Practice question
A producer and its independent distributor agree on a distribution restraint. They are not competitors and the agreement is not within Section 14(a) or (b). The distributor says no agreement between noncompetitors can ever be prohibited. Which is correct?
- Section 14(c) reaches other agreements with the stated substantial anticompetitive object or effect, subject to its proviso
- Noncompetitor agreements are universally immune
- Every distributor agreement is automatically per se illegal
- Only corporate identity decides the case
- The Act governs only auctions
Legal references
- RA 10667, Philippine Competition Act, Sections 4, 14-15 and 24-27: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2015/ra_10667_2015.html
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