User talk:AchalOza

El Salvador 1997

Note to self: find full Spanish texts and translate into English. Current dataset is built off of secondary sources.

--AchalOza 09:06, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

Hungary 2005 Dom. Efficiency Defense

Does this sound like an efficiency defense to you guys?

21(h) - "[It shall be prohibited to abuse a dominant position, particularly:] to set extremely low prices which are not based on greater efficiency in comparison with that of competitors and which are likely to drive out competitors from the relevant market or to hinder their market entry;"

--AchalOza 12:04, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

Talked to Hylton, he said this is predatory pricing. Moreover, we should keep a running list of statutes that prohibit predatory pricing. If there are enough, then we should create a new entry for that in the dataset. For now, we should code it as discriminatory pricing (IS THAT RIGHT?).

--AchalOza 13:09, 26 June 2007 (EDT)

Israel 1988 Remedies Available to 3rd Parties

Looks like this article implies 3rd parties may recover monetary damages:

Article 46I(a) - "In the case that a ruling of pecuniary compensation is handed down by a Court in a Class Action, such Court may (1) Instruct whether such compensation is to be paid immediately or within a period determined by the Court"

--AchalOza 15:39, 1 July 2007 (EDT)

Israel 1988 Dominance Efficiency Def.

Sounds likes this could be an efficiency defense for dominance:

Article 31 Separation of a Monopoly

(a) In the case that the Tribunal considers, following the application of the General Director, that the public is substantially prejudiced, whether in a manner provided by Section 30 or in any other way, as the result of the existence of a Monopoly, and that such prejudice cannot efficiently be avoided by regulating the activities of the Monopoly in accordance with Section 30, but may only be achieved by separating the Monopoly into two or more distinct business entities, it may order the separation of the Monopoly.

--AchalOza 15:49, 1 July 2007 (EDT)

Kenya 1990 Divestures

This sounds like it may be divesture language because it allows the court to create conditions for the firms.

31(2) - "An order . . . may approve or reject the application. or it may approve the application on condition that certain steps be taken to reduce the negative effects of the merger or takeover on competition."

--AchalOza 18:10, 1 July 2007 (EDT)

Kazakhstan 2001 Market Sharing/Division

Does this sound like a prohibition on market sharing or market division?

Art. 14(1)(3) - "[The following is prohibited:] sharing of the commodity market depending on the territorial principle, volume of sale and purchase, assortment of goods (work, services) to be marketed, or depending on a group of sellers or their buyers (customers);"

--AchalOza 08:50, 2 July 2007 (EDT)

South Korea 2004 Divestures

This sounds like divesture language:

Art. 21 - "Where an enterpriser commits any activity violating the provisions of Article 19, Paragraph 1, the Fair Trade Commission may order enterpriser to discontinue the act, publicly announce the fact of receiving corrective order, or take other corrective measures."