Anticompetitive Practices Sample Clauses
Anticompetitive Practices. A Contractor may not engage in the anti-competitive practices that have the foreseeable effect of restricting or diminishing the availability of interpreting services under this contract, including but not limited to:
(1) Asking interpreters to work exclusively with the Contractor;
(2) Asking interpreters to sign a non-compete agreement;
(3) Contacting customers and authorized requestors directly to solicit future business;
(4) Offering compensation or other consideration to customers and authorized requestors in exchange for the promise of future business. Contractors are responsible to ensure that their subcontractors comply with the same expectations.
Anticompetitive Practices. Compared to PTAs previously concluded by TPP signatories, the TPP went beyond merely promoting competition, as it is considered in Japanese FTAs with Australia and Viet Nam.201 Yet, the agreement used an approach that is closer to soft law, through prescribing legal principles which the parties must consider and not directly enforceable obligations.202
Anticompetitive Practices. Contractor will report to the Illinois Attorney General and the Chief Procurement Officer any suspected collusion or other anticompetitive practice among any bidders, offerors, contractors, proposers, or employees of the State. 30 ILCS 500/50-40, 30 ILCS 500/50-45, 30 ILCS 500/50-50.
Anticompetitive Practices. 1. The Parties agree that the following anticompetitive practices are incompatible with the proper operation of this Agreement:
(a) anticompetitive agreements and concerted practices between enterprises which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction and/or elimination of competition;
(b) abuse of a dominant position; or
(c) unfair competition.
2. Each Party, in accordance with its respective laws and regulations shall ensure that it carries out the efficient control over concentration of enterprises to the extent necessary for the protection and development of competition in the territory of that Party.
Anticompetitive Practices. All Contractors understand that the choice of Interpreter is primarily determined by the individual using sign language. The Contractor may establish a working relationship with the Requestor, however, if the Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, or Deaf Disabled individual expresses any disagreement with the Interpreter choice, the Contractor will not accept and/or remove themselves from future jobs with that identified individual. Contractor Behavior in State Facilities and on State Grounds All Contractors and Interpreters shall agree to and observe the following: No smoking in state buildings (RCW 70.160.030); No smoking within 25 feet of an entrance or exit to a state building (RCW 70.160.075); No use of alcohol or illegal drugs in the performance of this contract or on state grounds or facilities (RCW 69.50, RCW 72.23.300); No firearms or explosives in in any area identified in (RCW 9.41.300).