China Monthly Antitrust Update - January 2017

Legislation

Provincial Governments of Hubei, Shaanxi, etc. Issue Opinions on Implementing the Fair Competition Review Mechanism

On 1 December 2016, Hubei Province issued the Notice of Provincial Government on Implementing the Fair Competition Review Mechanism in Development of Market System to regulate government's activities in enacting policies that restrict or eliminate competition.¹ On 5 December, Shaanxi Province issued the Opinions of Shaanxi Provincial Government on Implementing the Fair Competition Review Mechanism in Development of Market System, in which specific arrangements, review targets, enforcement procedures, safeguard mechanism are laid down.² Since the State Council issued the Opinions on Establishment of Fair Competition Review Mechanism in Development of Market System on 14 June 2016, several provinces including Jiangsu, Hunan, Hebei, Liaoning, Beijing, Ningxia, Guizhou, Hubei and Shaanxi have subsequently issued their respective implementing