零售产业通路费现象及我国公共政策的选择

国内外有关零售产业通路费是促进竞争还是限制竞争的争论存在重大分歧。这些分歧导致政府无法为通路费建立和实施一个明确的指导方针 ,而只能根据已有的反垄断法对具体的案例进行裁决。现阶段 ,我国通路费运作中存在许多问题 ,比如名目繁多 ,且收取过程中存在违法行为等等。因此 ,我国政府应加强调查研究 ,尽快制定相关法律规范通路费的运作

Slotting Fees Phenomena in the Retailing Industry and China's Public Policy Selections

The debate on slotting fees whether procompetitive or anticompetitive mainly focuses on three aspects at home and abroad. Firstly, whether retailers imposing slotting fees on manufacturers pertains to abuse market power or not. Secondly, whether slotting fees discourage small manufacturers and small retailers or not. Thirdly, slotting fees impair consumers' welfare or not. Because these divergences, at present, the government can't establish and enforce clear guidelines about the fair use of slotting fees. Slotting fees need to be judged on a case-by-case basis, with attention both to likely competitive harms and to likely procompetitive benefits. There are some problems about slotting fees in our country, such as: various items of slotting fees; some illegal activities etc. Henceforth, our government should promptly investigate slotting fees and establish clear guidelines as soon as possible, quickly consummate our antitrust policies, strive to maintain the market order and encourage to develop industrial organizations.