Predatory Pricing Report - Revision history

Kajrozga at 20:49, 26 March 2009

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	\| As of August 3, 2000, Courts have interpreted predatory pricing as an abuse of a dominant position.<ref>Competition Law in the EU, p. 605 (citing Competition Commission Decisions 232/95 P.Lambropoulos&Co. Priv. Partn.; 264/95 Protoporia Publications Litd.</ref>		\| As of August 3, 2000, Courts have interpreted predatory pricing as an abuse of a dominant position.<ref>Competition Law in the EU, p. 605 (citing Competition Commission Decisions 232/95 P.Lambropoulos&Co. Priv. Partn.; 264/95 Protoporia Publications Litd.</ref><ref>Also see: http://www.lambadarioslaw.gr/downloads/en/european_antitrust_review_2007.pdf, at 131.</ref>

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Kajrozga at 14:45, 7 February 2009

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	\| Article 16(3)(d) of the Fair Competition Act (2002) prohibits enterprise actions which "directly or indirectly imposes unfair purchase or selling prices that are excessive, unreasonable, discriminatory or ~~'''~~predatory~~'''~~ ..."<ref>http://www.commerce.gov.bb/Legislation/Documents/Fair%20Competition%20Act,%20Cap%20326C.pdf</ref>		\| Article 16(3)(d) of the Fair Competition Act (2002) prohibits enterprise actions which "directly or indirectly imposes unfair purchase or selling prices that are excessive, unreasonable, discriminatory or predatory ..."<ref>http://www.commerce.gov.bb/Legislation/Documents/Fair%20Competition%20Act,%20Cap%20326C.pdf</ref>

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Kajrozga at 14:08, 7 February 2009

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	\| Article 5 prohibits "fixing or maintaining prices ~~<b>~~(underpinning the market)~~</b>~~ for deriving monopolistic high profit or removal of competitors ..."<ref>http://law.by/work/EnglPortal.nsf/6e1a652fbefce34ac2256d910056d559/4dd2237ccbd3b4e6c2256dc1002932c6?OpenDocument</ref><ref>World Bank, Competition Law Database, http://go.worldbank.org/SMDO288DV0</ref>		\| Article 5 prohibits "fixing or maintaining prices (underpinning the market) for deriving monopolistic high profit or removal of competitors ..."<ref>http://law.by/work/EnglPortal.nsf/6e1a652fbefce34ac2256d910056d559/4dd2237ccbd3b4e6c2256dc1002932c6?OpenDocument</ref><ref>World Bank, Competition Law Database, http://go.worldbank.org/SMDO288DV0</ref>

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Kajrozga at 13:53, 7 February 2009

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	\| Act on Competition of 2005 is supplemented by the Regulation on Definition of a Dominant ~~Posision~~ of 2006. Article 9(c) of this by-law prohibits "fixing a price of the product or service below the production costs with the view to eliminate the competitors."<ref>http://www.bihkonk.gov.ba/en/laws/low_on_competition_new.pdf</ref>		\| Act on Competition of 2005 is supplemented by the Regulation on Definition of a Dominant Position of 2006. Article 9(c) of this by-law prohibits "fixing a price of the product or service below the production costs with the view to eliminate the competitors."<ref>http://www.bihkonk.gov.ba/en/laws/low_on_competition_new.pdf</ref>

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Kajrozga at 13:53, 7 February 2009

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	\| Act on Competition of 2005 is supplemented by the ~~'''~~Regulation on Definition of a Dominant Posision of 2006~~'''~~. Article 9(c) of this by-law prohibits "fixing a price of the product or service below the production costs with the view to eliminate the competitors."<ref>http://www.bihkonk.gov.ba/en/laws/low_on_competition_new.pdf</ref>		\| Act on Competition of 2005 is supplemented by the Regulation on Definition of a Dominant Posision of 2006. Article 9(c) of this by-law prohibits "fixing a price of the product or service below the production costs with the view to eliminate the competitors."<ref>http://www.bihkonk.gov.ba/en/laws/low_on_competition_new.pdf</ref>

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Kajrozga at 13:53, 7 February 2009

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	\| ''Act on Competition of 2005'' is supplemented by the '''Regulation on Definition of a Dominant Posision of 2006'''. Article 9(c) of this by-law prohibits "fixing a price of the product or service below the production costs with the view to eliminate the competitors."<ref>http://www.bihkonk.gov.ba/en/laws/low_on_competition_new.pdf</ref>		\| Act on Competition of 2005 is supplemented by the '''Regulation on Definition of a Dominant Posision of 2006'''. Article 9(c) of this by-law prohibits "fixing a price of the product or service below the production costs with the view to eliminate the competitors."<ref>http://www.bihkonk.gov.ba/en/laws/low_on_competition_new.pdf</ref>

