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PRICE FIXING [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
DEF

A conspiracy by competing firms to charge the same price, usually an excessively high price, and thus to avoid the lower prices and lower profits that might result from price competition.

OBS

Price fixing is a criminal offence in Canada under the Combines Investigation Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
DEF

Collusion entre deux entreprises ou plus afin de tenter d'éliminer la concurrence en demandant les mêmes prix.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Precios (Comercialización)
DEF

Convenio entre firmas aparentemente competidoras para vender sus mercancías a unos precios determinados. Este tipo de acuerdo está prohibido legalmente, pero es relativamente frecuente aunque no de forma estable. Además de precios se pueden incluir otras condiciones, como facilidades de pago y gasto publicitario.

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