Tajikistan (November 29, 2000)

Score = 20

Governed by: Law of the Tajik Republic “On Competition and Restriction of Monopolistic Activities on Goods Markets,” dated November 29, 2000.

Category	Subcategory	Score	Comment
Scope	Extraterritoriality	1	Art. 2 extends scope to actions outside Tajik borders
Remedies	Fines	1	Art. 16 provides for fines
	Prison Sentences	0
	Divestitures	1	Art. 5, 13 allow dissolution through judicial process
Private Enforcement	3rd Party Initiation	0
	Remedies Available to 3rd Parties	0
	3rd Party Rights in Proceedings	0
Merger Notification	Voluntary	0
	Mandatory	3	Art. 11 requires submission to antimonopoly auth.
	Pre-merger	2	Art. 11 requires prior consent
	Post-merger	0
Merger Assessment	Dominance	0
	Restriction of Competition	1	Art. 11 considers restriction of competition
	Public Interest (Pro D)	0
	Public Interest (Pro Authority)	0
	Other	0
	Efficiency	0
Dominance	Limits Access	1	Art. 4 prohibits removing goods from circulation
	Abusive Acts	1	Art. 4 prohibits dominant acts that infringe on interests of other economic agents generally
	Price Setting	1	Art. 4 prohibits price setting
	Discriminatory Pricing	1	Art. 4 prohibits discriminatory pricing
	Resale Price Maintenance	0
	Obstacles to Entry	1	Art. 4 prohibits creating obstacles to entry
	Efficiency Defense	0
Restrictive Trade Practices	Price Fixing	1	Art. 5 prohibits price fixing
	Tying	1	Art. 4 prohibits tying
	Market Division	1	Art. 5 prohibits market division
	Output Restraint	0
	Market Sharing	1	Art. 5 prohibits market division based on buyers
	Eliminating Competitors	1	Art. 5 prohibits limiting competition
	Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging	1	Art. 5 prohibits collusive tendering, bid rigging
	Supply Refusal	1	Art. 5 prohibits supply refusal
	Efficiency Defense	0