Asia-Pacific Competition Law Handbook 2014/15

Asia-Pacific Competition Law Handbook 2014/15

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Index PAGE 1. Australia... 5 2. Bangladesh... 25 3. Brunei Darussalam... 29 4. Cambodia... 35 5. Fiji... 45 6. Hong Kong... 53 7. India... 65 8. Indonesia... 83 9. Japan... 109 10. Laos (Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic)... 129 11. Malaysia... 133 12. Mongolia... 147 13. Myanmar... 153 14. New Caledonia... 161 15. New Zealand... 167 16. Pakistan... 185 17. Papua New Guinea... 197 18. People's Republic Of China PRC... 207 19. Philippines... 237 20. Singapore... 249 21. South Korea Republic Of Korea... 261 22. Sri Lanka... 281 23. Taiwan... 289 24. Thailand... 309 25. Timor-Leste... 321 26. Vanuatu... 335 27. Vietnam... 343 Page 1

Asia-Pacific Competition Law Handbook Introduction Competition law in the Asia-Pacific region is dynamic, diverse and enforced by increasingly sophisticated and active regulators. Competition policy in the Asia-Pacific region has been evolving rapidly and its impact on the conduct of businesses operating in the region has never been as pervasive. Understanding the competition laws in the region is critical for businesses to continue to innovate, grow and thrive. Over the past year, China has continued to be very active in investigating anticompetitive conduct cases and has imposed very significant fines. The Chinese merger regulator, MOFCOM, has recently blocked a proposed transaction (only its second) and imposed very significant conditions on several others in the last year. More broadly, ASEAN member countries are gathering momentum to establish a common regional focus on competition law and policy, in keeping with its goal of achieving an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. Our Handbook provides you and your organisation with a useful overview of competition law and practice around the Asia-Pacific region. There are well established competition regimes in North Asia, with China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan all enforcing effective competition laws. In South East Asia, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have the most established and active regimes. In the Pacific, both Australia and New Zealand have sophisticated regimes with active regulators, and Papua New Guinea's and Fiji's regimes are well established. We have also included materials on the emerging competition law regimes in Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam, and on the remaining ASEAN nations (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines), which have each committed to endeavour to introduce a national competition law and policy by 2015. On the subcontinent, India and Pakistan now have modern regimes in place, with the Indian regulator enforcing the new laws very aggressively, and regimes are also in place in neighbouring Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This Handbook also includes materials on the competition law regimes in East Timor, Mongolia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Additional regimes which may establish competition laws in 2014/2015 are the Solomon Islands and Samoa. The Solomon Islands appear to be following in Fiji's and PNG's footsteps by introducing an independent competition regulator, and Samoa has issued a draft competition and consumer Bill in 2014. We will cover these jurisdictions in next year's edition. Page 3

This second edition of the Handbook is current as at September 2014. The information provided in this Handbook is general in nature and not legal advice. Specific professional advice should always be taken on particular matters that may arise. Ashurst expert Competition law advice Across the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom, Ashurst is well placed to provide expert advice, to coordinate with local counsel where necessary and to assist you and your organisation to manage competition law compliance and advice. Our partners, consultants and lawyers are leaders in all areas of competition law. We have a well-established presence in the Asia-Pacific region with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and Port Moresby, as well as a close association with Oentoeng Suria & Partners in Jakarta and a "Best Friend Firm" relationship with Indian Law Partners in India. All our offices have native language speakers and combine extensive international experience with valuable local knowledge. We trust that you and your organisation will find this Handbook to be a useful tool. We would appreciate any feedback you may have on this publication. "Ashurst fields a strong team that is great at building and maintaining relationships by delivering consistently high-quality work " Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2014 Page 4

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