China: State Administration for Market Regulation Investigation into Alibaba Group for alleged abuse of dominance in e-commerce platform services market
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Issued Compliance evaluation of Alibaba's rectification process for alleged abuse of dominance in e-commerce platform services market
On 30 August 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an evaluation of a three-year rectification process by Alibaba Group Holdings Co., Ltd. This process began in April 2021 when Alibaba was penalised for monopolistic prac…
SourceAdministrative penalty issued to Alibaba for abuse of dominance in e-commerce retail services market
On 10 April 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that Alibaba was charged with a fine of 18.23 billion yuan for violation of anti-monopoly laws. The e-commerce retail services provider was charged for forcing merchan…
SourceLaunch of investigation into Alibaba Group for abuse of dominance in e-commerce retail services market
On 24 December 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced the investigation into Alibaba for allegedly forcing merchants to use their platform. If proven, it would represent a violation of anti-monopoly laws.
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