（题注：1993年9月2日第八届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第三次会议通过）
目录
第一章 总则
第二章 不正当竞争行为
第三章 监督检查
第四章 法律责任
第五章 附则
第一章 总则
第一条 为保障社会主义市场经济健康发展，鼓励和保护公平竞争，制止不正当竞争行为，保护经营者和消费者的合法权益，制定本法。
第二条 经营者在市场交易中，应当遵循自愿、平等、公平、诚实信用的原则，遵守公认的商业道德。
本法所称的不正当竞争，是指经营者违反本法规定，损害其他经营者的合法权益，扰乱社会经济秩序的行为。
本法所称的经营者，是指从事商品经营或者营利性服务（以下所称商品包括服务）的法人、其他经济组织和个人。
第三条 各级人民政府应当采取措施，制止不正当竞争行为，为公平竞争创造良好的环境和条件。
县级以上人民政府工商行政管理部门对不正当竞争行为进行监督检查；法律、行政法规规定由其他部门监督检查的，依照其规定。
第四条 国家鼓励、支持和保护一切组织和个人对不正当竞争行为进行社会监督。
国家机关工作人员不得支持、包庇不正当竞争行为。
第二章 不正当竞争行为
第五条 经营者不得采用下列不正当手段从事市场交易，损害竞争对手：
（一）假冒他人的注册商标；
（二）擅自使用知名商品特有的名称、包装、装潢，或者使用与知名商品近似的名称、包装、装潢，造成和他人的知名商品相混淆，使购买者误认为是该知名商品；
（三）擅自使用他人的企业名称或者姓名，引人误认为是他人的商品；
（四）在商品上伪造或者冒用认证标志、名优标志等质量标志，伪造产地，对商品质量作引人误解的虚假表示。
第六条 公用企业或者其他依法具有独占地位的经营者，不得限定他人购买其指定的经营者的商品，以排挤其他经营者的公平竞争。
第七条 政府及其所属部门不得滥用行政权力，限定他人购买其指定的经营者的商品，限制其他经营者正当的经营活动。
政府及其所属部门不得滥用行政权力，限制外地商品进入本地市场，或者本地商品流向外地市场。
第八条 经营者不得采用财物或者其他手段进行贿赂以销售或者购买商品。在帐外暗中给予对方单位或者个人回扣的，以行贿论处；对方单位或者个人在帐外暗中收受回扣的，以受贿论处。
经营者销售或者购买商品，可以以明示方式给对方折扣，可以给中间人佣金。经营者给对方折扣、给中间人佣金的，必须如实入帐。接受折扣、佣金的经营者必须如实入帐。
第九条 经营者不得利用广告或者其他方法，对商品的质量、制作成分、性能、用途、生产者、有效期限、产地等作引人误解的虚假宣传。
广告的经营者不得在明知或者应知的情况下，代理、设计、制作、发布虚假广告。
第十条 经营者不得采用下列手段侵犯商业秘密：
（一）以盗窃、利诱、胁迫或者其他不正当手段获取权利人的商业秘密；
（二）披露、使用或者允许他人使用以前项手段获取的权利人的商业秘密；
（三）违反约定或者违反权利人有关保守商业秘密的要求，披露、使用或者允许他人使用其所掌握的商业秘密。
第三人明知或者应知前款所列违法行为，获取、使用或者披露他人的商业秘密，视为侵犯商业秘密。
本条所称的商业秘密，是指不为公众所知悉、能为权利人带来经济利益、具有实用性并经权利人采取保密措施的技术信息和经营信息。
第十一条 经营者不得以排挤竞争对手为目的，以低于成本的价格销售商品。
有下列情形之一的，不属于不正当竞争行为：
（一）销售鲜活商品；
（二）处理有效期限即将到期的商品或者其他积压的商品；
（三）季节性降价；
（四）因清偿债务、转产、歇业降价销售商品。
第十二条 经营者销售商品，不得违背购买者的意愿搭售商品或者附加其他不合理的条件。
第十三条 经营者不得从事下列有奖销售：
（一）采用谎称有奖或者故意让内定人员中奖的欺骗方式进行有奖销售；
（二）利用有奖销售的手段推销质次价高的商品；
（三）抽奖式的有奖销售，最高奖的金额超过五千元。
第十四条 经营者不得捏造、散布虚伪事实，损害竞争对手的商业信誉、商品声誉。
第十五条 投标者不得串通投标，抬高标价或者压低标价。
投标者和招标者不得相互勾结，以排挤竞争对手的公平竞争。
第三章 监督检查
第十六条 县级以上监督检查部门对不正当竞争行为，可以进行监督检查。
第十七条 监督检查部门在监督检查不正当竞争行为时，有权行使下列职权：
（一）按照规定程序询问被检查的经营者、利害关系人、证明人，并要求提供证明材料或者与不正当竞争行为有关的其他资料；
（二）查询、复制与不正当竞争行为有关的协议、帐册、单据、文件、记录、业务函电和其他资料；
（三）检查与本法第五条规定的不正当竞争行为有关的财物，必要时可以责令被检查的经营者说明该商品的来源和数量，暂停销售，听候检查，不得转移、隐匿、销毁该财物。
第十八条 监督检查部门工作人员监督检查不正当竞争行为时，应当出示检查证件。
第十九条 监督检查部门在监督检查不正当竞争行为时，被检查的经营者、利害关系人和证明人应当如实提供有关资料或者情况。
第四章 法律责任
第二十条 经营者违反本法规定，给被侵害的经营者造成损害的，应当承担损害赔偿责任，被侵害的经营者的损失难以计算的，赔偿额为侵权人在侵权期间因侵权所获得的利润；并应当承担被侵害的经营者因调查该经营者侵害其合法权益的不正当竞争行为所支付的合理费用。
被侵害的经营者的合法权益受到不正当竞争行为损害的，可以向人民法院提起诉讼。
