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Студент VI курса
Вильнюс, 2019
Task
Please read the facts of the case, do some research regarding applicable legal provisions and case law which may be
relevant and provide your reasoned assessment of the facts. Please assess separately two sets of circumstances
(points 1 and 2). Use references to rules and case law to support your position. Keep the length of your submission
up to 3 pages.
Facts of the case
Market for widgets is extremely concentrated, there are two competitors in it: A and B. Widgets are sold only online
and all prices as well as discounts are public. Undertaking A and undertaking B use special software for setting their
prices. Software is designed so that it constantly monitors prices of the competitor.
1. Any price reduction of A is immediately followed by the price reduction of B and thus A is not able to get
any additional profit from its reduction (and vice versa). In this way software adjust prices of competitors
constantly without any direct contact between them. Prices for widgets have been gradually rising ever
since start of use of the pricing software.
2. Software of A is constantly sending its planned future prices to the software of B as a coded message which
software of B is able to understand. Software of B takes into account information received from A when
setting its prices. B does not send any information to A. Prices for widgets have been gradually rising ever
since start of use of the pricing software.