The German Federal Cartel Office imposes a fine on the producer of hearing devices for having threatened or inflicted disadvantages on another company in order to induce a certain retail price level for the resale of hearing devices (Phonak)

Seeliger, Daniela

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14 Oct 2009

The German Federal Cartel Office imposes a fine on the producer of hearing devices for having threatened or inflicted disadvantages on another company in order to induce a certain retail price level for the resale of hearing devices (Phonak)

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German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), 14 October 2009, Case n° B3 - 69/08, Hörgeräte (Phonak)

Description of the impugned case The case deals with an indirect RPM clause. The producer of hearing devices provided lists with recommended prices containing minimum and maximum sale prices for hearing devices. One of

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Daniela Seeliger
Linklaters (Düsseldorf)

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Daniela Seeliger, The German Federal Cartel Office imposes a fine on the producer of hearing devices for having threatened or inflicted disadvantages on another company in order to induce a certain retail price level for the resale of hearing devices (Phonak), 14 October 2009, e-Competitions October 2009, Art. N° 31726

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