Competition law enforcement

competition law and policy

It has been observed that, unless properly regulated, this feature of ERAs gives rise to concerns, especially from competition law standpoint.

The content of disclosure may also raise other concerns, including over legitimate commercial interests of the parties, law enforcement and fair competition.

B. Bilateral tripartite agreements on competition law

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E. International issues in competition law enforcement

See, generally, Trepte P., Electronic procurement marketplaces the competition law implications, 2001, 10 Public Procurement Law Review, pp. 260 280 (discussing anti competitive concerns in the context of an electronic government procurement market).

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Relationship between competition law and policy and subsidies.

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy

Recognizing further the need for effective competition law enforcement,

(d) Relationship between competition law and policy and subsidies.

Thirteenth Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, 2004

Fourteenth Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, 2005

See OECD, Competition Law and Policy in South Africa.

Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition of the International Institute of Space Law

According to the analysts of the EU competition law rules, showing during the auction overall ranking instead of prices is preferable from competition law prospective.

(ix) Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy

Competition experts agree that the most severe sanctions available under a competition law should be reserved for cartel operators.

Chapter II describes experiences in cooperation on competition law and policy.

The Fair Competition Act is a general law of general application.

b. Parliamentary documentation background documents on the review of capacity building and technical assistance on competition law and policy (2) reports on competition law and policy issues (6)

Where the debate has been most heated, however, concerns the effects of competition on incentives to innovate.

This could not have been achieved without the continuous technical assistance received from UNCTAD, including the provision of material on competition enforcement and competition advocacy, particularly a manual on the formulation and application of competition law, as well as seminars for investigators, judges and practitioners of competition law.

The maximum fine allowed by the competition law may be too small.

Competition law and policy and its benefits for the alleviation of poverty

Report of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy

The merger was approved on the ground that it raised no serious competition concerns through the substantial lessening of competition in Zimbabwe or the creation of a monopoly situation.

As of 1999, the competition agencies had prosecuted only one cartel case under the country's competition law, which was enacted in 1988.

Competition law and policy have also been linked more directly to trade issues.

The competition law may not provide for sufficiently large fines or other sanctions.

No bilateral cooperation agreement on competition law enforcement provides for dispute settlement mechanisms.

Provisions dealing with horizontal agreement are one of the cornerstones of competition law.

The Commission nevertheless found these concerns to be more a fear of competition than of actual anti competitive practices.

This report describes analytically the main types of competition policy provisions contained in selected agreements on competition law enforcement and regional trading arrangements.

A peer review of the Russian Federation's competition law and policy took place at the Fourth Global Competition Forum (12 13 February 2004).

Effective enforcement of competition law can prevent the likely adverse effects by prohibiting such mergers, allowing them with conditions or issuing divest orders, as may be provided by the relevant competition law provisions.

Unlike in the case of the EU competition provisions, NAFTA members have not committed themselves explicitly to developing any form of supranational competition law.

The Department actively supported the participation of university law schools in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

Moreover, this has often resulted in foreign firms integrating vertically, giving rise to potential concerns in the area of competition.

OECD, Competition Law and Policy in Russia, an OECD Peer Review, p. 25 (2004).

In essence, competition law should be neutral as to the form that behaviour takes.

While enforcement agreements and some multilateral instruments usually deal solely with competition law and policy, other types of agreements deal with cooperation on competition law and policy as one element in a wider agreement.

On 30 June 2005, the Competition Commission recommended to the Competition Tribunal that a proposed merger involving Medicross Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd and Prime Cure Holdings (Pty) Ltd be prohibited on the ground that it raises serious competition and public interest concerns.