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	''Governed by:'' Fair Trading Act, 2006		''Governed by:'' Fair Trading Act of 2006
	<ref>statute at http://webopac.ttlawcourts.org/LN/LN2007/LN98_07.pdf</ref>, enacted in 2007<ref>proclamation at http://webopac.ttlawcourts.org/LN/LN2007/LN98_07.pdf</ref>		<ref>statute at http://webopac.ttlawcourts.org/LN/LN2007/LN98_07.pdf</ref>, enacted in 2007<ref>proclamation at http://webopac.ttlawcourts.org/LN/LN2007/LN98_07.pdf</ref>

HCargill: added 2007 page.

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added 2007 page.

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'''Score = 20'''

''Governed by:'' Fair Trading Act, 2006
<ref>statute at http://webopac.ttlawcourts.org/LN/LN2007/LN98_07.pdf</ref>, enacted in 2007<ref>proclamation at http://webopac.ttlawcourts.org/LN/LN2007/LN98_07.pdf</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

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

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| Section 44(2) provides for fines of up to 10% of corporate turnover.

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 0
|

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 1
| Section 16 permits divestitures of improperly merged entities.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| Section 7(A) allows third parties to initiate proceedings.

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| Section 17(4) allows injured third parties actions for damages.

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 1
| Section 8(2) affords parties likely to be affected by decisions the right to be heard at proceedings.

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

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 3
| Section 14(1) requires certain companies to seek Commission approval before they merge.

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 2
| Section 14(1) requires certain companies to seek Commission approval before they merge.

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| Section 14 states that companies with large sales volumes must seek Commission approval before merging.

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
| Section 14(3) says that mergers that don't restrict competition may be approved.

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 1
| Article 14(3) says that mergers which do not harm the public may be approved.

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

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Section 21(2)(e)prohibits limiting production.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Article 21(1) prohibits the abuse of a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 21(2)(d) bans price setting.

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 0
|

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 0
|

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 1
| Article 21(2)(a) bans creation of obstacles to entry. Article 21(c) bans eliminating competitors.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| Article 21(3)permits otherwise abusive behavior if it increases efficiency and passes some of the benefits to consumers.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Article 17(1)(A)prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| Article 17(1)(e) bans tying.

|-
|
| Market Division
| 0
|

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 17(1)(b) prohibits limiting markets.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 1
| Article 17(1)(c) prohibits market sharing

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 1
| Section 17(2) prohibits any agreement aimed at reducing competition.

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 0
|

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|}

== References ==
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Trinidad and Tobago, 2007 - Revision history

Kajrozga at 20:24, 26 February 2009

HCargill: added 2007 page.