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''Governed by:'' The Commerce Act of 1998<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Commerce%20ACt1998.pdf</ref>, The Fair Trading Decree of 1992<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Fair%20Trading%20Decree.pdf</ref> (Amended 1998)<ref>http://www.commcomm.gov.fj/Default.aspx?page=ftAmAct</ref>, The Consumer Credit Act of 1999<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Fiji-Consumer1999.pdf</ref>, The Public Enterprise Act of 1996<ref>http://www.publicenterprises.gov.fj/_resources/main/files/PE%20ACT.pdf</ref>
''Governed by:'' The Commerce Act of 1998<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Commerce%20ACt1998.pdf</ref>, The Fair Trading Decree of 1992<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Fair%20Trading%20Decree.pdf</ref> (Amended 1998)<ref>http://www.commcomm.gov.fj/Default.aspx?page=ftAmAct</ref> (Amended 2005)<ref>http://www.commerce.gov.fj/files/0/29/published/FAir%20Trading%20(Ammendment)%20Act%202005.pdf</ref>, The Consumer Credit Act of 1999<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Fiji-Consumer1999.pdf</ref>, The Public Enterprise Act of 1996<ref>http://www.publicenterprises.gov.fj/_resources/main/files/PE%20ACT.pdf</ref>


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Revision as of 17:44, 27 June 2007

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Governed by: The Commerce Act of 1998[1], The Fair Trading Decree of 1992[2] (Amended 1998)[3] (Amended 2005)[4], The Consumer Credit Act of 1999[5], The Public Enterprise Act of 1996[6]

Category Subcategory Score Comment
Scope Extraterritoriality 1 Section 5 of Fair Trading Decree (as amended, 1998) "Conduct by any Fiji citizen or body corporate outside Fiji is covered; acquiring a controlling interest ouside of Fiji may be covered by the Act"[7]
Remedies Fines 1 Section 125 of Fair Trading Decree
Prison Sentences 0 Section 51 of of Fair Trading Decree contained prison sentences, but was repealed by Section 23 of 1998 amendment.
Divestitures 0
Private Enforcement 3rd Party Initiation 1 Section 126 of Fair Trading Decree
Remedies Available to 3rd Parties 1 Section 127 of Fair Trading Decree states that any person who has suffered loss can claim damages.
3rd Party Rights in Proceedings 1 Section 126 of Fair Trading Decree
Merger Notification Voluntary 0
Mandatory 0
Pre-merger 0
Post-merger 2 Section 50(3) of Fair Trading Decree
Merger Assessment Dominance 1 Section 41(1)(b) of Fair Trading Decree
Restriction of Competition 0
Public Interest (Pro D) 0
Public Interest (Pro Authority) 0
Other 0
Efficiency 0
Dominance Limits Access 0
Abusive Acts 0
Price Setting 0
Discriminatory Pricing 0
Resale Price Maintenance 1 Section 47 of Fair Trading Decree
Obstacles to Entry 1 Section 33(1)(b) of Fair Trading Decree
Efficiency Defense 0
Restrictive Trade Practices Price Fixing 1 Sections 28, 29, and 30 of Fair Trading Decree
Tying 1 Section 39(1) of Fair Trading Decree
Market Division 0
Output Restraint 1 Sections 41, 43 of Fair Trading Decree
Market Sharing 0
Eliminating Competitors 1 Section 33(1)(a) of Fair Trading Decree
Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging 1 Sections 34, 37 of Fair Trading Decree
Supply Refusal 1 Section 29 of Fair Trading Decree
Efficiency Defense 0

References

  1. ↑ http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Commerce%20ACt1998.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Fair%20Trading%20Decree.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.commcomm.gov.fj/Default.aspx?page=ftAmAct
  4. ↑ http://www.commerce.gov.fj/files/0/29/published/FAir%20Trading%20(Ammendment)%20Act%202005.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/asia/Fiji/Fiji-Consumer1999.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.publicenterprises.gov.fj/_resources/main/files/PE%20ACT.pdf
  7. ↑ World Bank Competition Database - Fiji, http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTLAWJUSTICE/EXTCOMPLEGALDB/0,,contentMDK:20995052~menuPK:2137522~pagePK:2137398~piPK:64581526~theSitePK:2137348,00.html
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