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	EUROPA - European Commission - Competition
		Explanatory Memorandum of DG Competition on the draft general block exemption
		Commission launches consultations on simplified rules for block exemptions
		Commission fines members of beer cartel in The Netherlands over €273 million
	ec.europa.eu /comm/competition/index_en.html (145 words)

	Federal Competition Commission Annual Report 1994-1995 spmxat3a.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Commission’s power to advocate an environment favorable to the process of competition and freedom of access to markets is essential to the consolidation of the reforms intended to bring about a competitive economy at the international level, based on the efficient functioning of markets.
		The Commission’s opinions on matters of competition and freedom of access contained in the policies, regulations, and administrative actions of federal authorities are presented in Chapter 5, whose introduction offers a general explanation of the activities undertaken and the means used to transmit its recommendations.
		The permanent aim of competition policy is to safeguard and promote competition and freedom of access in domestic markets, in order to help raise the efficiency of the Mexican economy and to expand the options available to economic agents for using their resources and choosing satisfiers.
	www.natlaw.com /pubs/spmxat3a.htm (19687 words)

	Competition Commission Inquiry into the distribution of Veterinary POMs
		Competition Commission Inquiry into the distribution of Veterinary POMs - UK - Animal Health and Welfare Minister Elliot Morley today welcomed the publication of the Competition Commission's report on the Distribution of Veterinary Prescription only Medicines.
		The Competition Commission report recommends a number of remedies, relating to trading practices that are directed at the industry and the veterinary profession.
		Mr Morley said he was pleased the Competition Commission had undertaken a thorough inquiry and that their comprehensive Report provided clear explanations for the decisions that had been reached.
	www.thepigsite.com /LatestNews?Display=5273 (369 words)

	Annual Economic Competition Report 1995-1996 spmxat2a.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Commission analyzed this case in depth and resolved the matter in a way consistent with competition: preserving the number of competitors and the commercial independence of the airlines, establishing safeguards, and enabling the companies to carry out the necessary financial and administrative restructuring.
		Competition policy is centered around these guidelines, and is also related to other more general strategies intended to boost the efficiency of the domestic economy: deregulation and the upgrading of technology and infrastructure.
		These conclusions notwithstanding, the Commission found that the possible losses on Clarks, together with the other evidence revealed by the investigation, constituted major indicators of a relative monopolistic practice known as predatory pricing; were this to be proven, the situation provided for in section VII of article 10 of the law would come into effect.
	www.natlaw.com /pubs/spmxat2a.htm (19187 words)

	Welcome to the Competition Commission
		The application of the Act is the duty of the Competition Commission and its Secretariat.
		The Competition Commission is an independent federal authority.
		The tasks of the Competition Commission are combating harmful cartels, monitoring dominant companies for signs of anti-competitive conduct, enforcing merger control legislation and preventing the imposition of restraints of competition by the state.
	www.weko.admin.ch /?lang=en (123 words)

	Competition Commission not to judge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Centre on Friday gave an assurance to the Supreme Court that the newly constituted Competition Commission would not discharge any judicial function till the question of appointment of bureaucrats as chairmen of the commission was settled.
		Therefore the appointment of Chatterjee as chairman of the commission is invalid, it is argued in the petition.
		The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, which is to be replaced by the Competition Commission, has always been headed by a retired high court judge.
	in.rediff.com /money/2003/nov/01cci1.htm (457 words)

	Competition Commission reacts to ports policy
		Parr said three forms of competition should be present; competition between SA ports (inter-port competition), within each port for providing certain port services (intra-port competition) and competition relative to South African ports international counterparts.
		The Commission advocated that within each port, and in respect of certain services, the way to introduce vigorous competition might be to have competition in advance (ex ante) for the market, rather than competition in the market.
		The Commission highlighted the chief competitive concern currently to be the existence of what might be called restrictive vertical practices, which come about because several competing service providers are vertically integrated to differing degrees.
	www.ports.co.za /news/article_2003_01_4_1515.html (458 words)

	Competition Commission renews debate over LSE takeover
		The Competition Commission has chosen to reawaken the debate on the feasibility of the proposed takeover bids by saying that both the bids would seriously affect fair competition.
		The Commission's objection stems from the fear that both the clearing services would close the door on other clearers who could offer their services to LSE's customers at competitive prices.
		Analysts were of the opinion that had the commission wanted to pull up both bidders, it would have objected to the ownership of Clearstream.
	www.abcmoney.co.uk /news/302005570.htm (358 words)

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		The Competition Commission is a statutory body constituted in terms of the Competition Act, No 89 of 1998 by the Government of South Africa empowered to investigate, control and evaluate restrictive business practices, abuse of dominant positions and mergers in order to achieve equity and efficiency in the South African economy.
		Any firm, individual or association of individuals or firms may lodge a complaint with the Competition Commission if there is a reasonable suspicion that a contravention of Chapter 2 is taking place or has taken place.
		In terms of section 45(1) of the Act, the Commission must investigate all complaints that fall within the jurisdiction of the Act.
	www.compcom.co.za (182 words)

