International Trade Regulation in China: Law and Policy (China and International Economic Law Series)

"This book presents a comprehensive survey of Chinese legal and regulatory systems governing international trade following China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the coming into force of the revised PRC Foreign Trade Law. It provides a systematic and in-depth analysis on the text of applicable Chinese laws and rules, with a particular focus on their practical application. It also critically explores whether international trade regulation in China complies with the WTO Agreement both in the text and in spirit and identifies areas where improvements by Chinese trade regulators would be desirable. The book starts with an analysis of basic issues of international trade regulation in China. Part II, covers foreign trading rights, trade restrictions and prohibitions, licensing and quotas, customs regulation, health, safety and technical standards, and trade in technology. Part III discusses trade protection and remedies available under PRC law, in the form of anti-dumping law, anti-subsidy law, safeguarding measures and trade retaliation. Part IV explores new regulatory issues, including trade promotion, trade and competition, trade and IP rights protection, and resolution of trade disputes. The book combines analysis with detailed practical advice and will be of interest to academics, practitioners and policy makers."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Half Title Page......Page 1 Half Title verso......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Title verso......Page 4 Preface......Page 5 Summary of Contents......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 Table of Cases......Page 19 Table of National Legislation......Page 23 Table of International Treaties, Conventions and Agreements......Page 45 Part I: Introduction......Page 51 1.1 OVERVIEW......Page 53 1.2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK......Page 56 1.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK......Page 60 1.4 BASIC PRINCIPLES......Page 62 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK......Page 69 Part II: Basic Regulation......Page 71 2.1 GENERAL TRADING RIGHTS......Page 73 2.2 STATE TRADING RIGHTS......Page 86 2.3 DESIGNATED TRADING......Page 100 3.1 BACKGROUND......Page 105 3.2 GENERAL TRADE RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS......Page 108 3.3 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS......Page 116 3.4 IMPORT RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS......Page 118 3.5 CONCLUSIONS......Page 122 4.1 BACKGROUND......Page 123 4.2 IMPORT QUOTA......Page 127 4.3 TARIFF QUOTA......Page 132 4.4 IMPORT LICENCE......Page 137 4.5 IMPORT OF E&M PRODUCTS......Page 139 4.6 EXPORT QUOTA......Page 141 4.7 EXPORT LICENCE......Page 150 4.8 CASE STUDY: CHINA–EU HARD COKE DISPUTE......Page 152 4.9 CRITICAL REVIEW......Page 153 5.1 REGULATORS......Page 157 5.2 TARIFFS......Page 159 5.3 PROCESSING TRADE AND EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES......Page 167 5.4 RULES OF ORIGIN......Page 179 5.5 CUSTOMS VALUATION......Page 186 6.1 BACKGROUND......Page 193 6.2 COMMODITY INSPECTION FOR IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION......Page 194 6.3 TECHNICAL STANDARDS......Page 198 6.4 TRANSGENOSIS BIOLOGY......Page 201 7.1 GENERAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK......Page 206 7.2 IMPORT OF TECHNOLOGY......Page 208 7.3 EXPORT OF TECHNOLOGY......Page 213 Part III. Trade Protection and Remedies......Page 215 8.2 TRADE RETALIATION......Page 217 8.3 TRADE INVESTIGATION......Page 223 9.1 OVERVIEW......Page 228 9.2 ANTI-DUMPING: SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES......Page 231 9.3 ANTI-DUMPING: INVESTIGATING PROCEDURES......Page 254 9.4 ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES......Page 269 9.5 TWO RELATED ISSUES......Page 281 9.6 ANTI-SUBSIDIES......Page 282 10.1 OVERVIEW......Page 287 10.2 COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION......Page 288 10.3 INVESTIGATION......Page 291 10.4 SAFEGUARD MEASURES......Page 294 10.5 TWO RELATED ISSUES......Page 297 Part IV: Related Issues......Page 301 11.2 EXPORT CREDIT......Page 303 11.3 EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE......Page 306 11.4 EXPORT TAX REFUND......Page 314 12.1 FOREIGN TRADE ORDER......Page 320 12.2 TRADE AND MONOPOLY......Page 322 12.3 TRADE AND UNFAIR COMPETITION......Page 324 13.1 OVERVIEW......Page 327 13.2 PROTECTION OF IP RIGHTS AND IMPORTATION......Page 328 13.3 ABUSE OF IP RIGHTS......Page 335 13.4 RETALIATION......Page 338 14.1 GENERAL FRAMEWORK......Page 340 14.2 WTO AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION......Page 341 14.3 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW......Page 344 14.4 ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION......Page 351 14.5 ENFORCEMENT OF THE WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT RULINGS......Page 360 14.6 PROSPECTS......Page 368 Index......Page 377 This book presents a comprehensive survey of Chinese legal and regulatory systems governing international trade following China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 2001 and the coming into force of the revised PRC Foreign Trade Law in July 2004. It provides a systematic and in-depth analysis on the text of applicable Chinese laws and rules, with a particular focus on their practical application. It also critically explores whether international trade regulation in China complies with the WTO Agreement both in the text and in spirit and identifies areas where improvements by Chinese trade regulators would be desirable. The book starts with an analysis of basic issues of international trade regulation in China. Part II covers foreign trading rights, trade restrictions and prohibitions, licensing and quotas, customs regulation, health, safety and technical standards, and trade in technology. The focus is on possible abuses of trade regulations designed to be neutral but which have the effect of discriminating against goods of foreign origin. Part III then discusses trade protection and remedies available under PRC law, in the form of anti-dumping law, anti-subsidy law, safeguarding measures, and trade retaliation. Part IV explores new regulatory issues, including trade promotion, trade and competition, trade and IP rights protection, and resolution of trade disputes. International Trade Regulation in China combines academic research with detailed information and practical advice on the laws and policies of international trade regulation in China. "This book presents a comprehensive survey of Chinese legal and regulatory systems governing international trade following China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the coming into force of the revised PRC foreign Trade Law. It provides a systematic and in-depth analysis of the text of applicable Chinese laws and rules, with a particular focus on their practical application. It also critically explores whether international trade regulation in China complies with the WTO Agreement both in the text and in spirit and identifies areas where improvements by Chinese trade regulators would be desirable."--BOOK JACKET Presents a comprehensive survey of Chinese legal and regulatory systems governing international trade, following China's accession to the World Trade Organisation ("WTO") in November 2001, and the coming into force of the revised PRC Foreign Trade Law in July 2004. This book is of interest to legal researchers and practitioners