dc.contributor.author | Bolecki, Antoni | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-06T15:38:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-05-06T15:38:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/166 | |
dc.description.abstract | A hub-and-spoke conspiracy involves an exchange of confidential information
primarily concerning future prices. The exchange takes place generally between
competing distributors via a common supplier but a reverse relationship is also
possible. The essence of hub-and-spoke lies in the fact that there is no direct contact
between competitors – the party guaranteeing the information flow is normally the
common supplier (distributor in a reverse scenario). A hub-and-spoke conspiracy
was first identified and specifically described by the British Office of Fair Trade in
2003. There are currently several pending investigations concerning hub-and-spoke
practices in a number of EU Member States including Germany, France, Italy and
the UK.
Three cases of that type have been so far assessed in the Polish antitrust practice:
Polifarb Cieszyn Wrocław (2007), Tikurilla (2010) and Akzo Nobel (2010). The
main objective of this article is the reconstruction of hub-and-spoke conduct in
Poland. Commented will also be issues such as: the connection between hub-and-spoke practices and ‘classic’ retail price maintenance; standard of proof, and
duration of the agreements. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Center for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 3.0 Polska | pl_PL |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/legalcode | |
dc.subject | initiator | en |
dc.subject | duration of an agreement | en |
dc.subject | standard of proof | en |
dc.subject | horizontal effect | en |
dc.subject | RPM | en |
dc.subject | vertical restraints | en |
dc.subject | exchange of information | en |
dc.subject | AtoBtoC coordination | en |
dc.subject | hub-and-spoke | en |
dc.title | Polish Antitrust Experience with Hub-and-Spoke Conspiracies | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Wardyński & Partners | en |
dc.description.eperson | Michał Mijal | |
dc.rights.DELETETHISFIELD | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |