Predatory pricing occurs where a firm deliberately sets prices below cost to eliminate, discipline or deter entry by a competitor, with the goal to subsequently recoup its losses by charging supra-competitive prices. China's Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law and Price Law contain...

Predatory pricing occurs where a firm deliberately sets prices below cost to eliminate, discipline or deter entry by a competitor, with the goal to subsequently recoup its losses by charging supra-competitive prices. China's Anti-Monopoly Law, Anti-Unfair Competition Law and Price Law contain...

China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) prohibits a dominant company from selling products at prices below cost without legitimate reasons. Chinese antitrust agencies and courts have provided some signals as to how they will enforce the predatory pricing provision in the AML and similar provisions in...

In March 2009, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) vetoed the proposed acquisition by Coca-Cola of Huiyuan, a company with an important presence in the Chinese fruit juice market. This is the first time that MOFCOM has prohibited a transaction under the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), in effect...

In force since August 2008, the new Chinese merger control regime is relatively young. Not surprisingly, many issues are still in flux. Although the business community is still eagerly waiting for new implementing measures - in the form of regulations or guidelines - to be adopted on the merger...

August 1, 2010 was a day of celebration in China — of some sort. On that day, China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) celebrated its second anniversary. Around two weeks later, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) adopted the first public decision in an investigation under the AML which involved a Swiss...

Following its entry into force in August 2008, China's Anti-Monopoly Law has been applied by authorities and courts in individual enforcement decisions. This article aims to look at the achievements in the enforcement process so far. In particular, it analyzes how the merger control authority...