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On August 1994 and 1 1, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the Notice on Stopping Multilevel MLM Violations (No.233). On September 2nd, Notice on Investigating and Handling Illegal Acts in Multilevel MLM Activities (No.240) was issued again. The development speed of illegal pyramid schemes has been curbed. ● On March 28th, 1995, the Ministry of Internal Trade issued a document, announcing the formal establishment of Regulations on the Management of Multilevel MLM, and began to draft measures for the management of Multilevel MLM. ● On September 22nd of the same year, the General Office of the State Council issued the Notice on Stopping the Development of Multilevel MLM Enterprises to regulate the overheated MLM in China; Shortly thereafter, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce formulated the Implementation Measures for the Reorganization of MLM Multi-level Enterprises. ●1996 in April, the government of China approved 4 1 MLM enterprises to carry out multi-level MLM business for the first time after examination. On April 28th, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the Opinions on Quasi-multi-level MLM Operation to 4 1 MLM enterprises. ● 1997 65438+ 10/0, the state administration for industry and commerce promulgated the MLM management measures. The definitions of single-level pyramid selling and multi-level pyramid selling are put forward. ● Because there is no strict standard for the distinction between multi-level pyramid selling and single-level pyramid selling, illegal pyramid selling companies of all sizes have mushroomed. So that from the end of 1997 to the beginning of 1998, illegal pyramid schemes were rampant and the state almost lost control over direct selling enterprises. 1April 2, 9981day, the State Council issued the Notice on Banning MLM Activities, which completely banned the rectification of the whole MLM industry. ● On June 18 of the same year, three ministries and commissions (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and Ministry of Internal Trade) issued the Notice on Relevant Issues Concerning the Change of Sales Mode of Foreign-invested MLM Enterprises. It is expressly stipulated that "foreign-invested MLM enterprises must be transformed into a business mode of' shop+hiring people to promote'". And approved the transformation of 10 foreign direct selling enterprises such as Amway, Avon and Mary Kay. ●2006 54 38+0, China joined the WTO. The government of China promises to gradually lift the restrictions on the provision of wholesale or retail services (including pyramid schemes) by commercial means three years after China's accession to the WTO. On April 8, 2005, Avon Company was officially approved by the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, thus becoming the first enterprise in China to be allowed to conduct direct sales pilot. ● On September 1 2005, two core laws and regulations concerning the Direct Selling Law, the Regulations on Direct Selling Management and the Regulations on Prohibition of MLM, were officially promulgated. The MLM Prohibition Ordinance came into effect on June 5438+065438+1 October 1, and the Direct Selling Ordinance came into effect on February 65438+February1.