Joining the WTO and Its Impact on the Construction Industry of China and Related Countermeasures

Author: Research Team of the Ministry of Construction for the Study on the Impact of Joining the WTO on China's Construction Industry and Related Countermeasures
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Publishing Date: 2003-06-01
Features: The research scope of the study "The Impact of Joining the WTO on China's Construction Industry and Related Countermeasures" mainly focuses on the industries and content involved in China's construction industry's negotiations on commitments with the WTO. This includes architectural design services; engineering services; centralized engineering services; urban planning services; real estate services; construction and related engineering services; solid waste treatment services; natural and scenic protection services. This book is written by a relevant research team of the Ministry of Construction. It prospectively analyzes the potential structural changes in various fields of China's construction industry after joining the WTO, including the legal environment and management system of China's construction industry. These changes have a significant impact on the development of enterprises in related construction fields. The book conducts an in-depth study on the opportunities and challenges brought by joining the WTO to the reform and development of China's construction industry. It also introduces the development status of various fields in the construction industry of WTO member countries, as well as the technical barriers to market access and the issue of national treatment for construction and related engineering services. It clarifies the gaps between China and these countries and proposes authoritative recommendations for reference. The book conducts research from multiple perspectives, including strengthening legal construction, improving the legal environment; transforming government functions and strengthening supervision and management; preparing for trade disputes and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of domestic enterprises. It also proposes corresponding measures and policy recommendations for the main problems faced, serving as an authoritative guide for relevant construction enterprises in China to determine their development direction. The specific content includes:
Comprehensive Category (introducing the legal environment of China's construction industry and the administrative approval system);
Special Topics Category (introducing the impact of the WTO on the housing industry and its countermeasures, the analysis and countermeasures of market access systems and technical barriers for construction markets in major WTO member countries and regions, the research on response policies for WTO rules and standardized management of engineering construction, and the impact of joining the WTO on the cost of engineering construction and its countermeasures);
Industry Category (introducing the impact of joining the WTO on China's urban planning and its related countermeasures, the impact on the construction industry and its countermeasures, the impact on the real estate industry and its countermeasures, the impact on the survey, design, and consulting industry and its countermeasures, the impact on the urban sanitation industry and its countermeasures, and the impact on scenic and historic sites and their countermeasures);
Additionally, the book includes appendices such as "WTO Product Classification," "Guidelines for Foreign Investment in Industries," "Commitments of the Construction Sector in the WTO Service Trade Negotiations," "Regulations on the Management of Foreign-Invested Construction Enterprises," "Regulations on the Management of Foreign-Invested Engineering Design Enterprises," "Regulations on the Management of Foreign-Invested Urban Planning Service Enterprises," and "Opinions of the Ministry of Construction on Accelerating the Marketization Process of Urban Public Utilities Industry."