ANTIMONOPOLIC CONTROL OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN COMPETITORS
Keywords:
information exchange, tacit consent, concerted actions, competition lawAbstract
The normative principles of evaluation of information exchange between rival enterprises based on the experience of the EU regarding compliance with the legislation on protection of economic competition are investigated; forms of information exchange between competitors that are compatible (incompatible) in the context of the protection of economic competition; the progressive international practice on termination of violations in the form of information exchange, which leads to distortion of economic competition is analyzed. The prospects of normative settlement of requirements in the current legislation are defined.
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