On 30 July 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation
(SAMR) released in its Order No 44 The Rules on Administrating the
Seriously Illicit or Dishonest List in Market Supervision and
Administration, which took effect from 1 September 2021. The Rules
are made to enhance credit supervision and administration and
honest self-discipline.
According to the Rules, parties that have received the AMR's
heavy penalties will be put into the Seriously Illicit or Dishonest
List to be published through the national enterprise credit system
and shared with other organs.
Seriously illicit and dishonest conduct
Seriously illicit and dishonest conduct covers areas such as:
the safety of food, medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics;
product quality; infringement of consumers' rights and
interests; fair competition; and market order. In particular, the
list will include: unfair competition, trade secret infringement,
willful IPR infringement, abnormal patent filing,
