Chinanews.com, July 21st, "If a company encounters illegal charges by the Association and Chamber of Commerce, it can report it through the national 12315 platform. Enterprises and the media are also welcome to supervise various arbitrary charges. The market supervision department will deal with it seriously in accordance with laws and regulations. Effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises." Chen Zhijiang, head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Price Supervision, Inspection and Anti-Unfair Competition Bureau, said on the 21st.
On the 21st, the State Council Information Office held a regular policy briefing of the State Council to introduce the further regulation of industry associations and chambers of commerce charging policies. Chen Zhijiang made the above statement when answering related questions from reporters.
At the meeting, Chen Zhijiang pointed out that, judging from the reports of enterprises and the law enforcement by the regulatory authorities, the current industry associations and chambers of commerce mainly have the following three problems:
One is to use administrative power to compulsory membership, compulsory training and charge fees. For example, when some industry associations and chambers of commerce accept government agencies to provide services for enterprises, they require enterprises to join the association and charge fees.
The second is to charge no service or less service. If some associations and chambers of commerce did not follow the requirement that “industry associations and chambers of commerce should also clarify the basic service items provided when collecting membership fees, and make them public to members, and it is strictly forbidden to charge free basic service items for members, so that members The free services that should be enjoyed after payment of membership fees cannot be implemented, and the policy is still one mile away.
The third is to use the authority of the Association and Chamber of Commerce to charge some unreasonable fees for a ride. According to regulations, industry associations and chambers of commerce can set group fee standards, but some associations and chambers of commerce will hand over the work of group standards to third-party companies. These companies charge high sponsorship fees in the name of paying the fees to obtain the group standard signature rights. , Some companies charge up to more than two million yuan, which has seriously increased the burden on enterprises.
Chen Zhijiang pointed out that, in order to further rectify the chaos of industry associations and chambers of commerce, the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Notice on Further Regulating the Fees of Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). The party group of the State Administration for Market Supervision attaches great importance to it and implements it seriously. According to the requirements of the "Notice", strictly investigate and deal with arbitrary charges. "Next, our market supervision department will take the following four measures to implement the spirit of the "Notice."
First, strictly investigate and punish violations of fees. Market supervision departments at all levels will rely on the 12315 platform across the country to unblock complaint and report channels, discover and investigate and deal with indiscriminate charging behaviors, and publicly expose those that have a strong reaction to enterprises and have a bad social impact, in order to prevent others from doing so.
Second, carry out key spot checks and implement the requirements of the "Notice". On the basis of the comprehensive self-examination of the industry associations and chambers of commerce, organize capable forces to conduct spot checks on the self-examinations of the industry associations and chambers, focusing on selecting industry associations and chambers of commerce that have statutory responsibilities, undertake the entrusted matters of the administrative department, and have not completely decoupled from the government departments to conduct spot checks , To ensure that the rectification of illegal charges is in place.
Third, strengthen departmental collaboration and joint management. The fees charged by industry associations and chambers of commerce involve the responsibilities of multiple departments. The market supervision department will strengthen coordination and cooperation with relevant departments such as civil affairs, development and reform, human resources and social security, timely study new situations and new issues, form a supervisory force, and effectively safeguard the company’s Legal rights.
Fourth, improve the rules of charging behavior and strengthen supervision during and after the event. The market supervision department will combine the implementation of the "Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment" and the spirit of the Guobanfa [2020] No. 21 document, in-depth analysis of the causes of arbitrary charges by industry associations and chambers of commerce, improve the behavioral supervision rules of industry associations and chambers of commerce, and guide industry associations and chambers of commerce. The blade is inward to strengthen self-discipline.
"If an enterprise encounters illegal charges by associations and chambers of commerce, they can report it through the national 12315 platform. Enterprises and the media are also welcome to supervise various arbitrary charges. The market supervision department will deal with it seriously in accordance with the law and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise." Chen Zhijiang said.