ABSTRACT
Many European countries have some form of national regulation of unfair trading practices (‘UTPs’) in the business to business segment. These regulations are meant to prevent ‘big’ companies from treating ‘small’ companies unfairly by taking advantage of their gate keeper position and superior bargaining power. Some of these regulations are sector specific; the food supply chain being the prime example. One often sees allegations of inefficient or unfair competition in this sector, such as claims about supermarket chains taking advantage of their bargaining power to the detriment of small businesses or consumers. As a consequence, this sector is often the subject of regulation or at least proposals for regulation …
Gjendemsjø, Ronny and Herrera Anchustegui, Ignacio, The Scope for National Regulation of Unfair Trading Practices (April 26, 2019). Forthcoming in Gjertsen, Johan; Konow, Berte-Elen (eds), Festskrift til Det juridiske fakultet, Universitet i Bergen (Fagbokforlaget, 2019).
First posted 2019-05-27 05:08:30
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