Hangzhou on medical drugs and supplies price behavior reminder cautionary letter

Hangzhou Market Supervision Administration on medical drugs and supplies price behavior reminder cautionary letter

The city's medical supplies operators and related units:

With the city's optimization of the adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures related to the introduction of Lianhua Qingdian, such as becoming a popular commodity purchased by consumers, the price also showed a certain degree of increase. In order to further regulate the market price behavior, crack down on hoarding, price gouging and other illegal acts, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and good price order, according to the "Chinese People's *** and the State Price Law," "Price Violations of the Administrative Penalty Provisions," "Price Marking and Prohibition of Price Fraud Provisions," and other laws and regulations, the city's various medical supplies operators and related units are reminded of the following cautions:

I. Strictly abide by the "Chinese People's *** and the State Price Law," "Administrative Penalties for Price Violations," "Price Labeling and Prohibition of Price Fraud Provisions," and other laws and regulations, to follow the principle of fairness, legality and honesty and credit, use the independent pricing power, according to the law and compliance with the operation of the fair and orderly market competition, consciously safeguard the price order of the pharmaceutical market. Actively fulfill the social responsibility, take various measures to organize the supply of goods, to protect the market supply.

Second, shall not take the opportunity of epidemic prevention and control to significantly increase the sales price of medical drugs and supplies, operators should strictly control the price difference between purchase and sale within a reasonable range, and shall not be hoarding, price gouging, profiteering and spreading rumors of price increases.

Three, conscientiously implement the price tag system, and effectively do the price tag price is complete, the contents of the price tag is true and clear, clear handwriting, the goods sign in place, the label is conspicuous. May not be in addition to the marked price of goods sold at an increased price, may not charge any unmarked fees.

Four, according to the "Price Law" and "Administrative Penalties for Price Violations" and other laws and regulations, the operator violates the provisions of the price labeling, shall order rectification, confiscate the illegal income, and may impose a fine of less than 5,000 yuan; price fraud, up to a maximum fine of 500,000 yuan; fabrication, dissemination of information on the price increase, price inflation, hoarding, and promote the price of commodities too quickly, Excessive increase in behavior, the maximum penalty of 3 million yuan fine; collusion, market price manipulation caused by a relatively large increase in commodity prices, the maximum penalty of 5 million yuan fine.

Fifth, the city's market supervision departments will further strengthen the medical and pharmaceutical supplies price supervision, inspection and inspection work, seriously investigate and deal with the opportunity to hoard, fabricate and disseminate information on price increases, price gouging, and other disturbances in the market price order of price violations. The general public and the community if you find the above price violations, please save the relevant evidence and by calling the phone and other channels to report complaints.

After the issuance of this reminder, the medical supplies operators and related units should be seriously against the above reminder of the admonition requirements, and actively carry out self-examination and rectification, and further standardize their own price behavior. After the reminder of admonition still do not rectify the illegal behavior, the market supervision departments will be seriously dealt with according to law, the circumstances of the typical case, will be publicly exposed.

Hangzhou Market Supervision Administration

December 5, 2022