Dr. Björn Etgen is Senior China Counsel at the international law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen and has lived and worked as a lawyer in China for almost 20 years. He has been advising foreign investors on their investment projects in the People's Republic of China for over 25 years.

• Investment in medical institutions.- General regulations.- Establishment of medical institutions as joint venture.- Establishment of medical institutions as wholly-owned subsidiary.- Operation of foreign-invested medical institution.- Distribution of medical devices in China.- Approval procedure for medical devices.- Import of medical devices.- Distribution in the Chinese market.- Price ceiling.- Procurement procedures for the purchase of medical equipment by public hospitals.- Unfair competition.- Incident and recall.- Domestic production of medical devices.- Legal framework for investment in retirement and nursing homes.- Approval, registration and operation permit requirements.- Nursing staff.- Construction permit requirements.- Preferential taxes and other benefits.- Practical examples of foreign investment.

Dr. Björn Etgen is Senior China Counsel at the international law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen and has lived and worked as a lawyer in China for almost 20 years. He has been advising foreign investors on their investment projects in the People's Republic of China for over 25 years.

• Investment in medical institutions.- General regulations.- Establishment of medical institutions as joint venture.- Establishment of medical institutions as wholly-owned subsidiary.- Operation of foreign-invested medical institution.- Distribution of medical devices in China.- Approval procedure for medical devices.- Import of medical devices.- Distribution in the Chinese market.- Price ceiling.- Procurement procedures for the purchase of medical equipment by public hospitals.- Unfair competition.- Incident and recall.- Domestic production of medical devices.- Legal framework for investment in retirement and nursing homes.- Approval, registration and operation permit requirements.- Nursing staff.- Construction permit requirements.- Preferential taxes and other benefits.- Practical examples of foreign investment.

Dr. Björn Etgen is Senior China Counsel at the international law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen and has lived and worked as a lawyer in China for almost 20 years. He has been advising foreign investors on their investment projects in the People's Republic of China for over 25 years.

• Investment in medical institutions.- General regulations.- Establishment of medical institutions as joint venture.- Establishment of medical institutions as wholly-owned subsidiary.- Operation of foreign-invested medical institution.- Distribution of medical devices in China.- Approval procedure for medical devices.- Import of medical devices.- Distribution in the Chinese market.- Price ceiling.- Procurement procedures for the purchase of medical equipment by public hospitals.- Unfair competition.- Incident and recall.- Domestic production of medical devices.- Legal framework for investment in retirement and nursing homes.- Approval, registration and operation permit requirements.- Nursing staff.- Construction permit requirements.- Preferential taxes and other benefits.- Practical examples of foreign investment.