Identification of horizontal competition

Identification of horizontal competition: 1. The judgment of competitors in the same industry should be divided from the perspective of actual control. The first category includes the largest shareholder of the company, shareholders who have actual control over the company's financial and operating policies through agreements or articles of association, shareholders who can control the company's board of directors, and shareholders who can jointly control the company with other shareholders; The second category includes companies directly or indirectly controlled by the above shareholders, that is, parallel subsidiaries of companies to be listed. 2. The judgment of the content of horizontal competition is not limited to the scope of business, but should follow the principle of "substance is more important than form" and judge from the nature of business, customers of business, substitutability of products or services, market differences and other aspects. , and should fully consider the objective impact on listed companies and their shareholders. Article 14 of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law: When the supervision and inspection departments investigate suspected acts of unfair competition, the operators, interested parties and other relevant units and individuals under investigation shall truthfully provide relevant information or materials.