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China finalizes antitrust rules on official misconduct in market interference

By MLex Staff ( December 29, 2025, 07:10 GMT | Insight) -- China’s antitrust regulator has finalized a set of rules that formally establishes procedures for identifying and escalating personal responsibility in cases where government officials engage in anticompetitive conduct, refining draft amendments released in May. The revised regulation, issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation on Dec. 26 and taking effect Feb. 1, 2026, updates China's antitrust rules prohibiting the abuse of administrative power and strengthens enforcement against local protectionism and administrative barriers to competition.China’s antitrust regulator has finalized a set of rules that formally establishes procedures for identifying and escalating personal responsibility in cases where government officials engage in anticompetitive conduct, refining draft amendments released in May (see here)....

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