Competition Law - Art 101 & 102 Flashcards
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TEPEA
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Agreements between undertakings can be oral or written
2
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Transocean Marine Paint
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- non-binding decisions by associations of undertakings can be a breach of 101
- here justified because breaking into new markets
- use of rule of reason
3
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ICI
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example of concerted practices
- parallel behaviour; when ICI raised their prices so did their competitors
- horizontal; between competitors of same size
4
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Brasserie de Haecht
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- all beer outlets in Belgium tied to certain breweries
- created a barrier so no one else could break in
- did not have the object of affecting competition but did have the effect.
5
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test for affecting interstate trade?
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- mere potential to prevent/restrict/distort trade it is caught by Art 101(1)
- Maschinenbau
6
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Pronuptia de Paris
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- exclusion clause for franchising
- distorts normal trade pattern so affects interstate trade
7
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Volk v Vervaecke
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- sold practically nothing so anti-competitive agreement was de minimis
8
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NAOMI
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Notice on Agreements of Minor Importance
- less than 10% market share horizontally
- less than 15% market share vertically
9
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Art 101(1)(a-e)
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hard-core anticompetitive practices
10
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Art 101(3)
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- positive obligations to fulfil
- negative obligations to obey
11
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R330/10
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- block exemptions
- only apply to vertical agreements
- in combination can have no more than 30% market share
- no hardcore practices
12
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United Brands
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- can determine RPM by looking to demand substitutability
- bananas are separate from other fruit
- brand name can help determine RPM
- vertical agreement because UB dominated supply chain
- excessively high pricing where there was no competition
13
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Hilti
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- nailguns not interchangeable with hammer and nails so separate RPM
14
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SSNIP
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Small but Significant (5-10%) Non-transitory Increase in Price
15
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Continental Cans
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- producing cans is easy so easy supply substitutability so market dominance will not last
- part of 1 MS can be a satisfactory RGM
16
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Michelin
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- look to intended use to determine RPM
- court held their tryres were for a particular use and had a particular RPM
- RGM can be only 1 MS
17
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Boosey & Hawkes
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look to marketing strategies to determine RPM
- targeted Northern brass bands
18
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BPB Industries
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look to market power to decide RPM