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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
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
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| 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)
 
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| Prison Sentences
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| Divestitures
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
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| Article 6(b) allows third party to initiate proceedings through Commission
 
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| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
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| Article 22(2) allows third party to petition Commission to get compensation for damages resulting from violator’s acts
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| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
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| Mandatory
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| Pre-merger
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| Post-merger
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
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| Restriction of Competition
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| Public Interest (Pro D)
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| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
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| Other
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| Efficiency
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
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| Article 24(1)(e) prohibits limiting production.
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| Abusive Acts
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| Article 23(1)  prohibit abuse of dominant position.
 
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| Price Setting
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| Article 24(1)(d) prohibits imposition of unfair selling prices
 
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| Discriminatory Pricing
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| 7(1)g prohibits price discrimination
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| Resale Price Maintenance
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| Article 31(1) prohibits resale price maintenance.
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| Obstacles to Entry
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| Article 24(1)(a) prohibits restriction of entry into market of an enterprise.
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| Efficiency Defense
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| 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
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| Article 20(2)(a) prohibits price fixing.
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| Tying
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| Article 20(2)(c) prohibits tying.
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| Market Division
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| Article 20(2)(c) prohibits market division.
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| Output Restraint
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| Article 20(2)(b) prohibits the limiting of production.
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| Market Sharing
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| Eliminating Competitors
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| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
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| Article 20(2)(d) prohibits bid tendering.
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| Supply Refusal
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| Article 39(b) prohibits refusal of supply of goods to other enterprises
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| Efficiency Defense
| 0
| 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.”
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== References ==
<references />

Latest revision as of 02:26, 30 October 2007