第二十一条 经营者假冒他人的注册商标，擅自使用他人的企业名称或者姓名，伪造或者冒用认证标志、名优标志等质量标志，伪造产地，对商品质量作引人误解的虚假表示的，依照《中华人民共和国商标法》、《中华人民共和国产品质量法》的规定处罚。
经营者擅自使用知名商品特有的名称、包装、装潢，或者使用与知名商品近似的名称、包装、装潢，造成和他人的知名商品相混淆，使购买者误认为是该知名商品的，监督检查部门应当责令停止违法行为，没收违法所得，可以根据情节处以违法所得一倍以上三倍以下的罚款；情节严重的，可以吊销营业执照；销售伪劣商品，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
第二十二条 经营者采用财物或者其他手段进行贿赂以销售或者购买商品，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任；不构成犯罪的，监督检查部门可以根据情节处以一万元以上二十万元以下的罚款，有违法所得的，予以没收。
第二十三条 公用企业或者其他依法具有独占地位的经营者，限定他人购买其指定的经营者的商品，以排挤其他经营者的公平竞争的，省级或者设区的市的监督检查部门应当责令停止违法行为，可以根据情节处以五万元以上二十万元以下的罚款。被指定的经营者借此销售质次价高商品或者滥收费用的，监督检查部门应当没收违法所得，可以根据情节处以违法所得一倍以上三倍以下的罚款。
第二十四条 经营者利用广告或者其他方法，对商品作引人误解的虚假宣传的，监督检查部门应当责令停止违法行为，消除影响，可以根据情节处以一万元以上二十万元以下的罚款。
广告的经营者，在明知或者应知的情况下，代理、设计、制作、发布虚假广告的，监督检查部门应当责令停止违法行为，没收违法所得，并依法处以罚款。
第二十五条 违反本法第十条规定侵犯商业秘密的，监督检查部门应当责令停止违法行为，可以根据情节处以一万元以上二十万元以下的罚款。
第二十六条 经营者违反本法第十三条规定进行有奖销售的，监督检查部门应当责令停止违法行为，可以根据情节处以一万元以上十万元以下的罚款。
第二十七条 投标者串通投标，抬高标价或者压低标价；投标者和招标者相互勾结，以排挤竞争对手的公平竞争的，其中标无效。监督检查部门可以根据情节处以一万元以上二十万元以下的罚款。
第二十八条 经营者有违反被责令暂停销售，不得转移、隐匿、销毁与不正当竞争行为有关的财物的行为的，监督检查部门可以根据情节处以被销售、转移、隐匿、销毁财物的价款的一倍以上三倍以下的罚款。
第二十九条 当事人对监督检查部门作出的处罚决定不服的，可以自收到处罚决定之日起十五日内向上一级主管机关申请复议；对复议决定不服的，可以自收到复议决定书之日起十五日内向人民法院提起诉讼；也可以直接向人民法院提起诉讼。
第三十条 政府及其所属部门违反本法第七条规定，限定他人购买其指定的经营者的商品、限制其他经营者正当的经营活动，或者限制商品在地区之间正常流通的，由上级机关责令其改正；情节严重的，由同级或者上级机关对直接责任人员给予行政处分。被指定的经营者借此销售质次价高商品或者滥收费用的，监督检查部门应当没收违法所得，可以根据情节处以违法所得一倍以上三倍以下的罚款。
第三十一条 监督检查不正当竞争行为的国家机关工作人员滥用职权、玩忽职守，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任；不构成犯罪的，给予行政处分。
第三十二条 监督检查不正当竞争行为的国家机关工作人员徇私舞弊，对明知有违反本法规定构成犯罪的经营者故意包庇不使他受追诉的，依法追究刑事责任。
第五章 附则
第三十三条 本法自1993年12月1日起施行。
Law of the People's Republic of China for Countering UnfairCompetition |
(Adopted at the Third Session ofthe Standing Committee of theEighth National People'sCongress and Promulgated on September 2, 1993)
Whole document
Law of the People's Republic ofChina for Countering Unfair
Competition
(Adopted at the Third Session ofthe Standing Committee of the
Eighth National People'sCongress and Promulgated on September 2, 1993)
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1
With a view to safeguarding the healthy developmentof the socialist
market economy, encouraging andprotecting fair competition, stopping acts
of unfair competition, anddefending the lawful rights and interests of
operators and consumers, thisLaw is enacted.
Article 2
In carrying on transactions in the market, operatorsshall follow the
