Associations are not in restraint of trade.
Section 46
SEC. 46. Associations are not in restraint of trade.—Any association organized hereunder shall be deemed not to be a conspiracy nor a combination in restraint of trade nor an illegal monopoly; nor an attempt to lessen competition or to fix prices arbitrarily or to create a combination or pool in violation of any law of the Philippine Islands; and the marketing contracts and agreements between the association and its members and any agreements authorized in this Act shall be considered not to be illegal nor in restraint of trade nor contrary to the provisions of any law or statute enacted against pooling or combinations.