The Relationship between the Prohibitions of Abuse of Dominance and Vertical Restraints

• Autor: Noda Yamada, Carlos
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2006
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3070
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/3070
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Competitive Market; Abuse of Dominance; Vertical Restraints; Anticompetitive Regulation; Consumer Welfare; Antitrust Law; Mercado Competitivo; Abuso de Posición Dominante; Restricciones Verticales; Regulación Anticompetitiva; Bienestar del Consumidor; Defensa de la Competencia

A competitive market is a mechanism that distributes resources among consumers to satisfy their needs. Competition among companies plays a crucial role in this process because it seeks to maximize consumer welfare. For this reason, it is essential that laws protect competition, since their purpose is to promote general welfare through a fairer market, preventing, for example, companies with greater market power from using it abusively or prohibiting agreements that restrict, distort or limit competition between companies. In this context, this paper examines the interaction between the prohibition of abuse of dominant position and the prohibition of anticompetitive vertical agreements, as regulated by Legislative Decree 701.