principle ofvoluntariness, equality, fairness, honesty and credibility,
and observe generally recognizedbusiness ethics.
Unfair competition in this Law refers to acts of operators which
contravene the provisions ofthis Law, with a result of damaging the
lawful rights and interests of other operators, and disturbing the
socio-econimic order.
Operators in this Law refer to legal persons, other economic
organizations and individuals engaging in the trading of goods or
profit-making services. (Goodsmentioned below include services.)
Article 3
The people's governments at various levels shall adopt measures to
stop acts of unfair competition,and create a salutary environment and
conditions for faircompetition.
The administrative authorities for industry and commerce in the
people's governments above thecounty-level shall monitor and investigate
acts of unfair competition. Inrespect of those acts which, according to
the provisions of various lawsand administrative regulations, shall be
monitored and investigated byother departments, these provisions shall be
abided by.
Article 4
The State encourages, supports and protects all organizations and
individuals in carrying out social monitoring of acts of unfair
competition.
Staff members of state organs shall not support orcover up acts of
unfair competition.
Chapter 2 Acts of Unfair Competition
Article 5
Operators shall not adopt any of the following unfairmeans to carry
on transactions in the marketand cause damage to competitors:
(1) Passing off the registered trademarks ofothers;
(2) using, without authorization, thenames, packaging or decoration
peculiar to well-knowngoods or using names, packaging or decoration
similar to those of well-knowngoods so that their goods are confused with
the well-known goods of others,causing buyers to mistake them for the
well-known goods ofothers;
(3) using, without authorization, the enterprise names or personal
names of others on their owngoods, leading purchasers to mistake them
for the goods ofothers;
(4) Forging or falsely using, on theirgoods, symbols of quality such
as symbols of authentication andsymbols of famous and high-quality goods,
falsifying the origin of theirgoods, and making false representations
which are misleading as to thequality of the goods.
