State Administration for Market Regulation, Provisions for the Prohibition of Acts of Abuse of Dominant Market Position (Draft for Comments)

国家市场监督管理总局禁止滥用市场支配地位行为规定 (征求意见稿)

July 15, 2022 | BY

Susan Mok

SMAR prohibits platform operators from abusing their dominant market positions

Issued: June 27, 2022

Main contents: It is prohibited for a platform operator with a dominant market position to exploit data, algorithms, technology and platform rules to accord itself, without legitimate reason, the preferential treatment set forth below in competition with business operators on its platform:

(1)        giving its own merchandise priority in display or ordering; or

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