4 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.
Is the deal notifiable?
Thresholds/basics.
NotifyWhat is barred pre-clearance?
Standstill map.
StandstillClean team protocol live?
Resolve the clean team protocol live question separately before choosing the route.
CleanClosing date vs clearance date?
Calendar.
CalendarWorking rule: Once a deal is a notifiable concentration, parties generally must not implement it until SAMR clears.
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.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Are ordinary covenants gun-jumping?
Ordinary course covenants differ from control-taking integration. Counsel on grey zones.
Where is the clean-team deep page?
Use the linked specialist resource when Gun-Jumping in China turns on detailed evidence, procedure or risk assessment.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.