	EC Competition Policy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The EC competition rules are set out in Article 81 (formerly Article 85) and Article 82 (formerly Article 86) of the Treaty of Rome.
		The Commission can grant individual or group exemptions from this prohibition if there are overriding countervailing benefits such as an improvement in efficiency or the promotion of research and development.
		The Commission published on 27 September 2000 a draft revised regulation to replace the current Regulation 17 (which implements Articles 81 and 82, the competition articles, of the EC Treaty).
	www.dti.gov.uk /ccp/topics2/ecpolicy.htm (726 words)

	Federal Trade Commission
		The Commission's antitrust authority comes primarily from the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act both passed by Congress in 1914.
		The Bureau of Competition has developed expertise in a number of industries important to consumers, such as health care, other professional services, food, and energy.
		The antitrust laws are enforced by both the FTC's Bureau of Competition and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
	www.ftc.gov /ftc/antitrust.htm (238 words)

	Competition Commission approves ISCOR-LMN merger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		South Africa’s Competition Commission has indicated that it would not oppose the acquisition of more than 50 percent of ISCOR’s shares by LMN Holdings NV.
		While several trade unions made submissions to the Competition Commission, Lizel Blignaut the Competition Commission's mergers and acquisitions manager found that “the merger is unlikely to affect competition substantially in the markets for steel products as there is no overlap in services or products of the firms concerned in South Africa.
		The finding of the Commission comes as no surprise after an agreement was reached between LMN Holdings and the South African Department of Trade and Industry earlier this month concerning a competitive pricing model for the South African steel industry.
	www.tralac.org /scripts/content.php?id=2614&print=1 (249 words)

	The Hindu : Competition Commission law may be amended
		The Government may consider the option of amending the existing Competition Commission legislation in view of the Supreme Court's concern over the decision to appoint a bureaucrat rather than a retired chief justice as the head of this new regulatory agency.
		Law Ministry sources say it was probably for this reason that the parliamentary Standing Committee, which examined the original Competition Commission Bill, altered a provision for keeping the Chief Justice or his nominee as a member of the selection committee for the chairperson and members of the Commission.
		The petitioner, Brahm Dutt, had submitted that the Commission, which was to replace the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) had always been headed by a retired Chief Justice of a High Court.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2003/11/02/stories/2003110203100800.htm (640 words)

	Competition Commission Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Competition Commission has found that pharmaceutical firms GlaxoSmithKline South Africa (Pty) Ltd (GSK) and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) have contravened the Competition Act of 1998.
		The Commission has decided to refer the matter to the Competition Tribunal for determination.
		Menzi Simelane, Commissioner at the Competition Commission, says," Our investigation revealed that each of the firms has refused to license their patents to generic manufacturers in return for a reasonable royalty.
	www.cptech.org /ip/health/sa/cc10162003.html (411 words)

	Competition Commission left out in BoE takeover
		Johannesburg - The large-scale amendment of the legislation regulating competition between companies in the country has now made it possible for the authorities to approve the planned takeover of BoE by Nedcor without the Competition Commission having to consider the matter.
		In evidence delivered before Parliament, chairperson of the Competition Commission Advocate Menzi Simelane said the South African Reserve Bank is planning to submit a request to Finance Minister Trevor Manuel asking that the Competition Commission should not have jurisdiction over the planned takeover.
		The legislative amendments stipulate that the Competition Commission has jurisdiction over all economic activities in the country except where a collective agreement in terms of the provisions of the Labour Relations Act applies.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,1518-24_1185255,00.html (494 words)

	IOL: Competition Commission's finding a 'surprise'
		The Competition Commission's statement that it had found evidence of anti-competitive practices by motor manufacturers, dealers, importers and distributors came as a surprise, Volkswagen South Africa said on Tuesday.
		Naamsa had been cited by the commission as one of the respondents in their investigations but on Tuesday the commission said no evidence suggesting anti-competitive practices contravening the Competition Act was found against it, nor was there evidence it had been used as a forum for price-setting collusion.
		The commission announced in Pretoria on Tuesday that a collusion and price resale maintenance case would be referred to the Competition Tribunal where the implicated parties would be prosecuted.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=594&art_id=qw1117546381685B251 (927 words)

	South Africa's Competition Commission flexes its muscles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Woodhead, Bigby and Irving Inc, MSI law member in Durban, South Africa, has advised various clients on the implications of the Act and was recently the attorney of record in one of the first trials to be heard before the Competition Tribunal relating to a prohibited practice.
		However the Competition Commission is now actively investigating alleged prohibited practices and businesses need to take note of what constitutes a prohibited practice and the consequences if they are found to have committed such a practice.
		Amongst other remedies, the Competition Tribunal can impose an administrative penalty of up to 10 per cent of a firm's annual turnover.
	www.msi-network.com /content/technical_article_wbi_competition.asp (215 words)

