According to Xinhua News Agency, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, People's Republic of China (PRC) hosted the the State Council executive meeting on June 5438+February 1 day, and made arrangements to speed up the implementation of the Agreement on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, safeguard free trade and expand cooperation to win new space. The meeting requested that the relevant departments should, in accordance with the deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, compact their responsibilities, define the division of tasks and time limit in accordance with the agreement, and complete the domestic related work for the entry into force and implementation of the agreement as soon as possible.
First, strengthen inter-departmental coordination, speed up the completion of domestic examination and approval procedures, promote the opening up of trade in goods, services, investment and the movement of natural persons, and promote the implementation of higher standard rules in the fields of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, intellectual property protection, trade remedy, e-commerce, government procurement, small and medium-sized enterprises, and economic and technological cooperation.
Second, in view of the fact that the total number of zero-tariff products in regional trade in goods will reach 90% after the implementation of the agreement, measures will be taken to implement the agreement from the aspects of tariff concession, simplification of customs procedures, technical preparation of rules of origin, unification of product standards, mutual recognition, etc., and strive to release express delivery and perishable goods within 6 hours.
The overall opening commitment of service trade in this agreement is obviously higher than the existing free trade agreements among member countries. We should implement the opening-up measures item by item according to China's new commitment to R&D, management consulting, manufacturing-related services, aged care services, professional design, architecture and many other service departments.
Implement the commitment of negative investment list, and no new restrictions on foreign investment shall be added outside the list. Fulfill the promise of comprehensive protection of intellectual property rights made in the FTA for the first time, and include all copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, patents and genetic resources in the scope of protection. Implement regulations on electronic authentication and signature, online personal information protection, network security, and cross-border transmission of electronic information.
Third, we must promptly sort out and improve the rules and regulations related to the implementation of the agreement, ensure that the binding obligations stipulated in the agreement are in place, and ensure that domestic administrative measures and procedures are in compliance.
Fourth, strengthen the publicity and introduction training for local governments, business associations and enterprises, so that all parties, especially the vast number of enterprises, are familiar with and master the rules of the Agreement, fully understand the opportunities and challenges brought about by opening competition on a wider scale and with higher standards, and strive to expand the space for cooperation and development in market competition.
In the new era, the protection of intellectual property rights has been related to the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, to the high-quality development of the economy, to the overall situation of the country's opening up, and even to national security. Strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights is conducive to promoting the construction of a modern economic system, thus stimulating the innovation vitality of the whole society and promoting the construction of a new pattern of development.