Prohibited Restrictions on Competition
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Vertical Restrictions on Competition
Vertical competition restriction agreements are agreements between companies operating on different production or distribution levels, e.g. an agreement between a supplier and a distributor. The restriction may for instance appear in a way that a manufacturer sets on distributors restrictions that relate to prices, customers or marketing areas. Different distribution systems are often subject to vertical restrictions.Horizontal Restrictions on Competition
Horizontal competition restrictions are agreements or proceedings restricting competition between actual competitors or potential competitors operating on the same production or distribution level. Harmful effects of such intentional horizontal co-operation are presumed in the law. Serious restrictions of competition such as price-fixing, production limitations and market sharing cartels are always prohibited.Abuse of a Dominant Market Position
An undertaking or a group of undertakings having such a monopoly or other dominant position in a specific commodity market within a country or a specific area that it is able to considerably control the price of goods, the delivery conditions, or in a similar way affect the competition conditions on a stage of production or distribution, is regarded as having a dominant market position.
Showing 1-3 of 3 legal articles
Vertical Restrictions on Competition
Vertical competition restriction agreements are agreements between companies operating on different production or distribution levels, e.g. an agreement between a supplier and a distributor. The restriction may for instance appear in a way that a manufacturer sets on distributors restrictions that relate to prices, customers or marketing areas. Different distribution systems are often subject to vertical restrictions.Horizontal Restrictions on Competition
Horizontal competition restrictions are agreements or proceedings restricting competition between actual competitors or potential competitors operating on the same production or distribution level. Harmful effects of such intentional horizontal co-operation are presumed in the law. Serious restrictions of competition such as price-fixing, production limitations and market sharing cartels are always prohibited.Abuse of a Dominant Market Position
An undertaking or a group of undertakings having such a monopoly or other dominant position in a specific commodity market within a country or a specific area that it is able to considerably control the price of goods, the delivery conditions, or in a similar way affect the competition conditions on a stage of production or distribution, is regarded as having a dominant market position.