By Miao Jing King & Wood Mallesons M&A

As anticipated in our Client Alert¹ dated August 2013, the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) has proposed amendments to the Coal Trading Measures² (“Amendments”)³.  It has invited companies and individuals to comment on the Amendments before December 17, 2013.⁴  The Amendments finalize the changes made to the Coal Industry Law⁵ in June 2013 to remove the need for coal trading licenses (煤炭经营许可证).  In addition, the Amendments propose a number of other changes to the Coal Trading Measures, which are described in more detail below.
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