Sir, I congratulate you. You just described the key issues in this industry extremely well. Everything you said is absolutely right, and that will continue. The only thing I think you missed is how much money they asked prior to the listing of the product, because that continues. If you want to be listed through the central system, how much more money do you have to pay to do that? I think you'll see that exists as well.
On the issue of abuse of dominant position, let's go back to where we were before, which was that these issues had to be dealt with in criminal court. As of the most recent amendment that was passed, these issues are now under “abuse of dominant position”. If they are truly anti-competitive--in other words, designed to put this company out of business or have the effect of putting this company, which is a small business, out of business--then I would suggest the bureau should take a look at it.
The bureau will not take a look at it, however, under their current philosophical guidelines, which means they're only interested in the end price to the consumer. Despite the fact that the preamble to the act, which we have here, says the bureau is going to look at some modicum of protection for small business to maintain stability in the marketplace, they don't act in that regard. So as long as the bureau is only going to work on the premise of low prices to the consumer, they will not look at this.
However, the act and amendments to the act do provide for what you're talking about. There are sufficient penalties to suggest that abuse of dominant position can be dealt with now. These were good amendments, folks. Now they have to act on them, and that's going to take directive from the industry ministers responsible for it to say, “Look, part of what you do now is not just low prices to the consumer. Let's look at the long run and the impact on the small-business sector.”
There isn't a party here that doesn't talk extensively about the contribution of small business to the economy when you're going for election. It's exactly that. Let's show how we can provide some protection. That's your instrument, sir.
I'm going to use you for my future seminars, because you're good at that.