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In the first of two articles on the impact on pharmaceutical companies of China's antitrust regime, we focus on the changing shape of merger control review.

Selected regulatory changes April – June 2011 (English & Chinese)

China's pricing regulator, the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"), recently published an announcement (the "NDRC Announcement") ranking the pharmaceutical sector as the worst offender for pricing violations in 2010...

Foreign companies doing business in China's life sciences sector must pay special attention to the protection and enforcement regime in China of intellectual property (IP), oftentimes their most valuable asset. This article provides an overview of key...

In this overview, we explain the current practices and procedures that have developed under China's Anti-Monopoly Law, the accompanying Regulations on Notification Thresholds for Concentrations between Undertakings (the Implementation Regulations), as well...

2012-01-06T08:56:21.000Z

Despite current uncertainty, Asia Pacific M&A advisers are predicting relatively positive prospects for the region's acquisition markets in the year ahead. Most respondents to this year's Clifford Chance/Finance Asia M&A Survey expect an increase in the...

In August 2011, China issued new provisions for its national security review system. These provisions cover procedure and reflect MOFCOM's latest instructions on the process and timeline for submitting applications for national security review, and should...

China's National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce have issued a swathe of new rules on price and monopoly related abuses, which will come into effect on 1 February 2011. These long-awaited rules will guide...

Two of our recent briefings have explained the mechanics of China's new national review process, under which acquisitions of Chinese assets in certain industries may be reviewed and rejected on national security grounds. This new process was announced only a day...