Argentina (September 16, 1999) - Revision history

KNovak: added reference to English version of the law

2008-07-10T18:44:03Z

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	''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).		''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
	<ref>Argentina Competition website, http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60016/norma.htm.</ref>		<ref>Argentina Competition website, http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60016/norma.htm; in English at http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/2/40/1821895.pdf (starting at page 26)</ref>

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AchalOza at 04:19, 8 October 2007

2007-10-08T04:19:22Z

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	''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).		''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).

AchalOza at 18:25, 22 June 2007

2007-06-22T18:25:31Z

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	\| Divestitures		\| Divestitures
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	\|		\| Article 46(c) allows firms to be dissolved, eliminated, dispersed or divided.

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	\| Private Enforcement		\| Private Enforcement
	\| 3rd Party Initiation		\| 3rd Party Initiation
	\| 0		\| 1
	\|		\| Article 26 allows any injured party to initiate proceedings.

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	\| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties		\| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
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	\|		\| Article 51 allows injured party to exert actions for damages.

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	\| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings		\| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
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	\|		\| Article 42 allows the injured party and all others with a legitimate claim access to the investigated facts.

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AchalOza at 21:12, 21 June 2007

2007-06-21T21:12:56Z

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	\| Article 46 imposes fines for violations of the Act.		\| Article 46(b) imposes fines for violations of the Act.

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AchalOza: New page: '''Score = 22''' ''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). Argentina Competition we...

2007-06-21T21:12:16Z

New page: '''Score = 22''' ''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). <ref>Argentina Competition we...

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'''Score = 22'''

''Governed by:'' Defensa de la Competencia, Ley 25.156 promulgada septiembre 16 de 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
<ref>Argentina Competition website, http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60016/norma.htm.</ref>

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! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 1
| Article 3 says that the Article 2 provisions apply to anything that has an effect within Argentina.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| Article 46 imposes fines for violations of the Act.

|-
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| Prison Sentences
| 0
|

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 0
|

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 0
|

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
| 0
|

|-
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| Mandatory
| 3
| Article 8 requires notification of mergers.

|-
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| Pre-merger
| 2
| Article 8 says that the notification must happen within a week of the conclusion of the agreement.

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| In 2003 the Authority rejected a merger application by a cable television company on the basis that it created a dominant position.<ref>http://globalcompetitionreview.com/ara/argentina.cfm</ref>

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| Article 7 says that mergers that restrict competition are prohibited.

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Article 2(h) prohibits limiting access to buying and selling goods.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Article 1 prohibits the abuse of a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 2(m) prohibits price setting

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| Article 2(k) prohibits imposing discriminatory conditions.

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 0
|

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 1
| Article 2(f) prohibits forming obstacles to entry.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Article 2(a) prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| Article 2(i) prohibits tying arrangements.

|-
|
| Market Division
| 1
| Article 2(c) prohibits market division.

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 2(b) prohibits output restraint.

|-
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| Market Sharing
| 1
| Article 2(e) prohibits market sharing.

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 1
| Article 2(f) prohibits excluding people from the market.

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| Article 2 prohibits bid rigging.

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 1
| Article 2(l) prohibits supply refusal.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|}

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