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CARTEL PRACTICE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Trade
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard-core agreement
1, record 1, English, hard%2Dcore%20agreement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hard core agreement 2, record 1, English, hard%20core%20agreement
correct
- hard core cartel 3, record 1, English, hard%20core%20cartel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"hard core cartel" is an anticompetitive agreement, anticompetitive concerted practice, or anticompetitive arrangement by competitors to fix prices, make rigged bids(collusive tenders), establish output restrictions or quotas, or share or divide markets by allocating customers, suppliers, territories, or lines of commerce. 3, record 1, English, - hard%2Dcore%20agreement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hardcore agreement
- hardcore cartel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Commerce
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entente injustifiable
1, record 1, French, entente%20injustifiable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On entend par «entente injustifiable» un accord anticoncurrentiel, une pratique concertée anticoncurrentielle ou un arrangement anticoncurrentiel entre concurrents visant à fixer des prix, procéder à des soumissions concertées, établir des restrictions ou des quotas à la production, ou à partager ou diviser des marchés par répartition de la clientèle, de fournisseurs, de territoires ou de lignes d'activité. 2, record 1, French, - entente%20injustifiable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard core cartel
1, record 2, English, hard%20core%20cartel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- anticompetitive concerted practice 2, record 2, English, anticompetitive%20concerted%20practice
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
a hard core cartel is an anticompetitive agreement, anticompetitive concerted practice, or anticompetitive arrangement by competitors to fix prices, make rigged bids(collusive tenders), establish output restrictions or quotas, or share or divide markets by allocating customers, suppliers, territories, or lines of commerce. 2, record 2, English, - hard%20core%20cartel
Record 2, Key term(s)
- hard-core cartel
- anticompetitive arrangement
- anti-competitive concerted practice
- anti-competitive arrangement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cartel injustifiable
1, record 2, French, cartel%20injustifiable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est bien connu que la répartition de la clientèle entre concurrents correspond à la description classique d'un cartel injustifiable. 2, record 2, French, - cartel%20injustifiable
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les cartels entre firmes ou encore, selon les termes de l'OCDE (2003) : «entente injustifiable» sont des ententes entre plusieurs firmes concurrentes qui décident (de manière plus ou moins formelle) de coordonner secrètement leur comportement dans le seul but de réduire la concurrence sur un marché, et ce souvent au détriment des consommateurs. 3, record 2, French, - cartel%20injustifiable
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cartel : forme de concentration horizontale où de grandes entreprises juridiquement et financièrement indépendantes ayant des activités comparables, s'entendent en vue de contrôler la concurrence et le marché. 4, record 2, French, - cartel%20injustifiable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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