China News Service, November 9th. On the 9th, the Guangzhou Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau issued a warning on severely cracking down on price violations.
The warning stated that all online and offline operators must strictly follow the pricing principles of fairness, legality, and good faith, provide consumers with reasonably priced goods and services, and clearly mark prices in strict accordance with regulations.
It is strictly forbidden for operators to drive up prices, hoard, fabricate and spread price increase information, and push the prices of goods and services to rise too high and too quickly; it is strictly forbidden for operators to collude with each other to manipulate market prices; it is strictly forbidden for operators to use false or misleading price means, To trick consumers or other operators into trading with them; it is strictly forbidden for operators to violate the regulations on clearly marked prices and other behaviors that violate price laws and regulations.
The warning mentions that, from the date of issuance, if any operator is found to have committed the above-mentioned illegal acts, the market supervision department will strictly investigate and deal with it in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
The warning also stated that providers of trading venues such as operators of stores, shopping malls, markets, and online trading platforms (hereinafter referred to as trading venue providers) shall cooperate with market supervision departments in accordance with the law to carry out price supervision and management of operators in the venues (within platforms).
If the trading venue provider finds that the operators on the venue (within the platform) have committed price violations listed in this warning, they shall take necessary measures according to law, keep relevant information records, and assume corresponding obligations and responsibilities according to law.
At the same time, market supervision departments at all levels in Guangzhou should comprehensively strengthen price supervision, strictly investigate and deal with illegal price violations such as not clearly marking prices according to regulations, driving up prices, and hoarding unusual prices, exposing typical cases, properly handling complaints and reports from the masses, and maintaining the market. price order.
(Zhongxin Finance)