Shandong: Standardize the supervision of the salt market and maintain fair competition in the market

China Consumer News Jinan News In order to further standardize the mode of salt supervision in the circulation field of Shandong Province and maintain the market order of fair competition, on May 15, the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau held a symposium on regulating the supervision of the salt market, and convened the relevant units of salt sales, supervision and trade associations to jointly discuss the regulation of the salt market and maintain the positive role of fair competition in the market.
meeting, the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau introduced the cases of abuse of administrative power since last year to exclude restrictions on the operation of foreign salt enterprises, as well as a number of complaints related to salt reported and information disclosure applications received this year.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province introduced the salt franchise approach and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on the cross-regional sale of salt policy and the next step will be issued non-iodized salt supply methods.
salt enterprises and trade associations expressed their views on the difficulties and suggestions encountered in their operations.
the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau, based on the regulatory functions and legal basis, explained the problems such as the participation of foreign salt enterprises with legal qualifications in local fair competition and the possible abuse of administrative power by local regulatory authorities to exclude restrictions on competition.
meeting pointed out that the supervision of salt-related issues by the administrative department should be based on the duties of the department and laws and regulations, the administrative department issued normative documents affecting the rights and interests of market subjects, and the fair competition examination should be conducted in accordance with procedures.
the exclusion of acts that restrict fair competition among foreign enterprises, the Shandong Provincial Market Supervision Bureau will handle them in accordance with the Antimonopoly Law and effectively create a fair, competitive and orderly market environment.