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| 6 October 2009 |  | Conditions Imposed on Pfizer & GM Deals as Chinese Merger Control Ramps Up
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced two new conditional clearance decisions under the country's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) merger control system, meaning five deals have now been subject to conditional approval or outright prohibition since the law commenced. |
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| 24 September 2009 | | Hong Kong Edges Closer to Introduction of Competition Law
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, Hong Kong
Gregory So, Under Secretary for Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) today announced new details relating to the Hong Kong government's proposed cross sector Competition Bill, and re-affirmed the government's commitment to introduce a bill to the Legislative Council in the 2009/2010 legislative session. |
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| 19 August 2009 |  | China Releases New Anti-Monopoly Law Pricing Rules
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
China’s National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) has released draft rules explaining how the various price-related 'conduct rules' in China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) will be applied in practice. The draft Rules on Anti-Price Monopoly ("Draft Price Rules") were published on 12 August 2009 for public comment, with a consultation phase in relation to the draft scheduled to end on 6 September 2009. |
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| 7 August 2009 | | Competitive Edge - August Issue
Newsletter - Antitrust & Competition, Hong Kong
We are pleased to attach the August issue of our "Competitive Edge" newsletter, concerning the local developments and international trends relevant to Competition Law in Hong Kong and China. We hope you find the contents of interest. |
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| 24 July 2009 | | New Guidance on the Application of China's Merger Control Regime to the Financial Industry
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, Banking & Finance, Insurance & Reinsurance, China, Hong Kong
On 15 July 2009 a number of regulatory bodies in Mainland China jointly published new measures explaining how a key aspect of the Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") merger control regime applies to entities in the financial industry (including banks, securities companies and insurance companies). |
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| 15 May 2009 | | China Publishes Draft Rules Relating to Anti-Monopoly Law 'Monopoly Agreement' Provisions
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
This is the second in a series of two client alerts looking at draft implementation rules that the Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Bureau of China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC") recently published in relation to the country's Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML"). |
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| 13 May 2009 | | China Publishes Draft Rules Relating to Anti-Monopoly Law 'Abuse of Dominance' Provisions
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
Two draft implementation rules relating to China's Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") have been published by one of the enforcement agencies responsible for enforcing the law's prohibitions on abuse of a dominant market position ("Abuse of Dominance Prohibition") and monopoly (restrictive) agreements. |
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| 27 April 2009 | | PRC Uses Anti-Monopoly Law to Place Conditions on Mitsubishi Rayon's Acquisition of Lucite
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") today announced that it has approved a proposed 1.6 billion dollar takeover by Japanese group Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd ("Mitsubishi Rayon") of unlisted UK acrylics market Lucite International Group Limited ("Lucite"), subject to several significant conditions. |
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| 19 March 2009 | | Coca-Cola / Huiyuan Deal Vetoed under China's Anti-Monopoly Law
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China
China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") has concluded its review of Coca-Cola's bid to acquire beverage maker Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd (a Hong Kong listed company), and has ruled that the deal is prohibited by China's Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML"). This is the first prohibition decision that MOFCOM's Anti-Monopoly Bureau has issued under the AML. |
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| 23 January 2009 | | MOFCOM Releases New Consultation Drafts Relating To China's Merger Control Regime - Part II
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
This is the second of two new client alerts relating to China's Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") merger control regime, and focussing on draft rules recently released by China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM"). These drafts indicate that MOFCOM is well advanced in its efforts to implement a cohesive and relatively transparent merger control regime under the AML, which suggests many more transactions may be scrutinized under the regime in the months ahead. |
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| 21 January 2009 | | MOFCOM Releases New Consultation Drafts Relating To China's Merger Control Regime - Part I
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") has released four new consultation drafts relating to the country's Anti-monopoly Law ("AML") merger control regime. Those drafts are: |
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| 12 January 2009 | | China Publishes Draft Market Definition Guidelines
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
China's Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Authorities ("AMEAs") have taken a further step towards more active enforcement of the Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML"), with the publication of draft Guidelines for Defining the Relevant Market for public comment. |
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| 12 January 2009 | | China Published New Guidance on Its Merger Filing Regime
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
China's Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Authorities ("AMEAs") look set to ramp up their enforcement activities in relation to the Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") following the publication of significant AML-related guidance and procedural documents. |
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| 24 November 2008 | | Competitive Edge - Local Developments and International Trends Relevant to Hong Kong and China
Article - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
November 2008 - Avoiding Risk in Arrangements With Distributors and Retailers, ReReported Anti-Monopoly Law Action Against Hyundai - Kia 5, Another Anti-Monopoly Probe of Microsoft in China, Whisteblowing and Leniency |
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| 20 November 2008 | | Lessons to be Learned from China's Latest High Profile Merger Review
Client Alert - Antitrust & Competition, Corporate & Securities, China
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has granted conditional antitrust clearance of Belgium-based InBev SA's proposed takeover of the Chinese operations of Anheuser-Busch Co. |
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| 12 November 2008 | | Antitrust & Competition Review
Article - Antitrust & Competition, Worldwide
2008 - In Europe, when EU Member States’ courts have an EU interpretive question, an “Article 234” procedure can be used to seek a ruling from the European Court of Justice. While the European Court of Justice responds to the question, it is up to the requesting Member State court to use that input in its ruling. |
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| 8 October 2008 | | Competitive Edge: Antitrust & Competition Law - Local Developments and International Trends Relevant to Hong Kong and China
Newsletter - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
October 2008 - Regional Developments: Coca-Cola’s Juice Deal Faces the Antitrust Squeeze |
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| 3 October 2008 | | Competition Law in Hong Kong and China: Why a Compliance Policy Should be Your Company's Priority
Article - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
Hong Kong is on the verge of introducing a comprehensive competition law. Additionally, China's Anti-Monopoly Law has commenced, and can apply to the conduct of both mainland Chinese and foreign businesses. |
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| 18 September 2008 | | The 2008 & 5th Annual Mergers & Acquisitions in China Summit
Article - Asia
M&A and the Anti-Monopoly Law - Navigating Your Deal through China's Antitrust Mist |
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| 11 September 2008 | | Competitive Edge: Antitrust & Competition Law - Local Developments and International Trends Relevant to Hong Kong and China
Article - Antitrust & Competition, China, Hong Kong
China’s Anti-Monopoly Law Kicks, End of the Consultation Period on the Hong Kong Government’s Detailed Proposals
for a Hong Kong Competition Law, “Refusal to deal” and Intellectual Property Rights, Why US Courts Think NFL Football Teams Aren’t Competitive |
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