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Zambia 1994 - Limits access

Does this count?

(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1), enterprises shall refrain from the following acts or behaviour if through abuse or acquisition of a dominant position of market power, they limit access to markets or otherwise unduly restrain competition, or have or are likely to have adverse effect on trade or the economy in general

--JWSchneider 15:48, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

Zambia 1994 - Merger defenses

How do we categorize this?

Other public interest considerations may include: the equitable distribution of wealth; prevention of unemployment, need to implement an industrial police; to indigenise national economics.

--JWSchneider 16:15, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

Achal: Public interest. (Pro-D) --JWSchneider 10:37, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

Zambia 1994 - Merger assessment - Other - Business Failure

This is from a Zambian Competition Commission report (http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/africa/Zambia/Competition%20Rules%20in%20Zambia.PDF)

"The Commission, in some instances, 'will authorize a dominant undertaking to acquired a failing competitor' if there is cause that there will be more efficient use of resources which may be achieved through the merger or acquisition, and consequently convey substantial benefits to the community."

--JWSchneider 16:19, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

Hylton: Count this as business failure. --JWSchneider 10:36, 24 July 2007 (EDT)

Zimbabwe 2001 - Predatory Pricing

Found Predatory Pricing prohibition under Amendment 14 of 2001 amendments to the Competition Act of 1996

--JWSchneider 16:33, 23 July 2007 (EDT)

Netherlands 1999 - Merger assessment - Efficiency

Does this count?

Article 47(1) - Our Minister may, after the director general has refused a licence for the realisation of a concentration, decide in response to a request to that effect that the licence shall be granted if, in the Minister's view, this is necessary for serious reasons in the general interest, which outweigh the expected restriction of competition.

--JWSchneider 12:00, 24 July 2007 (EDT)