目录
PART ⅠCORPORATION LAW1.1Evolution of the Chinese Corporation Law
1.2Legal Framework1.3Corporations
1.3.1General Introduction
1.3.2Piercing the Corporate Veil
1.4Types of Corporations
1.4.1Limited Liability Corporations and Joint Stock
Corporations
1.4.2Special Types of Corporations in China
1.4.3The Single Shareholder Limited Liability
Corporations
1.4.4The Wholly Stateowned Corporations
1.4.5Public Corporations
1.5Establishment of a Corporation
1.5.1In General
1.5.2Incorporators
1.5.3Capital
1.5.4Articles of Incorporation
1.5.5Name and Domicile
1.5.6Establishment Procedures
1.5.7Inaugural Assembly
1.6Corporate Capital
1.6.1Corporate Capital
1.6.2Equity Capital
1.6.3Forms of Contribution
1.7Rights of Shareholders1.8Corporate Finance
1.8.1General Concept
1.8.2Types of Stocks
1.9Corporate Governance
1.9.1Corporate Institution
1.9.2The Shareholder Meeting
1.9.3The Board of Directors
1.9.4Managers
1.9.5The Board of Supervisors
1.9.6Special Provisions for Public Corporations
1.9.7Corporate Representatives
1.9.8Restrictions and Duties
1.9.9Invalid Corporate Resolutions and Relief
1.10Fiduciary Duties
1.10.1Who Owe the Fiduciary Duties and to Whom the Fiduciary Duties are Owed
1.10.2Duty of Care
1.10.3Duty of Loyalty
1.10.4Derivative Litigation
1.11Corporate Changes
1.11.1Mergers and Divestitures
1.11.2Corporate Mergers
1.11.3Divestitures
1.11.4Changes in Capitalization
1.11.5Termination of a Corporation
1.12The Transformation
ContentsChinese Business Law
32PART ⅡFOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW
2.1History and Evolution of Chinese Foreign Investment Law
2.2The Governing Regime of Foreign Investment
2.2.1The Governing Administrative Framework of Foreign Investment
2.2.2The Governing Legal Framework of ForeignInvestment
2.2.3The Chinese Constitution
2.2.4The Laws
2.2.5The Administrative Rules and Regulations
2.3Foreign Investment Enterprises
2.3.1Sinoforeign Equity Joint Ventures EJVs
2.3.2Sinoforeign Contractual Joint Ventures CJVs
2.3.3Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises WFOEs
2.3.4Foreign Invested Joint Stock Corporationsforeign JSCs
2.3.5Foreign Invested Investment Enterprises
2.3.6Branches of Foreign Corporations
2.4The Establishment Procedures and Requirements of Foreign Investment Enterprises
2.4.1Background and Policy Statements
2.4.2Legal Procedures
2.4.3Capital Issues
2.4.4Contributions
2.5Special Considerations for Mergers and Acquisitions
2.5.1Overview
2.5.2Special Provisions for Mergers and Acquisitions by Foreign Equity
2.5.3Special Provisions for Mergers and Acquisitions by
Foreign Equity—Special Purpose Corporations SPCs
2.5.4Antitrust Examinations
2.6Termination and Liquidation
2.6.1Introduction
2.6.2Ordinary Liquidation Procedures
2.6.3Special Liquidation Procedures
PART ⅢSECURITIES LAW
3.1A Brief Historical Note on the Development of Chinese Securities Law
3.2Securities
3.2.1Types of Securities
3.2.2Domestic Stocks
3.3Basic Principles of the Securities Law
3.3.1The San Gong Principles
3.3.2Principles of Equality, Voluntariness, Compensation, and Integrity
3.3.3Principle of Compliance and Antifraud Principle
3.3.4Principle of Divided Management
3.3.5Principles of Unitary Governmental Supervision and
Regulation, Industry Selfdisciplinary Regulation, and Audit Supervision
3.4Securities Issuance
3.4.1General Introduction
3.4.2Establishment Issuance and New Share Issuance
3.4.3Securities Issuance, Examination, and ApprovalSystem
3.4.4Conditions for Issuance
3.5Issuance of Corporate Bonds
3.5.1New Issuance
3.5.2New Share Issuance of Corporate Bonds
3.6Application and Examination of Securities Issuance
3.6.1Application
3.6.2Examination for Securities Issuance
3.7Securities Underwriting and Sponsorship
3.8Duty of Securities Underwriters
3.8.1Duty to Examine
3.8.2Duty to Use Diligent Efforts in Selling Underwritten Securities
3.8.3Duty to Return the Securities
3.8.4Duty to Report
3.9Sponsorship54
3.10The Stock Exchange
3.11Going Public
3.11.1Conditions for Securities Issuance
3.11.2Stocks
3.11.3The Issuance of Foreign Capital Stocks
3.11.4Share Issuance in Securities Investment Funds
3.12Bonds
3.13The Procedures for Going Public
3.13.1Application and Examination
3.13.2The Listing Agreement
3.13.3The Listing Notice
3.13.4Bond Listing Procedures
3.13.5Suspension or Termination of Trading
3.13.6Suspension and Termination of Bond Listing
3.14Information Disclosure
3.14.1Information
3.14.2Liabilities for Breach of the Duty of Information Disclosure
3.14.3Supervision
3.15Actions Sanctioned under the Securities Law
3.15.1Insider Trading
3.15.2False or Misleading Statements
3.15.3Civil Liabilities for False and Misleading Statements
3.15.4Enforcement
3.16Mergers and Acquisitions
3.16.1General Introduction Enforcement
3.16.2Disclosure of Shareholding Interest
3.17Tender Offer
3.17.1General Concept
3.17.2Disclosure Requirement
3.17.3Report of Tender and Public Notice
3.17.4Revocation and Changes
3.17.5The Agreement to Purchase
3.17.6Rules Regarding the Agreement to Purchase
3.17.7Compulsory Acquisition, Restrictions,and Other
Requirements
3.18The Stock Exchanges
3.18.1Organizational Struture
3.18.2Membership
3.18.3Rights and Obligations
3.18.4Organizational Structure and Staff
3.19Securities Registration and Clearing Institutions and Securities Services Institutions
3.20Supervision and Regulation of Securities Business
3.20.1Securities Market Regulation
3.20.2Securities Market Administrative Regulation
3.20.3Securities Market Selfdisciplinary Regulation
3.21Security Firms
3.21.1General
3.21.2Establishment
3.21.3Procedures
3.21.4Registered Capital
3.21.5Risk Control
3.21.6Major Changes
3.22The Transformation
Appendix ⅠRelevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations Regarding Corporations
Appendix ⅡRelevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations Regarding Foreign Investment
Appendix ⅢRelevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations Regarding Securities