It is generally known that the antitrust enforcement powers are
shared by three government authorities in China: the Ministry of
Commerce ("MOFCOM"), which is responsible for merger
control, the National Development and Reform Commission
("NDRC"), which is responsible for price-related monopoly
conducts, and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce
("SAIC"), which is responsible for non-price related
monopoly conducts. Compared to the former two authorities, SAIC
keeps a relatively low profile on its antitrust enforcement
actions.
On July 11, Director General of the Anti-Monopoly and
Anti-Unfair Competition Enforcement Bureau of SAIC
("AMAUCEB"), Ms. Ren Airong
(任爱荣) made a speech at a
conference and introduced the fruits of antitrust enforcement by
SAIC since the Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") came into effect
on August 1, 2008.
