Chinese Courts and Rulings
Total 92 Posts
China Suspends Certain Imports from Slovenia and Palestine Due to Sanitary Concerns
According to China's Customs agency, China is suspending imports of poultry products from Slovenia and cloven hoofed animal products from Palestine, citing sanitary concerns.
Chinese Market Regulation Agency Punishes More Companies Amid Anti-Trust Crackdown
On January 5, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued 13 administrative decisions to fine tech companies, including Tencent and Alibaba, for violating anti-monopoly laws by not declaring a merger or acquisition.
Guest Post: Trade Barrier Investigations in China, by Zhiguo YU
This is a guest post by Zhiguo YU, partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, fellow of Institute of International Dispute Settlement, Tsinghua University and the Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law Center, and arbitrator of Tianjin Arbitration Commission.
1. INTRODUCTION
Trade barrier investigations in China are designed to address
Chinese Court Fines Apple for Copyright Infringement In Latest Round of Litigation
In a recent IP dispute, China’s Tianjin Binhai People’s Court ruled that
American company Apple was responsible for unauthorized content published by
third-party apps in the App Store. As a result, Apple was fined 12 million yuan
(USD 1.9 million), according to a report
[http://www.cs.
China’s Administrative Decision on Meituan's Anti-Competitive Practices
On October 8, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued
an administrative decision
[http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202110/t20211008_335364.html] (link in Chinese)
relating to certain anti-competitive practices by Meituan, a leading online food
delivery company. The investigation started in April 2021 and resulted
China Suspends Pork and Beef Imports from the UK, Mongolia, and Haiti
China’s Customs agency recently announced that it would suspend imports of some
beef products from the United Kingdom and Mongolia, as well as some pork
products from Haiti, due to sanitary concerns. All three documents were issued
on September 29 and took effect immediately.
According to one announcement
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China Blocks the Merger of Two Major Videogame Live-Streaming Companies
On July 10, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a
decision [http://www.samr.gov.cn/fldj/tzgg/ftjpz/202107/t20210708_332421.html]
to block the anti-monopoly declaration for a $5.3 billion
[https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-live-streaming-firm-douyu-terminates-merger-deal-with-huya-2021-07-12/]
merger filed by Huya and Douyu, both