The third round of negotiations on upgrading the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement was held in Beijing. From November 11 to 14, the third round of negotiations to upgrade the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement was held in Beijing. The two sides conducted in-depth consultations on issues including trade in goods, trade in services, investment, rules of …
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China is increasingly applying domestic law beyond its borders in response to US pressure, legal analysts have suggested. Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329145/us-rivalry-pushing-china-apply-domestic-law-abroad-legal-experts-say
Nicolas Rouiller, Founding Partner of Swisslegal Rouiller Avocats Corp., has published “International Business Law” with Staempfli, a major Swiss legal publisher, in 2025. “International Business Law” is an introduction to the legal instruments and to the legal environment of business from the perspective of international law. Chinese investors in Switzerland can, therefore, benefit the combination of John …
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China unveiled regulations on Monday to strengthen implementation of its anti-sanctions law as part of efforts to counter external hostilities. Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303684/china-issues-regulations-boost-implementation-anti-sanctions-law
Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a law on customs duties to promote high-level opening up. The law, which was passed at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the national legislature, will take effect on Dec. 1, 2024. Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/26/WS662b0610a31082fc043c4244.html
John Liebeskind advised a whistle blower in a case involving suspected scientific spying to the benefit of the suspected spy’s country and assisted the whistle blower until the highest echelons of the spied country. 916122
La mésaventure de l’entreprise suisse rappelle que le respect de la propriété intellectuelle laisse toujours à désirer en Chine. Ce qui toutefois ne veut pas dire que les autorités chinoises restent les bras croisés Source : https://www.letemps.ch/economie/meyer-burger-poursuit-un-faussaire-chinois
La Chine maintient un contrôle des changes strict. Elle a récemment intensifié sa lutte contre la fuite de capitaux. La question n’est pas théorique puisqu’on on mentionne des trillions de yuans représentant un pourcentage à deux chiffre des réserves de devises chinoises. En Suisse, l’art. 47 du Code de diligence interdit aux banques de prêter …
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In 2004, Switzerland ranked as the 16th-biggest importer and 21st-biggest exporter of goods and the 10th-biggest importer and 18th-biggest exporter of services worldwide,1 a remarkable figure for a country with a population of less than seven-and a-half million persons. At the same time, it ranked 15th for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) flows but 9th …
In Part I of this article, I discussed the promotion, the admission and the treatment of whenever trade is hampered or their investment harmed in the importing or host country. the legal remedies available to Swiss exporters and investors for protecting their interests half of this study of the legal framework of Swiss international trade …
In year 2000 Switzerland signed its one hundredth2 Bilateral Investment Treaty (“BIT”)3, all of which contain dispute resolution provisions…Switzerland’s BITs network thus represents the second largest BITs network in the world.