Bribery watch: draft Anti-unfair Competition Law cracks whip

Mar 11, 2016
The proposed Anti-unfair Competition Law amendment strikes a harsher tone on commercial bribery, sets clearer punishment standards and imposes greater compliance burdens on companies

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On February 25 2016, the Legislative Office of China’s State Council published a draft of the revised PRC Anti-unfair Competition Law (AUCL), which is open to public comments until March 25 2016. It addresses issues such as misleading publicity, improper promotion through rewards or prizes, infringement of trade secrets and commercial bribery. The AUCL currently in force was enacted in 1993 and contains a total of 33 provisions. The draft proposes amendments for 30 of them and adds two new ones.

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