Notice of Beijing Municipal People’s Government on Approving the Trial Provisions of the Municipal Price Bureau on Strengthening Market Price Inspection and Supervision

Jing Zheng Fa [1980] No.50

The people’s governments of all districts and counties (Revolutionary Committees), and the commissions, offices and bureaus of the municipal government:

  The Municipal People’s Government agrees with the Trial Provisions of the Municipal Price Bureau on Strengthening the Inspection and Supervision of Market Prices, and now it is forwarded to you, please implement it carefully.

Trial Provisions of Beijing Municipal Price Bureau on Strengthening Market Price Inspection and Supervision

  In order to maintain the basic stability of market prices, prevent and correct arbitrary and disguised price increases, and make the inspection and supervision of market prices regular, institutionalized and popular, the following trial provisions are made:

  First, set up full-time, part-time and compulsory price inspectors, and the Municipal Price Bureau will issue the Beijing Price Inspection Certificate to inspect and supervise the price implementation of designated units, promptly correct the violations of price policies, regulations and disciplines, and put forward suggestions for handling, and submit them to the relevant price, industrial and commercial administration and business authorities for handling.

  Full-time price inspectors shall be appointed by the price staff of the price departments at all levels and the competent business departments.

  Part-time price inspectors are selected from the staff of finance, taxation, banking and industrial and commercial administrative departments at all levels.

  Voluntary price inspectors are invited by the price departments at all levels to be employees of local organs, organizations, enterprises and institutions, retired veteran cadres, old workers and old party member.

  Full-time, part-time and compulsory price inspectors must be active and enthusiastic, upright in style, able to adhere to principles, seeking truth from facts, law-abiding, and unselfish.

  Second, the people’s governments of all districts (counties) may establish mass price supervision organizations according to their respective regions, with the participation of representatives of local organs, enterprises, institutions and grass-roots shops, and be responsible for inspecting and supervising the implementation of prices and bargaining of non-staple food, grain, catering, fruits, vegetables, repairs, services, daily-use industrial products, clothing processing, street and commune enterprises, collecting and reflecting the opinions of the masses on prices, and publicizing and explaining the price policies to the masses.

  Three, price inspectors and mass price supervision organizations in various regions, under the guidance of the price department of each district (county). The units under inspection should actively assist the price inspectors and price supervision organizations to carry out inspection work, provide relevant information and give convenient conditions.

  Four, all systems, regions and units should establish a price inspection system that combines self-inspection, mutual inspection and spot check, and conscientiously implement it.

  Five, the store, the retail department of commodity prices and charges, should be clearly marked. The catering industry and the varieties that are graded and priced by each enterprise should publish the main quality standards. According to the provisions of the implementation of bargaining and enterprise self pricing of commodity varieties and business items, to indicate the bargaining and self pricing. According to the price management division of labor authority to approve the adjustment of the planned price and charging standards of consumer goods, it is necessary to inform the grass-roots units of the reasons for the adjustment and the approval unit, and the grass-roots units should take appropriate measures to publicize and explain to the masses. Grass-roots units that use weights and measures should insist on regular calibration, timely maintenance and repair, and set up fair scales and scales.

  Six, price inspectors and mass price supervision organizations in various regions to check and supervise prices mainly include: whether there is any unauthorized pricing, price increase or disguised price increase; Whether the grading pricing is reasonable; Whether the quality and price are consistent; Whether the weight size and weights and measures are accurate; Whether there is adulteration, Jerry-building, shoddy, and lower quality, whether there is any error in the price, and whether there is any problem with the customized price and negotiated sales price implemented according to the regulations; Equipped with price personnel, establish price account, clearly mark the price, announce the main quality standards, set up a fair scale, fair ruler, etc., whether it is sound, and whether there is any use of prices and weights and measures for corruption and other violations of price policies, regulations and disciplines.

  Seven, the establishment of price inspection files. The results of each price inspection, including advantages, problems and responsible personnel, should be verified and registered in time, and signed by the price inspector or the representative of the price supervision organization, or the mutual inspection and sampling personnel of various regions and systems and the person in charge of the inspected unit as the basis for rewards and punishments.

  Eight, all units of the inspection found in violation of price policies, regulations and discipline, unfair business activities, we should seriously deal with. Belong to the unit to raise prices, disguised price increases, price hikes, shoddy, Jerry-built, adulterated, short scale, price errors, inaccurate measurement, etc., to be corrected immediately; The overpaid and underpaid goods and the overpaid and underpaid goods should be refunded and replenished; If it cannot be refunded, the overpaid payment and the underpaid physical discount will all be turned over to the state treasury, which cannot be used as enterprise profits and bonuses.

  Nine, all units should correctly implement the price policy, set prices, pricing methods, relevant systems and abide by price discipline, as an important content of enterprise appraisal and individual awards. Units or individuals who have performed well should be commended and rewarded, and those who have performed poorly should be criticized and educated, and even punished. Any enterprise, institution or individual that violates the price policy and undermines the price discipline shall not issue bonuses, and its superior leading unit must supervise the implementation. Price departments at all levels should closely cooperate with the administrative department for industry and commerce, strengthen cooperation, inspect and supervise the implementation of price policies, regulations and measures by all units, and conduct joint research on enterprises that engage in improper business activities such as raising prices and keeping prices down, short scales and adulteration, and give them education, warning, confiscation of illegal income, fines and even suspension of business according to different situations. Ten, to seriously mobilize the masses and price inspectors, price supervision organizations and salespeople, salespeople, in terms of commodity prices, quality, variety and other aspects of production units and wholesale units to supervise, found problems in a timely manner to the relevant parties, the competent departments and relevant units should seriously deal with.

  The provisions on inspection contents and rewards and punishments also apply to production units, wholesale units and management departments.