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Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms including unilateral conduct regulation enter into force

On 1 February 2026, the Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms enter into force. The Measures prohibit online platforms from using platform rules to impose unreasonable restrictions on the independent business activities of…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-06-04
in consultation

On 4 June 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation opened a public consultation on the …

2025-07-04
processing consultation

On 4 July 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation closes its public consultation on th…

2025-12-18
adopted

On 18 December 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Internet Informat…

2026-02-01
in force

On 1 February 2026, the Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms enter into…