China: Unilateral conduct regulation in Amendment to Anti-Unfair Competition Law
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Anti-Unfair Competition Law revised version of 2019 amendment including unilateral conduct regulation enters into force
On 15 October 2025, the second revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China, adopted by the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress on 27 June 2025, enters into force. The revised law introduc…
SourceNational People’s Congress adopted amendments to Anti-Unfair Competition Law including unilateral conduct regulation
On 27 June 2025, the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress adopted the second revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China at its Sixteenth Session, with the revised provisions entering into…
SourceClosed consultation for Amendment of Anti-Unfair Competition Law including unilateral conduct regulation
On 22 December 2022, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation closed the consultation for the draft amendment of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, which includes unilateral conduct regulation. The draft includes new unfair competition rule…
SourceOpened consultation for Amendment of Anti-Unfair Competition Law including unilateral conduct regulation
On 22 November 2022, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) opened a consultation on the draft amended version of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, which includes unilateral conduct regulation, until 22 December 2022. The draft inc…
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