The National Development and Reform Commission, the planner of China's macro-economy, released China's Renewable Energy Medium and Long-Term Development Plan (the development plan) on 31 August 2007.

China recently introduced new rules to boost electricity generated from renewable energy. The latest 'Measures for the Administration of Power Grid Enterprises' Full Acquisition of Renewable Energy Power' (administration measures) were adopted on 17 July by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission and came into effect on 1 September 2007.

The recent passing of the 'Renewables Law' is set to turn China into a global heavyweight in the future development of the renewable energy sector.

The Ministry of Construction ("MOC") recently issued the Administrative Measures on Concession Arrangements for Municipal Public Utilities ("the Concession Arrangements"), which guide local governments on how to promote concession arrangements for local public utility services in the water, natural gas, public transportation (including expressways, subway lines, light rail, and bus routes), and sewage and waste treatment industries.

公用企业包括供水、供电、供气、公共交通、殡葬等行业的限制竞争和垄断行为受到竞争执法部门的关注。

Extravagant packaging, wasted water, lights turned on all night - all could be under threat by the Recycling Economy Promotion Law, which comes into effect on January 1 2009.

由于历史原因，我国公用企业占据市场优势地位的情况较为普遍，加上某些行业不够规范，导致公用企业涉嫌垄断的行为频频发生。

The Regulation on the Administration of the Oil Product Market (the "Regulation") was issued by the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") on the December 4, 2006, and will come into force on January 1, 2007.