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== Saudia Arabia 2004 - Tying or discriminatory pricing ==


== Jordan 2004 - RTP - Tying ==
''What do we think about this one?''


''It's tying under dominance, but do we mark it under RTP?''
imposing certain conditions on selling and purchasing transactions or on dealing with another firm, in a manner that puts it in a weak competitive position compared to other competing firms.


6(G) - G- Tying the sale of a product or the provision of a service to the purchase of another or others or the purchase of a limited amount or a request for the provision of another service.
--[[User:JWSchneider|JWSchneider]] 15:18, 31 July 2007 (EDT)




Hylton: YES. --[[User:JWSchneider|JWSchneider]] 10:41, 9 July 2007 (EDT)


== Jordan 2004 - RTP - Supply Refusal ==
== Saudi Arabia 2004 - Eliminating Competitors ==


''Again, under dominance. Does it count?''
''Count it?''


6(F) - F- Refusing, without objective grounds, to deal with a particular customer under the usual commercial conditions.
Article 4(4) - Preventing any firm from exercising its right to enter or move out of the market at any time or hampering the same.


 
--[[User:JWSchneider|JWSchneider]] 15:30, 31 July 2007 (EDT)
Hylton: Limiting access. --[[User:JWSchneider|JWSchneider]] 10:41, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
 
== Jordan 2004 - Efficiency Defenses for dominance and RTP ==
 
''Efficiency defense?''
 
7(B) and (C)
 
B- Practices and arrangements exempted by the Minister from the
application of Articles 5 and 6 of this Law by a reasoned decision
on the basis of a recommendation of the Director shall not be
considered anti-competitive if they lead to positive results, with a
common benefit that cannot be achieved without this exemption,
including the improvement of the competitive ability of
Enterprises, or production or distribution systems, or providing
certain benefits to the consumer.
 
C- The Minister may apply the exemptions referred to in paragraph
(B) above to a class of practices or conditions of contract or to
practices or arrangements or conditions of contract of particular
Enterprises, provided that such Enterprises shall request to be
granted this exemption in accordance with a form adopted by the
Minister for that purpose.
 
 
Agreed.--[[User:Kajrozga|Kajrozga]] 13:01, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
 
== Jordan 2004 - Merger Assessment - Dominance ==
 
''Looks like only mergers that result in dominance are examined by the gov't''
 
9(B) - The accomplishment of economic concentration operations
impacting the level of competition in the market by causing or
enforcing a '''Dominant Position shall depend upon receiving the
approval of the Minister in writing, if the total share of the
Enterprise or Enterprises concerned in the economic
concentration operation exceeds 40% of the total transactions in
the market'''.
 
Article 10
A- Enterprises wishing to carry out economic concentration
operations which fall within the ambit of '''paragraph (B) of Article
9''' of this Law shall submit a petition in this regard to the
Directorate, on the form adopted by the Ministry, within thirty
days ...
 
Agreed. Definitely looks like market share of acquiring company is taken into account in merger assessment.
--[[User:Kajrozga|Kajrozga]] 13:00, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
 
== Jordan 2004 - Merger assessment ==
 
''Do we have a public interest defense here??''
 
11(A)- The Minister may, upon recommendation of the Director, issue a
reasoned decision regarding petitions submitted by virtue of the
provisions of Article 10 hereof as follows:
 
1- Approve the economic concentration operation if it does
not negatively impact competition, or has positive
economic benefits that outweigh any negative impact on
competition, such as l'''eading to a lowering of the price
of services or products''', or '''providing employment
opportunities''', or encouraging exports or attracting
investment, or '''supporting the ability of national
Enterprises to compete internationally'''.
 
 
Hylton: Public interest (pro consumer) and efficiency. National champion goes under public interest (pro-D). --[[User:JWSchneider|JWSchneider]] 10:44, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
 
== Jamaica 2001 - 3rd party remedies ==
 
''Does this count?''
 
48. (1) Every person who engages in conduct which constitutes—
(a) a contravention of any of the obligations or prohibitions imposed in Parts III, IV, VI or VII;
(b) aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the contravention of any such provision;
(c) inducing by treats, promises, or otherwise the contravention of any such provision;
(d) being knowingly conceived in or party to any such contravention; or
(e) conspiring with any other person to contravene any such provision,
'''is liable in damages for any loss caused to any other person by such conduct'''.
(2) An action under subsection (1) may be commenced at any time within three years from the time when the cause of action arose.
 
I'd double check with hylton, though i agree with you.
--[[User:Kajrozga|Kajrozga]] 12:58, 9 July 2007 (EDT)
 
== Jersey, Channel Islands - Generally ==
 
This is not a recognized country by the US state department. It's an independent - non-European, non-British - nation, owned by the English Crown.
 
== Jersey, Channel Islands - Merger public interest defense ==
 
''Efficiency? Public interest?''
 
23 Exemption by Committee on grounds of public policy (Part 4)
(1) The Committee may, after consulting the Authority, exempt a merger or
acquisition of a type prescribed by an Order made under Article 20(3)
from the requirement that it be approved by the Authority before
execution.
'''(2) The Committee shall not do so unless it is has satisfied itself that there
are exceptional and compelling reasons of public policy that make it
desirable to do so.'''
(3) When, in accordance with paragraph (1), the Committee consults the
Authority on a proposed exemption –
(a) the Authority must publish the advice it gives to the Committee;
and
(b) the Committee must publish its reasons for granting or refusing to
grant the exemption, as the case may be.
 
--[[User:JWSchneider|JWSchneider]] 16:09, 11 July 2007 (EDT)
 
The rule we're using is default to efficiency defense unless the statute explicitly talks about "public interest", right?  I think "public policy" is close enough to "public interest" to make this a public interest defense, but you should probably ask Hylton.
 
--[[User:AchalOza|AchalOza]] 09:27, 12 July 2007 (EDT)

Latest revision as of 00:14, 2 August 2007

Saudia Arabia 2004 - Tying or discriminatory pricing

What do we think about this one?

imposing certain conditions on selling and purchasing transactions or on dealing with another firm, in a manner that puts it in a weak competitive position compared to other competing firms.

--JWSchneider 15:18, 31 July 2007 (EDT)


Saudi Arabia 2004 - Eliminating Competitors

Count it?

Article 4(4) - Preventing any firm from exercising its right to enter or move out of the market at any time or hampering the same.

--JWSchneider 15:30, 31 July 2007 (EDT)