China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), which is responsible for merger control, published the Tentative Provisions on the Criteria Applicable to Simple Cases of Concentrations of Business Operators (关于经营者集中简易案件适用标准的暂行规定) (Provisions) on February 11 2014.
Simple cases cut the queue
The simple cases review procedure could relieve many burdens for businesses, but its effectiveness will depend on how MOFCOM deals with its pre-acceptance review, workload, consultation and resources
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