The Chinese Antitrust Authority releases a draft on the Regulation on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreement Conduct

China antitrust authority consults on agreements rules On 3 January 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft of the Regulation on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreement Conduct (Draft) on its website, inviting comments from interested stakeholders. The consultation period ends on 3 February. The Draft is the first significant normative output in the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) field after the establishment of SAMR and the transfer of antitrust powers from the three prior antitrust units at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), and the Ministry of Commerce to SAMR in Spring 2018. Layout The Draft is divided into 5 chapters, and has 44 provisions.