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Unless your point is that the pricing is actually varied in France, this antitrust decision reads like selective enforcement of market regulations -- protection
by jldugger 7y ago
Unless your point is that the pricing is actually varied in France, this antitrust decision reads like selective enforcement of market regulations -- protectionism.
- mijamo 7y agoThe price is actually varied in France and this decision has nothing to do with protectionism. Similar decision happened previously against French companies (ex: Michelin).
- yohannparis 7y agoI disagree. A company cannot regulate prices in France, USA or French. A French company may regulate prices in the USA if the law allows it. The provenance of a company has nothing to do about the market regulation of the buyer country of residence. This is not a French ideology, this is a French law that is only applicable in France territory.
- jldugger 7y ago> The provenance of a company has nothing to do about the market regulation of the buyer country of residence. I agree, it shouldn't. The question at hand is whether it does , despite this.
- yohannparis 7y agoThen you argue about sovereignty. Any country will never let the law of a foreign country apply to commerce done on its territory. Saying otherwise is heresy.
- jldugger 7y agoTo revisit your earlier statement: > The provenance of a company has nothing to do about the market regulation of the buyer country of residence. If a law is selectively enforced against foreign entities, provenance suddenly does matter. That is my only point. It undermines the spirit of free trade and invites retaliation, leaving everyone worse off.