According to the news of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the 8th, five departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued the "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Fair Competition Review System". The detailed rules make it clear that a franchise right shall not be granted to a business operator without fair competition, including but not limited to: implementing a franchise in a generally competitive field or adding an administrative license in the name of a franchise; failing to specify the term of the franchise right or extending the franchise period without legal procedures; failing to directly grant the franchise right to a specific business operator by means of competition such as bidding and competitive negotiation in accordance with the law; and setting discriminatory conditions so that the operator cannot participate in the franchise competition fairly.
Source: China News Network