英文摘要 |
Over the years, structural conditions and behavioral conditions have always been hot topics in the anti-monopoly community. Historically, the United States’ preference for structural conditions has been leading the trend of legislation and law enforcement in many countries. The Ministry of Commerce of China has been criticized for its frequent application of behavioral conditions. The United States has now shifted its priority from structural conditions to problem-oriented equal application, while France, Australia and other jurisdictions have also applied a large number of behavioral remedies. As a matter of fact, structural and behavioral conditions have their own advantages and disadvantages, and are both effective tools for addressing anti-competitive issues. Agencies should jump out of the limitations of either structural or behavioral conditions. They need to take the perspective of eliminating anti-competitive effects and improving efficiency, and adopt a broader approach to assess different solutions such as prohibition, unconditional approval, and conditional approval. Given China’s past record of inclination for behavioral conditions, it is recommended that, in terms of legislation, rules on the types of behavioral conditions, as well as multi-level supervision, review and rapid resolution of disputes thereof should be improved; in terms of enforcement, specificity, effectiveness and operability of behavioral conditions should be enhanced, and regulatory cost should be controlled by taking parallel review. |