More anti-monopoly guidelines published

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    Suspected concentrations will receive scrutiny

    The Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has published four draft documents clarifying the handling of concentrations and suspected concentrations.

    The documents listed below appeared on Mofcom's website on January 19 and 20, and had previously been circulated to a small group of stakeholders for comment.

    • Tentative Measures for the Investigation and Handling of Concentrations of Business Operators that have not been Reported in accordance with the Law (Draft);
    • Tentative Measures for the Collection of Evidence for Suspected Monopolies of Concentrations of Business Operators that have not reached the Reporting Threshold (Draft);
    • Tentative Measures for the Reporting of Concentrations of Business Operators (Draft for Comments); and
    • Tentative Measures on Reviews for Concentrations of Business Operators (Draft for Comments)

    Specialists reviewing the draft Measures say they should help settle various contentious issues. One involves the factors that Mofcom will take into account when deciding whether one business has acquired control over another.

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