In February, a batch of blockbuster new regulations came happily with the footsteps of the New Year, escorting a better life for you and me.
Shanxi
Optimize the tax and business environment and create a new pattern of tax and fee co-governance.
Shanxi Provincial Measures for Tax Service and Collection and Management Guarantee came into force on February 1. This is an important measure for Shanxi to thoroughly implement the "Opinions on Further Deepening the Reform of Tax Collection and Administration" issued by the Office of the Central Committee and the Office of the State Council, and to continuously optimize the tax and business environment in Shanxi, marking the official expansion and upgrading of Shanxi's tax co-governance pattern to a new pattern of tax and fee co-governance.
Promote the realization of the best services for every person with disabilities.
Shanxi Province's Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations on Disability Prevention and Persons with Disabilities came into force on February 1. Shanxi implements the policy of prevention first, prevention and integration, adheres to the principles of people-oriented, fairness and inclusiveness, safety and effectiveness, and promotes the realization of first-class services for every disabled person.
Standardize the management of special residential maintenance funds.
The Provincial General Office recently issued the "Interim Measures for the Management of Special Residential Maintenance Funds in Shanxi Province", which clarified the deposit, use, management and supervision of the maintenance funds for commercial housing and after-sales public housing in Shanxi Province. The Measures will come into force on February 1, 2024 and will be valid for two years.
Nationwide
Clarify the rules for adjudication and adjudication of cases involving bride price disputes.
The Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Disputes over Bride Prices came into force on February 1. The provisions make it clear that in hearing a case involving a bride price dispute, the people's court may determine the scope of the bride price based on the purpose of the payment of property by one party, and comprehensively considering the local customs of both parties, the time and method of payment, the value of the property, and the giver and recipient.
Strengthen and standardize the safety inspection of railway passenger transport.
The Measures for the Administration of Railway Passenger Transport Safety Inspection shall come into force on February 1. The Measures stipulate that railway transport enterprises shall provide priority safety inspection services for the elderly, young, sick, disabled and pregnant passengers; The number of open passages for security inspection at the station shall be adjusted in a timely manner according to the actual situation to ensure that passengers enter the station smoothly; Guide dogs entering the station with visually impaired passengers shall undergo safety checks, etc.
Support the development of the housing rental market.
The Opinions of the People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration on Financial Support for the Development of the Housing Rental Market came into effect on February 5, and the opinions proposed that to meet the reasonable financing needs of groups purchasing rental housing in bulk, the term of housing rental group housing purchase loans should not exceed 30 years. Support the issuance of housing lease operating loans, and encourage commercial banks to actively explore financial service models and financial products suitable for the needs and characteristics of housing rental-related enterprises.
Regulate the use and management of donation bills for public welfare undertakings.
The revised Administrative Measures for the Use of Donation Bills for Public Welfare Undertakings came into force on February 1. The measures put forward that financial departments at all levels should actively promote the use of electronic bills for public welfare donations to achieve electronic invoicing, automatic verification, full tracking, and source control.
Further strengthen the surveillance of nosocomial infections.
The new version of the nosocomial infection surveillance standards, which was officially implemented on February 1, has further strengthened the surveillance of nosocomial infections. The standard specifies the management and requirements of nosocomial infection surveillance, monitoring methods and the control of the quality of nosocomial infection surveillance. Other medical institutions such as maternal and child health hospitals, blood purification centers, specialized disease prevention and treatment hospitals, emergency centers, and nursing homes shall be implemented with reference.