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19th-22th October 2020

20th EU-China Competition Week

The 20th EU-China Competition Week took place online from 19th to 22nd October 2020. The week of technical discussions on competition law and enforcement showcased the commitment of the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition (DG Competition) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of the People’s Republic of China to strengthen their technical cooperation and dialogue. It builds on a longstanding tradition of biannual competition dialogue between the EU and the antimonopoly enforcement agencies in China.

Officials from DG Competition and the SAMR were joined by an official of the Austrian Federal Competition Authority.

The Competition Week provided a platform for both sides to address their priorities and challenges in the field of competition policy. Officials and experts discussed a broad range of topics, including the Fair Competition Review System, merger review, antitrust and international cooperation in cartel investigations. The discussions provided a platform for frank exchanges on practical experiences with cases and enforcement of competition law and policy in both countries.

EU-China Competition Weeks take place biannually in March and October, when officials from DG Competition and their counterparts in China engage in a dialogue to enhance cooperation and transparency between China and the EU in the field of competition.

The 21st EU-China Competition Week will take place in March 2021.

  • The Competition Week supports the dialogue between the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition and China’s three AMEAs and aims to ensure consistent implementation in a robust enforcement environment.

  • China’s three Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Agencies include: the Ministry of Finance and Commerce (MOFCOM), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC). In addition to this, a session with the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) is foreseen in the 16th Competition Week.

  • The Competition Cooperation Project’s official WeChat account will be launched shortly. Through this WeChat account, you will receive all information related to the project and the activity.

AGENDA

Monday 19 October 2020

Update on the PRC’s Fair Competition Review System; Overview of the European Commission’s White Paper on Foreign

07:45-08:00: Registration / Virtual room open

08:05-08:20: Opening remarks

  • Mr Yang Wanshan, Deputy Director of the Anti-monopoly Bureau, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION
  • Mr Torben TOFT, Senior Expert, International Relations Unit, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission

08:20-09:45: Session I – Update on FCRS policies and practices

Moderator: Ms Hilary JENNINGS, Special Adviser on Competition Policy, Competition Cooperation Project

Overview:

  • SAMR’s guidance and support through the Fair Competition Review System
  • FCRS application in practice, notably during COVID-19

Presentations by:

  • Mr XI Jinsong, Director, Fair Competition Review Division, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION

Q&A

09:45-09:50: Session changeover

09:50-11:00: Session II – The European Commission’s White Paper on Foreign Subsidies

 Overview:

  • Current enforcement gap
  • The proposed new instrument
  • Next steps

 

Presentations by

  • Mr Eddy DE SMIJTER, Head of the International Relations Unit, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission

 

Q&A

Tuesday 20 October 2020

Revisions to the Anti-Monopoly Law

07:45-08:00: Registration/ Virtual room open 

08:05-09:15: Session I – Amendments related to antitrust

Overview

  • Presentation of the proposed amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law
  • Discussion and reflections by EU

Presentation by

  • Mr QIU Yang, Deputy-Director Level Official, Coordination Division, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION

 

Discussion and commentary by

  • Mr Christopher MAYOCK, Deputy Head of Unit, Cartels Directorate, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
  • Ms Ana GARCIA CASTILLO, Deputy Head of Unit, Basic Industries, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission

09:15-10:05: Session II – Amendments to merger control

Overview

  • Presentation of the proposed amendments to the merger control regime
  • Discussion and reflections by EU

 

Presentations by

  • Ms HU Xinyue, Deputy-Director Level Official, Case Reviewing Division 2, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION

 

Discussion and commentary by

  • Mr Daniele CALISTI, Deputy Head of Unit, Mergers, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission

 

10:05-11:00: Session III – Enshrining the Fair Competition Review System in the proposed revision to the Anti-Monopoly Law

Overview

  • Proposed amendment to integrate the Fair Competition Review System into the Anti-Monopoly Law and its implications
  • Discussion and reflections by the EU

