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PREDATORY PRICING PROVISIONS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sales (Marketing)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sell products below cost
1, record 1, English, sell%20products%20below%20cost
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The predatory pricing provisions address situations in which a firm engages in a policy of selling products below cost for a sufficiently long period of time to eliminate or deter rivals as competitors, and subsequently raises prices or otherwise harms the competitive process. 2, record 1, English, - sell%20products%20below%20cost
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sell product below cost
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vente
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vendre des produits à un prix inférieur aux coûts
1, record 1, French, vendre%20des%20produits%20%C3%A0%20un%20prix%20inf%C3%A9rieur%20aux%20co%C3%BBts
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dispositions sur les prix d'éviction traitent des situations où une entreprise a pour politique de vendre des produits à un prix inférieur aux coûts pendant une période suffisamment longue pour éliminer ou dissuader des concurrents, puis augmenter les prix ou autrement entraver le processus concurrentiel. 2, record 1, French, - vendre%20des%20produits%20%C3%A0%20un%20prix%20inf%C3%A9rieur%20aux%20co%C3%BBts
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Market Prices
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- predatory pricing provisions
1, record 2, English, predatory%20pricing%20provisions
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Preliminary examinations and inquiries under the criminal predatory pricing provisions are generally reserved for egregious conduct. 2, record 2, English, - predatory%20pricing%20provisions
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
predatory pricing provisions : term usually used in the plural in this context. 3, record 2, English, - predatory%20pricing%20provisions
Record 2, Key term(s)
- predatory pricing provision
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Prix (Commercialisation)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dispositions sur les prix d'éviction
1, record 2, French, dispositions%20sur%20les%20prix%20d%27%C3%A9viction
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On ne procède habituellement à un examen préliminaire et à une enquête sous le régime des dispositions pénales relatives aux prix d’éviction que dans les cas de comportements répréhensibles. 2, record 2, French, - dispositions%20sur%20les%20prix%20d%27%C3%A9viction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dispositions sur les prix d'éviction : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 3, record 2, French, - dispositions%20sur%20les%20prix%20d%27%C3%A9viction
Record 2, Key term(s)
- disposition sur les prix d'éviction
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vigorous competitor
1, record 3, English, vigorous%20competitor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- aggressive competitor 2, record 3, English, aggressive%20competitor
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Bureau will also be more apt to pursue an investigation under the criminal predatory pricing provisions when there is evidence that the competitor was a new entrant or a vigorous competitor in the relevant market. 3, record 3, English, - vigorous%20competitor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Commerce
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- concurrent dynamique
1, record 3, French, concurrent%20dynamique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est également plus probable que le Bureau poursuive l'enquête, aux termes des dispositions pénales réprimant la fixation de prix d'éviction, lorsqu'il y a des éléments tendant à établir que le concurrent était un nouveau venu sur le marché pertinent ou un concurrent dynamique. 2, record 3, French, - concurrent%20dynamique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- deter rivals as competitors
1, record 4, English, deter%20rivals%20as%20competitors
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The predatory pricing provisions address situations in which a firm engages in a policy of selling products below cost for a sufficiently long period of time to eliminate or deter rivals as competitors and subsequently raises prices or otherwise harms the competitive process. 2, record 4, English, - deter%20rivals%20as%20competitors
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- éliminer des rivaux
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9liminer%20des%20rivaux
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- dissuader des concurrents 2, record 4, French, dissuader%20des%20concurrents
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La disposition sur les prix d'éviction traite des situations où une entreprise vend des produits à un prix inférieur aux coûts pendant une période suffisamment longue pour éliminer des rivaux ou les dissuader de devenir des concurrents, pour ensuite augmenter les prix ou entraver le processus concurrentiel par d'autres moyens. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9liminer%20des%20rivaux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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