Italy (October 10, 1990): Difference between revisions

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Score = 27

Governed by: Law no. 287 of 10 October 1990 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). ^[1]

Category	Subcategory	Score	Comment
Scope	Extraterritoriality	1	Scope extends to foreign corporations.
Remedies	Fines	1
	Prison Sentences
	Divestitures	1
Private Enforcement	3rd Party Initiation	1
	Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
	3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
Merger Notification	Voluntary
	Mandatory	3
	Pre-merger
	Post-merger
Merger Assessment	Dominance
	Restriction of Competition
	Public Interest (Pro D)
	Public Interest (Pro Authority)
	Other
	Efficiency
Dominance	Limits Access	1	Section 2(2)(b) forbids agreements between business entities that would have the effect of limiting market outlets or market access.^[2]
	Abusive Acts	1	Section 3(1) prohibits abuse of a dominant position within the domestic market, or a substantial part of it.^[3]
	Price Setting	1	Sections 2(2)(a) and 3(1)(a) prohibit price setting.^[4]
	Discriminatory Pricing	1	Sections 2(2)(d) and 3(1)(c) forbid applying dissimilar conditions for equivalent transactions.^[5]
	Resale Price Maintenance
	Obstacles to Entry
	Efficiency Defense
Restrictive Trade Practices	Price Fixing
	Tying
	Market Division
	Output Restraint
	Market Sharing
	Eliminating Competitors
	Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
	Supply Refusal
	Efficiency Defense

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