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	''Governed by:'' Competition Act B.E. 2542 of 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).		''Governed by:'' Competition Act B.E. 2542 of 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
	<ref>~~Global Competition Forum website~~, http://~~www~~.~~globalcompetitionforum~~.org/~~regions~~/~~asia~~/~~Bangkok~~/~~Bankok%20Act~~.~~pdf~~</ref>		<ref>Statute available from the World Bank, at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:20962873~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>

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''Governed by:'' Competition Act B.E. 2542 of 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
<ref>Global Competition Forum website, http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Bangkok/Bankok%20Act.pdf</ref>

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! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

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

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| §48 allows the Commission to impose fines and imprisonment for violations of the Act.

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 1
| §48 allows the Commission to impose fines and imprisonment for violations of the Act.

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| §40 gives injured 3rd parties a right of action against violators of the Act.

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

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 1
| §40 says that injured 3rd parties can recover damages from violators of the Act.

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

|-
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| Mandatory
| 3
| §35 requires prior notification of mergers.

|-
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| Pre-merger
| 2
| §26 requires that permission be obtained before the merger is completed.

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| §26 says that mergers cannot occur which result in monopoly or unfair competition unless the Commission has given special permission.

|-
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| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| §26 says that mergers cannot occur which result in monopoly or unfair competition unless the Commission has given special permission.

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

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| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|

|-
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| Other
| 0
|

|-
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| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| §25(3) prohibits restricting production and distribution by a dominant undertaking.

|-
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| Abusive Acts
| 1
| §25 prohibits various abuses of a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| §25(1) prohibits price setting.

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|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 0
|

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| Resale Price Maintenance
| 0
|

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| §27(1) prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| A 2002 case involving the sale of whiskey and beer revealed tying arrangements to be illegal.<ref>OECD Annual Report http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/45/2491524.doc </ref>

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| Market Division
| 1
| §27(5) prohibits market division.

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| Output Restraint
| 1
| §27(1) prohibits restricting quantities of goods on the market.

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| Market Sharing
| 1
| §27(6) prohibits market sharing.

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| Eliminating Competitors
| 1
| §29 prohibits agreements that will cause the cessation of competitors’ businesses.

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| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| §27(4) prohibits collusive tendering.

|-
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| Supply Refusal
| 0
|

|-
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| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| §27 says that some of the aforementioned prohibited actions can be allowed when they are commercially necessary.

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== References ==
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Thailand (March 15, 1999) - Revision history

HCargill at 20:47, 7 August 2008

AchalOza at 12:07, 24 July 2007

AchalOza: New page: '''Score = 21''' ''Governed by:'' Competition Act B.E. 2542 of 1999 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). Global Competition Forum website, http://www.globalcompetitio...