 

Presentations by

  • Mr XI Jinsong, Director, Fair Competition Review Division, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION

 

Discussion and commentary by

  • Ms Graça DA COSTA, Senior Expert, State Aid Strategy, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission

Wednesday 21 October 2020

Mergers:  balancing merger remedies; revising notification thresholds

07:45-08:00: Registration / Virtual room open

08:05-09:50: Session I – Merger remedies – getting the balance right

Overview

  • When, and what remedies are appropriate and effective
  • Practical experiences with the differences between the effectiveness of remedies to address competitive harm resulting from horizontal, conglomerate, and vertical mergers
  • Inter-jurisdictional aspects of remedies – practical experiences
  • Tools required to detect and assess whether remedies have achieved their aims – practical experiences

 

Presentations by

  • Mr Daniele CALISTI, Deputy Head of Unit, Mergers, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
  • Ms ZHAO Lili, Director Level Official, Supervision and Enforcement Division, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation

Discussion and commentary by

  • Mr Stefan RUECH, Case Handler, Austrian Federal Competition Authority

Q&A

09:50-11:00: Session II – Revision of notification thresholds

Overview

  • Procedure for amending notification thresholds
  • Rationale for revising thresholds
  • Determining appropriate criteria
  • Recent amendments to notification thresholds – experiences

Presentations by

  • Mr Stefan RUECH, Case Handler, Austrian Federal Competition Authority
  • Mr Daniele CALISTI, Deputy Head of Unit, Mergers, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
  • Ms KONG Ru, Deputy-Director Level Official, Case Reviewing Division 2, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation

 

Q&A 

Thursday 22 October 2020

Antitrust: International cooperation in cartel investigations

07:45-08:00: Registration / Virtual room open

08:05-09:45: Session I – Frameworks for international cooperation in cartel investigations and challenges to cooperation in practice

Overview:

  • Instruments for international cooperation in cartel cases: competition and non-competition specific, formal and informal tools, provisions in national laws
  • Cooperation based on waivers of confidentiality & managing / protecting leniency programmes and information
  • Examples of cooperation in international cartel investigations
  • Importance of trust and confidence in legal systems
  • Procedural and substantive challenges to international cooperation in cross-border cartel cases, including: exchange of confidential information without a waiver; different definitions of confidential information; civil vs criminal regimes; institutional /investigatory impediments; procedural differences in e.g. leniency programmes or access to file; double jeopardy in fining policy. 

Presentations by

  • Mr Christopher MAYOCK, Deputy Head of Unit, Cartels Directorate, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission

 Q&A 

10:00-11:00: Session I – Continuation

 

Presentations by

  • Ms YU Jiamu, Director Level Official, Monopoly Agreement Division, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION

 

Q&A 

11:00 – 11:15: Closing remarks

  • Mr Torben TOFT, Senior Expert, International Relations Unit, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
  • Mr XU Lefu, Deputy Director of the Anti-Monopoly Bureau, STATE ADMINISTRATION FOR MARKET REGULATION

PRESENTATIONS

Day 1 - 19 October 2020, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation

wdt_ID Title 标题 Type 类型 Source 来源 Year 年份 Region 地区 Link 链接
5 Day 1: Update on the PRC’s Fair Competition Review System; Overview of the European Commission’s White Paper on Foreign Subsidies Agenda Competition Cooperation 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda_20th-EU-China-CW_EN_Day-1.pdf
6 第一天：中国公平竞争审查制度的最新动态；欧盟委员会的外国补贴白皮书概述 日程 竞争合作项目组 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda-20th-EU-China-CW_CN_Day-1.pdf
7 Session I: Maintaining Fair Market Competition, Promoting High-level Opening-up, Mr XI Jinsong PPT SAMR 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-1_Session-I_Mr-XI-Jinsong_EN.pdf
8 会议一: 全力维护市场公平竞争 推动高水平对外开放
—上半年支持疫情防控和复工复产、落实公平竞争审查制度工作综述 - Mr XI Jinsong		 幻灯片 国家市场监督管理总局 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-1_Session-I_Mr-Xi-Jinsong_CN.pdf
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Day 2 - 20 October 2020, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation

