China News Service, December 9th. According to the WeChat public account of the State Administration for Market Regulation, in response to the price fluctuations and market competition of some drugs and other epidemic-related materials, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Reminder on the Price and Competition Order of Epidemic-Related Materials". From the aspects of standardizing price behavior and maintaining fair competition, draw a red line of "nine musts" for producers and operators of epidemic-related materials.
The reminder book clearly requires that producers and operators shall not violate the principles of good faith and fairness and reasonableness, shall not violate the regulations on clearly marked prices, shall not drive up prices, shall not cheat on prices, shall not collude in raising prices, shall not discriminate in price, shall not make false advertisements, shall not be counterfeit and confused, and shall not Commercial slander.
At the same time, self-examination and rectification requirements are put forward for the majority of producers and operators, and all sectors of society are encouraged to report clues of violations of laws and regulations, so as to promote social co-governance.
In the next step, the State Administration for Market Regulation will deploy all regions to carry out key inspections on the prices of epidemic-related materials and competition order, and expose typical cases in a timely manner to form a strong deterrent.
The State Administration for Market Regulation's Reminder on the Prices and Competition Order of Epidemic-Related Materials
At present, my country's epidemic prevention and control is facing new situations and new tasks. In order to better protect the lives and health of the people, further regulate the prices and competition of epidemic-related materials such as medical supplies, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and market order, according to the "Chinese People's The Price Law of the Republic, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China, the Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Price Illegal Acts, the Provisions on Clearly Marking Prices and the Prohibition of Price Fraud, and other laws and regulations, hereby remind relevant producers and operators as follows:
1. The principles of voluntariness, equality, fairness, reasonableness, honesty and credibility, and consistency of quality and price shall not be violated.
Comply with laws and regulations and business ethics, set prices reasonably in accordance with the law, and carry out fair competition.
2. Shall not violate the regulations on clearly marked prices.
Products may not be sold at a premium to the listed price, and any unstated fees shall not be charged.
3. Do not drive up prices.
It is not allowed to increase the price significantly when the cost has not increased significantly, or the increase in price is significantly higher than the increase in cost despite the increase in cost.
It is not allowed to force bundled sales of goods and substantially increase prices in disguise.
It is not allowed to hoard a large number of epidemic-related materials with tight market supply and abnormal price fluctuations beyond the normal storage quantity or storage cycle without legitimate reasons.
Do not fabricate or disseminate price increase information to disrupt the order of market prices.
4. No price gouging.
Do not use false or misleading price means to lure consumers or other business operators into transactions.
No price violations such as false preferential discounts or price comparisons, failure to fulfill price commitments, etc. shall be carried out.
Operators of online trading platforms shall not use technical means to force operators on the platform to make false or misleading price indications.
5. No collusion to raise prices.
Do not collude with each other, manipulate market prices, and damage the legitimate rights and interests of other operators or consumers.
6. No price discrimination.
In providing the same goods or services, no price discrimination shall be conducted against other business operators with the same trading conditions.
7. No false publicity.
Do not make false or misleading commercial advertisements about the operators themselves, product performance, efficacy, product sales status, user evaluation, etc., to deceive and mislead consumers and the relevant public.
It is not allowed to help other operators to carry out false propaganda by organizing false transactions, organizing false rankings, etc.
8. Do not imitate and confuse.
Unauthorized use of commercial logos that are identical or similar to others' well-known product names, packages, decorations, business names, etc. may mislead consumers and damage the market environment for fair competition.
9. No commercial slander.
Do not fabricate, disseminate, or instruct others to fabricate, disseminate false or misleading information, and damage the business reputation and commodity reputation of other operators.
All relevant producers and operators should carefully follow the above requirements and carry out self-examination and self-correction in a timely manner.
Market supervision departments at all levels will strengthen law enforcement inspections and investigate and deal with various illegal acts in accordance with the law.
Typical cases with bad circumstances will be severely punished according to law and publicly exposed.
All sectors of society are welcome to participate in the supervision. If you find any illegal clues, please call 12315 in time to make a complaint.