General Competition Law Guidelines for IFA Meetings and Functions

The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) is the voice and ear of the international fertilizer industry,
promoting the efficient and responsible production and use of plant nutrients.
As a trade association, IFA has strict competition / antitrust law compliance obligations and must be
sensitive to possible competition implications of concerted activities. This is highly relevant for all IFA
meetings and activities involving two or more members that are competing with one another. The
reason for this is that such meetings and exchanges provide an opportunity for discussion among IFA
members that can go beyond topics related to the legitimate missions of the IFA and give rise to illegal
collusion.