On the Regulation of the People's Republic of China on International Maritime Transportation

Resumen

In this paper, the authors discuss The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on International Maritime Transportation, as adopted at the 49th executive meeting of the State Council, and which came into force on 1 January 2002. These were followed by The Implementing Rules of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on International Maritime Transportation, which came into effect on 1 March 2003. The authors argue that the enactment of these Regulations is an important move adopted by the Chinese government since it entered the WTO, and has altered the long-standing situation where China's international shipping regulations and rules were inadequate, low-ranking and less authoritative, thus marking a step forward in the legal administration of international shipping business.