Comments on Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision)

2017-03-23 | All chapters

 In February 2017, the National People's Congress has issued a Call-for-Comments on Anti-Unfair competition Law. Compared with the Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Amendment) published for comments on 25 February 2016, Anti-unfair Competition Law (Draft Revision) are more closed to existing AUCL promulgated in 1993 and the amendments AUCL (Draft Revision) are more prudential.

The European Chamber Intellectual Property Rights Working Group; Legal and Competition Working Group; Agriculture, Food and Beverage Working Group; Naediatric Nutrition Desk; Automotive Working Group; Auto Components Working Group; Healthcare Equipment Working Group; Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining Working Group; Information and Communication Technology Working Group and Pharmaceutical Working Group on behalf of member companies, submitted to National People's Congress their consolidated comments. Specific recommendations include limiting the administrative powers of the supervision and inspection authorities, retaining the confiscation of illegal income, protecting other business operators from anti-competitive conduct, etc.