跨行业竞争法建议.pptx

Proposals for a Cross-sector Competition LawMay 2008跨行業競爭法建議2008年5月Commerce and Economic Development Bureau商務及經濟發展局Background 背景Recommendations of the Competition Policy Review Committee (CPRC) in June 2006競爭政策檢討委員會（檢討委員會）在2006年6月建議A cross-sector competition law跨行業競爭法An independent Competition Commission獨立的競爭事務委員會Wide support for CPRC’s recommendations社會廣泛支持檢討委員會的建議Some stakeholder concerns about higher business costs and excessive litigation (especially from SMEs)部分持分者（特別是中小企）對可能引致營商成本增加及過多訴訟表示關注Competition Commission競爭事務委員會Independent from the Government獨立於政府Investigative and adjudicative powers調查與審裁權力Two-tier structure – executive overseen by an appointed board兩層架構 － 由委任人士組成管理局，監督行政機構Investigation Committee - formal separation between investigation and adjudication調查小組 － 正式把調查與審裁分開Competition Tribunal競爭事務審裁處Full review of Commission decisions對委員會的裁決進行全面覆檢Judicial members – judges or former judges appointed by the CE on the recommendation of CJ司法成員 － 法官或前任法官，經終審法院首席法官推薦，由行政長官任命Non-judicial members – with expert knowledge of economics, commerce or competition law非司法成員 － 具備經濟、商業或競爭法專業知識Appeal of Tribunal decisions to Court of Appeal on points of law and penalty可對審裁處的裁決，就法律觀點及所判懲罰向上訴法庭上訴Conduct rules行為規則Rules apply to “undertakings” – entities that engage in economic activities規則適用於「企業」－ 從事經濟活動的實體General prohibition on anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices概括禁止反競爭協議及一致行動General prohibition on abuse of substantial market power概括禁止濫用強大市場力量Merger rules規管合併的規則Government is open-minded政府沒有既定立場Three options三個選擇Light-handed approach like the one under the Telecommunications Ordinance與電訊條例相似的較寬鬆做法Light-handed approach, but delay commencement until after a review of the effect of the law較寬鬆做法，但延遲至當局檢討法例的效果後才生效Not to include merger provisions, and reconsider after a review of the effect of the law不包括規管合併的條文，並在當局檢討法例的效果後再作考慮Remedies補救方法Civil remedies民事補救方法Fines of up to 10 million could be imposed by the Commission委員會可判處最高一千萬元的罰款Higher fines and disqualification fr