Zhejiang Fuyang Paper Industry Association organization Price Monopoly penalty

Since 2010, Fuyang Paper Industry Association of Zhejiang Province has five organizations of more than 20 executive Director units to convene relevant industry meetings, to jointly negotiate the packaging of white Paper factory prices. The first time, March 2, the meeting proposed that a-level whiteboard paper price of a unified increase of 200 yuan/ton. The second, April 6 meeting requirements, to ensure that the April Fuyang Whiteboard existing price stability, May, such as the apparent weakness of the market will be coordinated member enterprises organized orderly limited. The third, April 28 meeting decided that the period from April 29 to May 15, a-level whiteboard for the implementation of limited time preferential prices (discount margin of 100-150 yuan per ton). The fourth time, August 3, the meeting decided that coated Whiteboard paper on the basis of the original sales price increase of 200 yuan/ton.　　The fifth time, August 31, a-level version of Whiteboard paper Conference decided that from September 1 onwards Fuyang production of a-level whiteboard paper in the original sales price increase of 200-300 yuan/ton. Zhejiang Fuyang Paper Industry Association organizes the behavior of the operators of the industry to reach a change or fixed price monopoly agreement, violating the relevant provisions of the price law and the anti-monopoly law, and in accordance with the provisions on administrative penalties for the violation of prices, fifth of the third paragraph concerning the collusion between the operators of the trade associations and the manipulation of market prices, In order to maintain the normal market competition order and protect the legitimate rights of consumers and other operators, the price department shall impose a fine of 500,000 yuan on the Fuyang Paper Industry Association of Zhejiang Province.