anti unfair competition law 反不公平竞争法.doc

Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the Peoples Republic of China 1993.12.01 STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLES CONGRESS ANTI UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW OF THE PEOPLES　REPUBLIC OF CHINA　(Adopted　 by　the　Third　Session　of　the Standing Committee of　theEighth National Peoples Congress On September 2nd, 1993)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 CONTENTCHAPTER　ONE　GENERAL PROVISIONSCHAPTER　TWO　ACTIVITIES OF UNFAIR COMPETITIONCHAPTER　THREE　SUPERVISIONCHAPTER　FOUR　LEGAL RESPONSIBILITYCHAPTER　FIVE　SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLESChapter　One　General Provisions　Article　　 1　　This　law　is　drawn　up　in order to　safeguard　thehealthy　development　of　the　socialist　market　economy, encourage andprotect　　fair　 market　 competition,　 prohibit　unfair　competition,safeguard　the　legal rights and interests of managers.　 Article　　　2　　 Managers　 shall　 abide　 by　the　principle　 ofvoluntariness,　equality,　 impartiality,　 honesty　and good faith, andalso　adhere　to public commercial moral in their business transactions.　Unfair　competition,　in this Law, means activities made by managerswho　damage　 the　 others　legal　rights　and　interests, disturbe theorder　of social economy and violate the provisions of this Law.　Manager,　 in　 this　 Law,　means　the　legal　person,　 the　othereconomic　organisations　 and　 individuals　 who　deal with　commercialbusiness　 or　profitable　service (commodities in this Law in hereafteras to commodity which includes service).　Article　　 3　　The　governments in all levels　shall　adopt　methodsto　prohibit　 unfair　competition and to create the　sound　environmentand conditions for fair competition.　The　 Bureaus　 of　Industrial　and　Commercial　Management　 of　 thePeoples　 Government　　over　 the　 county　 level　 supervise　unfaircompetition,　　except　 for　　the　 supervision　 made　by　the　otherorganisations　in　accordance　 with the provisions of the other laws orregulations.　Article　　 4　　The　 State shall encourage,　support　and　safeguardall　organisations　and　individuals to carry out social supervising for