行业协会约束会员的活动,使会员遵守竞争规则并运用自治权对违反竞争规则的行为进行规范,这些行为的结果与反垄断法维护自由、公平竞争的目的是一致的。行业协会为了实现会员利益的最大化常常会在会员之间进行调解和周旋,避免彼此之间的激烈竞争,从而实现“行业利益”最大化。本文认为反垄断法有必要对行业协会限制竞争的行为加以规制。 The trade association restricts membership activities so that members abide by competition rules and exercise autonomy to regulate violations of competition rules. The results of these actions are consistent with the purpose of safeguarding freedom and fair competition by antitrust laws. In order to maximize the interests of members, trade associations often mediate and deal with their members to avoid intense competition with each other so as to maximize their “industry interests.” This paper argues that the antitrust laws need to regulate trade associations to limit competition.