Joint Purchasing and Competition Law: An International Report
摘要
The International League of Competition Law has chosen to focus on the subject of purchasing groups reflecting the LIDC’s desire to get as close as possible to the news or even to anticipate it. Indeed, if the subject of the submission of groupings to purchase is not new and has been examined by many jurisdictions. The recent COVID-19 crisis and the consequences of the war in Ukraine have contributed to the resurgence of inflation. It led to questioning the advantages and disadvantages of this form of buyers’ association when faced with suppliers forced to consider the grip of the power thus created to fight against their influence. The clash of interest between suppliers and buyers is well known. Depending on where one stands, the view of the power balance can seem totally contradictory.