The Shaanxi Market Supervision and Administration Bureau shall be fined 451 million yuan (RMB, the same below, about 94 million yuan) in accordance with the antitrust law and 13 cement enterprises.
According to the People's Daily client news, under the guidance of the Chinese Market Supervision and Administration Administration, the Shaanxi Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau organizes the Shaanxi Cement Association to organize Yaobai Special Cement Group Co., Ltd.Jinyu Jidong Cement Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., Jidong Haiderburg (Puyang) Cement Co., Ltd., Jidong Haidebborg (Fufeng) Cement Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Citizen Building Materials Group Co., Ltd.Liquan Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Qianxian Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Tongchuan Phoenix Building Materials Co., Ltd., Baoji Zhongxi Jinling River Cement Co., Ltd.The illegal acts that the three cement companies reached and implemented a monopoly agreement were imposed administrative penalties. They ordered the parties to stop illegal acts and fined a total of about 451 million yuan.
At the same time, issue an administrative guidance to the parties, and proposed 12 aspects:Administrative guidance provides a clear guidance for the parties to operate in accordance with laws and regulations, and requires them to strictly rectify the anti -monopoly law to achieve standardized health and sustainable development.
In July 2019, according to the report, the Shaanxi Provincial Market Supervision and Administration Bureau officially filed a case for the Shaanxi Cement Association and the cement enterprise involved in the case.During the period, on -site investigations were conducted in accordance with the law and inquired about investigating relevant personnel, checked the copy of relevant documents, and obtained a large amount of evidence materials; extensively conducted investigation and evidence collection of upstream and downstream enterprises in the cement industry; repeatedly listened to the opinions of the parties to protect their legitimate rights.
After investigation, from July 2017 to March 2019, the concrete enterprises involved in the Shaanxi Cement Association organized or spontaneously organized industry conferences, gatherings, WeChat chat and other activities, and discussed the cement products many times.The sales price reached an agreement, and then implemented the same or similar price increase in the unified time.
The survey shows that the above illegal acts are eliminated and limited the competition in the cement market in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, destroying the market order of fair competition in the building materials industry, and harming consumers' interests and social public interests.Anti -monopoly law "prohibits operators with competitive relationships from reaching the following monopoly agreements: fixed or changing commodity prices", the above behavior of the Shaanxi Cement Association violates Article 16 of the Anti -Monopoly Law.Regulations for monopoly behavior prohibited in this chapter.
