State Administration for Market Regulation: 176 monopoly cases will be investigated and punished in 2021, with a fine of 23.586 billion yuan
The reporter learned from the State Administration for Market Regulation today that in 2021, the effectiveness of anti-monopoly supervision and law enforcement will be further improved.
Adhere to equal emphasis on development and regulation, treat all market entities equally and equally, adhere to strict norms, fair and civilized law enforcement, strengthen and improve anti-monopoly supervision and law enforcement in key areas of people's livelihood development such as platforms, medicine, public utilities, building materials, and investigate and deal with 176 monopoly cases. The amount of fines and confiscations was 23.586 billion yuan, which effectively maintained the market order of fair competition, protected the legitimate rights and interests of various market players, and safeguarded the interests of consumers and the public interest.
Investigate and deal with the monopoly case of "choose one" in the platform economy according to the law, establish rules and set examples in the whole industry, and promote the continuous, standardized and healthy development of various entities.
We concluded 727 cases of concentration of business operators, of which 1 was prohibited and 4 were approved with additional restrictive conditions, and 107 cases of concentration of business operators were publicly punished for failing to declare the concentration of business operators according to law. Release the widely criticized exclusive copyright in the field of online music, and create a fair, efficient and orderly market competition environment.
Strengthen administrative guidance and publicity of law enforcement information, publish the "Annual Report on China's Anti-monopoly Law Enforcement (2020)" and ten typical anti-monopoly cases, widely spread the concept of fair competition, and urge enterprises to consciously operate in compliance with laws and regulations.
Further safeguard the national unified large market.
In-depth implementation of the fair competition review system, reviewing 244,000 newly issued policy and measure documents, correcting and abolishing 11,200 documents that violated the review standards, and regulating administrative behavior from the source.
Focusing on key areas such as government procurement, public resource transactions, transportation, and housing construction, 46 cases of abusing administrative power to exclude and restrict competition, such as restricting transactions and hindering the free circulation of commodities, were investigated, and more than 140 clues were checked to resolutely safeguard domestic unity. market, and promote the smooth domestic circulation.
(Headquarters CCTV reporter Wang Jing)