中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会National Development and Reform Commission

Delightful Progress of China’s Anti-Price Monopoly Work

Xu Kunlin, Director General of Price Supervision and

Inspection and Anti-monopoly Bureau

September 2013·Beijing

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Anti-Price Monopoly Duty of NDRC

Among the three Anti-monopoly agencies,

NDRC is responsible for investigating and

treating price monopoly behavior, specifically in

three aspects:Price monopoly agreement reached by the undertakings.Undertakings with market dominance abuse their market

positions to eliminate and restrict competition through price.Administrative body and agencies empowered by law and

provisions to be in charge of public affairs abuse their

administrative power to eliminate and restrict competition in

the aspect of price.

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Delightful Progress of Anti-Price Monopoly Work

Improve the legal system of anti-price monopoly

Complete the enforcement systems of anti-price monopoly

Strengthen the enforcement power of anti-price monopoly

Actively carry out the anti-price monopoly enforcement

Constantly deepen international communications and cooperation

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Improve the Legal System of Anti-price Monopoly

On Feb 1, 2011, Provisions on Anti-Price Monopoly and Provisions on the Administrative Procedures for Law Enforcement against Price Fixing were formally implemented.

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Complete the Enforcement Systems of Anti-price Monopoly

General Authorize

Mandatory Investigation

Report for record

Strengthen the Enforcement Power of Anti-price Monopoly

Year 2010

Price Supervision Department

Anti-price monopoly and Market Supervision Division

Anti-price monopoly Division Market Supervision Division

Year 2011Price Supervision and Inspection Department

Price Supervision and Inspection and Antimonopoly Bureau

Increase 20Manning quota

Rename

Anti-price Monopoly Division

No.1Division of Anti price monopoly

No.1Division of Anti price monopoly

Competition Policy and International Cooperation Division

Adjustment

Strengthen the Enforcement Power of Anti-price Monopoly

Price Supervision and Inspection Department

Before After

General Office Division

Legal System Division

Supervision and Guidance Division

Price Supervision Division

Fee Collection and Inspection Division

Market Supervision and Anti Price Monopoly Division

6 division,26 administrative manning quota

Price Supervision and Inspection and Anti-monopoly BureauGeneral Office Division

Legal System Division

Supervision and Guidance Division

Price Supervision Division

Fee Collection and Inspection Division

Market Price Supervision Division

No.1 Division of Anti Price Monopoly Investigation No. 2 Division of Anti Price Monopoly Investigation

Competition Policy and International Cooperation Division

9 divisions, 46 administrative manning quota

Strengthen the Enforcement Power of Anti-price Monopoly

A total of 150 manning quota was added to eight provinces and cities, such as Beijing, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei, Guangdong, Chongqing and Shaanxi, which are specially used for the price supervision and inspection and anti-monopoly enforcement.

At present, 9 provinces such as Shanghai, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Ningxia and Qinghai founded the price supervision and inspection and anti-monopoly bureau; 3 provinces such as Liaoning, Jiangsu and Shaanxi set up the anti-price monopoly branch; Jilin increased manning quota; director general of price supervision and inspection bureau Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei are listed as deputy departmental-level cadres; price supervision and inspection agency of Beijing province was approved to update and increase manning quota by the compiling department.

Strengthen the Enforcement Power of Anti-price Monopoly

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Actively Carry out the Anti-price Monopoly Enforcement

The types of the cases include monopoly agreements among undertakings or industry associations, abuse of market dominance and abuse of administrative power to eliminate or restrict competition, etc.

The objects of law enforcement involve state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, foreign-funded

enterprises and industry associations.

The cases involves aviation, books, paper, cosmetic, car, insurance, telecommunications, medicine, cement, milk powder, LCD, liquor, gold, sea sand, corn and other industries.

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Actively Carry out the Anti-price Monopoly Enforcement

Two Pharmaceutical Circulation Companies in Shangdong abuse of market dominance

LCD case of Samsung, LG, etc.

Vertical Monopoly case of Maotai and Wulianye

Vertical Monopoly case of powdered milk companies

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Constantly Deepen International Communications and Cooperation

Sign the MOU of antitrust cooperation with antitrust

enforcement agencies in UK, US, South Korea and EU.

More than 20 seminars were held concerning antitrust-

related issues with other countries and regions, and

conducted training on more than 1000 provincial antitrust

enforcement personnel.

A total of 3 officials are assigned to intern in the antitrust

agencies in EU and its member countries.

Actively assign officials to attend antitrust-related

international conferences.

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Prospect of Anti-price Monopoly in the Next Step

Further promote the role of competition policy in

economic development, preventing and curbing the

abuse of administrative power to eliminate and

restrict competition.

Actively carry out the anti-price monopoly

enforcement work, investigate all kinds of monopoly

behavior in accordance with law and maintain the

market order of fair competition.

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Prospect of Anti-price Monopoly in the Next Step

Constantly increase the antitrust-related propaganda,

publicize the exposure of typical cases, improve the

understanding and awareness of the anti-monopoly

law for all parties in society and strive to cultivate

competitive culture.

Continue to deepen the antitrust-related international

cooperation and communication, absorb the anti-

monopoly enforcement experience from other

countries and regions, and constantly improve the

anti-price monopoly law enforcement ability.

中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会National Development and Reform Commission

Thank You！