RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES Sample Clauses

RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. 1. Member States recognize that the following practices are incompatible with this Annex in so far as they frustrate the benefits expected from such removal or absence of duties and quantitative restrictions as is required by this Annex-- (a) agreements between enterprises, decisions by associations of enterprises and concerted practices between enterprises which have as their object or result the prevention, restriction distortion of competition within the Common Market; (b) actions by which one or more enterprises taken unfair advantage of a dominant position, within the Common Market or a substantial part of it. 2. If any practice of the kind described in paragraph 1 of this Article is referred to the Council in accordance with Article 11 of this Annex the Council may, in any recommendation in accordance with paragraph 3 or in any decision in accordance with paragraph 4 of that Article, make provision for publication of a report on the circumstances of the matter. (a) In the light of experience, the Council shall, as soon as practicable, consider whether further or different provisions are necessary to deal with the effect of restrictive business practices or dominant enterprises on the trade within the Common Market. (b) Such review shall include consideration of the following matters-- (i) specification of restrictive business practices or dominant enterprises with which the Council should be concerned; (ii) methods of securing information about restrictive business practices or dominant enterprises; (iii) procedures for investigation; (iv) whether the right to initiate inquiries should be conferred on the Council. The Council may decide to make the provisions found necessary as a result of the review envisaged in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph. 4. Member States undertake to introduce as soon as practicable uniform legislation for the control of restrictive practices by business enterprises giving particular attention to the practices referred to in paragraph I of this Article.
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RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. A Contracting Party shall have freedom to adopt or continue (with or without modifications) measures that are required to check anti-competitive business practices, to the extent to which such measures are in substantial conformity with the UNCTAD Code, known as the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices 1980, as revised from time to time. (i) There is in existence an UNCTAD set/code on Restrictive Business Practices, known as the UNCTAD Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices 1980. (ii) It is desirable that investors should comply with the provisions of the UNCTAD Codes, so as to adhere to the highest standards of competition principles. It may be mentioned that these principles provide protection both to rivals and to consumers. (iii) These provisions include the curbing of anti-competitive practices, such as: (a) tied selling; (b) resale price maintenance; (c) exclusive dealing; (d) reciprocal exclusivity; (e) refusal to deal; (f) differential pricing; (g) predatory pricing; (h) cartelisation; and (i) mergers, amalgamations and takeovers.
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RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. A Contracting Party shall have freedom to adopt or continue (with or without modifications) measures that are required to check anti-competitive business practices, to the extent to which such measures are in substantial conformity with the UNCTAD Code, known as the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices 1980, as revised from time to time. 1. H WORKER PROTECTION (ILO TRIPARTITE DECLARATION) A Contracting Party shall be entitled to adopt or continue (with or without modifications) such measures as are required to secure conformity with the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy 1971, as revised or amended from time to time.
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RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. At the Review Session of 1954-55, the CONTRACTING PARTIES considered and rejected a proposal to add to the General Agreement the provisions of Chapter V of the Havana Charter on cartels.33 A 1958 Resolution by the CONTRACTING PARTIES on “Restrictive Business Practices”34 appointed a Group of Experts. The 1960 Report of that Group of Experts to the CONTRACTING PARTIES on “Arrangements for Consultations” recommended that the CONTRACTING PARTIES should undertake to deal with restrictive business practices in international trade. The members of the Group agreed “that the CONTRACTING PARTIES should now be regarded as an appropriate and competent body to initiate action in this field … and should encourage direct consultations between contracting parties with a view to the elimination of the harmful effects of particular restrictive practices”.35 On 18 November 1960 the CONTRACTING PARTIES decided on arrangements for consultations concerning restrictive business practices.36 The Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Poland notes: “It was pointed out in the Working Party that the Decision by the CONTRACTING PARTIES of 18 November 1960 on arrangements for consultations between contracting parties on restrictive business practices would automatically apply in the trade between Poland and other contracting parties”.37
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RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES. The Con- tracting Parties adopted a Decision which recognized: (a) that business practices restrict- ing competition in international trade might hamper the expansion of world trade and the economic development in individual countries and thereby frustrate the benefits of tariff re- duction and removal of quantitative restrictions; and ( b) that international co-operation was needed to deal effectively with harmful restrict- ive practices in international trade. The Deci- sion stated that consultations between Govern- ments on these matters should be encouraged, but that in present circumstances it would not be practicable for the Contracting Parties to undertake any form of control of such prac- tices nor to provide for investigation.
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  • Unfair Business Practices Contractor represents and warrants that it has not been the subject of allegations of Deceptive Trade Practices violations under Chapter 17 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, or allegations of any unfair business practice in any administrative hearing or court suit and that Contractor has not been found to be liable for such practices in such proceedings. Contractor certifies that it has no officers who have served as officers of other entities who have been the subject of allegations of Deceptive Trade Practices violations or allegations of any unfair business practices in an administrative hearing or court suit and that such officers have not been found to be liable for such practices in such proceedings.

  • Ethical Business Practices The Contractor shall work in partnership with the State to ensure a successful and valuable contract, and ethical practices are required of State employees, Contractors, and all parties representing the Contractor. All work performed under this Contract will be subject to review by the Inspector General of the State of Florida, and any findings suggesting unethical business practices may be cause for termination or cancellation.

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