Australia Relaxes Competition Rules To Facilitate Coronavirus Response

Generic And Brand Industry Bodies Team Up To Tackle COVID-19

Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC, has granted a conditional dispensation to allow generics industry association the GBMA and brand body Medicines Australia to work together to help address the coronavirus pandemic by sharing information on stock, inventory, manufacturing and the supply chain. However, tender pricing will not be among the subjects discussed.

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The ACCC has relaxed the rules around competition in Australia to allow the collaboration • Source: Shutterstock

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