Interim Measures of Zibo Municipality on the Administration of Markets

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen market management, promote the development of socialist market economy, protect the legitimate rights and interests of operators and consumers, and maintain normal business order, these Measures are formulated in accordance with relevant state regulations. Article 2 The term "market" as mentioned in these Measures refers to a commodity trading place with participation of various economic sectors, open trading, equal competition and all-round opening. Article 3 The municipal, district and county administrations for industry and commerce are the competent authorities of the people's governments at the same level to manage the market.

Public security, taxation, urban construction, health, standards and metrology departments at all levels shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, cooperate with the administrative department for industry and commerce to manage the market and create a civilized market. Article 4 Market management shall adhere to the principle of "moderate openness, active and orderly management according to law" and give full play to the role of market mechanism. Chapter II Market Construction Article 5 Market construction adheres to the unified policy of the state, the unified leadership of the government, unified planning by the urban construction department in conjunction with the relevant departments of industry and commerce administration, and joint construction by all sectors of society. Article 6 Special funds for market construction shall be established. The municipal, district and county governments draw 50% of the total market tax revenue as special funds for market construction. The tax department is responsible for the collection of funds, and the industrial and commercial and financial departments put forward opinions on the use of funds and report them to the government at the same level for approval before implementation; The tax revenue of the newly-built market within three years can all be used for market construction.

Market tax refers to all kinds of taxes paid by operators when they enter the market. Seventh market construction shall be exempted from land use tax and supporting fees for urban construction. Article 8 Villages, market towns, enterprises and institutions are encouraged to make use of their own funds and venues to run their own markets and joint ventures, which can obtain rental income. Article 9 The administrative department for industry and commerce may jointly develop and construct the market with other departments. Article 10 To start a market, an application must be submitted by the start-up unit and reported to the administrative department for industry and commerce for approval and registration. Small markets and markets named after districts and counties and the following administrative divisions shall be examined and approved by the local district and county administration for industry and commerce; Large and medium-sized markets with the words "Zibo", "Shandong", "Luzhong", "Qilu" and "China" shall be examined and approved by the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce. Eleventh no unit or individual may occupy, dismantle or damage the market venues and facilities without authorization. Chapter III Business Activities Article 12 Citizens and legal persons entering the market must hold a business license issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce (unless otherwise stipulated by the state) and operate in accordance with the approved business scope and relevant regulations on market management. Thirteenth national laws and policies allow freely traded commodities and other articles to enter the market. Article 14 The administrative department for industry and commerce shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions, examine the qualifications of market operators and supervise the sources and destinations of commodities stipulated by some countries. Fifteenth operators entering the market can engage in trafficking activities within the approved business scope; With the approval of the administrative department for industry and commerce, one-time operation can be carried out outside the approved business scope. Article 16 The market transaction price shall be determined by both parties through consultation, and the market shall follow (unless otherwise stipulated by the state). Eighteenth in business activities, legal units of measurement and qualified measuring instruments must be used. Nineteenth market operators should abide by the relevant laws and regulations of the state and carry out business activities according to law. The following commercial activities are prohibited:

(a) reselling materials and articles that are prohibited or restricted by the state from trading freely;

(two) reselling planned supply tickets, reselling invoices, approvals, permits and licenses;

(three) reselling cultural relics, gold and silver (including gold and silver products);

(four) using economic contracts, publishing false advertisements or other improper means to cheat the sale;

(5) selling counterfeit and shoddy goods.

(6) Selling and disseminating illegal publications (including audio-visual products);

(seven) monopoly of goods, dominate the market, drive up prices and disrupt the market;

(eight) other acts prohibited by law. Chapter IV Market Management Article 20 The administrative department for industry and commerce shall, according to the scale of the market, set up corresponding institutions or send special personnel to enter the market to comprehensively manage the business activities, public order, standard measurement, epidemic prevention and quarantine, environmental sanitation and prices of the market. Twenty-first to strengthen the management of market security. Large and medium-sized markets can set up special public security management institutions or be equipped with full-time public security management personnel, who are selected and paid by the administrative department for industry and commerce, and are led by the public security department in business. Twenty-second administrative departments for industry and commerce and tax authorities shall, in accordance with the provisions of the state, collect market management fees and taxes from operators entering the market respectively. Twenty-third in addition to the provisions of laws and regulations, no other unit or individual may enter the market to collect fees. The administrative department for industry and commerce has the right to stop arbitrary charges, and the operators have the right to refuse to pay. Chapter V Awards and Penalties Article 24 A market award fund shall be established. Units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the development of market management and the provision of quality services shall be rewarded. Specific incentives shall be formulated by the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce. Twenty-fifth operators who violate the laws, regulations and rules of the state administration for industry and commerce and engage in business activities illegally shall be punished by the administrative department for industry and commerce according to the seriousness of the case, such as warning, confiscation of illegal income, fine, confiscation of goods, suspension of business for rectification, collection and revocation of licenses. The above can be single or combined.