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	''Governed by:'' Political Constitution Articles 134, 142, 233 (hereinafter referred to as “Constitution”)<ref>http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Bolivia/consboliv2005.html</ref> and Law for Sectorial Regulation System Law No. 1600 of October 28, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “Sirese”)<ref>Sirese website, http://www.sirese.gov.bo/MarcoLegal/General/Ley%20Sirese%20en%20ingles.html</ref>.		''Governed by:'' Political Constitution Articles 134, 142, 233 (hereinafter referred to as “Constitution”)<ref>http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Bolivia/consboliv2005.html (Note: This constitution has not been reliably translated yet.)</ref> and Law for Sectorial Regulation System Law No. 1600 of October 28, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “Sirese”)<ref>Sirese website, http://www.sirese.gov.bo/MarcoLegal/General/Ley%20Sirese%20en%20ingles.html</ref>.

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	''Governed by:'' Political Constitution Articles 134, 142, 233 (hereinafter referred to as “Constitution”) and Law for Sectorial Regulation System Law No. 1600 of October 28, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “Sirese”).		''Governed by:'' Political Constitution Articles 134, 142, 233 (hereinafter referred to as “Constitution”)<ref>http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Bolivia/consboliv2005.html</ref> and Law for Sectorial Regulation System Law No. 1600 of October 28, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “Sirese”)<ref>Sirese website, http://www.sirese.gov.bo/MarcoLegal/General/Ley%20Sirese%20en%20ingles.html</ref>.
	~~<ref>Bolivia Competition website, http://www.sice.oas.org/compol/natleg/bolivia/134.asp</ref>~~<ref>Sirese website, http://www.sirese.gov.bo/MarcoLegal/General/Ley%20Sirese%20en%20ingles.html</ref>

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''Governed by:'' Political Constitution Articles 134, 142, 233 (hereinafter referred to as “Constitution”) and Law for Sectorial Regulation System Law No. 1600 of October 28, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “Sirese”).
<ref>Bolivia Competition website, http://www.sice.oas.org/compol/natleg/bolivia/134.asp</ref><ref>Sirese website, http://www.sirese.gov.bo/MarcoLegal/General/Ley%20Sirese%20en%20ingles.html</ref>

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|- class="categorydivision"
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| Fines
| 1
| Article 21 of Sirese Authority to impose sanctions for violations of the other provisions.

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| Prison Sentences
| 0
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| Divestitures
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| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
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| Pre-merger
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| Post-merger
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| 1
| Article 18 of Sirese prohibits mergers that lead to a dominant position.

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| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| Article 19 of Sirese requires looking at possible restrictions to competition when deciding whether to exempt a merger from the Article 18 prohibitions.

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| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 1
| Article 19 of Sirese allows otherwise impermissible mergers to be allowed for the benefit of consumers and users.

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

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| Efficiency
| 1
| Article 19 of Sirese allows otherwise impermissible mergers to be allowed if they contribute to improvements in production and development or promote technical or economic progress.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Article 17 of Sirese prohibits limiting access to production and markets.

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| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Article 17 of Sirese prohibits abusive practices by single firms.

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| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 17 of Sirese prohibits price setting.

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| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| Article 17 of Sirese prohibits applying unequal conditions fro equivalent transactions.

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| Resale Price Maintenance
| 0
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| Obstacles to Entry
| 0
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|-
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| Efficiency Defense
| 0
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
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| Article 16 of Sirese prohibits price fixing.

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| Tying
| 1
| Article 17 of Sirese prohibits tying arrangements.

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| Market Division
| 1
| Article 16 of Sirese prohibits market division.

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| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 16 of Sirese prohibits production limitation.

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| 0
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| Eliminating Competitors
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| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 0
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| Supply Refusal
| 0
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| Efficiency Defense
| 0
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== References ==
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