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PREDATORY SELLING [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)
- Market Prices
- Trade
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- price below cost
1, record 2, English, price%20below%20cost
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the absence of a reasonable business justification... the Bureau will consider a price that is below average avoidable costs to be predatory, since in the normal course of business, a policy of selling at a price below avoidable costs would only be profit-maximizing because of its likely anti-competitive effects. 2, record 2, English, - price%20below%20cost
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prix (Commercialisation)
- Commerce
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prix inférieur aux coûts
1, record 2, French, prix%20inf%C3%A9rieur%20aux%20co%C3%BBts
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sauf justification commerciale valable [...] le Bureau considère comme un prix d'éviction le prix inférieur aux coûts évitables moyens, puisque, dans le cadre normal des activités de l'entreprise, la politique de vente à un prix inférieur aux coûts évitables ne peut tendre à la maximisation des profits que par ses effets anticoncurrentiels probables. 2, record 2, French, - prix%20inf%C3%A9rieur%20aux%20co%C3%BBts
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Restrictive Practices (Law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- deter rivals as competitors
1, record 3, English, deter%20rivals%20as%20competitors
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - deter%20rivals%20as%20competitors
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- éliminer des rivaux
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9liminer%20des%20rivaux
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dissuader des concurrents 2, record 3, French, dissuader%20des%20concurrents
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - %C3%A9liminer%20des%20rivaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-06-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sales (Marketing)
- Merchandising Techniques
- Foreign Trade
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- predatory selling 1, record 4, English, predatory%20selling
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vente
- Techniques marchandes
- Commerce extérieur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vente au-dessous du prix coûtant
1, record 4, French, vente%20au%2Ddessous%20du%20prix%20co%C3%BBtant
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- vente à perte 1, record 4, French, vente%20%C3%A0%20perte
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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