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Personal Liability under China’s Anti‑Monopoly Law: Administrative Fines, Civil Litigation, and Criminal Sanctions

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In the past half year of 2025, China’s antitrust watchdog has imposed fines on 11 individuals for antitrust violations, including sole proprietors, senior executives, and employees involved in cartels or obstruction of...more

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Regulatory Escalation in Pharma Sector: China Imposes First Executive Sanctions in a Cartel Case

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On May 9, 2025, the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (“Tianjin AMR”) announced administrative penalties against four manufacturers of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (“DSP”) active pharmaceutical...more

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China Publishes Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on Leniency and Commitments

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The Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") released four sets of long-awaited anti-monopoly guidelines. This White Paper addresses the Guidelines on Application of Leniency Program...more

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Prospects for JFTC Competition Policies in 2020

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The 2019 Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act ("Amendments") including revisions to surcharge system (i.e., administrative fine system) will be fully in force within 2020. Accordingly, so-called attorney-client privilege will...more

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New Bill: Enhancement of Fines under the Japan Anti-Monopoly Act

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The bill to amend the Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA"), that includes the enhancement of a surcharge (i.e., administrative fine), has passed on June 19, 2019.1 It will be effective no later than from December 25, 2020. The...more

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"Single entity defense" under scrutiny in China

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On 20 July 2018, the new Chinese antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) – published two decisions sanctioning two ship tallying companies in Shenzhen for market partitioning and price...more

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