On The Harmonization System About International Conflicts In Implementation Of Antitrust Law

This　article　had　explored　over　the　problems　of　harmonization　system　in　implementation　of　antitrust　law　(competition　law),　by　analyzing　the　phenomena　and　causes　about　international　conflicts　in　the　process　of　implementing　antitrust　law,　and　also　by　combining　with　the　main　measures　which　to　alleviate　or　avoid　such　conflicts　existing　in　today's　world. It　has　three　parts:　preface,　main　text　and　conclusion,　with　about　37,000　words　in　all.　There　are　four　chapters　in　the　text　of　this　article.　As　"economic　constitution",　antitrust　law　has　an　affect　on　preserving　the　orders　of　market　competition,　protecting　the　consumers'　benefits　and　social　public　interests.　Such　great　functions　would　not　be　achieved　in　reality　without　implementation　of　antitrust　law.　But,　with　the　development　of　economic　globalization　and　the　increase　in　international　monopoly　cases,　the　implementation　of　antitrust　law　has　emerged　the　internationalization,　and　correspondingly,　the　international　conflicts　in　such　implementation　have　also　occurred.　Therefore,　this　article　has　tried　to　follow　such　a　logic　framework　as　"to　particularize　related　phenomena　–　to　induce　the　causes　–　to　analyze　and　evaluate　the　settlements　–　to　propose",　and　has　been　expected　to　grasp　the　overall　situation　of　international　conflicts　in　implementation　antitrust　law　and　its　harmonization　system.　Chapter　one　mainly　summarizes　the　basic　theories　with　respect　to　antitrust　law　and　its　implementation.　The　first　section　makes　the　concept　of　antitrust　law　and　its　implementation　clear;　the　second　section　emphasizes　the　characteristic　and　position　of　implementation　of　antitrust　law;　the　third　section　expounds　the　internationalization　of　antitrust　substantial　law　and　its　implementation. Chapter　two　mainly　discusses　the　phenomena　and　causes　about　international　conflicts　in　the　process　of　implementing　antitrust　law.　The　international　conflicts　in　implementation　of　antitrust　law　compose　two　aspects:　investigation,　obtaining　evidence　or　related　information　&　relief　measures.　And　the　causes　of　such　conflicts　can　be　divided　into　two　parts　based　on　different　degrees.　The　cause　in　deeper　degree　is　that　the　differences　in　inter-countries'　antitrust　law　and　the　absence　of　international　uniform　antitrust　law;　and　the　direct　cause　is　that　the　extraterritorial　jurisdiction　and　its　effects　doctrine.　This　chapter　emphasize　on　the　analysis　over　the　contents,　existence,　developments　and　faults　of　extraterritorial　jurisdiction　with　effects　doctrine,　by　combining　with　related　legislation　and　practices　in　U.S.　and　EU.　Furthermore,　it　is　emphasized　again　that　extraterritorial　jurisdiction　with　effects　doctrine　is　the　direct　cause　which　results　in　the　conflicts　in　implementation　of　antitrust　law.　Chapter　three　mainly　discusses　the　harmonization　system　currently　in　effect　about　international　conflicts　in　implementation　of　antitrust　law.　The　first　section　discusses　unilateral　harmonization　system　of　each　county,　meanly　the　country　does　self-restriction　on　extraterritorial　jurisdiction　and　its　effects　doctrine;　the　second　section,　bilateral　harmonization　system,　meanly　co-operation　in　implementation　of　antitrust　law　by　the　bilateral　agreement;　and　the　third　section　focuses　on　the　efforts　to　set　up　a　multilateral　harmonization　system,　and　has　analyzed　the　necessity　and　feasibility　of　such　multilateral　system,　especially　has　aimed　at　the　problems　of　establishment　in　WTO.　Chapter　four　is　a　final　one　in　this　article.　What　have　been　discussed　in　above　three　chapters　should　serve　the　development　of　antitrust　law　of　PRC.　In　this　chapter,　this　author　first　introduces　the　general　situations　of　antitrust　law　in　CHINA;　and　then,　analyzing　whether　to　exercise　extraterritorial　jurisdiction　with　effects　doctrine　or　not　specifically;　at　last,　bring　up　some　tentative　ideas　based　on　the　other　countries'　successful　measures,　which　includes　strengthening　self-restriction　on　extraterritorial　jurisdiction　with　effects　doctrine;　establishing　bilateral　co-operation　system　as　the　more　realistic　one;　and　joining　the　process　of　establishment　of　multilateral　co-operation　system　at　the　right　moment,　on　the　basis　of　correct　understanding　on　sovereignty　under　the　circumstances　of　economic　globalization.