The administrative departments of industry and commerce, taxation and other related industries shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, cooperate with the competent pricing department to do a good job in service price management. Article 5 State organs shall not charge official fees within the scope of their duties in the name of paid services, and shall not require consumers to accept services provided by designated service providers. Article 6 According to the nature and importance of service items, the price of services shall be subject to market adjustment, government guidance and government pricing respectively. Article 7 The market-regulated price shall be determined by the service provider independently according to the service cost and market supply and demand, and following the principles of fairness, legality, honesty and credit. Article 8 Government pricing behavior includes the formulation and adjustment of the basic standards and floating ranges of government-fixed service prices and government-guided service prices.
The specific service price of the government-guided price shall be set by the service provider within the floating range stipulated by the state, and shall be filed with the competent price department. Article 9 The following service prices may be fixed by the government or guided by the government:
(1) Important public utility prices;
(two) the price of important public services;
(three) monopoly, compulsory and protective service prices stipulated by laws, regulations or the Municipal People's government. Article 10 The service items subject to government pricing and government-guided pricing shall be determined by the Municipal People's Government under the authorization of the provincial people's government and in accordance with the pricing authority and specific scope of application stipulated in the local pricing catalogue, and shall be announced to the public by the municipal price department. Eleventh when formulating or adjusting government pricing and government guidance prices, the competent pricing department shall carry out cost surveys to understand the operating conditions and management level of service providers; Industry service costs, market supply and demand and social affordability, and listen to the opinions of consumers, service providers and industry authorities. Twelfth belongs to the government pricing, government guidance price of service prices, service providers can apply to the local price department for price adjustment. After receiving the application, the competent price department shall report it step by step according to the price management authority, and make a reply within 60 days from the date of application. Thirteenth when formulating or adjusting the prices of public utilities and public welfare services that are related to the vital interests of the masses, the competent price department shall hold a price hearing.
The price hearing shall be held in public, and representatives of service providers, consumers, experts, deputies to the National People's Congress, CPPCC members, representatives of relevant departments, representatives of social organizations and industry organizations, and representatives of news organizations shall be invited to participate. Article 14 A service provider engaged in government-fixed or government-guided service projects shall apply to the competent price department for a "Charge License" with the relevant registration certificate, qualification certificate and charge documents approved by the competent price department in accordance with the price management authority, and obtain the charge bills uniformly stipulated by the state from the relevant departments by virtue of the "Charge License". Article 15 A service provider shall announce the service items, service contents, service specifications and service prices in a prominent position in the service place, and shall not charge any unspecified fees, and shall not only charge for non-service or reduce the quantity and quality of services after charging. Article 16 The competent pricing department shall strengthen the supervision and inspection of service prices according to law and implement the annual supervision and examination system. Seventeenth price departments should establish a service price violations reporting and complaint acceptance system. After receiving reports and complaints, it shall give a reply within 10 days. Eighteenth service providers in violation of the provisions of these measures, shall be punished by the competent price department in accordance with the "People's Republic of China (PRC) price law" and other relevant laws and regulations. Nineteenth parties believe that the specific reform of the reform institutions infringe upon their legitimate rights and interests, they may apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit according to law. Article 20 These Measures shall come into force as of June 1 day, 2002.