Vertical agreement — A vertical agreement is a term used in competition law to denote agreements between firms up or down the supply chain from one another. For instance, between a manufacturer of electronic gadgets like Sony might have a vertical agreement with and… … Wikipedia
vertical — ver‧ti‧cal [ˈvɜːtɪkl ǁ ˈvɜːr ] adjective 1. HUMAN RESOURCES a vertical organization, system etc is one in which decisions and rules are passed on to employees through several different levels of management: • Our team has abandoned the vertical… … Financial and business terms
vertical restrictions — See vertical agreement. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
vertical — Pertaining to a relationship between a buyer and a seller e.g., an agreement between a supplier and a retail dealer is called a vertical agreement. See also vertical integration @ vertical price fixing contract An illegal agreement to maintain… … Black's law dictionary
vertical price-fixing agreement — An agreement between the manufacturer or dealer in an article with purchasers who buy numbers of such article for resale in the course of business, having the purpose of controlling the resale or retail price. 52 Am J1st Tradem § 173 … Ballentine's law dictionary
horizontal agreement — n: an agreement among economic competitors on the same level of production or distribution compare vertical agreement ◇ Horizontal agreements are generally considered illegal as violating antitrust laws. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
Resale Price Maintenance Agreement — Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) Agreement USA An agreement between a supplier and its distributors that limits the prices the distributors can charge customers for the supplier s products. Types of RPM agreements include a: • Minimum RPM agreement … Law dictionary
RPM Agreement — Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) Agreement USA An agreement between a supplier and its distributors that limits the prices the distributors can charge customers for the supplier s products. Types of RPM agreements include a: • Minimum RPM agreement … Law dictionary
Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) Agreement — USA An agreement between a supplier and its distributors that limits the prices the distributors can charge customers for the supplier s products. Types of RPM agreements include a: • Minimum RPM agreement, in which a distributor agrees not to… … Law dictionary
Article 81 of the Treaty Establishing the European Community — prohibits cartels and other agreements which could disrupt free competition in the European Economic Area s common market. [http://eur lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?val=262491:cs lang=en list=262491:cs,262487:cs, pos=1 page=1 nbl=2 pgs=10… … Wikipedia
