September 1, 2019 may be seen as a new starting point for the enforcement of China’s antitrust and competition laws. On this date, three new sets of rules and regulations (the “Three New Regulations”) took effect, which were...more
9/19/2019
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State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
On March 13, 2018, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”)announced its Conditional Approval following antitrust review of a concentration of undertakings relating to Bayer’s proposed merger with Monsanto (“Merger”) (Bayer...more
4/17/2019
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Bayer ,
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Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Merger Controls ,
MOFCOM ,
Monsanto ,
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