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New page: '''Score = 15''' ''Governed by:'' Competition and Fair Trading Act of 2004 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). <ref>http://www.mintic.gov.gy/documents/Competition_and_Fai...

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''Governed by:'' Competition and Fair Trading Act of 2004 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
<ref>http://www.mintic.gov.gy/documents/Competition_and_Fair_Trading_Bill.pdf</ref>

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! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| Article 48(a): 7(10)(c)(iii) allows Commission to impose fine up to $10 million (Though Article 25(3) allows $25 million fine for abuse of dominant position)

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 0
|

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| Article 6(b) allows third party to initiate proceedings through Commission

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| Article 22(2) allows third party to petition Commission to get compensation for damages resulting from violator’s acts

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

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

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 0
|

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 0
|

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 0
|

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 0
|

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

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

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Article 24(1)(e) prohibits limiting production.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Article 23(1) prohibits abuse of dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 24(1)(d) prohibits imposition of unfair selling prices

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| 7(1)g prohibits price discrimination

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 1
| Article 31(1) prohibits resale price maintenance.

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 1
| Article 24(1)(a) prohibits restriction of entry into market of an enterprise.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| Article 24(1)(e) permits otherwise prohibited behavior if it improves production or distribution of goods or promotes economic progress

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Article 20(2)(a) prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| Article 20(2)(c) prohibits tying.

|-
|
| Market Division
| 1
| Article 20(2)(c) prohibits market division.

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 20(2)(b) prohibits the limiting of production.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 0
|

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 0
|

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| Article 20(2)(d) prohibits bid tendering.

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 1
| Article 39(b) prohibits refusal of supply of goods to other enterprises

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| Article 20(3)(a) allows for considering whether an agreement “contributes to the improvement of production or distribution of goods or services or the promoting of technical or economic progress.”

|}

== References ==
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Guyana (2004) - Revision history

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