wdt_ID Title 标题 Type 类型 Source 来源 Year 年份 Region 地区 Link 链接
5 Day 2: Revisions to the Anti-Monopoly Law Agenda Competition Cooperation 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda_20th-EU-China-CW_EN_Day-2.pdf
6 第二天：反垄断法修订 日程 竞争合作项目组 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda-20th-EU-China-CW_CN_Day-2.pdf
7 Session I: Revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law, Mr QIU Yang PPT SAMR 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-2_Session-I_Mr-QIU-Yang_EN.pdf
8 会议一: 反垄断法》 修订 工作 情况, 邱阳 幻灯片 国家市场监督管理总局 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-2_Session-I_Mr-QIU-Yang_CN.pdf
9 Session II: Interim provisions on review of concentration of business operators (Draft), Ms HU Xinyue PPT SAMR 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-2_Session-II_Ms-HU-Xinyue_EN.pdf
10 会议二：会议二：经营者集中审查暂行规定（草案) 幻灯片 国家市场监督管理总局 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-2_Session-II_Ms-HU-Xinyue_CN.pdf
Title 标题 Type 类型 Source 来源 Year 年份 Region 地区 Link 链接

Day 3 - 21 October 2020, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation

wdt_ID Title 标题 Type 类型 Source 来源 Year 年份 Region 地区 Link 链接
5 Day 3: Mergers: balancing merger remedies; revising notification thresholds Agenda Competition Cooperation 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda_20th-EU-China-CW_EN_Day-3.pdf
6 第三天：并购：权衡各种并购的补救措施；修改通知的门槛条件 日程 竞争合作项目组 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda-20th-EU-China-CW_CN_Day-3.pdf
7 Session I: International cooperation in the implementation of merger relief, Ms ZHAO Lili PPT SAMR 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-3_Session-I_ZHAO-Lili_EN.pdf
8 会议一: 合并救济实施中的国际合作 —诺贝丽斯收购爱励股权案, 赵莉莉 幻灯片 国家市场监督管理总局 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-3_Session-I_ZHAO-Lili_CN.pdf
9 Session II: Reform of Standard for Declaration of Concentration of Business operators, Ms KONG Ru PPT SAMR 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-3_Session-II_Ms-KONG-Ru_EN.pdf
10 会议二: 经营者集中申报标准改革, 反垄断局审二处四级调研员孔儒，国家市场监管局 幻灯片 国家市场监督管理总局 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-3_Session-II_Ms-KONG-Ru_CN.pdf
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Day 4 - 22 October 2020, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, State Administration for Market Regulation

wdt_ID Title 标题 Type 类型 Source 来源 Year 年份 Region 地区 Link 链接
5 Day 4: Antitrust: International cooperation in cartel investigations Agenda Competition Cooperation 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda_20th-EU-China-CW_EN_Day-4.pdf
6 第四天：反托拉斯：卡特尔调查方面的国际合作 日程 竞争合作项目组 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agenda-20th-EU-China-CW_CN_Day-4.pdf
7 Session I: International Cooperation in Cartel Investigation, Ms YU Jiamu PPT SAMR 2020 EU, China https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-4_Session-I_Ms-YU-Jiamu_EN.pdf
8 会议一: 卡特尔案件调查的国际合作, Ms YU Jiamu 幻灯片 国家市场监督管理总局 2020 欧盟，中国 https://competitioncooperation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Day-4_Session-I_-Ms-YU-Jiamu_CN.pdf
Title 标题 Type 类型 Source 来源 Year 年份 Region 地区 Link 链接