美国横向垄断协议的反垄断法分析方法及其启示

The Analysis Method and Its Implications of the Anti-monopoly Law of Us Horizontal Monopoly Agreements

横向垄断协议严重损害市场竞争、阻碍经济发展、减损消费者福利,因而遭到各国反垄断法的严格规制。美国自实施反托拉斯法以来,横向垄断协议一直是其规制的重点,在实践和理论中也发展出一套相对合理的横向垄断协议的反垄断法分析方法,对反垄断执法主体和法院在判定横向垄断协议的限制竞争效果时具有重要指导作用。中国《反垄断法》实施时间尚短,对于我国这样没有反垄断法传统经验的国家来说,如果能够合理借鉴美国关于横向垄断协议的反垄断法分析方法,无疑对我国反垄断法的实施具有积极的促进作用。

Horizontal monopoly agreements seriously harm market competition,hinder economic development,detract from consumers＇ welfare,and thus are subject to strict regulation by anti-monopolx law in everycountry.Since the implementation of antitrust law,the United States has always focused a lot on horizontal monopoly agreements and also developed a series of relatively reasonable analysis methods of the anti-monopoly law of horizontal monopoly agreements in both practice and theory,which play an important role in determining anticompetitive effect of horizontal monopoly agreements by the antitrust enforcement agency and the court.As for China,a country with a short history of enforcing anti-monopoly law and with no traditional experience in anti-monopoly law,if we can reasonably use the analysis methods of the us for reference,the enforcement of Chinese anti-monopoly law will undoubtedly be promoted in a positive way.