Increasing emphasis is being put on enforcement of antitrust
laws in all areas. Under the Antitrust Improvements Act,
price-fixing violations are a felony, subject to serious corporate
and individual fines as well as extensive prison sentences.
An action, seemingly innocent when taken by itself, may be viewed by
antitrust enforcers as part of a pattern for antitrust action when
combined with other actions of members of an organization.
Briefly, the following actions should be scrupulously avoided:
- Discussion of rates, rate-making practices or policies.
- Distribution or exchange of tariffs.
- Allocation of customers and markets.
- Group boycotts and concerted refusals to deal.
- Restrictive arrangements with labor union.
The chair of any meeting should see that such discussions or
actions are avoided and members should do the same in any private
discussions with other members.
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