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China: Licensing scheme in Draft Commercial Encryption Administrative Regulations (2020)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
20 Aug 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Operational license requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

20 Aug 2020
under deliberation

Publication of regulation including licensing scheme

Publication of Draft Commercial Encryption Administrative Regulations, which impose a licensing scheme for commercial encryption including a "mass market test".

Source
Event type order
Action type drafting
Government branch executive
Government body central government