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In competition law, exclusive dealing refers to an arrangement whereby a retailer or wholesaler is ‘tied’ to purchase from a supplier on the understanding that no other distributor will be appointed or receive supplies in a given area. When the sales outlets are owned by the supplier, exclusive dealing is because of vertical integration, where the outlets are independent exclusive dealing is illegal (in the US) due to the Restrictive Trade Practices Act, however, if it is registered and approved it is allowed. Exclusive dealing can be a barrier to entry. One form of exclusive dealing – known as third line forcing – is prohibited per se, meaning that it is prohibited no matter what its effect on competition. Third line forcing involves the supply of goods or services on condition that the purchaser acquires goods or services from a particular third party, or a refusal to supply because the purchaser will not agree to that condition.〔''Australian Competition & Consumer Commission: Exclusive dealing'' ()〕 ==Examples of exclusive dealing== *Tied petrol stations that only deal with one petroleum supplier. *Public houses tied to breweries. *Franchisees forced to buy product from a host company instead of a local provider. *seller agreeing to sell only to certain buyer 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exclusive dealing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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