A little more than five months since its effective date, the structure and procedure for enforcement of China's Anti-monopoly Law (AML) have begun to take shape. The AML makes clear that transactions subject to notification in China must be cleared there before they can close, a provision for which there was no enforcement power under earlier regulations. The division of responsibility among the Anti-monopoly Commission, the three enforcement departments—Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)—has been clarified, the first court cases have been brought, and the Supreme People's Court has specified how administrative law cases alleging anti-monopoly conduct will be adjudicated.

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