Company Law

Company Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国公司法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Dec. 29, 1993, effective July 1, 1994; amended and effective Dec. 25, 1999; amended and effective Aug. 28, 2004; revised Oct. 27, 2005, effective Jan. 1, 2006; amended Dec. 28, 2013, effective Mar. 1, 2014; amended and effective Oct. 26, 2018)

• Status: Revision pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Drafter: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission; Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2021, 2022
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: planned for August 2022
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: December 2021 (Chinese only Δ)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)
• Press Conference: TBD

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Bills on Women’s Rights, Emergency Management, Companies, NPCSC Rules of Procedure & More (Dec. 24, 2021)