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costas báite Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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Context ' D’fhéadfadh srianta ingearacha agus comhtháthú ingearach a bheith ina mbacainn iontrála freisin trí bhac a chur ar an rochtain agus trí iomaitheoirí (ionchasacha) a fhoriamh. Cuir i gcás, d’fhéadfaí go mbeadh éifeacht mhór foriaimh ag oibleagáid gan dul in iomaíocht lena gceanglaítear dáileoirí le soláthróir más rud é go gcuirfí costas báite ar an iontrálaí ionchasach trína dháileoirí dílse a bhunú.' Reference "Treoirlínte maidir le srianta ingearacha 2022/C 248/01, CELEX:52022XC0630(01)/GA"
sunk costs
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Definition fixed costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered Reference "European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition, Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy – Antitrust and control of concentrations (18.1.2023), Publications Office, 2002"
Comment They arise because some activities require specialised assets that cannot readily be diverted to other uses. Second-hand markets for such assets are therefore limited. Examples of sunk costs are investments in equipment that can only produce a specific product, the development of products for specific customers, advertising expenditures and R & D expenditures.