反竞争经营者集中的公共利益问题研究

Research on Public Interest in Anticompetitive Concentration of Undertakings

反垄断法中公共利益的宽泛性及时代性特点,致使其难以界定进而导致法律实施上的困境。具体到反竞争经营者集中的公共利益抗辩问题上,由于公共利益的模糊性使得该抗辩是由被滥用,特别是在国有企业并购活动中。公共利益的合理界定可以避免权力寻租,维护法律权威;同时可以协调竞争主管机构与行业监管机构之间的矛盾。通过开放式的列举方式界定公共利益,以及保证利害关系人参与到公共利益审查的整个过程中来,可以有效地避免经营者集中审查公共利益抗辩的滥用。

The wide range of public interests and the characteristics of the times in the anti-monopoly law makeit difficult to define and then cause difficulties in the implementation of the law. Specific to the anti-competitiveoperator＇s concentration of public interest defense issues, due to the ambiguity of public interests makes thedefense is abused, especially in the state-owned enterprise mergers and acquisitions. A reasonable definition ofpublic interests can avoid rent-seeking power and maintain legal authority; at the same time, it can coordinate theconflicts between competition authorities and industry regulators. By defining the public interest through an openenumeration approach and ensuring that the stakeholders participate in the entire process of public interestreview, it is possible to effectively prevent operators from intensively reviewing the abuse of public interestdefenses.