纵向非价格垄断协议的规制

Regulation of Vertical Non-Price Monopoly Agreements

目前,我国对纵向非价格垄断协议并未进行法律上的明文规定,仅在理论界进行探讨,但实践中出现的排他性交易、选择性分销、特许经营等行为是存在对其他市场主体造成排除、限制竞争的效果,需要进行法律规制。在司法诉讼过程中,由于法律内容的滞后性使得受害主体无法得到保护,司法机关无法进行法律适用。法律内容在实体法上违法行为类型的不全面,程序法上原告举证责任的负担过重,认定主体的不全面等问题亟待解决。本文从纵向非价格垄断协议的概念、特征入手,通过与国外相关法律进行比较,对我国纵向非价格垄断协议需要独立性规制进行必要性分析和可行性分析。应当明确法律规制的具体行为类型、责任主体范围;同时建立我国自己的安全港制度和豁免制度。

At present, China has not made clear legal provisions on vertical non-price monopoly agreements, and only discusses them in the theoretical circle. However, the exclusionary transactions, selective distribution, franchising and other behaviors that occur in practice have the effect of excluding and restricting competition among other market entities, and need legal regulation. In the process of judicial proceedings, due to the lagging nature of legal content, the victim cannot be protected, and the judicial authority cannot apply the law. The legal content is not comprehensive in the substantive law, the burden of proof on the plaintiff in the procedural law is too heavy, and the identification of the subject is not comprehensive. This article starts with the concept and characteristics of vertical non-price monopoly agreements, and through comparison with relevant foreign laws, analyzes the necessity and feasibility of independent regulation of vertical non-price monopoly agreements in China. It is necessary to clarify the specific types of behaviors and the scope of responsible subjects under legal regulation;at the same time, establish our own safe harbor system and exemption system.