	The Competition Commission (Penalties) Order 2003
		This Order specifies the maximum amounts that the Competition Commission ("the Commission") may impose as a penalty under section 110(1) or (3) of the Enterprise Act 2002 ("the Act").
		Section 110(1) of the Act permits the Commission to impose a penalty where a person has failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a notice under section 109 of the Act.
		Section 110(3) of the Act permits the Commission to impose such a penalty where it considers that a person has intentionally obstructed or delayed another person in the exercise of his powers under section 109(6) of the Act.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si2003/20031371.htm (659 words)

	Wireline Competition Bureau Home Page
		The Wireline Competition Bureau’s overall objectives include: ensuring choice, opportunity, and fairness in the development of wireline telecommunications services and markets; developing deregulatory initiatives; promoting economically efficient investment in wireline telecommunications infrastructure; promoting the development and widespread availability of wireline telecommunications services; and fostering economic growth.
		The Competition Policy Division’s primary mission is to foster competition in the provision of telecommunications services through market-opening rulemaking and adjudicatory proceedings affecting wireline telecommunications service providers.
		The Telecommunications Access Policy Division’s primary mission is to advance the goals of universal service that all consumers in the Nation have access to quality telecommunications and information services at affordable rates, and to administer numbering resources.
	www.fcc.gov /wcb (1043 words)

	Competition Commission of Singapore - index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Both draft guidelines have been revised to take account feedback from the public consultation exercise held in November 2006, CCS' responses to the feedback, as well as other changes.
		The Competition (Amendment) Bill, which Parliament had passed on
		:: Singapore is ranked the 5th most competitive according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007 by the World Economic Forum
	www.ccs.gov.sg (268 words)

	News: Competition Commission to examine animal medicines
		A Competition Commission inquiry into the distribution of veterinary medicines has been ordered by the director-general of fair trading, Sir John Vickers.
		The £200m-a-year market has been referred to the Competition Commission after the OFT found evidence that prices in the United Kingdom are substantially higher than in other European countries.
		The commission has 15 months to report to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on whether a complex monopoly exists in the sector and, if so, whether the situation is being exploited, and whether the monopoly operates, or may be expected to operate, against the public interest.
	www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20011013/news/animalmedicines.html (243 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Competition Commission: Findings on supermarkets
		The Competition Commision has concluded that Britain's shoppers are, by and large, getting a fair deal from their supermarkets, but has identified a few issues that should be resolved by the Office of Fair Trading.
		The Commission conducted a very thorough inquiry, and found that some of the larger supermarkets had sufficient buyer power that 30 of their practices adversely affected the competitiveness of some of their suppliers and distorted competition in the supply market.
		Accordingly the Commission recommended that there should be a new system of approval for supermarket developments, and that in certain clearly defined circumstances the DGFT's approval should be required for particular parties to be allowed to acquire or extend large new stores.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/business/965773.stm (1167 words)

	Government Response to Competition Commission on POM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It follows from the Competition Commission remedy and is in line with the Marsh Report recommendation that the client should be offered a written prescription by the veterinary surgeon.
		The Competition Commission’s proposal follows the UK’s line in the Review 2001 negotiations on the European Commission’s proposals to amend EC medicines legislation.
		The recommendation addresses a Competition Commission concern that companies seek a higher legal classification for their product because it requires the sale of the product by a vet or pharmacist and the company can charge a higher unit cost.
	www.vmd.gov.uk /general/publications/GovResponseofPOM.htm (1712 words)

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		Sub-clause (1) of clause 7 of the Bill provides for the establishment of a Commission to be known as the Competition Commission of India with effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf.
		Sub-clause (1) of clause 17 of the Bill enables the Commission to appoint a Registrar and such officers and employees of the Commission as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under the proposed legislation.
		(2) The Commission shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.
	dca.nic.in /comp_bill2k1.htm (6363 words)

	Safeway: four from five referred to Competition Commission
		The OFT concluded that at a local level, the loss of competition between Safeway and any of the four largest existing grocery retailers in certain areas appeared to be substantial.
		The company said in a statement that it would co-operate fully with the Competition Commission's investigation and that it remained “fully committed to achieving an outcome which is in the best interests of shareholders, the business and our employees”.
		Chief executive Sir Terry Leahy said he was not surprised by the decision, as competition policy limited consolidation of the four national players in the industry.
	www.nutraingredients-usa.com /news/news-NG.asp?id=17214 (1057 words)

	MONOPOLIES COMMISSION - FAIR TRADE, OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY - BUDWEISER v ANHEUSER ...
		The Competition Commission's report on the supply of extended warranties on domestic electrical goods was published on 18 December 2003.
		The Competition Commission report on the supply of prescription-only veterinary medicines was published on Friday 11 April 2003.
		The Competition Commission report on the supply of banking services by clearing banks to small and medium sized enterprises was published on 14 March 2002.
	www.budweiser-beer.net /monopolies.htm (732 words)

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