By Dina Yin and Miao Jing King & Wood Mallesons’ Mergers & Acquisitions Group
A State Council Decision(1), made public on July 26, 2013, repealed the administrative measures regarding coal production licenses. The decision came following changes to China’s Coal Industry Law(2) which abolished the need for the license. As a result of the changes to the Coal Industry Law, companies (both domestic and foreign-invested enterprises) will no longer need to obtain a coal production license to produce coal or a coal trading license to sell coal.
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