Union legislation and export platform FDI

Abstract

This paper examines Foreign Direct Investment in the presence of labour unions. An oligopoly model is developed in which identical firms locate in a host country in order to export to a foreign country. These firms are unionized and compete with foreign firms on the foreign market. We consider the incentives for social dumping via restrictive labour legislation, which we assume can be used by the host country government to affect the bargaining power of unions. We ask whether it is in the interest of the importing foreign country for the host country to relax or to tighten labour laws.     

Distorted competition: Below-cost legislation, ‘marges arrière’ and prices in French retailing

Abstract

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that the French Galland Act, outlawing below-cost resale via new and more severe invoicing regulation, has reduced the intensity of price competition among retailers in relation to branded goods. Moreover, the reduced intensity of price competition in the retail industry has encouraged a lessening of competition among the manufacturers of major industrial brands. Together, these two effects have sown the seeds of a sustained increase in the price of major brands, accentuating retail competition based more on differentiation than on price. These sustained policies have favoured the development of retailer brands and of hard discount stores and finally encouraged new types of reactions from major retailers and leading manufacturers, such as new types of promotions circumventing the Galland Act and a more intense lobbying activity in order to reform it.     

浅谈地方立法在应对反倾销中的作用

我国出口企业面临日益增长的出口反倾销调查和诉讼,而应对出口反倾销地方法规配套不足。现阶段地方立法应对出口反倾销已具备相应的法律依据,也能够有效促进我国外贸的发展。地方立法应对出口反倾销要重视政府部门、行业协会和出口企业的各自作用以及规范他们之间的联动应对行为。     

市场流通立法的基本原则探析

我国目前正在进行市场流通立法,商务部计划于2009年提出《市场流通基本法》草案。但在市场流通立法中,有必要重申适度干预经济这一基本原则,且现代商事经济立法也应该引入"以人为本"的观念,并在市场流通立法中应以消费者权利保护为终极导向。     

东北老工业基地循环经济立法问题初探

东北老工业基地是我国经济发展的战略重地,中央提出的“振兴东北”战略正是对其地位的肯定。将振兴东北老工业基地与发展循环经济相结合是复兴东北的关键,亦是我国建设循环型社会的基石。“循环经济,立法先行”。我国在循环经济立法方面刚刚起步,应以“振兴战略”为契机,制定一部区域性法律,以完善的循环经济法律体系,引导和规范循环经济的发展。同时应充分发挥区域的比较优势,密切结合生态保护和区域环境综合整治,以循环经济体系为基础,促进建立循环经济型社会。     

中国土地权利立法论纲

土地权利立法是中国物权立法的重要内容,物权法对其如何规定则涉及中国社会的生存和发展。土地权利立法必须以物权立法的价值为指导,以平等独立的现代物权理论为支撑,以公私法相互交融为方法。在具体制度构建上,应以生存利益高于一切来决定土地利用权利制度的取舍,以现代民主的要求来构建土地所有权的运行机制。据此,独具中国特色的土地权利制度就能够形成。     

论美诉中海关措施中我方的抗辩点

当前美国诉中国知识产权保护与执行措施案中,美方提出了三项指控,其中的第二项海关措施是我方抗辩中的难点。以“海关拍卖不属商业渠道”或“海关拍卖适用例外”作为抗辩点难以成立。我方可以从娜宗旨及其第46条的立法精神出发寻找抗辩点,阐明我方相关规定符合TRIPS第46条、第59条的要求。     

Voices from the MPC and CPPCC

"Crucial for economic growth.energy utilization has its role in all economic sectors and every aspect of people's daily life.Now we are in dire need of a new profession,namely energy manager.We not only need to have passion and responsibility,but also a scientific approach to conserve energy and cut emissions.APpropriate legislation should be in place.and a special profession should be introduced to ensure the implementation of these laws and regulations."     

我国流通领域法律体系研究

本文认为,完善的法律制度体系是流通市场健康运行的核心,是流通现代化建设顺利进行的保证。我国流通法律制度体系应由流通业态法律制度、流通行为法律制度、物流法律制度、流通监管法律制度和信用法律制度等五个方面构成。而流通业态法律制度属于我国市场主体法范畴,是我国流通法律制度体系中首要的法律制度。为完善新型流通业态的法律规范,保证流通业态健康发展,应制定流通业态发展建设纲要和规划;完善流通业态准入和退出法律制度;制定保护中小流通企业的法律制度;完善外资企业或外国企业投资立法,尤其是世界大型跨国零售业态的法律规定。     

中国速递业立法的思考

文章指出,构建速递业立法体系,加强对速递业的法律规制,是我国速递业进一步发展的前提和基础。制定速递业立法规范,不仅要遵循一般法律规范所应遵循的立法原则与宗旨,还应充分考虑我国速递业发展的现状和特点,避免与相关法律规定相互冲突。文章认为,制定速递业行政法规应明确速递业行业主管部门,经营范围及经营中禁止的行为,速递市场经营主体,速递业管理与处罚的行政执法主体与行政处罚主体,以及违反速递业行业规范所应承担的法律责任等。