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Interim Provisions released for China's New National Security Review for Foreign M&A

11 March 2011

China's Ministry of Commerce has released further details of the application and review procedures for the country's new national security review system for foreign M&A involving Chinese enterprises.

In this briefing, our lawyers summarise the interim provisions and the clarification that they provide. It also reminds foreign investors of the impact of the system and the steps they should take before embarking on M&A in China in order to comply.

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