By Dina Yin King & Wood Mallesons’ Mergers & Acquisitions Group

MLR approval no longer required for exploration / exploitation of mineral resources in China in the form of a Sino-foreign joint venture

The State Council’s decision, made public on February 15, 2014, eliminates further administrative approvals in the domestic minerals industry and confers administrative powers to government authorities at a lower level (the “Decision”)(1). According to the Decision, certain items which previously required approval from ministerial level authorities now no longer require such approval.
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