Large Retail Enterprises Will Face Rectification Of Illegal Charges To Suppliers.

In order to maintain a fair and orderly market environment and promote the healthy development of the retail industry, the Ministry of Commerce, the development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of public security, the General Administration of Taxation and the General Administration of industry and Commerce jointly issued the notice, and decided to carry out the clean-up in the whole country from December 2011 to June 2012. rectify large retail The enterprise charges the supplier illegally.

The notice said that the clean-up and rectification were mainly against suppliers' violation of market dominance. charge Supermarkets, department stores, electrical professional shops and other large retail enterprises and their subordinate stores. The largest single store area is more than 6000 square meters (including) and the number of stores is more than 20 (inclusive), and its sales volume is more than 2 billion yuan (inclusive) in 2010. Other retailers that reflect the existence of irregularities in fees can also be included in the scope of cleaning up and rectification.

The notice clearly stated that the main contents of the clean-up and rectification are: regulate retailers to collect fees for the use of promotional services, prohibit all kinds of illegal fees and charges, and retailers should charge the suppliers to implement the marked price requirements. The rectification and rectification work includes steps such as self checking and self correction by retailers, joint inspection by relevant departments, problems in supervision and rectification, and long-term mechanism. The notice calls for the establishment of appropriate work coordination groups in various localities. The competent commercial department is responsible for overall organization and coordination, and takes the lead in organizing interviews with retailers and standardizing promotional service fees.