“开瓶费”现象的法律思考

The Analysis about "Corkage Fees" from Law Angle

"开瓶费"现象引起了社会的广泛关注和激烈争论。我们可以从民法、消费者权益保护法、反不正当竞争法、价格法等视角对这一现象进行思考。不能笼统地认为酒店收取"开瓶费"合法与否,应结合"开瓶费"这一格式条款的作出主体、酒店是否履行了告知义务、是否违反了价格法的强制规定等具体分析。我国应完善相关立法,对"开瓶费"这一问题作出明确规定,并建立相应的司法救济机制。

Corkage fees are charged by some restaurants to cover the costs of opening, serving and providing glassware for patron-supplied wines, and this problem have already caused the extensive concern and a heated argument of the society. Analyzing from law angle, this phenomenon violates civil law, law for the protection of consumers＇ interests, anti-unfair competition act,and price law, We cannot say utterly whether this phenomenon is legal or not, but we should analyze it from following items, for example, the party making the standard clause, whether the restaurant tell the customers about the clause, and whether the establishment of the clause violates some provisions in price law. Our country should make some provisions to control this phenomenon, and establish the relief system.