最高人民法院发布《关于为跨境诉讼当事人提供网上立案服务的若干规定》
On Feb. 3, 2021, the Supreme People’s Court published
Several Provisions on Providing Online Case Filing Services for Cross-Border Litigants (Provisions), which took effect on the same date. According to the Provisions, online registration, case filing services (along with guidelines and inquiry services for online case filings), and online video verification for appointment of attorneys must be provided for cross-border litigants, including foreigners, residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Taiwan Region, and citizens of mainland China with their habitual domiciles located in foreign countries or Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan, and enterprises and organizations registered in foreign countries or Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan. The scope of cases that can be filed via the online service includes first-instance civil and commercial