China Laws and Regulations Update in May 2022
1. Provisions (II) on the Standards for Filing Criminal Cases under the Jurisdiction of the Public Security Organs for Investigation and Prosecution (Amended)
Promulgated by Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security
Promulgation date: 29 April 2022
Implementation date: 15 May 2022
The standards for filing criminal cases for investigation and prosecution of 21 kinds of cases are improved according to amended laws and legal interpretations. The standards for filing criminal cases for investigation and prosecution of 9 kinds of securities and futures crimes are changed according to Criminal Law Amendment (XI) and the amendments to Securities Law in order to fight crimes relating to securities issuance fraud, breach of disclosure rules, concealment of important information, etc. and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests. In addition, the standards for filing criminal cases for investigation and prosecution of 12 kinds of crimes, including false registered capital crimes are modified according to the amendments to Criminal Law, Company Law and other laws and legal interpretations.