Foreign Investment Law - NPC Observer

(adopted Mar. 15, 2019, effective Jan. 1, 2020)

Status: Passed
Legislative Body (Vote): NPC (2929–8–8)
Principal Drafters: Ministry of Commerce, National Development and Reform Commission & Ministry of Justice
Initial Submitter: State Council
Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category II; 13^th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2015 (backup), 2016 (backup), 2018, 2019 (presumed)
Legislative History & Text
- NPC deliberation – final round: March 2019 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: January 2019 (Chinese, $ English)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: December 2018 (Chinese, $ English)
- State Council solicitation of public comments: January 2015 (Chinese, English)
Legislative Records
- NPCSC Stage
  - Explanation (Dec. 23, 2018)
  - Report on Status of Revision (N/A)
- NPC Stage [Gazette 2019(2): 348–361]
  - Explanation (Mar. 8, 2019)
  - Report on Results of Deliberation (Mar. 12, 2019)
  - Report on Suggestions for Revision (Mar. 14, 2019)
  - Presidential Order (Mar. 15, 2019)
Laws Abolished
- Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures Law [中外合资经营企业法]
- Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises Law [外资企业法]
- Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures Law [中外合作经营企业法]

Summary of China’s New Foreign Investment Law (Mar. 15, 2019)
Second Draft of Foreign Investment Law: A Summary of Main Changes (Feb. 24, 2019)
NPCSC Adds Special Session for Second Review of Foreign Investment Law (Jan. 16, 2019)
NPCSC Takes No Further Action on Foreign Investment Law (for Now), Adopts Two Tax Laws & Codifies Civil Service Reform (Dec. 30, 2018)
NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Draft Foreign Investment Law (Dec. 26, 2018)
NPCSC Session Watch: Foreign Investment, Patent, Resource Tax, Local Government Debt & More (Dec. 16, 2018)
NPC Standing Committee Releases 2018 Legislative Plan (Apr. 27, 2018)