41 administrative charges such as house transfer fees and marriage registration fees will be suspended; trademark registration fees will be reduced by 50%; the foreigner work permit system for foreigners in China will be uniformly implemented nationwide; motor vehicle driving will be canceled in Guangdong Province Human long-distance driving project test... Starting from April 1, a batch of new laws and regulations will affect our lives.

National laws and regulations

41 administrative charges such as house transfer fees are suspended

In order to effectively reduce the burden on enterprises and individuals and promote the development of the real economy, The Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the "Notice on Cleaning up and Standardizing Policies on a Group of Administrative Charges" and decided to cancel or suspend the collection of house transfer fees, ship registration fees, and marriage registration starting from April 1, 2017. 41 administrative fees set by the central government including fees, and the trademark registration fee standard will be reduced by 50%.

Among the 41 fees that have been canceled or suspended, 6 are related to personal matters, including the suspension of marriage registration fees, adoption registration fees, and search and copy fees for applications to provide government public information. , mailing fees; ***35 charges involving enterprises, including the cancellation of motor vehicle mortgage registration fees from the public security department, environmental monitoring service fees from the environmental protection department, house transfer fees from the housing and urban-rural development department, etc., and suspension of collection fees from the health and family planning department health inspection fees, entry-exit inspection and quarantine fees from the quality inspection department, drug inspection fees from the food and drug regulatory department, etc.

Uniform implementation of the work permit system for foreigners in China

Starting from April 1, 2017, the "Foreigner Work Permit Notice" and "Foreigner Work Permit" will be implemented nationwide , no longer will the issuance of work permits for foreign experts in China and employment permits for foreigners. The valid work permit for foreign experts in China and the employment permit for foreigners will continue to be valid, and new certificates can be obtained voluntarily.

From October 2016 to March 2017, the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs carried out pilot work permit systems for foreigners in China in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Anhui, Shandong, Guangdong, Sichuan, Ningxia and other places Work. The original "Foreign Experts Work Permit in China" and "Foreigner Employment Permit" will be unified into the "Foreigner Work Permit Notice", which will be in electronic form and can be printed online by employers and foreign applicants; the original "Foreign Expert Certificate" and "Foreigner Employment Permit" are unified into "Foreigner Work Permit". The "Foreigner Work Permit" is a legal document for foreigners to work in China. "One person has one number" and remains unchanged for life.

The cancellation and adjustment of some government funds will bring benefits to enterprises to reduce their burdens

The Ministry of Finance issued a notice, with the approval of the State Council, to cancel and adjust some government funds starting from April 1 to effectively reduce the burden on enterprises. Enterprises bear the burden and promote the development of the real economy.

This government fund fee reduction mainly includes two parts: First, the cancellation of urban public utility surcharges and special funds for new wall materials; second, the adjustment of the employment security fund collection policy for the disabled, and the expansion of exemptions At the same time as the scope, set an upper limit for the collection standard of employment security funds for persons with disabilities.

The new regulations for operating passenger cars will be implemented on April 1, and the penetration rate of automotive electronics will gradually increase

The "New Regulations for Operating Passenger Cars" will be implemented on April 1, 2017. New regulations require that lane departure warning LDW and forward collision warning FCW systems become standard equipment for operating buses. Industry insiders believe that the logic of increasing the penetration rate of automotive electronics has been further verified and is expected to become the next growth point of the electronics industry.

Local laws and regulations

Cancellation of long-distance driving test in Guangdong Province

According to the "Notice on Cancellation of Long-distance Driving Test" by the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department , Since April 1, 2017, the province has canceled the long-distance driving test for motor vehicle drivers. After April 1, 2017 (inclusive), students do not need to take the long-distance driving test. Those who have made an appointment but did not take the long-distance test or failed the test do not need to take the test. They can directly take the remaining subject tests.

It is understood that all long-distance exam signing points will stop accepting long-distance exam signing services starting from March 31. Long-distance exam signing services accepted before March 30 (inclusive) must be processed on March 31. All completed on the day.

It should be noted that students who need a signature after completing the long-distance exam must go to the signature point before March 30.

Shanghai raises minimum wage again

The Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau stated that on April 1 this year, Shanghai will raise the minimum wage again. The adjustment plan will be officially announced on April 1. This will be the 24th time Shanghai has raised the minimum wage. It is understood that in 2016, the monthly minimum wage in Shanghai was 2,190 yuan, the hourly minimum wage was 19 yuan, and the average corporate wage growth guidance line was 9.

Shanghai’s town security system will cease to be implemented

From April 1, Shanghai’s town security system will cease to be implemented. Newly expropriated landowners and those who have participated in small town social insurance will The social security of land acquisition personnel will be integrated into the national social insurance system, and the security benefits will also be improved.

According to the "Shanghai Employment and Social Security Measures for Agricultural Personnel on Expropriated Farmers' Collectively-owned Land", a new comprehensive employment and social insurance policy will be implemented for land-expropriated persons in the employment age group to help them find employment and enter employee social insurance; for those in the pension age group, they can choose to participate in job insurance or continue to participate in urban and rural residents’ pension insurance.

The "Hunan Province Geospatial Data Management Measures" will come into effect on April 1st

On February 28th, Governor Xu Dazhe of the Hunan Provincial People's Government issued Provincial Government Order No. 281, officially The "Hunan Province Geospatial Data Management Measures" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") were released and will come into effect on April 1, 2017. The "Measures" include general principles, collection and production, collection and arrangement, free use, safety guarantees, supervision and management, supplementary provisions, etc., with 7 chapters and 38 articles, covering the acquisition, production, collection, and collection of geospatial data. All aspects of sharing and application will provide Laobai with services in e-commerce, tourism, scientific research, teaching, etc.

Fuzhou Maritime Silk Road Heritage Protection and Management will be legally enforceable

Starting from April 1, the "Maritime Silk Road·Fuzhou Historical Sites" Cultural Heritage Protection and Management Measures will be officially implemented , the protection and management of the cultural heritage of "Maritime Silk Road·Fuzhou Historical Sites" (hereinafter referred to as "Fuzhou Maritime Silk Road Heritage") must be implemented in accordance with the law.

It is reported that the Fuzhou Maritime Silk Road heritage refers to the Monument of Prince Dezheng of Enci Langya County in Gulou District (Prince of Min), the Huai’an Kiln Site in Cangshan District and the Jieguan Road Wharf, and the Jilong Bridge (Xinggang Wharf) in Mawei District ), Dongqi Ancient Pier, Changle City Shengshou Pagoda, Tianfei Lingying Memorial Monument, Dengwendao Pier and other cultural heritages related to the "Maritime Silk Road" and provincial cultural relics that have been included in China's World Cultural Heritage Preparatory List Cultural heritage related to the "Maritime Silk Road" approved by the administrative department.