Zhejiang Province Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Ordinance

Anti-unfair Competition Ordinance of Zhejiang Province (Revision 2022) (“Ordinance”) was released on July 29, 2022 and came into effect on October 1, 2022. The newly revised Ordinance consists of five chapters and 32 articles, respectively provide for description of unfair competition behaviors, supervision and inspection, and legal liabilities, etc. Furthermore, the Ordinance clarifies duties of e-commerce platform operators to establish rules on fair competition and mechanisms of dispute resolution within the platform, provide clear guidance in the platform service agreement and transaction rules, and stipulate liabilities for failing to comply with the Ordinance.