China’s competition regulator, the State Administration
for Market Regulation (SAMR), on January 2, 2020 published the
Draft Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law for comment (Draft
Amendments)
《中华人民共和国反垄断法》修订草案(公开征求意见稿),
with comments due by January 31.1
The Draft Amendments would expand the AML from 57 articles to 64
articles across the same eight chapters. Most notably, the
Draft Amendments would (i) institute a “fair
competition” review mechanism; (ii) prohibit participation in
monopoly agreements; (iii) clarify the factors to be considered
when determining market dominance by Internet operators; (iv)
improve the merger review process; and (v) enhance deterrence by
raising penalties for violations.
