CDN Antitrust Guidelines
Group activities are inherently suspect under the antitrust laws. Topics which may give an appearance of an agreement that would violate the antitrust laws are not to be discussed at CDN meetings or in CDN on-line forums. It is the responsibility of each Member, Meeting Participant and CDN website user to avoid raising improper subjects for discussion. This Policy has been prepared to assure that CDN Staff, Members, or Participants in meetings or
association on-line forums are aware of and adhere to this obligation.
All Members and Participants shall:
- Adhere to prepared agendas for all meetings and object any time meeting minutes do not actually reflect the matters which transpire.
- Understand the purpose and authority of each discussion, group or committee in which the Member(s) or Meeting Participants participate.
- Stop all discussions and/or disassociate yourself from any such discussions or activities which may potentially violate antitrust laws.
- All Members should consult their own counsel in all cases involving specific situations, interpretation, or advice.
Do Not:
In fact or appearance, discuss or exchange information regarding:
- Individual company prices, price changes, price differentials, mark-ups, discounts, allowances, credit terms, etc., or data that bear on price, costs, production, capacity, inventories, sales, etc.
- Industry pricing policies, price levels, price changes, differentials, etc.
- Changes in industry production, capacity, or inventories.
- Bids on contracts for particular products; procedures for responding to bid invitations.
- Plans of individual companies concerning the design, production, distribution or marketing of particular products, including proposed territories or customers.
- Matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers that might have the effect of excluding them from any market or of influencing the business conduct of firms toward such suppliers or customers.