The Swedish Competition Authority accepts a commitment from a make up retailer to cease resale price maintenance agreements with franchisees (Make up Store)

Wetter, Carl; Trogen, Emma

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15 Dec 2010

The Swedish Competition Authority accepts a commitment from a make up retailer to cease resale price maintenance agreements with franchisees (Make up Store)

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Swedish Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket), Dnr 402/2010, Make up Store AB, 15 December 2010

Introduction The Swedish Competition Authority (“SCA”) accepted a commitment subject to a fine of SEK 750 000 from a franchiser to, firstly, cease fixing prices centrally via its online system for cash registers and secondly, to make clear that the prices set by the franchiser were recommended and not fixed, and, finally, to allow the franchisees to carry out sales without the intervention of the franchiser. Background Make Up Store AB

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Carl Wetter
Vinge (Stockholm)

Sweden 18 contributions 17947 visits
Emma Trogen
Cosmetics Europe (Brussels)

Belgium 9 contributions 1625 visits

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Carl Wetter, Emma Trogen, The Swedish Competition Authority accepts a commitment from a make up retailer to cease resale price maintenance agreements with franchisees (Make up Store), 15 December 2010, e-Competitions December 2010, Art. N° 38163

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