political and Legal Responsibility." Lawyer Zhang Kai, Deputy Director of the Public Welfare Execution Committee of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office, was invited to participate in this event, where he conducted a legal lecture on the "Civil Code" in daily life, distributed legal publicity materials, and answered legal questions for community residents. After the successful completion of this lecture, the "Love Legal Volunteer Team" of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office did not stop its efforts in legal education but used this as an opportunity to further enhance its outreach to the community and promote legal knowledge.
2024-11-21
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On November 14, Jiang Huali, Deputy Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai, along with Sun Xiaoming, Senior Partner of Weihai Office, and Zhang Lihua, Director of the Securities and Capital Markets Business Center in the Qingdao area, visited Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office for a discussion and exchange. Du Wentang, Deputy Director of Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office, warmly welcomed them, and directors of various business departments and lawyer representatives from the Jinan Office participated in this seminar.
2024-11-21
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In today's globally interconnected era, international economic cooperation, trade exchanges, and cultural interactions are deepening at an unprecedented rate, leading to an increase in cross-border legal disputes. In foreign-related legal matters, according to Article 274 of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (2023 amendment), foreigners, stateless persons, foreign enterprises, and organizations must appoint a lawyer from the People's Republic of China to represent them in lawsuits in the people's courts. This article will introduce various ways for foreign-related entities to appoint domestic lawyers to handle legal affairs, aiming to help these entities better understand and choose the appropriate method of appointment.
2024-11-19
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In recent years, the United States has frequently implemented foreign sanctions to achieve its economic and diplomatic goals, leveraging its significant control over the global economy and financial infrastructure, which poses major risks and unpredictability to normal international trade and economic exchanges. Although entities like the European Union also have foreign sanction measures, U.S. sanctions are particularly noteworthy due to their frequency, severity, complex rules, and the U.S.'s ability for "long-arm jurisdiction." In today's world, it is difficult to completely separate international economic exchanges from U.S. factors; it can be said that even if a transaction does not involve the U.S., the parties involved must consider compliance with U.S. sanctions. Since the 1990s, the U.S. has implemented two-thirds of the world's sanctions. The Washington Post states that U.S. sanctions are "three times more than any other country or international organization." Individuals, organizations, or countries subjected to sanctions often find their financial transactions and capital flows blocked, becoming "financial islands." Compliance with sanctions has increasingly garnered the attention of cross-border trading entities. U.S. economic sanctions come in various forms, and many institutions can implement these measures. Broadly speaking, economic sanctions include not only restrictions on transactions and asset freezes but also export controls, removal from the SWIFT global financial settlement system, and more. The economic sanctions discussed in this article primarily refer to those led by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), aiming to thoroughly outline and analyze the framework and patterns of OFAC economic sanctions, thereby unveiling the mystery of this important and subtle tool in global economic governance for a wide audience.
2024-11-19
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According to the overall arrangement of the Ministry of Justice, with close cooperation from the Shandong Provincial Lawyers Association and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lawyers Association, on October 14, outstanding lawyers from Guangxi, Huang Wenwei, Wang Ying, and Bei Xueyan, arrived at Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office to engage in a month-long study and exchange program. During this period, lawyers from Shandong and Guangxi will conduct in-depth discussions on matters such as party building work, platform construction, talent cultivation, business cooperation, and collaborative development.
2024-11-18
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