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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Expansion and Interpretations of PRC Anti-Corruption Legislation

24 May 2016

The first half of 2016 has seen a more proactive role taken by the PRC legislative and judicial bodies to provide more guidance on anti-corruption law enforcement, following on from the Chinese government's continued effort to crack down on corruption. 

On 25 February 2016, the State Council published its draft amendments to the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law for public comment, the first time in 23 years since its promulgation in 1993. 

The following month, on 16 March 2016, the National People's Congress voted 2,636 to 131 in favour of a major piece of legislation on charity and not-for-profit organisations, the PRC Charity Law (Draft).

Finally, on 18 April 2016, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released a joint judicial interpretation on bribery, corruption, and misappropriation of official funds.

Taken together, these three pieces of legislation and interpretation represent a significant push in the Chinese government's anti-corruption drive.

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