基于实践案例对轴辐协议中横向关系的研究

Research on Horizontal Relationship in Hub-and-Spoke Protocol Based on Practical Cases

摘要: 横向关系作为轴辐协议核心构成要件，是构成轴辐协议必备要素，其证明是重中之重。笔者采用案例研究法，通过查找反垄断政府机构官网、阅读有关文献以及浏览相关网址等方式，收集在我国发生的轴辐协议案例，对轴辐协议构成要件和法律适用进行横向归类对比分析，意图总结我国轴辐协议横向关系共性，进一步抽象轴辐协议中横向关系的一般判断路径。笔者认为，我国司法机关与执法机关对横向共谋认定缺失几乎所有处罚决定书和裁判文书都未深入分析轴辐协议的横向关系，给法律适用带来障碍。本文认为，平行行为是横向共谋的前提，认为存在协同行为前提下，从协同行为反推具有横向共谋嫌疑，然后通过分析附加因素对存在的横向关系进行佐证。

Abstract: As the core component of the hub-and-spoke protocol, the horizontal relationship is a necessary element for the hub-and-spoke protocol, and its proof is the most important. The author uses the case study method to collect hub-and-spoke agreement cases that occurred in China by searching the official websites of anti-monopoly government agencies, reading relevant literature, and browsing relevant websites, and conducts horizontal classification and comparative analysis of the constituent elements and legal application of hub-and-spoke agreements, with the intention of summarizing the commonality of horizontal relationships of hub-and-spoke agreements in China and further abstracting the general judgment path of horizontal relationships in hub-and-spoke agreements. The author believes that China’s judicial organs and law enforcement agencies have not deeply analyzed the horizontal relationship of the hub-and-spoke agreement in almost all punishment decisions and judgment documents for the lack of horizontal collusion, which brings obstacles to the application of law. This paper argues that parallel behavior is the premise of horizontal collusion, and believes that under the premise of coordinated behavior, there is suspicion of horizontal collusion from coordinated behavior, and then the existence of horizontal relationship is supported by analyzing additional factors.