Notice of the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Commodity Price on Printing and Distributing the Trial Measures for Commodity Price Management of Friendship Stores
Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Price Management and other relevant provisions on price management and the principle of "strengthening management is conducive to earning foreign exchange". Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the commodity departments of friendship shops, overseas Chinese shops, foreign-related designated hotels, restaurants and restaurants, as well as shops approved by the foreign exchange administration to collect foreign exchange certificates to sell tourist commodities. Article 3 For commodities belonging to state price, business units may float down within the specific price difference between the foreign exchange adjusted by the foreign exchange adjustment center of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and the national foreign exchange quotation. If the price difference is too small, it shall be controlled within 20%. Unless otherwise specified, the shortage of goods can be appropriately floated according to this principle. Commodities that belong to the national guidance price shall be priced by the business unit itself and reported to the competent department of commerce and price for the record. Article 4 Unless otherwise stipulated, the commodity prices set by enterprises shall be set according to the principle of "based on domestic sales prices, higher than foreign trade export prices, with reference to Hong Kong market prices". Article 5 Where the state has a minimum price limit for antiques, calligraphy and painting and other cultural relics, the business unit shall implement it according to the regulations, and the floating range is not limited. Article 6 In order to strengthen industry management, other business units other than the Friendship Store mentioned in Article 2 of these Measures shall refer to the commodity prices of the Friendship Store. The prices of cloisonne, high-grade brushes, Chinese herbal medicines and other commodities, which are mainly exported, shall be formulated by the All-China Friendship Association in conjunction with the relevant industry authorities and reported to the State Price Bureau for the record, and all business units shall sell them with reference to the coordinated prices. Article 7 Commodities sold in RMB shall be implemented in accordance with relevant state regulations. Article 8 Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian provinces may formulate more flexible management measures according to these measures and local actual conditions, and implement them after being approved by the Ministry of Commerce and the State Price Bureau. If there are special provisions in other provinces and cities, it shall be handled accordingly. Ninth acts in violation of these measures shall be punished by the price department according to the "Regulations on Punishment of Price Violations" of the State Administration of Price. Article 10 The State Price Bureau shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Provisions. Eleventh these Measures shall be implemented as of the date of promulgation. If other relevant provisions are inconsistent with these Measures, these Measures shall prevail.