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| | *[[Malawi (1998)]] |
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| ''Governed by:'' Malawi Competition and Fair Trading Bill of 1998.
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| <ref>United Nations Conference on Trade and Development website, http://r0.unctad.org/en/subsites/cpolicy/Laws/malawi.pdf</ref>
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| ! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Scope
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| | Extraterritoriality
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 2(5) extends scope to persons outside Malawi
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Remedies
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| | Fines
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 51 provides for fines
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| | Prison Sentences
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 51 provides for imprisonment
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| | Divestitures
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| | 0
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Private Enforcement
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| | 3rd Party Initiation
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 52 allows for 3rd party civil suits
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| | Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 52 allows for 3rd party damage recovery
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| | 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
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| | 0
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Merger Notification
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| | Voluntary
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| | 0
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| | Mandatory
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| | 3
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| | Sec. 35(1) requires authority from the commission
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| | Pre-merger
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| | 2
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| | Sec. 35(2) declares mergers invalid without authority
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| | Post-merger
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| | 0
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Merger Assessment
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| | Dominance
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 38(1)(a) considers ability to manipulate market
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| | Restriction of Competition
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 38(1)(a) considers whether merger will reduce competition
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| | Public Interest (Pro D)
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 38(1)(b) mentions several possible public interest factors that could benefit D
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| | Public Interest (Pro Authority)
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 38(2) considers the benefit to Malawi
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| |-
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| | Other
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| | 0
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| |-
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| | Efficiency
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 38(1)(b)(i) allows for the efficiency defense
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Dominance
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| | Limits Access
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| | 1
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| | Article 32(2) prohibits limiting access to markets
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| | Abusive Acts
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| | 0
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| | Price Setting
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| | 1
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| | Article 32(2)(a) prohibits predatory pricing
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| | Discriminatory Pricing
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 32(2)(b) prohibits discriminatory pricing
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| | Resale Price Maintenance
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 32(2)(f) prohibits resale price maintenance
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| |-
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| | Obstacles to Entry
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 41(1)(b) prohibits using dominance to prevent entry
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| |-
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| | Efficiency Defense
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| | 0
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| |- class="categorydivision"
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| | Restrictive Trade Practices
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| | Price Fixing
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 32(2)(g) prohibits price fixing
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| | Tying
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 32(2)(c),(d) prohibit tying
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| |-
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| | Market Division
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 33(3)(c) prohibits market allocation agreements
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| |-
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| | Output Restraint
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 33(3)(f) prohibits output restraint
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| | Market Sharing
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 33(3)(c),(g) prohibit market sharing
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| |-
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| | Eliminating Competitors
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 33(3)(a) prohibits eliminating competition
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| |-
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| | Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 33(3)(b) prohibits collusive tendering and bid-rigging
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| | Supply Refusal
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| | 1
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| | Sec. 33(3)(f) prohibits supply refusal
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| |-
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| | Efficiency Defense
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| | 0
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| |}
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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