El “Hub”, Los “Spokes” y La Rueda de Fuego

• Autores: Marques Bom, Pedro, Souto Moura, António
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: PUCP-Institucional
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/202238
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/actualidadmercantil/article/view/28775/26393; https://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/202238
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Hub and spoke cartel; By-object restrictions; Exchange of sensitive information; Horizontal collusion; Concerted practice; Agreement; Restricciones por objeto; Intercambio de información sensible; Colusión horizontal; Práctica concertada; Acuerdo; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.05.00

Hub and spoke infringements involve illegal agreements between direct competitors (“spokes”) facilitated by a common supplier or customer (“hub”). These agreements combine vertical behaviors that may be seen as horizontal collusion by competition authorities. They are typically categorized as by-object infringements and carry significant penalties. Various actions, such as price indication and monitoring, are necessary to connect the vertical and horizontal aspects of the infringement. These practices pose challenges for competition law, such as reconciling them with legal concepts and determining the burden of proof. The authors aim to address these questions and evaluate hub and spoke infringement based on applicable rules, past decisions, and relevant literature.