China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said its simplified review system for mergers unlikely to raise competition concerns, in place for 12 years, has reduced average review time to 18.6 days from 39.9 days in 2014. This year nearly 89% of unconditional approvals were processed under the simplified procedure.

2026-10-10

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said its simplified review system for mergers unlikely to raise competition concerns, in place for 12 years, has reduced average review time to 18.6 days from 39.9 days in 2014. This year nearly 89% of unconditional approvals were processed under the simplified procedure.