Resale price maintenance in the musical instruments industry - the CMA goes on a crusade

31 August 2022 | 15:30pm London time Crefovi's live webinar will begin on Wednesday 31 August at 15:30pm London time (UK), and will analyse the enforcement actions taken by the Competition and Markets Authority (‟CMA”) against manufacturers, suppliers and retailers in the musical instruments' sector. You haven’t yet secured your free place for our upcoming webinar discussing the approach taken by the CMA to ensure that retailers may freely set their retail prices, online, for musical instruments? Here is your chance to join Annabelle Gauberti on Wednesday 31 August 2022, 15:30pm London time (UK) as she explores the facts, procedural history of the CMA cases against top industry players Fender, Casio, Yamaha, Roland, GAK and Korg, all heavily fined for Resale price maintenance (RPM). In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss: - What are the facts which led to the five cases against major players in the musical instruments' industry? - Why has the CMA decided to take a heavy-handed approach to rectify behaviour, in the musical instruments' sector? What is the procedural history of these five cases? - What are the takeaways from these five CMA cases for suppliers, manufacturers and retailers, from a PR standpoint and competition law standpoint? https://crefovi.com/articles/resale-price-maintenance-in-the-musical-instruments-industry/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/contentieux-resolution-des-litiges/vente-au-detail-a-prix-impose-dinstruments-de-musique/