Prohibition of MLM regulations
Article 2 The term "pyramid selling" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the act that the organizer or business developer calculates and pays the remuneration of the developed personnel on the basis of the number of personnel directly or indirectly developed by the organizer or business developer, or requires the developed personnel to obtain the qualification to join on the condition of paying a certain fee, so as to seek illegal interests, disrupt economic order and affect social stability.
According to the provisions of Article 7, the following acts are pyramid schemes:
(1) The organizer or operator, through the development of personnel, requires the developed personnel to develop other personnel to join, and calculates and pays remuneration (including material rewards and other economic benefits, the same below) to the developed personnel based on the number of personnel directly or indirectly developed, so as to seek illegal benefits;
(2) The organizer or business operator, through the development personnel, requires the developed personnel to pay the fees or pay the fees in disguised form by subscribing for commodities, etc. , so as to obtain the qualification to join or develop other personnel to join and seek illegal interests;
(3) The organizer or business operator requires the developed personnel to develop other personnel to join, thus forming an online relationship, and calculating and paying online rewards according to the sales performance of offline personnel to seek illegal benefits.
Extended data:
MLM refers to the illegal behavior that organizers and developers calculate and pay remuneration to the developed personnel on the basis of the number or performance of the directly or indirectly developed personnel, or require the developed personnel to obtain the qualification to join on the condition of paying a certain fee. The essence of pyramid selling is Ponzi scheme, which is to distribute the money of latecomers to the income of pioneers.
New pyramid scheme: no restrictions on personal freedom, no ID cards and mobile phones, no group classes. But under the banner of capital operation, attracting people to cheat money, using luxury cars, wearing gold and silver, etc. Use money to attract your relatives and friends, and finally let you lose everything.
1April 2, 9981day, the government of China announced a total ban on pyramid selling. Public security organs throughout the country adhere to the "zero tolerance" attitude towards pyramid schemes, continue to focus on key cases, key areas and key areas, keep a close eye on new means, new trends and new trends of pyramid schemes, and constantly crack down on pyramid schemes.
2065438+In August 2007, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Security issued a notice demanding that pyramid schemes be severely cracked down and banned according to law. The notice stressed that all kinds of pyramid schemes to trick job seekers into joining in the name of "recruitment" and "job introduction" should be resolutely eliminated.