China Monthly Antitrust Update - November 2022

Legislation

State Council Announces Regulations on Promoting Development of Self-employed Businesses and Stresses that Platform Operators Shall Not Impose Unreasonable Conditions

On October 25, 2022, in order to encourage, support and guide the healthy development of the individual economy, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of individual entrepreneurs, stabilize and expand urban and rural employment, and give full play to the important role of individual entrepreneurs in the national economy and social development, the State Council announced the completed Regulations on Promoting the Development of Individual Entrepreneurs, which will come into effect on November 1, 2022. ¹