Article 6
Public utility enterprises or other operators having monopolistic
status according to law shallnot force others to buy the goods of the
operators designatedby them so as to exclude other operators from
competing fairly.
Article 7
A local government and its subordinate departments shall not abuse
their administrative powerto force others to buy the goods of the
operators designatedby them so as to restrict the lawful business
activities of otheroperators.
A local government and its subordinate departments shall not abuse
their administrative power torestrict the entry of goods from other parts
of the country into the localmarket or the flow of local goods to markets
in other parts of thecountry.
Article 8
An operator shall not practice bribery byusing money, valuables or
other means to sell orbuy goods. Where an operator secretly pays a
kickback to the other party, beit an entity or individual, off the book,
it or he shall be punished foroffering a bribe; where the other party, be
it an entity or individual,secretly accepts a kickback off the book, it
or he shall be punished fortaking a bribe.
In the selling or buying of goods, anyoperator may express clearly
its or his intention to offer adiscount to the other party and pay a
commission to the middlemen.Where an operator gives a discount to the
other party as pays a commissionto the middlemen, it or he must enter the
items in the book factually. An operator accepting a discount or
commission must enter it in thebook facually.
Article 9
An operator shall not use advertisement or other meansto give false,
misleading informationon the quality, composition, performance, use,
manufacturer, useful life,origin, etc. of the goods.
An advertisement operator shall not act as an agent for designing,
producing and releasing falseadvertisements where they clearly know, or
should know, that theinformation in the advertisements is false.
Article 10
An operator shall not adopt any of the following meansto infringe on
the business secrets ofothers:
(1) obtaining business secrets from the owner of the right by
stealing, promising of gain,resorting to coercion or other illegitimate
means;
(2) disclosing, using or allowing others to usethe business secrets
of the owner of the rightobtained by the means mentioned in the preceding
item;
(3) disclosing, using or allowing others to usethe business secrets
that it has obtained by breaking an engagement or disregarding the
requirements of the owner of theright to preserve the business secrets.
Where a third party obtains, uses or discloses thebusiness secrets of
others when it or he has orshould have full knowledge of the illegal acts
mentioned in the precedingsection, it or he shall be deemed to have
infringed on the businesssecrets of others.
Business secrets in this Article refer to the technical information
and operational informationwhich is not known to the public, which is
capable of bringing economicbenefits to the owners of the rights, which
has practical applicability andwhich the owners of the rights have taken
measures to keepsecret.
Article 11
An operator shall not sell its or his goods ata price that is below
the cost for the purpose ofexcluding its or his competitors.
In any of the following events, such sales do not comeunder acts of
unfair competition:
(1) Selling fresh goods;
(2) disposing of goods the useful life of which isabout to expire, or
of other overstockedgoods;
(3) seasonal lowering of prices;
(4) selling goods at lowered prices for paying offdebts, changing the
line of production or closingthe business.
Article 12
In selling its or his goods, an operator shall notmake a tie-in sale
against the wish of the buyeror attach other unreasonable conditions.
Article 13
An operator shall not make any of the followingkinds of sales with
prizes attached:
(1) making sales with prizes attached by the fraudulent method of
falsely claiming the existence of prizes or intentionally causing
previously chosen people to winthe prizes;
(2) promoting the sale of inferior but high-prizedgoods by offering
prizes;
(3) making sales with prizes attached in the form ofa lottery where
the amount for the highest prizeexceeds RMB 5,000 Yuan.
Article 14
An operator shall not utter or disseminatefalsehoods to damage the
goodwill of a competitor or thereputation of its or his goods.
Article 15
Tenderers shall not submit tenders in collusionwith one another to
force the tender price up ordown.
A tenderer shall not collaborate with theparty inviting tenders to
exclude competitors from faircompetition.
