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	DECISION OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON AMENDING THE MEASURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF ASSOCIATIONS FORMED BY LAW FIRMS OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OR THE MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND MAINLAND LAW FIRMS

	(Order of the Ministry of Justice (No. 106), December 22, 2006: The Decision of the Ministry of Justice on Amending the Measures for the Administration of Associations Formed by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macao Special Administrative Region and Mainland Law Firms, which was adopted through deliberation at the executive meeting of the Ministry of Justice on December 1, 2006, is hereby promulgated, and shall be implemented as of January 1, 2007. )


SUBJECT : LAW FIRMS; ASSOCIATES; FORMED JOINTLY BY LAW FIRMS OF HKSAR, MSAR AND MAINLAND LAW FIRMS
ISSUING DEPARTMENT : MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ISSUE DATE : 12/22/2006
IMPLEMENT DATE : 01/01/2007
LENGTH : 214 words
TEXT :

In order to promote the closer economic partnership between Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland, and according to the Supplementary Agreement III on Hong Kong/Mainland Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement and the Supplementary Agreement III on Macao/Mainland Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement as approved by the State Council, we decided to revise Article 6 in the Measures for the Administration of Associations Formed by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macao Special Administrative Region and Mainland Law Firms as follows: "If a Mainland law firm meets the following conditions, it may apply for association: (1) It has been established for three years or more; and (2) It has no record of administrative punishment or guild sanction within 2 years before an application for association is filed. No branch of a Mainland law firm may apply for association as one party to the association."

This Decision shall be implemented as of January 1, 2007.

The Measures for the Administration of Associations Formed by Law Firms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macao Special Administrative Region and Mainland Law Firms (Promulgated by Order No.83 of the Ministry of Justice and Revised by Order No.100 of the Ministry of Justice) shall be amended correspondingly according to this Decision and promulgated once again.