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競委會接納Foodpanda及Deliveroo承諾 餐廳享更大外賣自由度 毋須展開法律程序
阿思達克 12-29 13:59
競爭事務委員會今天(29日)宣布,接納本港兩個外賣平台龍頭Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送,按《競爭條例》第60條作出的承諾。在接納承諾後,Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送將修訂它們各自與合作餐廳訂立的協議,釋除了競委會對這些協議有可能違反《條例》下第一行為守則的疑慮。 隨著承諾今天生效,由即日起,餐廳無論是與多於一個網上外賣平台合作,或是在自家銷售渠道及其他平台訂定其餐點價格時,都可享有更大自由。 截至2023年12月29日,共有5個提供外賣送遞服務的網上平台在香港營運,當中包括Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送。競委會早前的調查發現,Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送與合作餐廳所訂立的協議,當中某些條文可能妨礙新晉或小型平台進入市場及擴張業務,及/或削弱市場競爭。由於這兩個平台在外賣市場各具一定程度的市場權勢,競委會認為,這些安排會令餐廳以至消費者無法享受到有效競爭所帶來的好處。 為釋除競委會因該調查所引起的疑慮,Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送各自提出以下承諾: (i)修訂條文,讓餐廳與新晉平台及/或小型平台合作時,不會失去與 Foodpanda或Deliveroo戶戶送獨家合作時所享有的商業誘因(例如較低的佣金率); (ii)修訂條文,讓與Foodpanda或Deliveroo戶戶送獨家合作的餐廳,可更容易轉為同時與其他網上外賣平台合作; (iii)刪除阻止餐廳在自家銷售渠道,及/或(只涉及Foodpanda)在其他互相競爭的網上平台,向消費者提供較低餐點價格的條文;及 (iv)(只涉及Foodpanda)刪除要求餐廳在採用Foodpanda外賣送遞服務時,須同時使用其外賣自取服務的條文。 Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送將在承諾生效90日內,對現有協議作出所需的修訂,並通知其合作餐廳。與此同時,與Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送合作的餐廳,由今天起可自由選擇與小型外賣平台合作。 就這方面,根據現有資料(包括由不同外賣平台所提供的訂單價值數據),競委會得出的結論是,由美團-W(03690.HK)營運的網上外賣平台KeeTa,目前在本地網上外賣送遞市場的佔有率超過10%,所以不會被視為小型平台。因此,上述承諾將不會禁止Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送要求與其達成獨家合作的餐廳,不得與KeeTa合作。 競委會於2023年6月1日就Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送建議的承諾展開諮詢,並於2023年11月10日就Deliveroo戶戶送新建議的承諾展開另一輪諮詢。在仔細審視兩輪諮詢所收到的申述後,競委會認為,接納Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送作出的承諾是適當做法。 該等承諾於今日起即時生效,為期3年,並設有匯報機制,以確保平台遵守承諾。 接納Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送的承諾,標誌著競委會對該兩個平台的調查已經結束,競委會不會在競爭事務審裁處就承諾涵蓋的事宜對它們展開法律程序。 競委會行政總裁畢仲明稱,經網上外賣平台訂購食物已成為全球趨勢,特別是自新冠疫情以來,有關趨勢越見明顯。透過接納Foodpanda及Deliveroo戶戶送所作出的承諾,競委會踏出了重要一步,為網上外賣市場維持一個公平營商環境。
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