Chapter 3 Control and Inspection
Article 16
The control and inspection authorities above the county level may
exercise control over and carry out inspection of acts of unfair
competition.
Article 17
In monitoring and investigating acts of unfair competition, the
control and inspectionauthorities are entitled to exercise the following
functions and powers:
(1) questioning the operators underinvestigation, interested parties
and witnesses in accordance withthe prescribed procedures and requiring
them to provide evidentialmaterial or other information related to acts
of unfair competition;
(2) Consulting and copying written agreements, account books,
receipts, bills, vouchers, invoices, documents, records, business
correspondence and othermaterials related to acts of unfair competition;
and
(3) inspecting property related to acts of unfair competition as
stipulated in Article 5 of thisLaw, and, where necessary, requesting
other operators underinvestigation to explain the source and quantity of
the goods, to temporarily stopselling them pending inspection, and not to
remove, conceal or destroythem.
Article 18
When monitoring and investigating acts of unfaircompetition, members
of the control and inspection authorities shall produce warrants of
inspection.
Article 19
When the control and inspection authorities are monitoring and
investigating acts of unfair competition, the operators under
investigation, interestedparties and witnesses shall truthfully provide
them with relevant data orinformation.
Chapter 4 Legal Responsibility
Article 20
Where an operator, in contravention of the provisions of this Law,
causes damage to anotheroperator, i. e., the injured party, it or he
shall bear the responsibilityfor compensating for the damages. Where the
losses suffered by the injuredoperator are difficult to calculate, the
amount of damages shall be theprofit gained by the infringer during the
period of infringement throughthe infringing act. The infringer shall
also bear all reasonable costs paid by the injured operator in
investigating the acts of unfaircompetition committed by the operator
suspected of infringing its orhis lawful rights and interests.
When the lawful rights and interests of the injured operator are
damaged by the acts of unfair competition, it or he may institute
proceedings in a people'scourt.
Article 21
Where an operator passes off the registered trademark of another
person, uses theenterprise name or personal name of another person
without authorization, counterfeits or fraudulently uses symbols of
quality such assymbols of authentication and symbols of famous and
high-quality goods, falsifiesthe origin of the goods and makes false
representations which aremisleading as to the quality of the goods, it or
he shall be punished inaccordance with the provisions of the Trademark
Law of the People's Republic ofChina and the Product Quality Law of the
People's Republic ofChina.
Where an operator uses, without authorization, thename, packaging or
decoration peculiarto well-known goods or uses names, packaging or
decoration similar to those ofwell-known goods so that its or his goods
are confused withthe well-known goods of others, causing buyers to
mistake them for the well-knowngoods, the relevant control and inspection
authorities shall order it or him to stop the offence, confiscate the
illegal income, and may impose,according to circumstances, a fine of more
than twice and less than threetimes the amount of illegal income; where
the circumstances are serious,the said authorities may revoke its or his
business license;Where an operator sells goods counterfeited or of
inferior quality, whichconstitutes a crime, it or he shall be prosecuted
according to law for its or hiscriminal responsibility.
Article 22
Where an operator practices bribery by using money,valuables or other
means to sell or purchase goods,which constitutes a crime, he shall be
prosecuted according to law forhis criminal responsibility; Where the act
does not constitute a crime, the relevant control and inspection
department may, according tocircumstances, impose a fine of more them
RMB 10,000 yuan and less the RMB200,000 yuan. Its or his illegal income,
if any, shall beconfiscated.
Article 23
Where public utility enterprises or other operators having
monopolistic status according tolaw force others to buy the goods of the
operators designatedby them so as to prevent other operators from
competing fairly, the controland inspection authorities at the level of
provinces or of municipalitieswhich are divided into districts shall
order them to desist from the illegal acts and may punish them by
imposing, according tocircumstances, fines of more than RMB 50,000 yuan
and less than RMB 200,000 yuan. Where the designated operators take
advantage of the illegalarrangements to foist inferior but high-priced
goods on buyers or makeexorbitant charges, the control and inspection
authorities shall confiscate theillegal income and may, according to
circumstances, impose fines ofmore than twice and less than three times
the illegal income.
