Ministry of Commerce: bribery investigation of pharmaceutical enterprises is not aimed at foreign-funded enterprises

August 8, 2013 source: on the website of the Ministry of Commerce, on August 7, Shen Danyang, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, received a joint interview with the media on several hot economic and trade issues The content is as follows: Q: what specific impact will China's photovoltaic products have on EU exports after an agreement is reached on China EU photovoltaic products trade dispute? How will China's photovoltaic products enter the EU market by way of price commitment? In addition, the European Commission revealed whether it is true that China's investigation on European wine and polysilicon will come to a conclusion next spring and leave room for European enterprises to negotiate? How does China plan to solve the problem of possible dumping and subsidy of EU wine? A: on August 2, the European Commission approved the EU China photovoltaic price commitment agreement, which was officially announced on August 3 and implemented on August 6 The European Commission decided to accept the price commitment put forward by China Chamber of Commerce for import and export of machinery and 94 Chinese export enterprises From August 6, the enterprises participating in the price commitment will be exempted from anti-dumping duty, and other enterprises not participating in the price commitment will pay anti-dumping duty according to the specific tax rate in the announcement The Ministry of Commerce welcomed the approval of the European Commission and the announcement of the implementation of the EU China photovoltaic price commitment agreement We believe that a proper solution to the photovoltaic case will help Chinese photovoltaic enterprises continue to export to Europe and maintain a reasonable market share, and also meet the needs of EU users, which is in line with the common interests of both China and the EU How to implement the export price commitment and quantity allocation of EU photovoltaic products is actually a matter of how to improve the self-discipline of enterprises It is understood that the principles to be followed will be "coordinated by the chamber of Commerce and determined through independent consultation with the enterprise as the main body", as well as "who responds to the lawsuit and who benefits" At present, China Chamber of Commerce for import and export of mechanical and electrical industry is organizing relevant enterprises to study and formulate relevant implementation methods and quantity distribution schemes, which will be implemented as soon as possible on the basis of repeatedly soliciting the opinions of enterprises and fully reflecting the principle of independent agreement of enterprises China's double anti investigation of EU polysilicon and wine is still under investigation The Ministry of Commerce will investigate and make a decision according to law At the same time, we are willing to see the industries of both sides seek better solutions through dialogue, consultation and cooperation Q: it is reported that New Zealand's trade minister said in an interview recently that China has stopped importing all milk powder produced in New Zealand after New Zealand dairy enterprises found that it may contain Botox Is this statement true? What is MOFCOM's comment on this? A: after verification by China and Singapore, it is preliminarily determined that four importers in China have imported dairy products produced by Fonterra group of New Zealand that may be contaminated by Botox The Ministry of Commerce, AQSIQ and other relevant state departments attach great importance to the pollution of dairy products in New Zealand New Zealand has been required to report the situation to China in a timely manner, take practical measures to prevent the problem products from affecting the health of Chinese consumers, further strengthen its inspection and quarantine supervision on dairy products exported to China, and require importers to recall the products that may be contaminated Please pay attention to the notice of AQSIQ for the progress Q: it is reported that according to the original plan, the relevant rules of the Shanghai free trade zone should be announced in late July, but the Chinese government postponed the promulgation of the rules What is the specific reason? A: on July 3, the executive meeting of the State Council discussed and approved the general plan of China (Shanghai) pilot Free Trade Zone in principle This is an important measure to conform to the new trend of global economic and trade development and to be more active in opening up to the outside world The purpose is to further deepen reform, accelerate the transformation of government functions, actively explore the innovation of government's economic and trade and investment management mode, expand the opening up of service industry, and make it a "test field" for promoting reform and improving the level of open economy To form experience that can be copied and popularized, and to play a positive role in promoting and serving the whole country through demonstration At the same time, the executive meeting of the State Council requested the relevant departments of the State Council to further modify and improve the overall plan in accordance with the spirit of the meeting, and then submit it to the State Council for examination and approval in accordance with the procedures At present, the overall plan is being further improved and handled in accordance with the procedures It should not be long before it is officially approved and published Q: the second round of FTA negotiations between China, Japan and South Korea ended in Shanghai last Friday What progress has been made in this round of negotiations? What are the difficulties? What's the next step? A: from July 30 to August 2, 2013, China hosted the second round of negotiations on the China Japan ROK free trade area in Shanghai Yu Jianhua, deputy representative of the Ministry of Commerce for international trade negotiations, led a delegation to attend the meeting, and sent members from the Ministry of foreign affairs, the development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of industry and information technology, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of agriculture, the General Administration of customs, the General Administration of industry and