The role of SAIC in enforcement of the Anti-monopoly Law

February 09, 2009 | BY

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Zhan HaoGrandall Legal [email protected] on the Anti-monopoly Law (AML) and the power allocated by the State Council, the State Administration…

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Zhan Hao

Grandall Legal Group

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Based on the Anti-monopoly Law (AML) and the power allocated by the State Council, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) plays a primary role in AML enforcement. However, when referring to the anti-monopoly authority in China, many will first mention the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom). A primary reason is as follows.

Before the AML, the first regulation to address anti-monopoly issues was theTentative Provisions on the Takeover of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (Tentative