Competition Law in China

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has a comprehensive system of competition law under its Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) which came into effect on 01 August 2008. It applies throughout the PRC with the exception of the two Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

This publication provides an overview of the unique enforcement structure in the PRC, with regulatory supervision being divided between three separate agencies, and the key provisions relating to the rules against anti-competitive ("monopoly") agreements and abuse of dominance, merger control and the national security review. It also provides a summary of the key merger cases and private litigation claims to date.

Bertrand Louveaux (partner), George Goulding (partner), Natalie Yeung (associate), Ingrid Lauwers (professional support lawyer)