跨国公司纵向价格控制涉及的反垄断法律问题研究

上海交通大学硕士学位论文跨国公司纵向价格控制涉及的反垄断法律问题研究姓名：杨练军申请学位级别：硕士专业：国际法指导教师：徐冬根20081201234200782008,5VerticalPriceRestrictbyMultinationalCompanyandRelatedAnti-trustLegalIssuesStudyABSTRACTVerticalPriceRestrict,asaspecialtypeofAgreementsorConcertedPracticesbetweenundertakings,isprovidedinAnti-trustLaw(orCompetitionLaw)ofmanycountries.Regardinghowtoidentify,assessandruleVerticalPriceRestrict,theUS,EUandmanyothercountrieshaveenforcedtheirsubstantiveantitrustrules,establishedtheirinstitutions,andaccumulatedrelatedlegalexperiences.Multi-NationalCompanies(MNC)arespecialundertakingswhicharemoreapttoadoptverticalpricerestrictpracticesintheirglobalbusinessoperations,duetotheirspecialmultinationalstructureandtheirglobalunifiedinterestsstrategy.AssomeverticalpricerestrictbyMNCmaybringnegativeimpacttothecompetitionormarketstatusincertaincountries,alsowiththeworldgoingmoreandmoreglobalization,manycountriesoreconomicsgroupsarepayingmoreattentionortakingmoreproactivemeasurestoruleVerticalPriceRestrictbyMNCs.ChinanowisthelargestForeignDirectInvestmenttargetdevelopingcountry,MNCsareplayingimportantrolesinnowadaysChina’seconomyandmarket.WhileChinadidn’thavelegalcodeorlegalpracticesonVerticalPriceRestrictbeforeitpromulgating“theAnti-trustLawofP.R.China”inAug2007.AsChinaisenforcingtheAnti-trustLawinAugust2008,inthisarticlewewillreviewandstudytheprovisionsstatedinthenewAnti-trustLawofChinaandhowwecanenforcerelatedregulationsunderthespecialeconomicandmarketenvironmentofChina,referringtotheregulationorlegalpractices/experiencefromtheUSandEUregardingVerticalPriceRestrict.KeyWordsVerticalPriceRestrict,MultinationalCompany,RuleofReason,SpecialEconomicEnvironment,Anti-trustLaw72006314131997200046204.3581131212006.3.1612A82(Cartel)3456(Verticalrestraintsareagreementsorconcertedpracticesenteredintobetweentwoormorecompanieseachofwhichoperates,forthepurposesoftheagreement,atadifferentleveloftheproductionordistributionchain,andrelatingtotheconditionsunderwhichthepartiesmaypurchase,sellorresellcertaingoodsorservices7.)822005.115553KeithN.Hylton:AntitrustLaw,CambridgeUniversityPress,2003,p.68.Acartelisagroupoffirmsthatseekstoincreaseprofitsbyrestrictingpriceandoutputcompetitionamongthemselves.420049.5:,2005.115556:2006.10287:(TransnationalCorporation)(multinationalcorporation)(multinationalenterprises)internationalenterprises)1112139:2008.210110,2006.45011:2003.42612AlanM.RugmanandSimonCollinsonInternationalBusiness4thEdition,PearsonEducationLimited2006.p.38Amultinationalenterprise(MNE)isacompanythatisheadquarteredinonecountrybuthasoperationinoneormoreothercountries.13AlanM.RugmanandSimonCollinsonInternationalBusiness4thEdition,PearsonEducationLimited2006.p.40.101415globalsourcingcenter)161.2.bargainingpower)14,2003.42815AlanM.RugmanandSimonCollinsonInternationalBusiness4thEdition,PearsonEducationLimited2006p.4016,2003.431113.)4.8050017200143507425261819201917AlanM.RugmanandSimonCollinsonInternationalBusiness4thEdition,PearsonEducationLimited2006.p.40182006.10719AT&T2004.819212ShermanAntitrustAct,1890201Section1)2(Section2),100035100035collectiveaction)EveryPersonwho)2122ClaytonAct)189019142320.2001.9.10921ErnestGellhorn&WilliamE.Kovacic:AntitrustLawandEconomics,FourthEidtion,WestPublishingCo.1994,p.2322://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Antitrust_Act,ClaytonAntitrustAct13100.2425262724://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_ActShermanAntitrustActlegaleffectsThismeantthatresponsibilityforthedevelopmentofAntitrustlawwasentrustedtotheU.S.courts,particularlytheSupremeCourt,whichhavethepowertointerpretfederalstatutes26R.HewittPate:AntitrustLawintheU.S.SupremeCourtMay11,2004,:AntitrustLawandEconomics,FourthEidtion,WestPublishingCo.19942414perseillegality2019111912281911Dr.MilesMedicalCo.v.JohnD.Park&SonsCo.)291914ruleofreason)20801982IBM13IBM301990USA311.128:AT&T,,2004.815829KeithN.Hylton:AntitrustLaw,CambridgeUniversityPress,200325430:AT&T,,2004.814031:AT&T,,2004.817415AB22.195511323.1982334.1995341.2.(1)200332::2006.45633...2003.1,56334AT&T2004.81941650018915335(2)36818681823781828181381.(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)2.35AlanM.RugmanandSimonCollinsonInternationalBusiness4thEdition,PearsonEducationLimited2006P.39362006.10437,.,2006.418038Article81oftheECTreaty(Ex.Article85)(a)(b)81813818118133981196219992790/1999)40(2790/1999)8181811813131.8132.3.30392006.1011240CommissionRegulation(EC)No2790/1999of22December1999ontheApplicationofArticle81(3)oftheTreatytoCategoriesofVerticalAgreementsandConcertedPractices.SeeEUWebsite: