Authored by: Guan Feng (James) and Zhao Guannan

The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China officially came into effect on 1 January 2024. This amendment to the Civil Procedure Law will bring significant changes to the addressing of international commercial cases, making it crucial for multinational enterprises and Chinese enterprises engaged in cross-border transactions to pay close attention and make preparations. We introduce, through a series of articles, the impact of the amendments to Civil Procedure Law on the jurisdiction of international commercial cases and cross-border litigation, assisting enterprises in adapting to the changes.

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Authored by: Guan Feng (James) , Zhao Guannan and Fan Danjie

The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China officially came into effect on 1 January 2024. This amendment to the Civil Procedure Law will bring significant changes to the addressing of international commercial cases, making it crucial for multinational enterprises and Chinese enterprises engaged in cross-border transactions to pay close attention and make preparations. We introduce, through a series of articles, the impact of the amendments to Civil Procedure Law on the jurisdiction of international commercial cases and cross-border litigation, assisting enterprises in adapting to the changes.

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Authored by: Guan Feng (James) and Zhao Guannan

The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Amending the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China officially came into effect on 1 January 2024. This amendment to the Civil Procedure Law will bring significant changes to the addressing of international commercial cases, making it crucial for multinational enterprises and Chinese enterprises engaged in cross-border transactions to pay close attention and make preparations.

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作者：郑银莹 蒋睿馨 张波

2024年伊始，回顾过去一年进出口监管领域的发展变化，海关监管方面的政策法规调整较多。其中，海关总署公布部门规章3部，公告166个，并与财政部、商务部等部门联合发布了数十个公告。这些监管新规涵盖了出口管制、通关监管、检验检疫、特殊区域、企业管理、主动披露等诸多领域。此外，《中华人民共和国海关法（修订草案征求意见稿）》和《中华人民共和国关税法（草案）》这两部海关监管领域非常重要的法律向社会公开征求意见，所体现的修法动向也值得重点关注。

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作者：周昕 虞磊珉 王晓雪 黄建贤 汪杜宇 侯玉杰

2024年2月2日，国家金融监督管理总局（以下简称“金融监管总局”）正式发布经修订后的《固定资产贷款管理办法》《流动资金贷款管理办法》《个人贷款管理办法》（以下分别简称“《固贷办法》”、“《流贷办法》”、“《个贷办法》”，并统称“新版三个办法”）。新版三个办法将自2024年7月1日起施行，而由原中国银行业监督管理委员会发布且迄今已施行十余年的《固定资产贷款管理暂行办法》、《流动资金贷款管理暂行办法》、《个人贷款管理暂行办法》和《项目融资业务指引》则将同时废止。

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Authored by: Guan Feng (James) and Zhao Guannan

The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to Amend the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) will come into force on January 1, 2024. This amendment to the PRC Civil Procedure Law will significantly change the addressing of foreign-related commercial cases, making it crucial for multinational enterprises and Chinese companies with cross-border transaction business to pay close attention to and to make preparations in advance. We will introduce, through a series of articles, the impact of the amendments to the Civil Procedure Law on the jurisdiction of international commercial cases and cross-border litigation, assisting enterprises in achieving a smooth transition between the changes.

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Authored by: 宋海燕 and Wang Mo

On February 8, 2024, Guangzhou Internet Court rendered a verdict in China’s first case concerning the infringement of AIGC outputs, finding the defendant, a text-to-image AIGC provider, liable for infringing the copyrights of the famous Ultraman IP.[1] The court also discussed China’s first AI regulation—the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services issued in July 2023 (2023 GAI Measures) in its decision, concluding that the defendant failed to exercise reasonable duty of care in generating its AIGC output, thus violating the 2023 GAI Measures.

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作者：黄滔 戴月 汪东怡

我国的撤销涉外仲裁裁决制度由1994年《仲裁法》及1991年《民事诉讼法》初步确立，在近三十年的时间里推动了仲裁事业的发展。而撤销涉外仲裁裁决事由并未由《仲裁法》专章规定，而是根据《仲裁法》第70条指向《民事诉讼法》第281条。具体撤裁事由则基本延续了1991年《民事诉讼法》的规定，体现了我国仲裁司法审查制度的相对稳定性。

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