State Administration for Market Regulation, Provisions for Curbing Acts of Abusing Administrative Power to Eliminate or Restrict Competition (Amendment Draft for Comments)
国家市场监督管理总局制止滥用行政权力排除、限制竞争行为规定 (修订草案征求意见稿)
SAMR adds new forms in which illegal acts of abusive administrative power to eliminate or restrict competition manifest / Issued: 2025-05-16
Issued: May 16, 2025
Main contents: The Amendment Draft adds new forms in which illegal acts manifest, expands reporting channels, adds greater detail to the conditions for opening a case and concluding an investigation, sets forthlaw enforcement and investigative measures and strengthens accountability, giving rise to a closer linkage between the fair competition review system and law enforcement in connection with the abuse of administrative power to eliminate or restrict competition.
New forms of illegal acts include requiring, directly or in a disguised manner, procurement, in the first instance, of goods offered by a locally registered