Expanding domestic demand and bidding strictly prohibited purchase

Morning News of the National Development and Reform Commission in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Housing, Urban and rural construction, transportation, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Water, Ministry of Commerce, the State Council, and other eight departments issued the "on the implementation of the expansion of domestic demand to promote economic growth decision-making deployment to further　　"Notice"). "The notice" clearly stated that government investment projects belong to the government procurement, in addition to the procurement of works, goods or services in China can not be obtained or reasonable access to commercial conditions and other statutory circumstances, should purchase domestic products.　　If the purchase of imported products is necessary, it must be reported to the relevant departments for approval before the procurement activities are carried out. The head of the National Development and Reform Commission said that at present in the equipment manufacturing industry tendering procurement activities, through the setting up of the tender documents discriminatory conditions to restrict the use of domestic equipment is more prominent, in some areas is quite serious, the relevant trade associations and enterprises reflect strongly.　　These practices obviously violate the relevant laws and regulations and the State Council document stipulation, which restricts the equipment manufacturing industry structure adjustment and the optimization upgrade, is not conducive to enhance the major equipment autonomy level and the international competitiveness, has affected our country equipment manufacturing industry's revitalization and the development, must take the resolute measure to stop.　　The notice proposes that in carrying out the process of cleaning up the normative documents of tendering and bidding, it is important to clean up the existence of provisions restricting the use of domestic equipment by setting discriminatory provisions, and to make timely amendments or abolition of opinions to the public. The notice emphasizes that the relevant departments will review and supervise the implementation of the content of the independent innovation products in the process of approving the funds application report or approving the project application report for the projects of major national construction projects and other use of financial funds for the procurement of major equipment and products. In the process of project implementation, the development reform, industry and information, business departments should be in accordance with the Division of responsibilities, strengthen the equipment manufacturing industry projects and imported mechanical and electrical equipment procurement project bidding activities supervision and enforcement. To increase the discrimination and exclusion of bids and other violations of the strength of the investigation.　　For all or part of the use of government investment projects, in the bidding documents in the use of discriminatory conditions, indirect or direct procurement of foreign brand products or functional components, restricting the use of domestic equipment, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations to investigate its legal liability. Next, the National Development and Reform Commission will, in conjunction with the relevant departments of the State Council, specialize in the drafting of relevant policy documents, resolutely curb restrictions on the use of domestic equipment and maintain fair competition in the bidding market environment.