Development and Reform Commission: Six milk companies have paid a fine

Yesterday, the National Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the National Development and Reform Commission revealed that six companies, including Biostime, Mead Johnson, Dumex, Abbott, Fushilan (Merceto Jiaer), and Fonterra, have imposed a total of 66.873 million yuan in fines to the Ministry of Finance. The price penalties confiscation income account, all submitted to the Central Treasury. The NDRC stated that the above-mentioned six companies involved have clearly stated that they do not apply for administrative reconsideration and initiate administrative litigation. At this point, the largest monopoly case of powdered milk in history has been successfully concluded.

On August 7, the National Development and Reform Commission, after following Moutai and Wuliangye related cases, once again penalized the vertical price monopoly companies. Six companies including Biostime, Mead Johnson, Dumex, Abbott, Fushilan, and Fonterra were imposed a total of 6.6873 billion yuan. The ticket, which is also the highest amount of fines issued since China's anti-monopoly investigation.

Among them, Guangzhou Synbiotics has serious violations, can not actively take the initiative to rectify, and was fined 6% of the previous year's sales, 163 million yuan; Mead Johnson can not actively cooperate with the investigation but can actively rectify and impose a 4% annual sales penalty , Totally 204 million yuan; Dumex, Abbott, Fu Shilan, Fonterra have penalized last year's sales of 3%, the amount was 172 million yuan, 0.77 billion yuan, 408 million yuan, 0.04 billion yuan.