State Administration of Market Supervision: Speeding up the Revision of Price Law and Cracking Down on Malicious Low-price Competition During the "15th Five-Year Plan" Period

On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the Information Office of

the State Council held a series of thematic press conferences on the theme of "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan". Shu Wei, spokesman and deputy director of the General Administration of

Market Supervision, said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the revision of the Price Law will be accelerated, regulations on stopping low-price dumping will be studied and formulated, cost calculation standards will be formulated by relevant trade associations, and the legal system of "1 + 1 + N" low-price dumping regulation will be promoted. Take the lead in conducting cost investigation and price inspection on enterprises that carry out malicious low-price competition and disrupt the order of production and operation, and deal with them strictly according to law. It will promote the implementation of the price behavior rules of the Internet platform, continuously standardize the price competition behavior in the field of the platform economy, study and formulate provisional regulations for the implementation of the price supervisor system, and consolidate the main responsibility of enterprises for price compliance.

In view of the current phenomenon of low-price internal friction in some areas, Shu Wei made it clear that he would comprehensively use standard guidance, price law enforcement, quality supervision and other means to rectify the "involution" competition, and guide business entities to focus on improving quality and efficiency, rather than on low-price internal friction.

It will continue to strengthen the rigid constraints of the fair competition review system, improve the level of standardization, specialization and intellectualization of the review, and effectively curb the typical problems of setting up hidden barriers in the market and hindering the flow of commodity factors. Strengthen anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition law enforcement, improve technical capabilities such as monopoly risk monitoring and early warning, and improve the quality and effectiveness of the examination of concentration of operators.