Refining the NDRC rules on Chinese outbound investments

• Author: Jonathan Grant,Wang Kaiding,Intan Eow,Boer Ma
• Published date: 12/03/2018
• Citation: jd0146
• Date: 12 March 2018
• Subject Matter: Economic Law

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Refining the NDRC rules on Chinese outbound

investments

By King & Wood Mallesons on March 12, 2018

By Jonathan Grant, Wang Kaiding, Intan Eow and Boer Ma King & Wood Mallesons

In China’s push to create an open yet orderly economy, the National Development and

Reform Commission (NDRC) has issued new rules on Chinese outbound investments,

effective from 1 March 2018.

In an attempt to refine the rules following the Chinese government’s tightening of capital

controls last year which affected the majority of Chinese outbound investments, the new

Administrative Measures for Enterprise Outbound Investment (Regulation No.11) provide

for clearer and more streamlined regulation of Chinese outbound investments, but also

place more scrutiny on investments that may be contrary to China’s economic policies.

Key take outs

1. Clarifies NDRC approval, filing and reporting requirements for Chinese outbound

investments: