Specialized automotive repair association wants to publish flat rate manual for its members
73 F.T.C. 1314 · date not parsed · Digest No. 201
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No. 201. Specialized automotive repair association wants to publish flat rate manual for its members. 'Ill(' Commission issued an achisory opinion stating that. it cannot appro\' p the publication by a specialized automotive repair association of a fiat. rate repair manual for use by its members in cletermin ing labal' charges.
The Commission commented that there is implicit too grace a danger that. the association ~s manual ,yollld fncilita te price fixing bet\\'ecn competing' repair shop operators. The Commission pointed out the 'Y(' 11establish('d antitrust. principle that price fixing by competitors is illegal pel' Be. The public expects to derive benefits from different. IH'ices otl' erecl by competing service operators. (File Xo. 683 7000, l'elea~ec1 jlaT. 11, 1068.