Territorial protection (competition theory)
If territorial protection is granted, this means that someone is assured that they will not have to fear competition in a certain business area in a certain region . Area protection usually takes place via a system of controlled awarding of concessions .
Examples:
- Classic examples of area protection in the sector of state-public tasks are (partly in the course of privatization measures today historically):
- public mail (before the advent of private delivery services )
- the public insurance industry
- Pharmacies and general practitioners
- Chimney sweepers (also in their function as an instance of fire protection )
- Mills (the mill right , as a factor of basic supply)
- modern concepts are:
- (Fast food) chains operating according to the franchise system
Territorial protection exists, for example, for representative institutions such as professional bodies . The public law context also includes the hunting ban and fishing law , two areas in which care tasks and economic matters are connected and which are not linked to property.