Useful links

A number of links to official web sites, document repositories and search databases that may be useful for further reference are provided here.

China Civil and Commercial Law
http://www.civillaw.com.cn/english/

Intellectual Property Protection in China
http://www.chinaipr.gov.cn/laws/index.shtml

Supreme People’s Court
http://www.court.gov.cn/ (Chinese Only)

Supreme People’s Procuratorate
http://www.spp.gov.cn/site2006 (Chinese Only)

Ministry of Information and Industry (MIIT) Law Search database
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n11294042/index.html (Chinese Only)

Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Law Search database
http://www.most.gov.cn/fggw/ (Chinese Only)

Gazette of the State Council
http://www.gov.cn/english/documents/gazettes/

China Court (News-Website of Supreme People’s Court)
http://en.chinacourt.org/

China Legislative Information System
http://law.npc.gov.cn/home/begin1.cbs (Chinese Only)

China Law Net
http://www.5law.cn/default.shtml (Chinese Only)

Chinese Legal Information Network
http://www.law-star.com (Chinese Only)

Ministries under the State Council
http://english.gov.cn/2008-03/16/content_921792.htm

Collection of Laws and Regulations Concerning Foreign Economic Affairs
http://www.people.com.cn/zixun/flfgk/item/dwjjf/falv/home.html (Chinese Only)

Order of the President
http://gov.people.com.cn/GB/46733/46846/index.html (Chinese Only)

China IPR Judgments and Decisions
http://ipr.chinacourt.org (Chinese Only)

Judicial Protection of IPR in China
http://www.chinaiprlaw.com/english/default.htm

NPC - Database of Laws and Regulations
http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/Frameset-index.html

Information Network of Chinese Laws and Regulations
http://www.86148.com/englishlaw/

China Biodiversity-Related IP Information Network
http://www.biodiv-ip.gov.cn/english

China Internet Network Information Center
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/en/index/index.htm

State Intellectual Property Office of P.R.C
http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/

National Copyright Administration of P.R.C
http://www.ncac.gov.cn/GalaxyPortal/inner/bqj/include/detail.jsp?articleid=9388&boardpid=177&boardid=11501010111602 (Chinese Only)

Ministry of Commerce
http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/

State Administration of Industry and Commerce
http://www.saic.gov.cn/english/

China Customs
http://english.customs.gov.cn/publish/portal191/

Global Law and Regulation
http://policy.mofcom.gov.cn/en/search!index.html

Complete Collection of Chinese Laws and Regulations
http://www.chnlaw.net/englishlaw/

China Law Information Service at Peking University
http://www.lawinfochina.com/


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