The Decision on Amending Eight Laws Including the Construction Law of the People's Republic of China (the "Decision") has been adopted at the 10th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress ("NPC") on April 23, 2019.

The eight laws include the Construction Law, the Fire Protection Law, the Electronic Signature Law, the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, the Law on Vehicle and Vessel Tax, the Trademark Law, the Anti-unfair Competition Law and the Administrative Approval Law.

Among them, revisions introduced to the Trademark Law will take effect as of November 1, 2019, while revisions to other seven laws will take effect upon the release of the Decision.

For detail, please refer to the Chinese version of the full text of the Decision.