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Administrative Measures for Business Offices Established by Overseas Arbitration Institutions in Lin-Gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (2019)

境外仲裁机构在中国(上海)自由贸易试验区临港新片区设立业务机构管理办法

Type of laws Local government regulation

Issuing body Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice

Promulgating date Oct 21, 2019

Effective date Jan 01, 2020

Validity status Valid

Scope of application Shanghai

Topic(s) Arbitration and Mediation

Editor(s) C. J. Observer

On 21st. Oct 2019, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice issued “Administrative Measures for Business Offices Established by Overseas Arbitration Institutions in Lin-Gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone”(《境外仲裁机构在中国(上海)自由贸易试验区临港新片区设立业务机构管理办法》).

The State Council of China issued stipulation in July 2019, which provides that foreign well-known arbitration and dispute settlement institutions should be allowed to establish business organizations in the new area to conduct arbitration business in respect of civil and commercial disputes.

There have been some updates to the aforementioned situation.

On 21st. Oct 2019, Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice promulgated a new stipulation, which specified how foreign arbitration institutions should set their business organization.