《平台反垄断指南》中“必需设施”条款的解读

Interpretation of “Necessary Facilities” in Platform Anti-Monopoly Guide

2021年7月国务院反垄断委员会出台了《关于平台经济领域的反垄断指南》(以下简称“《指南》”),其中第十四条提到了“必需设施”一词,但这并不意味着我国在面对平台经济的反垄断法规制问题上已经引进了必需设施原则。《指南》中的“必需设施”条款是滥用市场支配地位中拒绝交易行为所包括的一种情形,遵循的是竞争影响的违法性认定标准;而必需设施原则本身与拒绝交易条款并不存在上下位的概念,并且该原则遵循的是“拒绝提供必需设施”的违法性认定标准。在解读和适用“必需设施”条款时,应当坚持基于竞争影响的违法性认定标准,可以参考必需设施原则进行市场支配地位的认定。

In July 2021, the Antitrust Committee of the State Council issued “Guide-lines for Anti-Monopoly in the Field of Platform Economy”, the article 14 mentioned the word “Es-sential Facilities”. But this does not mean that in the face of the platform of anti-monopoly law regu-lation of the economy in our country has introduced the essential facilities on the question of prin-ciple. The “essential facilities” clause in the Guide is a situation included in the refusal to trade in the abuse of dominant market position, which follows the illegality determination standard of com-petitive impact. There is no low or lower concept between the principle of essential facilities and the terms of refusal of transaction, and the principle follows the illegality determination standard of “refusal to provide essential facilities”. When interpreting and applying the clause of “Essential Fa-cilities”, we should adhere to the illegality determination standard based on competition influence, and can refer to the principle of essential facilities to determine the dominant market position.