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On 19 March 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) released its legislative agenda for 2026 to enhance market system. The agenda comprises 18 distinct work items organized across 4 strategic priorities: market rules, e-commerce, quality infrastructure and safety bottom line for food, drugs, and other important industrial products. Particularly, three revision plans […]
On 2 April 2026, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly issued the Measures for the Administration of Review and Services of Artificial Intelligence Technology Ethics(Trial) (hereafter “the measures”), with 8 other government departments (a full list of issuing authorities is annexed at the end of this article). MOST leads the overall coordination […]
On 28 February 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) adopted the revised Measures for the Administration of Commodity Barcodes, replacing the 2005 version. The updated rules will enter into force on 1 May 2026. The revision reflects China’s broader policy objective of building a Unified National Market. It introduces a concept of centralized […]
On May 14, 2025, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China released its annual Legislative Work Plan for 2025. According to the plan, the State Council’s legislative priorities this year are to coordinate the advancement of domestic and foreign-related rule of law, deepen reforms in the field of legislation, strengthen government legislative review, […]
On April 9, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced its key legislation tasks for 2024. The key content is a list of 20 newly-drafted or revised laws and regulations. Among these, the following ones closely concern foreign stakeholders: SAMR also stated the overall principles and priorities that will guide this year’s key […]
