The Italian Competition Authority closes its investigation into resale price maintenance in the market for probiotics following commitments from the alleged transgressor (SOFAR)

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Italian Competition Authority, SOFAR, Order, 6 January 2022

Italian Competition Authority, SOFAR, Commitments, 6 January 2022

In May 2021, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM or ICA) launched an investigation into restrictions on resale prices that a pharmaceutical company, SOFAR, was alleged to have imposed upon its distribution network for a probiotic product (Enterolactis Plus). In Europe, agreements or anomalous inducements between suppliers and distributors aimed at restricting the freedom of the latter to set their own resale prices (known as Resale Price Maintenance or “RPM”) constitute “hardcore” infringement of Article 101 of the

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Enzo Marasà, Irene Picciano, Grazia Elenora Vita, The Italian Competition Authority closes its investigation into resale price maintenance in the market for probiotics following commitments from the alleged transgressor (SOFAR), 6 January 2022, e-Competitions February 2022, Art. N° 108706

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