价格违法行为行政处罚规定 Provisions on Administrative Penalty against Price-related Unlawful Practices

t of the announcement shall be regarded and handled as illegal earnings.

　　Article 15 Operators falling under the conditions listed in Article 27 of the Administrative Penalty Law shall be punished lightly or given a lighter punishment according to law.

　　Under any one of the following circumstances, operators shall be punished with severity:

　　(1) the price-related unlawful practices are serious or have great social influence;

　　(2) they are found in violation provisions in every inspection;

　　(3) forging, altering, transferring or destroying proofs;

　　(4) transferring the capital or commodities related to the price-related unlawful practices;

　　(5) other price-related unlawful practices that shall be punished with severity.

　　Article 16 If an operator disagrees with the punishment decision made the competent price control department under government, he shall firstly make an application for administrative reconsideration according to law; if he disagrees with the administrative reconsideration decision, he may file a suit in the people's court.

　　Article 17 If the fine is not paid by the expiration of the time limit, an additional fine shall be imposed at a rate of 3% the amount of the fine per day; if the illegal earnings is not paid by the expiration of the time limit, an additional fine shall be imposed at a rate of 0.2% the amount of the illegal earnings per day.

　　Article 18 As for the units and individuals that commit price-related unlawful practices listed in these Provision, if the circumstances are serious and they refuse to make corrections, in addition to the punishments that shall be imposed upon them according to these Provisions, the competent price control departments under governments may make public their price-related unlawful practices at their business places till they make corrections.

　　Article 19 Price law enforcement officials disclosing State secrets or operators' commercial secrets, or abusing their powers, neglecting their duties, practising favoritism for personal interests shall be investigated for criminal liab

ilities according to law if crimes are constituted; if no crimes are constituted, administrative sanctions shall be imposed upon them according to law.

　　Article 20 These Provisions take effect as of the date of promuulgation

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