Guidelines on Application of the Leniency System in Horizontal Monopoly Agreement Cases

横向垄断协议案件宽大制度适用指南

The first investor to report may be exempted from antitrust penalties.

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(Issued by the Anti-Monopoly Committee of the State Council on January 4, 2019.)

(国务院反垄断委员会于二零一九年一月四日发布。)

Article 1: Purpose and Basis of the Guidelines

第一条 指南的目的和依据

Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 46 of

根据《中华人民共和国反垄断法》(下称《反垄断法》)第四十六条第二款规定,经营者主动向国务院反垄断执法机构(下称执法机构)报告达成垄断协议的有关情况并提供重要证据,执法机构可以酌情减轻或者免除对该经营者的处罚(下称宽大制度)。为指导在横向垄断协议案件中适用上述规定,提高执法机构工作的透明度,便于经营者申请宽大,根据《反垄断法》,制定本指南。