论横向信息分享安排的反垄断法规制

On the Anti-monopoly Regulation of horizontal information sharing Arrangement

横向信息分享是企业经营活动中常见一种交流方式。在不同的市场结构下,就竞争敏感程度不同信息的分析,可以产生效率也可能排除、限制竞争。由于信息分享的不可避免性,确定合法与违法的边界成为反垄断法规制的难点。为此,需确立反垄断法对于横向信息分享应适用合理规则的基本立场。在此基础上,根据市场集中度高低的不同,区分承载复合内容和传递单一信号两种类型的横向信息分享安排予以分析,做出分类规制的细化安排。

Horizontal information sharing is a common practice in business operation.The sharing of competitive information in different market structure will result in efficiency or anti-competitive effect,according to the sensitive level of the shared information.In the sense that information sharing in the market is unavoidable,the challenge of Anti-monopoly regulation lies in the definition of its legal boundary.For this reason,we should establish the application of rule of reason analysis concerning the regulation of information sharing.Furthermore,based on different concentration levels in various markets,the application of Anti-monopoly law concerning horizontal information sharing need to be categorized with information bearing comprehensive content and unified information signaling,so as to set out a detailed regulation arrangement.