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Navigating new waters: China formally introduces safe harbor rules for vertical anti-competitive agreements

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By Hazel Yin, Tracy Lu, Ziqi Zhou
| freshfields.com
After years of uncertainty, China’s long‑awaited safe harbor regime for vertical agreements finally became effective on February 1, 2026. China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published revisions to the Provisions on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreements (the Revision), formally introducing safe harbor rules for vertical agreements.
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A more complete playbook: SAMR strengthens its merger review framework with new merger assessment guidance

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By Hazel Yin, Xiaopeng Lai, Qiliang Hu
| freshfields.com
On 16 December 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Guidance on the Review of Non-Horizontal Concentration of Undertakings (the Non-Horizontal Guidance), establishing for the first time a formal analytical framework for assessing vertical and conglomerate transactions. It complements SAMR’s existing merger review rules, in particular the Guidance on the Review of Horizontal Concentration of Undertakings (the Horizontal Guidance) published on 20 December 2024.
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Essential Antitrust #38: What businesses can expect from China’s revised merger control regime

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By Jennifer Mellott, Ninette Dodoo, Laurent Bougard, Hazel Yin
| Lexology Verified
Click here to listen to the audio In January 2024, China implemented significant changes to its merger control thresholds – marking the first revisions in 16 years. Coupled with last year's amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law, they represent a comprehensive revamp of China’s merger control regime.
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