China's top court rejects double-punishment claim over concrete-cartel fine
By MLex Staff ( May 22, 2026, 06:22 GMT | Insight) -- China’s Supreme People’s Court upheld an antitrust fine against a Hangzhou concrete producer, rejecting the company’s argument that earlier criminal penalties in a related forced-transaction barred separate administrative punishment for cartel conduct under the “double punishment” principle.China’s Supreme People’s Court has upheld a 27.5 million yuan ($4 million) antitrust fine against a Hangzhou concrete producer, rejecting arguments that earlier criminal penalties tied to a related forced-transaction and organized-crime case precluded separate administrative punishment for cartel conduct....
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