commerce, the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine, etc Japan's Foreign Ministry deliberator Changling anzheng and South Korea's minister of Commerce, industry and resources assistant Yu Taixi also led delegations to attend the meeting During the period, the three parties discussed the basic mode and framework of the negotiation, and held 10 working groups and expert group meetings on goods, services, rules of origin, trade remedies, customs procedures and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade (TBT), health and phytosanitary measures (SPS), competition policy, intellectual property rights, e-commerce, etc As China, Japan and South Korea are at different stages of development, the three parties have different areas of concern and sensitive issues in the negotiations From the current situation, Japan and South Korea pay attention to a wide range of areas, including environment, labor, food security, information technology, e-commerce, business environment, etc., which are emerging areas of FTA negotiations The three parties have agreed to hold a third round of negotiations in Japan by the end of this year We believe that the three parties should show maximum flexibility on the premise of openness and mutual understanding, so as to achieve mutually beneficial, equal and win-win results Q: it is reported that the large container terminal built by China with a US $500 million investment in Sri Lanka was officially opened on August 5 What is the significance of this project for China and Sri Lanka? A: it is understood that the South container terminal project in Colombo, Sri Lanka is jointly invested and constructed by China Merchants International Co., Ltd and Sri Lanka in BOT mode, with a total investment of 500 million US dollars After less than two years of construction, the first berth of the wharf has been put into operation During the operation period of the project, the Chinese company will be responsible for the design, construction and operation management of the wharf The Chinese government actively guides large-scale contract engineering enterprises with strength and credibility to participate in the investment and cooperation in the field of international transportation and infrastructure construction, and encourages enterprises to continuously accumulate experience and strength, so as to change from the traditional single project procurement and construction mode to the design consultation and operation management mode, so as to better provide foreign owners with first-class quality and reasonable price products and Service, and make positive contributions to the development of local economy, society and people's livelihood Q: the Ministry of commerce is responsible for the anti-monopoly review of concentration of business operators Can you introduce the number of application cases received by the Ministry of Commerce this year and the overall results of handling? In addition, what principles does the Ministry of Commerce follow in the information disclosure of anti-monopoly examination? A: in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Commerce received 112 anti-monopoly declaration cases of concentration of business operators, including 105 cases filed and 103 cases concluded In the cases that have been concluded, there are two conditional approvals, namely, Glencore International's acquisition of Xstrata company and Marubeni's acquisition of Gaohong company The other cases are unconditionally approved Since the establishment of the Anti-monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and the acceptance of the cases of anti-monopoly examination of the concentration of business operators in accordance with the law, the Anti-monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce has been earnestly performing its duties, strictly carrying out the anti-monopoly examination of the concentration of business operators in accordance with the law, and maintaining a fair market competition environment According to the anti monopoly law and other relevant laws and regulations, as well as the requirements of government affairs publicity, we will publish the basic information of the case on the website of the Ministry of commerce every quarter, and publish the review decisions of conditional approval and prohibition to the society; generally, we do not actively disclose the decision information of unconditional approval Q: it is reported that since the GlaxoSmithKline scandal broke out, Sanofi and Lilly, two large foreign pharmaceutical companies, have also been investigated by the Chinese industry and Commerce Department Do these surveys focus on foreign-funded enterprises? Will it affect the confidence of multinational companies to invest in China? A: the Ministry of commerce is very concerned about the recent media reports on Foreign-invested pharmaceutical enterprises such as GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi and Lilly Compliance with laws and disciplines is the responsibility of every enterprise No matter foreign-funded enterprises or domestic funded enterprises, once they violate Chinese laws, they will be subject to legal sanctions and bear corresponding legal liabilities As we all know, the vast majority of foreign-invested enterprises in China have a high sense of abiding by the law and can operate according to law, which has become an important part of China's economy There is no basis for the statement that the investigation focuses on foreign-funded enterprises Here I would like to reiterate once again that the Chinese government is unswervingly committed to the policy of opening up to the outside world, and China's policy of actively using foreign capital has not and will not change To investigate and deal with such cases in accordance with the law further demonstrates the determination of the Chinese government to continue to work to improve and optimize the investment environment and strive to create fair and equal competition opportunities for investors from all countries Creating a fair competition environment is an important part of improving China's investment environment I hope you can see such things from an objective and positive perspective We believe that investigating and punishing illegal enterprises in accordance with the law will be conducive to enhancing the confidence of multinational companies in investment in China, rather than the contrary