On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (Blocking Rules), effective immediately. The Blocking...more
In March 2018, China’s State Council announced the establishment of a unified market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which now is responsible for all antitrust enforcement in China....more
11/12/2018
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
NDRC ,
Remedies ,
SIAC ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
China has introduced a plan to restructure some of its key governmental institutions, including the operations of its three antitrust enforcement agencies. The new scheme, announced in March 2018, for the first time...more
6/20/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
NDRC ,
SAIC ,
State Administration for Market Supervision (SAMS) ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO ,
ZTE
Three years ago, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) introduced a simplified merger review procedure to reduce the review time for transactions that do not pose significant competitive or industrial policy concerns in...more
In late 2011 and early 2012, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) introduced a new and unique merger control remedy with far-reaching implications. In two separate decisions involving nearly simultaneous global acquisitions...more
10/28/2015
/ Acquisitions ,
China ,
Global Market ,
Hitachi ,
Hold-Separate Remedies ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
Remedies ,
Samsung ,
Seagate ,
Technology Sector
China’s Anti-Monopoly Law requires businesses to notify transactions to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) for merger control review, so long as the parties meet certain revenue thresholds and the transaction involves a change...more
The Electronic Intellectual Property Center of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released a draft “Template for Intellectual Property Policies in Industry Standardization Organizations” (the...more
On June 17, 2014, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued just the second prohibition decision in its enforcement history, striking down the proposed P3 Network shipping alliance that would...more
China has recently taken two important steps to improve its merger control process: providing additional guidance on its new simplified merger procedures while promising publication of decisions penalizing firms for closing...more