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ICDA: Competition / Antitrust Policy
Statement and Guidelines
• The activities of the ICDA are not and shall not be intended to restrain competition or to inflict prejudice or harm on
consumers. The inherent purpose and objectives of the ICDA are to promote free competition and to provide
benefit to consumers.
• In connection with membership and participation in the ICDA and related activities, there shall be no discussion,
communication or disclosure among Members or Guests which are actual or potential competitors of any of the
following individual company information: prices, discounts or terms or conditions of sale of products or services,
pricing methods, profits, profit margins or production cost data, production plans, market shares, distribution,
volumes, sales territories or markets, allocation of territories or customers (“Business Sensitive Information”).
• The ICDA, its constituent bodies and all related social and other activities shall not be used for the purpose of
bringing about or attempting to bring about, any understanding or agreement, whether written or oral, formal or
informal, express or implicit between and among actual or potential competitors with regard to matters concerning
their Business Sensitive Information.
• The ICDA and each Member and Guest, in relation to the activities of the Association, shall be expected to use
their best reasonable judgement to respect and comply with the letter and spirit of the Antitrust Laws and this
Policy Statement.
• ICDA Members are permitted to bring legal advisers to ICDA meetings and events (at Members’ own costs).
• In order to minimize risk for the ICDA and its Members and Guests and consistent with the ICDA By-Laws, any
behaviour inconsistent with this Policy will be dealt with in an appropriate manner by the ICDA Council and may
result in suspension or termination of attendance privileges or membership.