Abuse of a financially powerful possition.(Abuse of Dominant possition)
This form , that is a very serious violation of the most basic principles of the Anti-Monopoly Legislation all over the world, initially concerns:
The small /mid-size businessmen,who
- Find themselves in a relationship of financial dependence on their financially powerfull suppliers and in other form,
on their financially powerfull customers.
- Attempt to enter as new players in a market in which financially powerfull companies prevail.
- Face suffocating financing practices.
The above practices concerning abuse of dominant possition and financial power ,are simultaneously and directly damaging:
A.All the consumers, because
1. Limit the possibilities of free choice of goods and services (less points of supply).
2. Increase the cost of goods and services (through control of the points of supply, its number, location,
procedure of distribution and economic function).
B.All the tax-payers, because
Increase the sales tax and or other types of taxes that they pay daily as consumers, due to higher basic cost of goods and services.
If you are a small/ mid-size businessman and you are forced directly or indirectly by your financially powerful supplier
or by the financially powerful customer of your products or services you provide,
- To suffer unjustified denial of sales or purchases,
- To have a sudden and unjustified interruption of an existing business relationship,
- To have arbitrary terms imposed upon you,
- To set the market prices , according to his own will,
- To accept the imposition of other unreasonable exchange terms that cause financial suffocation of your business,
- To forcibly restrict your production, consumption and technological developement,
- To suffer discriminatory purchase or sale terms so that your business is comming into an inferior position
related to other similar businesses in the vertical chain of production or supply of the goods or services,
- To to be supplied with additional products or services in order to be able to buy products and services that you really need,
- To suffer discriminatory practices,
Because all the above practices are illegal according to all the Antitrust Legislations, all over the world,
Because you and your business have:
- the right of existence in the market,
- the right in the development procedure as every one else,
- the equal right in life of this world,
Because
- your business constitutes part of the financial backbone of your country,
- it was not given to you as gift by your suppliers or your powerful customers,
Because
- your business must continue to exist for the benefit of the healthy competition, the entire society, and to develop without obstacles,
Because,
- if you are not already a victim, you are a possible candidate to became the next one,
experiencing the collapse of your bussiness and the following destruction of your life
If you are experiencing one or more of the above conditions,
Do not hesitate to come forward with your Antitrust complaint
If you are a consumer or tax payer and such practices, come to your attention in your close or wider social or professional enviroment,
because the above practices consern directly your interests:
- by preventing you having multiple and less expensive choices.
- by preventing you paying less taxes.
Do not hesitate to come forward with an Antitrust complaint