China plans to impose tougher rules to ensure fair market competition, according to the country’s draft new anti-monopoly law unveiled on Thursday, January 2.
The State Administration for Market Regulation is soliciting public opinions on the draft until the end of the month.
This proposed law aims to prevent monopolistic behavior, encourage innovation, improve the efficiency of economic operations, and safeguard consumers’ interests.
It also provides for more stringent penalties for violations of the existing anti-monopoly legislation.
For example, operators who violate the provisions of the law and implement a monopoly agreement will be fined 1% to 10% of their sales in the previous year, and the illegal income will be confiscated. Those who did not have sales in the previous year or have not implemented the monopoly agreement reached will be fined up to 50 million yuan (US$7 million), which is a 100-fold increase compared with the current law.
In terms of abuse of market dominance, the draft stated that for operators in the internet field, factors including network effects, economies of scale, and lock-in effects should also be considered to identify dominance in the market.
Full Content: CGTN
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