Lao PDR (April 2, 2004)

Score = 12

Governed by: Decree on Trade Competition, dated April 2, 2004.

Category	Subcategory	Score	Comment
Scope	Extraterritoriality	0
Remedies	Fines	1	Art. 14 discusses fines compensating injured parties
	Prison Sentences	0
	Divestitures	1	Art. 14 allows the authority to close down a business indefinitely for committing certain offenses.
Private Enforcement	3rd Party Initiation	0
	Remedies Available to 3rd Parties	1	Art. 14 discusses fines compensating injured parties
	3rd Party Rights in Proceedings	0
Merger Notification	Voluntary	0
	Mandatory	0
	Pre-merger	0
	Post-merger	0
Merger Assessment	Dominance	0
	Restriction of Competition	1	Art. 9 considers restriction of competition
	Public Interest (Pro D)	1	Art. 13 allows national security interest defense
	Public Interest (Pro Authority)	0
	Other	0
	Efficiency	1	Art. 13 allows for efficiency defense
Dominance	Limits Access	0
	Abusive Acts	0
	Price Setting	0
	Discriminatory Pricing	0
	Resale Price Maintenance	1	Art. 11 prohibits controlling resale
	Obstacles to Entry	0
	Efficiency Defense	1	Art. 13 allows for efficiency defense
Restrictive Trade Practices	Price Fixing	1	Art. 11 prohibits price fixing
	Tying	0
	Market Division	1	Art. 11 prohibits allocation arrangements
	Output Restraint	1	Art. 11 prohibits limiting production, stockpiling
	Market Sharing	1	Art. 11 prohibits market sharing
	Eliminating Competitors	1	Art. 10 prohibits intentionally eliminating competition
	Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging	1	Art. 11 prohibits collusive tendering
	Supply Refusal	1	Art. 11 prohibits supply refusal
	Efficiency Defense	1	Art. 13 allows for efficiency defense