民みん民みん規き制せい

Meanings

private regulation; min-min kisei; deals between companies restricting competition

A term used in Japanese competition law and policy discussions, referring to agreements or practices among private companies that restrict competition, as opposed to government-imposed regulation.

公こう正せい取とり引ひき委い員いん会かいは民みん民みん規き制せいの実じっ態たい調ちょう査さを始はじめた。
The Fair Trade Commission has begun an investigation into the actual state of private regulation.
この業ぎょう界かいでは民みん民みん規き制せいが横おう行こうしている。
Private regulation is rampant in this industry.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
規standard, measure
制system, law, rule

Related words

官かん民みん規き制せい
官民規制 refers to regulation involving both government and private entities, whereas 民民規制 is purely between private companies.
競きょう争そう制せい限げん
競争制限 is a broader term for restriction of competition, while 民民規制 specifically denotes such restrictions arising from private agreements.

Written forms

民みん民みん規き制せい
Standard kanji form for this compound term.
民みん々みん規き制せい
Variant using the iteration mark 々; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 民 (private, citizen) reduplicated and 規制 (regulation). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in Japanese legal and economic discourse to describe private-sector restraints on competition.