China Laws and Regulations Update in November 2019

1.Interpretation of Several Issues Connected with Application of Laws to Hearing Cases of Smuggling and Illegally Doing Business in and Using Dopes

Promulgated by the Supreme People’s Court

Document number: L.I. [2019] No.16

Promulgation date: 18 November 2019

Implementation date: 1 January 2020                            

The Interpretation states that government officials and personnel of organizations that exercise their powers to administer anti-doping rules will be convicted of crimes of position abuse and dereliction if they abuse or fail to fulfill duties of their position with powers to administer anti-doping rules, causing serious doping offenses and serious damage to the nation’s reputation or very bad social influence. (Source: Website of the Supreme People’s Court)

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