Provisions on Marking Prices Clearly and Prohibiting Price Fraud
Provisions on Marking Prices Clearly and Prohibiting Price Fraud
Provisions on Marking Prices Clearly and Prohibiting Price Fraud
Order of the State Administration for Market Regulation No.56
April 14, 2022
Article 1 The Provisions are enacted in accordance with the Pricing Law of the People's Republic of China, the Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Price-related Violations and other laws and administrative regulations to regulate activities of business operators in terms of marking prices clearly, prevent and curb price fraud, maintain orderly pricing on the market, and protect the lawful rights and interests of consumers and business operators as well as public interests.
Article 2 The Provisions apply to the supervision, regulation and investigation by market regulatory authorities against violations of the requirements for marking prices clearly as well as price fraud committed by business operators.
For the purposes of these Provisions, “mark prices clearly” refers to the act of a business operator openly marking a price or other related information when selling or acquiring a good or providing a service.
For the purposes of the Provisions, "price fraud" refers to the act of a business operator deceiving any consumer or another business operator into trading with them by false or misleading price-related means.
Article 3 Business operators shall abide by the principles of openness, fairness, and good faith, and must not, by any price-related means, infringe the lawful rights and interests of consumers or other business operators or disturb the orderly pricing on the market.
Article 4 The provider of a trading venue (the "Trading Venue Provider") such as the operator of an outlet, shopping mall, marketplace, or online trading platform, shall cooperate in accordance with the law, with the price supervision and regulation conducted by market regulatory authorities on the business operators operating in the trading venue (or on the platform).
When a Trading Venue Provider discovers that a business operator operating in the trading venue (or on the platform) is in violation of the Provisions, the Trading Venue Provider shall take the necessary measures to deal with the violation in accordance with the law, keep records of the relevant information, and assume the corresponding obligations and liabilities in accordance with the law.
A Trading Venue Provider shall respect the business autonomy of business operators operating in the trading venue (or on the platform), and must not force them or force them in a disguised manner to participate in any price promotion activity.
Article 5 When selling or acquiring goods or providing services, business operators shall mark the prices clearly in accordance with the regulations of market regulatory authorities.
A price shall be clearly marked based on the characteristics of the corresponding good or service, the industry, the geographical area, etc., and shall be truthful and accurate and in a prominent manner, with the price tag attached to the correct commodity.
Market regulatory authorities at or above the level of a city with district division may, based on the usage of trade or other characteristics of a specific industry or geographical area as well as price regulatory realties, set forth the goods, services, industries, or trading venues that are exempt from marking prices clearly.
Article 6 Business operators shall mark a price clearly and in a prominent manner and explicitly indicate the corresponding good or service.
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Order of the State Administration for Market Regulation No.56
April 14, 2022
Article 1 The Provisions are enacted in accordance with the Pricing Law of the People's Republic of China, the Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Price-related Violations and other laws and administrative regulations to regulate activities of business operators in terms of marking prices clearly, prevent and curb price fraud, maintain orderly pricing on the market, and protect the lawful rights and interests of consumers and business operators as well as public interests.
Article 2 The Provisions apply to the supervision, regulation and investigation by market regulatory authorities against violations of the requirements for marking prices clearly as well as price fraud committed by business operators.
For the purposes of these Provisions, “mark prices clearly” refers to the act of a business operator openly marking a price or other related information when selling or acquiring a good or providing a service.
For the purposes of the Provisions, "price fraud" refers to the act of a business operator deceiving any consumer or another business operator into trading with them by false or misleading price-related means.
Article 3 Business operators shall abide by the principles of openness, fairness, and good faith, and must not, by any price-related means, infringe the lawful rights and interests of consumers or other business operators or disturb the orderly pricing on the market.
Article 4 The provider of a trading venue (the "Trading Venue Provider") such as the operator of an outlet, shopping mall, marketplace, or online trading platform, shall cooperate in accordance with the law, with the price supervision and regulation conducted by market regulatory authorities on the business operators operating in the trading venue (or on the platform).
When a Trading Venue Provider discovers that a business operator operating in the trading venue (or on the platform) is in violation of the Provisions, the Trading Venue Provider shall take the necessary measures to deal with the violation in accordance with the law, keep records of the relevant information, and assume the corresponding obligations and liabilities in accordance with the law.
A Trading Venue Provider shall respect the business autonomy of business operators operating in the trading venue (or on the platform), and must not force them or force them in a disguised manner to participate in any price promotion activity.
Article 5 When selling or acquiring goods or providing services, business operators shall mark the prices clearly in accordance with the regulations of market regulatory authorities.
A price shall be clearly marked based on the characteristics of the corresponding good or service, the industry, the geographical area, etc., and shall be truthful and accurate and in a prominent manner, with the price tag attached to the correct commodity.
Market regulatory authorities at or above the level of a city with district division may, based on the usage of trade or other characteristics of a specific industry or geographical area as well as price regulatory realties, set forth the goods, services, industries, or trading venues that are exempt from marking prices clearly.
Article 6 Business operators shall mark a price clearly and in a prominent manner and explicitly indicate the corresponding good or service.
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