China: State Administration for Market Regulation opened consultation on draft measures on management of list of entities with serious illegal and dishonest conduct in market regulation

On 9 October 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) opened a consultation on the revised administrative measures on the management of the list of entities with serious illegal and dishonest conduct in market regulation until 10 November 2025. The measures set out the conditions under which entities committing serious illegal conduct can be included in the list of serious illegal and dishonest conduct by market regulation departments. Entities can be listed for, among other things, infringing on consumers' rights to dignity and personal information protection. Listed entities can be subject to additional measures, such as increased inspections and restrictions on eligibility for preferential policies. The revised measures would update the procedure for inclusion so that consideration of inclusion would be triggered by an enforcement authority notifying that a serious penalty had been issued against an entity, who, if listed, are given 5 days to submit objections.