2. PRACTICES THAT RESTRICT COMPETITION

(iii) Competition law and policy (Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Restrictive Business Practices) 1

All these practices have the effect of limiting free competition.

Chapter IV prohibits agreements which restrict the economic competition.

Zambia Anti competitive restrictions on exports of cement

Limit access to a market or free competition among enterprises

Zambia Anti competitive restrictions on exports of cement .6

Under the EU Russian Federation agreement, for instance, the parties agree to remedy or remove, through the application of their competition laws or otherwise, restrictions on competition by enterprises or caused by State intervention insofar as they may affect trade between the parties in order to attain these objectives, the parties undertake to ensure that they have and enforce laws addressing restrictions on competition by enterprises within their jurisdiction.

COMMENTARIES ON COMPETITION AND RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES LEGISLATION

Chapter III sets out evidence relating to the beneficial effects of RBP control and competition advocacy by competition authorities.TD B COM.2 EM 10

Market access restrictions such as foreign ownership limitations or import restrictions discriminatory operating and planning regulations, including zoning, aimed at limiting the market power of the incumbents and price control practices to protect competitors have often been used to ensure retail competition.

This process may have unduly limited the competitiveness of bids

37. Unrestricted competition often had severe repercussions on domestic industries.

Competition law and policy formulation in Malawi

The sphere of application encompasses all the forms of restriction of competition in other words all economic behaviour which can have an effect on competition.

Under the Côte d apos Ivoire competition law, the executive may request opinions from the Competition Commission on questions relating to competition, and must make such a request where draft legislation would limit competition the authority may itself take the initiative.

Indiscriminate opening to external markets had made national producers uncompetitive.

agreements between undertakings which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition, and

Such conduct was likely to make the Zambian plant less competitive by restricting its production capacity.

He also proposed that a Manual on Competition and Investment dealing with RBPs should be prepared.

The first are those which are aimed at limiting the number of competitors in a given market.

They include, in particular, studies on Advocacy functions of competition authorities Competition aspects of the main WTO agreements Competition policy in countries in transition , FDI related issues of competition and RBPs and The development dimension of competition law and policy .

It was, however, important to ensure that public restraints were not replaced by private restraints such as cartels and restrictive or anti competitive practices.

Representatives of two major fixed line telephone service providers met and agreed to limit price competition between them.

There were limitations in the competitive bidding process for establishing and renewing foreign property coverage

Additional regulations are usually put in place before the markets are opened to foreign competition, and may limit the entry of foreign companies or put limitations on their activities.

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PREPARATIONS FOR A HANDBOOK ON COMPETITION LEGISLATION

Nothing in this Article limits the discretion of the requested Party's competition authorities under its competition laws and enforcement policies as to whether to undertake enforcement activities with respect to the anticompetitive practices identified in a request, nor precludes the requesting Party's competition authorities from undertaking enforcement activities with respect to such anticompetitive practices.

Reaffirms the fundamental role of competition law and policy for sound economic development and the validity of the UN Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices

All concerns, it was pointed out, relating to registration could be addressed, except a desire to limit competition.

7. The process of developing competition policy and law in Malawi was initiated with the First National Symposium on Competition Policy and Legislation (June 1996).

The second condition is that this concerted action must actually constitute an obstacle to competition, under the provisions of article 6 of the ordinance, either by preventing competition or by restricting it or distorting the free operation of market forces.

The second are those aimed at restricting each competitor s room for manoeuvre in that market.

There is a shortage of data as to the effects of RBP control and competition advocacy efforts, and there have sometimes been tensions and trade offs among competition and static and dynamic efficiency.

4. The Commission notes that FDI liberalization and the strengthening of competition policy are complementary so that countries can guard against restrictive business practices and anti competitive practices of firms and thereby maximize the benefits that can arise from liberalization.

Assisting developing countries in their efforts to adopt competition laws and policies, establish competition authorities, tailor the laws and policies to their development needs and objectives, as well as their capacity constraints, and implement them effectively, including by studying inter alia

(d) Advisory services for the setting up of a competition authority this usually includes training of officials responsible for the actual control of RBPs and may involve training workshops and or on the job training with competition authorities in countries having experience in the field of competition

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Issues related to the competitive examination system

The relevance of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy was beyond question at the present time, and the technical cooperation mandate in that particular area had been reconfirmed by the Third United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices, as well as by the Expert Meeting on Competition Law and Policy.

United Nations Secretariat contractual restrictions, salary scales, grading of specialists and benefits are not competitive, even compared with those of other parts of the United Nations system.

Short and long term missions were organized at the Office to assist in the revision of the competition law and the evaluation of mergers and vertical restraints, abuse of dominance, etc.

9. The second goal of the new orientation is to protect agriculture through limiting imports of competing agricultural products and to select and protect competitive industries that have an export potential.

Hite Brewery Co. voluntarily applied for a pre merger review, before signing a contract, to see whether its share acquisition of Jinro Ltd. might restrict competition.