Today, the General Administration of Market Regulation announced the second batch of special action cases to break down card blockages that hinder a unified market and fair competition. It focuses on correcting blockages that hinder fair access for enterprises, covering various fields such as medicine and health, energy, funeral, garbage removal, and Internet services. It mainly manifests itself in the following three types: First, setting discriminatory entry conditions and constructing regional barriers in violation of regulations. In the process of bidding, procurement, selection, etc., some administrative authorities use local registration, local branch offices, etc. as preconditions to set hidden thresholds to restrict foreign operators from participating in relevant local business activities; some alienate relevant national policies and regulations, and without permission, formulate relevant product incentives and application catalogues beneficial to specific local operators, exclude foreign operators from participating in local related market competition, and crowd out the original market share of foreign operators. The second is to limit transaction targets or sign exclusive cooperation agreements with operators, leading to exclusive management by specific operators. By formulating policy documents, some administrative authorities limit enterprises to only cooperate with specific local operators to force the purchase and use of their products and services; others agree not to allow new competitors to enter the market, solidify the market pattern, and exclude or restrict market competition by signing agreements with operators containing exclusive clauses. Third, policy adjustment requirements have not been implemented, and delays in approval have hindered market entry. After policy adjustments at higher levels were made, individual administrative authorities continued to delay for various reasons, refusing applications from new business entities and preventing enterprises from entering the market on an equal footing. The above acts violate the provisions of the “Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China” that administrative organs must not abuse administrative power to exclude or restrict competition, disrupt the fair competitive market order, increase the institutional transaction costs of enterprises, and affect the sense of acquisition of business entities. After investigation by the market supervisory authorities in accordance with the law, the relevant administrative authorities immediately stopped the illegal acts, abolished and amended the problematic policy documents, took the initiative to put rectification and reform in place, and restored a fair competition order in the relevant markets. Breaking down special action cases that hinder a unified market and fair competition The General Administration of Market Supervision investigates and punishes the misuse of administrative power by the Hubei Provincial Health Commission to exclude and restrict competition in accordance with the law; the Hunan Provincial Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the misuse of administrative power by the publicity department of the Hunan Xiangjiang New Area Management Committee to exclude and restrict competition; the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Ordos Energy Administration to exclude and restrict competition in accordance with the law; the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Songjiang District Greening and Urban Design Administration in accordance with the law; Chongqing The Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the misuse of administrative power by the Tongnan District Civil Affairs Bureau to exclude and restrict competition; the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Qinzhou Funeral Administration to exclude or restrict competition; the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Hulunbuir Xinbaer Huzuoqi Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Water Resources Science and Technology Bureau in accordance with the law.

Today, the General Administration of Market Regulation announced the second batch of special action cases to break down card blockages that hinder a unified market and fair competition. It focuses on correcting blockages that hinder fair access for enterprises, covering various fields such as medicine and health, energy, funeral, garbage removal, and Internet services. It mainly manifests itself in the following three types: First, setting discriminatory entry conditions and constructing regional barriers in violation of regulations. In the process of bidding, procurement, selection, etc., some administrative authorities use local registration, local branch offices, etc. as preconditions to set hidden thresholds to restrict foreign operators from participating in relevant local business activities; some alienate relevant national policies and regulations, and without permission, formulate relevant product incentives and application catalogues beneficial to specific local operators, exclude foreign operators from participating in local related market competition, and crowd out the original market share of foreign operators. The second is to limit transaction targets or sign exclusive cooperation agreements with operators, leading to exclusive management by specific operators. By formulating policy documents, some administrative authorities limit enterprises to only cooperate with specific local operators to force the purchase and use of their products and services; others agree not to allow new competitors to enter the market, solidify the market pattern, and exclude or restrict market competition by signing agreements with operators containing exclusive clauses. Third, policy adjustment requirements have not been implemented, and delays in approval have hindered market entry. After policy adjustments at higher levels were made, individual administrative authorities continued to delay for various reasons, refusing applications from new business entities and preventing enterprises from entering the market on an equal footing. The above acts violate the provisions of the “Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China” that administrative organs must not abuse administrative power to exclude or restrict competition, disrupt the fair competitive market order, increase the institutional transaction costs of enterprises, and affect the sense of acquisition of business entities. After investigation by the market supervisory authorities in accordance with the law, the relevant administrative authorities immediately stopped the illegal acts, abolished and amended the problematic policy documents, took the initiative to put rectification and reform in place, and restored a fair competition order in the relevant markets. Breaking down special action cases that hinder a unified market and fair competition The General Administration of Market Supervision investigates and punishes the misuse of administrative power by the Hubei Provincial Health Commission to exclude and restrict competition in accordance with the law; the Hunan Provincial Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the misuse of administrative power by the publicity department of the Hunan Xiangjiang New Area Management Committee to exclude and restrict competition; the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Ordos Energy Administration to exclude and restrict competition in accordance with the law; the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Songjiang District Greening and Urban Design Administration in accordance with the law; Chongqing The Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the misuse of administrative power by the Tongnan District Civil Affairs Bureau to exclude and restrict competition; the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Qinzhou Funeral Administration to exclude or restrict competition; the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Market Supervision Bureau investigates and punishes the abuse of administrative power by the Hulunbuir Xinbaer Huzuoqi Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Water Resources Science and Technology Bureau in accordance with the law.