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Kajrozga at 20:53, 3 February 2009

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	\| ~~Art.~~ 9(2)(d) of Law No. 9121, dated July 28, 2003 on Competition Protection prohibits "the undercutting of prices or other conditions which have as their object or effect the prevention of entry or the expulsion from the market for specific competitor(s) or one of their products . . . ."		\| Article 9(2)(d) of Law No. 9121, dated July 28, 2003 on Competition Protection prohibits "the undercutting of prices or other conditions which have as their object or effect the prevention of entry or the expulsion from the market for specific competitor(s) or one of their products . . . ."

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	\| ~~Section~~ 3(16) of the OECD report on Competition Law and Policy in Algeria indicates they prohibit predatory pricing.<ref>http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/50/26369606.pdf</ref>		\| § 3(16) of the OECD report on Competition Law and Policy in Algeria indicates they prohibit predatory pricing.<ref>http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/50/26369606.pdf</ref>

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	\| "Predatory pricing is unlawful under s. 46(1) of the Trade Practices Act." <ref> Australian Competition and Consumer Commission web site, http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322986/fromItemId/3669</ref>		\| "Predatory pricing is unlawful under § 46(1) of the Trade Practices Act." <ref> Australian Competition and Consumer Commission web site, http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322986/fromItemId/3669</ref>


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	\| ~~Section~~ 50(1)(c) of Competition Act of August 23, 2000 prohibits engaging in "a policy of selling products at prices unreasonably low, having the effect or tendency of substantially lessening competition or eliminating a competitor."		\| § 50(1)(c) of Competition Act of August 23, 2000 prohibits engaging in "a policy of selling products at prices unreasonably low, having the effect or tendency of substantially lessening competition or eliminating a competitor."

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	\| ~~Section~~ 20(4) of Act Against Restraints of Competition, as amended August 26 1998, states that dominant firms cannot use their market power to hinder competitors in an "unfair manner," which occurs when a firm "offers goods or services not merely occasionally below its cost price . . . ."<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/europe/Germany/Act%20Against%20Restrainst%20of%20Competition.pdf</ref>		\| § 20(4) of Act Against Restraints of Competition, as amended August 26 1998, states that dominant firms cannot use their market power to hinder competitors in an "unfair manner," which occurs when a firm "offers goods or services not merely occasionally below its cost price . . . ."<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/europe/Germany/Act%20Against%20Restrainst%20of%20Competition.pdf</ref>

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	\| ~~Section~~ 4(2)(ii) of the The Competition Act, 2002, No. 12 of 2003 prohibits predatory pricing.		\| § 4(2)(ii) of the The Competition Act, 2002, No. 12 of 2003 prohibits predatory pricing.

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Kajrozga at 02:43, 23 January 2009

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	\|		\| Bulgaria prohibits predatory pricing, but does not require recoupment as an element of the violation. <ref>Table 4, Report on Predatory Pricing, Unilateral Conduct Working Group, April 2008, available at http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/media/library/unilateral_conduct/FINALPredatoryPricingPDF.pdf.</ref>

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	\|		\| Japan prohibits predatory pricing, but does not require recoupment as an element of the violation. <ref>Table 4, Report on Predatory Pricing, Unilateral Conduct Working Group, April 2008, available at http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/media/library/unilateral_conduct/FINALPredatoryPricingPDF.pdf.</ref>


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	\|		\| Jersey prohibits predatory pricing, but does not require recoupment as an element of the violation. <ref>Table 4, Report on Predatory Pricing, Unilateral Conduct Working Group, April 2008, available at http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/media/library/unilateral_conduct/FINALPredatoryPricingPDF.pdf.</ref>


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	\| <ref>http://~~www~~.~~ustr~~.~~gov~~/~~assets~~/~~Document_Library~~/~~Reports_Publications~~/~~2005~~/~~2005_NTE_Report~~/~~asset_upload_file731_7472~~.~~pdf~~</ref>		\|Article 7(6) prohibits the fixing of prices below cost to eliminate competitors. <ref>http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21326341~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>

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MShapiro at 17:51, 8 July 2008

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	\|		\| Prohibited by Articles 6.A and 6.C of the Competition Law of 2004.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21001779~menuPK:2137510~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>

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