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''Governed by'': Articles 333 and 334 of the Colombian Constitution (hereinafter referred to as "Constitution"<ref>Global Competition Review website, http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/s_america/Columbia/Constituci%F3n%20Art.%20333%20334.pdf</ref>, Law no. 108/05 of May 3, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as "Competition Act").<ref>Full text available at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21081155~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>
''Governed by'': Articles 333 and 334 of the Colombian Constitution (hereinafter referred to as "Constitution"<ref>Global Competition Review website, http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/s_america/Columbia/Constituci%F3n%20Art.%20333%20334.pdf</ref>, Law no. 108/05 of May 3, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as "Competition Act").<ref>Full text available at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21081155~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>
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| Competition Act applies to all acts that have an effect on Colombia.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database, http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21061582~menuPK:2137510~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>
| Competition Act applies to all acts that have an effect on Colombia.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database, http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21061582~menuPK:2137510~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html</ref>


|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Remedies
| Fines
| Fines
| 1
| Sanctions for legal persons can be between 100% and 105% of financial gain, or up to 100,000 minimum monthly salary, per Articles 36 and 65.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Prison Sentence
| 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
|
|-
|
| Mandatory
| 3
| Article 5 requires mandatory notification for all transactions involving agents with legal monthly assets in excess of 1,300.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 2
| Article 5 requires notification to occur at least 30 days pre-merger.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|
|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
|
|
|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
|
|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 0
|
|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|
|-
|
| Other
| 0
|
|-
|
| Efficiency
| 1
| Article 68 allows the Superintendent of Industry and Commerce to permit merger if it can be proved to increase efficiency<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 0
|
|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
|


|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits price setting by dominant firms with the intention of eliminating competition.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>


|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits price discrimination by dominant firms.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 1
|
|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 0
|
|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|
|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits price fixing.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits tying.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Market Division
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits market division.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits output retraints.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits agreements that allow for market sharing.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 0
|
|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits collusion in tendering and bidding.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 1
| Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits limiting supply.<ref>World Bank Competition Law Database</ref>
|-
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| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|





Latest revision as of 22:41, 6 August 2008

Score = 19

Governed by: Articles 333 and 334 of the Colombian Constitution (hereinafter referred to as "Constitution"[1], Law no. 108/05 of May 3, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as "Competition Act").[2]

Category Subcategory Score Comment
Scope Extraterritoriality 1 Competition Act applies to all acts that have an effect on Colombia.[3]
Remedies Fines 1 Sanctions for legal persons can be between 100% and 105% of financial gain, or up to 100,000 minimum monthly salary, per Articles 36 and 65.[4]
Prison Sentence 0


Divestitures 0


Private Enforcement 3rd Party Initiation 0
Remedies Available To 3rd Parties 0
3rd Party Rights in Proceedings 0


Merger Notification Voluntary 0
Mandatory 3 Article 5 requires mandatory notification for all transactions involving agents with legal monthly assets in excess of 1,300.[5]
Pre-merger 2 Article 5 requires notification to occur at least 30 days pre-merger.[6]
Post-merger 0
Merger Assessment Dominance 1
Restriction of Competition 1
Public Interest (Pro D) 0
Public Interest (Pro Authority) 0
Other 0
Efficiency 1 Article 68 allows the Superintendent of Industry and Commerce to permit merger if it can be proved to increase efficiency[7]
Dominance Limits Access 0
Abusive Acts 1
Price Setting 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits price setting by dominant firms with the intention of eliminating competition.[8]
Discriminatory Pricing 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits price discrimination by dominant firms.[9]


Resale Price Maintenance 1
Obstacles to Entry 0
Efficiency Defense 0
Restrictive Trade Practices Price Fixing 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits price fixing.[10]
Tying 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits tying.[11]
Market Division 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits market division.[12]
Output Restraint 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits output retraints.[13]
Market Sharing 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits agreements that allow for market sharing.[14]
Eliminating Competitors 0
Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits collusion in tendering and bidding.[15]
Supply Refusal 1 Article 64 of the Competition Act prohibits limiting supply.[16]
Efficiency Defense 0


References

  1. Global Competition Review website, http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/s_america/Columbia/Constituci%F3n%20Art.%20333%20334.pdf
  2. Full text available at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21081155~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html
  3. World Bank Competition Law Database, http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:21061582~menuPK:2137510~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html
  4. World Bank Competition Law Database
  5. World Bank Competition Law Database
  6. World Bank Competition Law Database
  7. World Bank Competition Law Database
  8. World Bank Competition Law Database
  9. World Bank Competition Law Database
  10. World Bank Competition Law Database
  11. World Bank Competition Law Database
  12. World Bank Competition Law Database
  13. World Bank Competition Law Database
  14. World Bank Competition Law Database
  15. World Bank Competition Law Database
  16. World Bank Competition Law Database