China: Consumer protection regulation in Amendment of Anti-Unfair Competition Law
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Anti-Unfair Competition Law revised version of 2019 amendment including consumer protection regulation enters into force
On 15 October 2025, the second revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law enters into force. The revised law includes consumer-protection safeguards and introduces regulatory provisions addressing unfair competition in digital business operations. …
SourceNational People’s Congress adopted amendments to Anti-Unfair Competition Law including consumer protection 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 consumer protection 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 consumer protection regulation. The draft updates and expands a number of con…
SourceOpened consultation for Amendment of Anti-Unfair Competition Law including consumer protection 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 consumer protection regulation, until 22 December 2022. The draft up…
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