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''Governed by:'' Loi 15/94 du mai 1994 portant organisation de la concurrence au Burkina Faso.   
''Governed by:'' Loi 15/94 du mai 1994 portant organisation de la concurrence au Burkina Faso.   
<ref>Available at, http://www.artel.bf/Concurrence.html (translation by Sean Miller).</ref>
<ref>Citation to statute source.</ref>


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Revision as of 19:18, 20 June 2007

Score = 15

Governed by: Loi 15/94 du mai 1994 portant organisation de la concurrence au Burkina Faso. [1]

Category Subcategory Score Comment
Scope Extraterritoriality 1
Remedies Fines 1 Articles 53-65 impose fines and imprisonment for violations of the Act.
Prison Sentences 1 Articles 53-65 impose fines and imprisonment for violations of the Act.
Divestitures 0
Private Enforcement 3rd Party Initiation 1 Article 52 allows anybody injured by violations to bring a civil suit.
Remedies Available to 3rd Parties 1 Article 52 allows anybody injured by violations to bring a civil suit.
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 0


Public Interest (Pro D) 0
Public Interest (Pro Authority) 0
Other 0
Efficiency 0
Dominance Limits Access 1 Article 6 prohibits dominant firms from limiting access to the market.
Abusive Acts 1 Article 6 prohibits abusive acts by dominant firms.
Price Setting 1 Article 6 prohibits setting prices
Discriminatory Pricing 1 Article 6 prohibits dominant firms from discriminatory pricing.
Resale Price Maintenance 1 Article 9 prohibits RPM
Obstacles to Entry 0
Efficiency Defense 1 Article 8 provides an efficiency defense for article 6 violations.
Restrictive Trade Practices Price Fixing 1 Article 1 prohibits setting prices
Tying 1 Article 14 prohibits tying.
Market Division 1 Article 5 prohibits market division.
Output Restraint 1 Article 5 prohibits output restraint
Market Sharing 0
Eliminating Competitors 1 Article 5 prohibits limiting the exercise of competition by other companies.
Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging 0
Supply Refusal 0
Efficiency Defense 1 Article 8 provides an efficiency defense for article 6 violations.

References

  1. Citation to statute source.