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Association Antitrust
Policy
It is the undeviating policy of the association to comply strictly with the
letter and spirit of all federal, state and applicable international trade
regulations and antitrust laws. Any activities of the association or association-related
actions or its staff, members, officers, directors, or chapter officials
which violate these regulations and laws are detrimental to the interests of
the association and are unequivocally contrary to association policy.
Implementation of Association Antitrust Policy
Association membership directors and committee meetings shall be conducted
pursuant to agendas distributed in advance to attendees; discussions shall be
limited to agenda items; there shall be no substantive discussions of association
matters other than at membership, director and committee meetings; minutes
shall be distributed to attendees promptly.
All association activities or discussions shall be avoided which might be
construed as tending to a) raise, lower or stabilize prices; b) regulate
production; c) allocate markets; d) encourage boycotts; e) foster unfair
trade practices; and f) assist monopolization, or in any way violate federal,
state or applicable international trade regulations and antitrust laws.
No individual other than the President, whether staff, member, officer,
director or chapter official, is authorized to communicate on behalf of the
association to any person or firm outside the association except with the
explicit, unequivocal approval of the President. No such individual may bind
or commit the association to any offer, contracts, policy, program, position,
or decision without that approval. And no such individual may hold out
himself or herself, or willingly appear to do so, as representing the association,
communicating on its behalf or binding or committing the association without
that approval.
Association staff, members, officers, directors, or chapter officials who
participate in conduct which the Board of Directors, by a two-thirds majority
vote, determines to be contrary to the association antitrust compliance
policy shall be subject to disciplinary measures up to, and including,
termination.
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