Measures for the administration of service prices in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Price Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws and regulations in order to standardize the service price behavior, maintain the market price order and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and operators. Article 2 The term "service price" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the fees charged by citizens, legal persons or other organizations (hereinafter referred to as operators) to carry out paid service activities by means of places, facilities, technology, information, knowledge, labor services, intermediary, delivery and guarantee. Article 3 These Measures shall apply to the service price behavior within the administrative area of this autonomous region. Where laws and regulations provide otherwise, such provisions shall prevail. Article 4 The competent price department of the people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of service prices according to the management authority.

Other relevant competent departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with their respective duties, do a good job in the management of service prices. Article 5 Any unit or individual may report the service price behavior in violation of the provisions of these Measures to the competent pricing department. Chapter II Service Price Management Article 6 According to the nature and characteristics of services and the degree of market competition, service prices shall be subject to government-guided prices, government-set prices and market-adjusted prices respectively. Article 7 The following service prices shall be subject to government guidance or government pricing:

(a) the price of important public utility services;

(two) the price of important public services;

(three) the market competition such as evaluation, agency, certification, bidding, etc. is not sufficient or the service parties can not meet the conditions of equal and open service;

(4) Having intermediary services such as inspection, appraisal, notarization and arbitration of monopoly prices of industries and technologies;

(five) the service prices designated by state organs, institutions, monopoly enterprises and other relevant organizations for operation or consumption;

(six) other monopoly services that do not have competitive conditions and their extended service prices.

The prices of services other than those specified in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to market adjustment.

The specific scope of application and price level of government-guided prices and government pricing should be adjusted in a timely manner according to market changes. Article 8 The pricing authority and specific scope of application of government-guided prices and government-set prices shall be subject to the pricing catalogue of the autonomous region.

The pricing catalogue of the autonomous region shall be formulated by the competent pricing department of the autonomous region, and shall be submitted to the competent pricing department of the State Council for examination and approval after being audited by the people's government of the autonomous region, and announced to the public. Article 9 Government-guided prices and government-set service prices shall be registered and put on record. Article 10 For service industries or service items with great differences in service level, service environment and service quality, the competent pricing department shall, jointly with relevant industry authorities, evaluate the corresponding service level, classify them according to quality and price them at different levels. Chapter III Formulation of Service Prices Article 11 Government-guided prices and government-set prices shall be formulated according to the social average cost, taxes, reasonable profits, market supply and demand, national economic and social development requirements, consumer affordability and other factors of service items. When necessary, the rationality of related service costs can be evaluated by qualified social professional institutions. Article 12 The competent pricing department shall listen to the opinions of consumers, business operators and relevant parties when formulating and adjusting service prices; A hearing shall be organized to formulate and adjust the service prices listed in the price hearing catalogue and other service prices involving the vital interests of the masses.

The price hearing catalogue shall be formulated by the competent price department of the autonomous region and announced to the public. Thirteenth consumers and business operators can put forward suggestions for adjusting the government-guided prices and government-set service prices, and the competent pricing department should study and give a reply. Fourteenth people's governments at or above the county level shall establish a price compensation mechanism for public utility services and give corresponding compensation to operators of public utility services such as public transportation. Fifteenth for the implementation of government-guided services, operators should determine the specific price according to the prescribed benchmark price and its floating range; For service items with market-regulated prices, operators shall set their own prices according to law, and the competent pricing department shall give necessary guidance and standardize their pricing behavior.

Under the condition of the same pricing, operators can implement high quality and good price according to the assessed service price level, and formulate reasonable quality price difference and seasonal price difference. Article 16 The competent pricing department may supervise and examine the cost of important government-guided prices and government-set prices. Chapter IV Code of Conduct for Service Prices Article 17 Operators shall abide by the price laws, regulations, rules and policies, implement the government-guided prices and government-set prices formulated according to law, and obey the price intervention measures implemented by the government according to law, and shall not commit any of the following acts:

(a) to set prices beyond the floating range of government-guided prices;

(two) higher or lower than the government pricing;

(three) to set the service price within the scope of government guidance and government pricing without authorization;

(four) in advance or delay the implementation of government guidance and government pricing;

(five) independent fees or self standard fees;

(six) through the decomposition of fees, repeated fees, expand the scope of fees and other ways to raise the standard of fees in disguise;

(seven) continue to collect fees that the government has explicitly cancelled;

(eight) in violation of the provisions of the deposit, mortgage and other forms of disguised charges;

(nine) compulsory or disguised compulsory services and charges;

(ten) do not provide services in accordance with the provisions and collect fees;

(eleven) other acts that do not implement government guidance prices and government pricing. ?