The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on 14th February 2016, released the new Regulations for Online Publishing Services (“Online Publishing Regulations”). The regulations provide a broad definition of online publishing services and outline stricter rules for foreign companies regarding online publishing in China. According to the rules, all content published online — including text, maps, games, cartoons, and video and audio files — must be hosted on servers inside China. The rules took effect on March 10 and require all involved in online publishing to receive a permit to do so. It is not immediately clear how these rules would impact the day to day operations of foreign companies but the potential implications has made the new regulations a hot topic of discussion.
At this seminar, Bruce Fu, Director of APCO Worldwide, Sherry Gong, Counsel of Hogan Lovells and Iglika Yakova, First Secretary of EU Delegation Trade Section will interpret the regulations and share their views on how this might impact your business, clients and online publishing in general.
Tentative Agenda:
15:00-15:30 Registration
15:30-15:35 Welcome remarks by Lance Noble, Policy and Communications Manager, European Chamber
15:35-15:55 Presentation by Bruce Fu, Director of APCO Worldwide and Vice Chair of ICT Working Group
15:55-16:15 Presentation by Sherry Gong, Counsel of Hogan Lovells
16:15-16:30 Presentation by Iglika Yakova, First Secretary of EU Delegation Trade Section
16:30-17:30 Q&A
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