MOFCOM issued Order No. 1 of 2021

On 9 January 2020, the Ministry of Commerce People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) issued the Order No. 1 of 2021 on Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the “Order”), which came into effect immediately. The Order seeks to provide a framework to counteract “the impact on China caused by unjustified extra-territorial application of foreign legislation and other measures, safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organisations of China”.