Resale price maintenance (RPM) and other vertical restraints can create antitrust risk in China, but the analysis should distinguish fixed/minimum resale price restrictions from r…
Current Anti-Monopoly Law, SAMR rules/guidance and case law should be checked before stating that any particular clause is automatically lawful or unlawful.
5 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
Check fixed/minimum vs recommended price
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Decision factorCheck monitoring/penalties
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Decision factorCheck market context
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Decision factorCheck distribution model
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Decision factorCheck exemptions/safe-harbor rules if current and applicable
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Decision factorWorking rule: Map the regulated role before marketing or launch in China.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Primary authorities
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