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Quatro casos serão apreciados durante a 227ª reunião do Tribunal Administrativo
Publicado em 28/03/2024 09h47 Atualizado em 28/03/2024 09h52
Foi publicada, no Diário Oficial da União desta quinta-feira (28/03), a pauta da 227ª Sessão Ordinária de Julgamento do Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade), que acontecerá na próxima quarta-feira (03/04), às 10h, com transmissão pelo YouTube da autarquia.
Ao total, quatro casos serão apreciados, sendo um procedimento administrativo para apuração de ato de concentração, um processo administrativo, uma consulta e um requerimento de Termo de Compromisso de Cessação (TCC).
Confira a pauta de julgamento:
1. Procedimento Administrativo de Apuração de Ato de Concentração nº 08700.005463/2019-09
Representante: Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica ex officio.
Representadas: Govesa Motors Veículos, Peças e Serviços Ltda., Kuruma Veículos S.A., Moitinho Automóveis Ltda..
Relator: conselheiro Gustavo Augusto
2. Processo Administrativo nº 08700.007776/2016-41
Representante: Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica ex officio.
Representados: Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A. (atual denominação social de Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S.A.), Construções e Comércio Camargo Corrêa S.A., EIT – Empresa Industrial e Técnica S.A., Camter Construções e Empreendimentos S.A., Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A., Delta Construções S.A., Construtora OAS S.A., Álya Construtora S.A. (atual denominação social de Construtora Queiroz Galvão S.A.), Carioca Christiani-Nielsen Engenharia S.A., Caenge S.A. Construção, Administração e Engenharia, em recuperação judicial e pessoas físicas.
Relator: conselheiro Sérgio Ravagnani
Voto-Vista: presidente Alexandre Cordeiro
3. Consulta nº 08700.001177/2024-23
Consulentes: Cassol Materiais de Construção Ltda e Todimo Materiais para Construção S.A..
Relator: conselheiro Carlos Jacques
4. Requerimento de TCC nº 08700.004057/2022-16
Requerente: Acesso Restrito Categoria
Comunicações e Transparência Pública
Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission File Statement of Interest in Hotel Room Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case
Thursday, March 28, 2024 Share
For Immediate Release
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Statement of Interest Explains That Hotel Companies Cannot Use Algorithms to Evade Antitrust Laws
The Justice Department joined by the Federal Trade Commission (collectively the “Agencies”), filed a statement of interest with the District of New Jersey in the case of Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, which explains that hotels cannot collude on room pricing and cannot use an algorithm to engage in practices that would be illegal if done by a real person.
Companies across the economy are increasingly using algorithms to determine their prices. When a small group of algorithm providers can influence a major segment of a market, competitors are better able to use the algorithm provider to facilitate collusion. This risk is even greater as markets have become more concentrated across a wide range of industries. Algorithms that recommend prices to numerous competing hotels make it harder for travelers to comparison-shop for the best rate.
In their statement, the Agencies highlight two key aspects of competition law. First, plaintiffs do not need to identify direct communications between competitors to allege an agreement under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, particularly when they allege that an algorithm provider that works with the competitors is acting in concert with them. Competitors cannot lawfully cooperate to set their prices, whether via their staff or an algorithm, even if the competitors never communicate with each other directly. Second, an agreement to use shared pricing recommendations, list prices or pricing algorithms is still unlawful even when co-conspirators retain some pricing discretion. Setting or recommending initial starting prices can still violate the antitrust laws even if those are not the prices that consumers ultimately pay.
The Agencies have a strong interest in protecting consumers from algorithmic collusion, and their statement provides guidance to any firm that uses an algorithm to set prices. The Agencies recently filed a statement of interest in an algorithmic price-fixing case in the residential housing market, and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a statement of interest and memorandum of law in another real estate algorithmic price-fixing case last year. The division also has an ongoing case alleging that a middleman orchestrated a yearslong conspiracy to share pricing and other sensitive information among meat processing competitors.
Updated March 28, 2024
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ANTITRUST
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Antitrust Division Press Release Number: 24-370
Fresh Express Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Dole’s Packaged Salad Business in Response to Antitrust Division’s Concerns
Thursday, March 28, 2024 Share
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Today, Fresh Express Acquisition LLC’s, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Holdings Limited (Chiquita), announced its decision to abandon its proposed $308 million acquisition of Dole plc’s Fresh Vegetables division. The abandonment comes in response to the department’s concerns about competition in the packaged salad market.
The Justice Department issued the following statement from Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division:
“At a time when food companies are already overcharging Americans for groceries, today’s abandonment preserves lower prices and availability for an essential kitchen staple. This merger would have reduced the number of competitors from three to two and raised grocery prices for food products that are purchased by 85% of American households. I am grateful for the tireless efforts of the Antitrust Division’s lawyers, economists, paralegals and professional staff who made this result possible.”
Packaged salad represents $3.2 billion in spending by grocers and their customers each year.
Updated March 28, 2024
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ANTITRUST
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Antitrust Division Press Release Number: 24-362
Casos
CADE
Ato de Concentração nº 08700.001661/2024-52
Requerentes: GN Verde Participações S.A. e GBio Energia S.A. Advogados: Barbara Rosenberg, Maria Sampaio e Bruna Silveira de Alencar. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.
Ato de Concentração nº 08700.001639/2024-11
Requerentes: TOYO Engineering Corporation e TS Participações e Investimentos S/A. Advogados: Leonardo Rocha e Silva, Jackson Ferreira e Alexandre Horn Pureza Oliveira. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.
Ato de Concentração nº 08700.001923/2024-89
Requerentes: Nortec Química S.A., Alta Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia Investimento no Exterior e Alberto Ramy Mansur. Advogados: Pedro Paulo Salles Cristofaro, Carolina Canal Gonçalves Kestelman e outros. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.
Ato de Concentração nº 08700.001747/2024-85
Requerentes: GN Verde Participações S.A., GBio Energia S.A. e URCD Ilha Grande Comércio, Serviços e Construções S.A. Advogados: Barbara Rosenberg, Maria Sampaio e Bruna Silveira de Alencar. Decido pela aprovação sem restrições.