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Antitrust developments in the PRC in 2012

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • China
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  • February 20 2013

In 2012, China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) entered its fifth year. The past year saw notable developments in relation to both the legislative framework

Resale price maintenance: is it 'per se' illegal in china?

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • China
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  • February 6 2013

In recent weeks, there have been a number of high-profile enforcement actions against resale price maintenance practices in China. Despite this

US President orders Chinese acquisition unwound

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China, USA
  • -
  • October 4 2012

US President Barack Obama has blocked the acquisition of four wind farms by a Chinese-owned corporation

International labour law bulletin - Summer 2012

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • Belgium, China, European Union, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 5 2012

A round-up of developments in international employment law over the past quarter

MOFCOM conditionally clears Wal-Mart’s acquisition of Yihaodian

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • August 30 2012

Following an eight-month merger review process, on 13th August 2012, MOFCOM conditionally cleared Wal-Mart’s acquisition of control of Shanghai Yishiduo E-Commerce Co Ltd. (Yihaodian), the largest online supermarket in China

Key trends in PRC merger control over the last year

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • August 8 2012

On 1 August 2012, China’s Anti-monopoly Law entered its fourth year

Cancelling registered trademarks in China for non-use

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • May 16 2012

Under article 44 (4) of the 2001 PRC Trademark Law, if a registered trademark has not been used for three consecutive years any party may file a non-use cancellation application with the China trademark Office

CIETAC releases new arbitration rules

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • March 12 2012

The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) has for many years been the leading arbitration commission for foreign-related arbitrations in China

MOFCOM conditionally clears Uralkali’s acquisition of Silvinit

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • June 6 2011

Since its last public intervention decision almost a year ago, on 2 June 2011 the Chinese antitrust merger control authority, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), intervened for the eighth time since the Anti-monopoly Law came into effect in mid-2008

China’s tightening law on bribery of officials

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • March 11 2011

Article 164 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China currently provides that whoever gives money or property (in relatively large amount) to an employee of a company, enterprise or other entity, in order to seek unjust benefits, shall be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three years of criminal detention