Refusals to Deal

The term “refusal to deal” (or “refusal to supply”) describes a situation in which one firm refuses to sell to another firm, is willing to sell only at a price that is considered “too high” , or is willing to sell only under conditions that are deemed unacceptable. The OECD Competition Committee debated Refusals to Deal in October 2007. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by Mr. Jeremy West for the OECD, written submissions from Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, The European Commission and BIAC as well as an aide-memoire of the discussion.