Pyramid Selling,as an imported product,have gone through a history of being allowed,restricted,and banned in China.In the face of the current entanglement between pyramid selling and direct sales,as well as the complexity of multi-level direct sales and different types of distribution,especially the emergence of new types of online micro businesses,the revision of the'Regulations on the Prohibition of Pyramid Selling'and'Regulations on the Management of Direct Sales'has been raised in the agenda.Based on changes in economic policies and social structures,the requirements for developing new quality productive forces,and the criminal law and its related interpretations to counteract the boundaries of pyramid Selling in administrative regulations.The amendment to the'Regulations on the Prohibition of Pyramid Selling'requires a redefinition of pyramid selling,while maintaining the unity of legal order and the connection between administrative and criminal legislation in terms of substance and procedure.In terms of defining the nature,restricting the extension of pyramid selling to interfere with the new paradigm of direct sales;In terms of governance,criminal punishment and administrative governance should be equally emphasized,gradually shifting towards administrative governance.Adequate governance measures should be given to administrative governance,and provisions for applying to judicial authorities for freezing and other measures should be modified.New administrative measures such as emergency payments should also be given;In terms of power allocation,optimize the investigation and punishment powers of public security organs,market supervision departments,and other departments for fraudulent pyramid schemes,business pyramid schemes,and online pyramid selling,establish a gradient legal and regulatory system that imposes heavy penalties on organizations,leaders,and active participants,maintain the modesty of criminal law,and promote the effectiveness of collaborative governance of pyramid selling.
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