Recently, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
announced that its Anti-monopoly Bureau is to put up a signboard
for the "Office of State Council's Anti-Monopoly
Commission (AMC)". According to Mr. Yao Jian,
a spokesman for MOFCOM, the State Council has approved the formal
establishment of the AMC Office (even though the AMC Office has
been operational within MOFCOM since the enactment of the
Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) in 2008).
As the third anniversary of the AML draws near, Mr. Yao expects
that this move will further enhance effective enforcement of the
AML and the coordination among the various ministries under the
AMC.
Background
The Anti-Monopoly Commission (AMC) is the
advisory and policy arm amongst the list of agencies enforcing and
implementing the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML).
Specifically, the AMC is responsible for organizing, coordinating,
and providing guidance for implementing the AML (see Article 9,
AML). Functions of the AMC include drafting competition
