The Guidelines elaborate on the fundamental basis for defining the relevant market: demand substitutability and supply substitutability. They also explain the hypothetical monopolist test analytical approach.
New guidelines issued by the State Council clarify the framework to be used in defining the relevant market. Ken Dai of Zhongyin Law Firm analyses the rules
The Provisions detail the procedures for reporting, investigation and handling of cases of monopolistic agreements and cases of abuse of dominant market position by administrations for industry and commerce.
Deals blocked by Chinese regulators can make world headlines - think of the plight of Coca-Cola. This has led companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to think it may be best to avoid merger review when structuring their deals. This thinking is flawed
Deals blocked by Chinese regulators can make world headlines - think of the plight of Coca-Cola. This has led companies such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to think it may be best to avoid merger review when structuring their deals. This thinking is flawed
Lawyers in China have generally welcomed two new sets of procedural rules to implement the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), though they say there are important…
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has released its enforcement statistics for the first quarter of 2009. The figures include details…