The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2010
A practical insight to cross-border merger control issues

2010
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control
Christopher F. Corr, Patrick W. Ma

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The Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China ("AML") became effective on August 1, 2008. A year on, more guidelines have been issued including "Guidance Opinions" which provide details on the procedural and documentary requirements for pre-merger notifications, the "Guidelines on the Definition of Relevant Market" and the "Financial Merger Notification Measures" which applies to transactions in the financial services industry.

This chapter provides an overview of China's merger notification and review regime under the AML and the Notification Rules. Among other things, the chapter discusses the types of transactions that are subject to China's merger control, general procedural requirements and timeline of merger notifications under the AML, as well as the remedies available when the enforcement authority determines that a transaction may have the effect of restraining or harming competition in China.

This chapter appeared in the 2010 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. Click here to view the 2009 chapters to Merger Control and Competition Litigation.