Practice question
A dominant supplier conditions access to an essential input on buying its unrelated office furniture. Buyers cannot practicably switch suppliers, and the condition substantially forecloses competing furniture sellers. No direct connection between the input and furniture or relevant statutory justification is established. The supplier argues that all voluntary contracts are immune from Section 15. Which answer is best?
- Voluntary acceptance automatically excludes abuse
- The dominance finding alone makes every contract unlawful
- The Act never examines conditions of supply
- The furniture's separate price conclusively defeats tying
- The condition raises the tying prohibition in Section 15(f), read with the established dominance and substantial competitive harm
Legal references
- RA 10667, Philippine Competition Act, Sections 4, 14–15 and 24–27: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/63120
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