Article 24
Where an operator uses advertisement orother means to give false,
misleading information on itsgoods, the relevant control and inspection
authority shall order it or himto desist from the illegal act, dispel the
bad influence, and may,according to circumstances, impose a fine of more
than RMB 10,000 yuan and lessthan RMB 200,000 yuan.
Where an advertisement operator acts as an agent in designing,
producing and releasing falseadvertisements when it or he clearly knows,
or should know, that they arefalse, the relevant control and inspection
authority shall order it or himto desist from the illegal act,
confiscate its or his illegalincome, and impose a fine on it or him
according to law.
Article 25
Where any party infringes on business secrets incontravement of the
provisions of Article 10 of thisLaw, the relevant control and inspection
authority shall order it or himto desist from the illegal act and may,
according to circumstances,impose on it or him a fine of more than RMB
10,000 yuan but less than RMB200,000 yuan.
Article 26
Where an operator makes sales with prizes attached in contraventionof
the provisions ofArticle 13 of this Law, the relevant control and
inspection authority shall orderit or him to desist from the illegal act
and may, according tocircumstances, impose on it or him a fine of more
than RMB 10,000 yuan and lessthan RMB 100,000 yuan.
Article 27
Where tenderers submit tenders in collusion with oneanother to force
the tender price up or down, orwhere a tenderer collaborates with the
party inviting tenders toprevent competitors from competing fairly, its
or his successfulbid is null and void. The control and inspection
authority may, according tocircumstances, impose on it or him a fine of
more than RMB 10,000 yuan andless than RMB 200,000 yuan.
Article 28
Where an operator commits an act in contravention of an order to
temporarily stop selling, andnot to remove, conceal or destroy, property
related to acts of unfaircompetition, the relevant control and inspection
authority may, according tocircumstances, impose on it or him a fine of
more than twice and less thanthree times the price of the property which
has been sold,removed, concealed or destroyed.
Article 29
Where a party is not satisfied with the decision onpunishment made by
the relevant controland inspection authority, it or he may, within
fifteen days from the date ofreceipt of the decision on punishment,
apply to the competent authority at the next higher level for
reconsideration; where the partyis not satisfied with the decision made
after reconsideration, it or hemay, within fifteen days from the date of
receipt of thewritten decision made after reconsideration, institute
proceedings in the people'scourt; the party may also directly institute
proceedings in the people's court upon receipt of the decision on
punishment.
Article 30
Where a local government and its subordinate departments, in
contravention to the provisionsof Article 7 of this Law, force others to
buy the goods of the operatorsdesignated by them, restrict the legitimate
business activities of otheroperators, or restrict the normal flow of
goods between regions, thehigher authorities shall order them to rectify
the situation; where the circumstances are serious, the competent
authorities at the same level or the next higher level shall take
disciplinary sanctions againstthe persons directly responsible. Where the
designated operators, takingadvantage of this illegal arrangement, foist
inferior but high-priced goodson buyers or make exorbitant charges, the
control and inspectionauthorities shall confiscate the illegal income and
may, according tocircumstances, impose a fine of more than twice and
less than three times theillegal income.
Article 31
Where a staff member of the state organs monitoringand investigating
acts of unfair competitionabuses his powers as neglects his duty, which
constitutes a crime, he shall be prosecuted for his criminal
responsibility according to law;where the act does not constitute a
crime, he shall be disciplinedadministratively.
Article 32
Where a staff member of the State organmonitoring and investigating
acts of unfair competition actsirregularly out of personal considerations
and intentionally secreens anoperator from prosecution, fully knowing
that he has contravened theprovisions of this Law, which constitutes a
crime, the said staff member shall be prosecuted for his criminal
responsibility according tolaw.
Chapter 5 Supplementary Provision
Article 33
This Law shall enter into force on December 1,1993.