Deputies to the National People's Congress in vicious competition: legislation to strengthen the role of industry associations

Introduction: in order to compete for an order, domestic enterprises have been widely criticized for their "fighting in the nest" to fight against each other and reduce prices, but it seems to have become a stubborn disease Wang Jinyou, deputy to the National People's Congress, therefore suggested that the relevant laws and regulations of the trade associations should be formulated, and the trade associations should be given the necessary service and decision-making functions and necessary regulatory authority, so as to play the role of coordinating prices and responding to discriminatory trade Up to now, there is not a special law to regulate the trade association in our country Its nature, status and function are not determined by laws and regulations, which leads to the construction of the trade association is not standardized and the authority is greatly reduced According to Wang Jinyou, this is not only not conducive to the development of industry associations, but also to the deepening of the reform of government institutions and the improvement of the market economy system In recent years, China's products have encountered serious anti-dumping obstacles when they are going to the world, which has caused huge losses to Chinese enterprises and lost many hard won overseas markets The representative of Wang Jinyou thought that the important reason is that domestic enterprises fight against each other for export Although many trade associations coordinate the prices of export products for many times, they are consistent with the outside world However, due to the lack of the necessary control and Punishment Rights of the trade associations on the illegal enterprises, and the illegal operation of a few enterprises, the coordinated prices cannot be fully implemented Wang Jinyou is the general manager of Shandong Zhucheng Foreign Trade Group, the largest broiler export enterprise in China According to him, it is a successful experience of developed countries to set up trade associations according to law In many countries, the relationship between governments and enterprises is mediated by trade associations, and special laws and regulations on trade associations have been established Japan has the chamber of Commerce and industry law, Germany has the chamber of Commerce and industry law, all of which define the authority, responsibility and status of the trade associations in legal form Therefore, the trade associations of these countries also play an important role in assisting national economic legislation, foreign negotiations, strengthening industry self-discipline, etc The representative of Wang Jinyou thought that it is also an urgent need for China's accession to the WTO and the continuous improvement of the market economy system to legislate and regulate industry associations WTO rules require members to reduce the degree of government intervention in the economy With the transformation of government functions in China, some government functions that directly intervene in the behavior of enterprises will be removed As a bridge and link between the government and enterprises, the role of industry associations is particularly important At present, the development of industry associations in China is very unbalanced On the one hand, many emerging industries have not yet established industry associations On the other hand, some existing trade associations have many defects, such as strong administrative color, lack of independent status, financial difficulties and so on (reporter Ding Xiguo, Zhang Xudong)