Slovak Republic (1994)
Score = INCOMPLETE
Governed by: Act No.188/1994 Coll. on Protection of Economic Competition (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”). [1]
| Category | Subcategory | Score | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope | Extraterritoriality | 0 | |
| Remedies | Fines | 1 | The Competition Act allows imposing sanctions for violations of its provisions. [2] |
| Prison Sentences | 0 | ||
| Divestitures | 0 | ||
| Private Enforcement | 3rd Party Initiation | 0 | |
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties | 0 | ||
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings | 1 | "Parties to the proceedings or those whose interests have been affected by the decision can
submit an appeal against the decision"[3] | |
| Merger Notification | Voluntary | 1 | A merger notification system is in place, but it is unclear whether notification to the Antimonopoly Office is mandatory or voluntary. The lower-scoring default has been coded. [4] |
| Mandatory | 0 | ||
| Pre-merger | 0 | ||
| Post-merger | 1 | A merger notification system is in place, but it is unclear when notification to the Antimonopoly Office is required. The lower-scoring default has been coded. [5] | |
| Merger Assessment | Dominance | 1 | The Act prohibits a merger that "creates or strengthens a dominant position"[6] |
| Restriction of Competition | 0 | ||
| Public Interest (Pro D) | 0 | ||
| Public Interest (Pro Authority) | 0 | ||
| Other | 0 | ||
| Efficiency | 1 | The Act allows otherwise impermissible mergers if "the harm resulting from the restriction
on competition will be outweighed by overall economic advantages of the concentration"[7] | |
| Dominance | Limits Access | 1 | The Act prohibits "restrictions on production"[8]
|
| Abusive Acts | 1 | ||
| Price Setting | 0 | ||
| Discriminatory Pricing | 1 | The Act prohibits "commitment by the parties to the agreement that different trade conditions relating
to the same contractual subject matter will be applied to individual entrepreneurs" [9] | |
| Resale Price Maintenance | 0 | ||
| Obstacles to Entry | 0 | ||
| Efficiency Defense | 0 | ||
| Restrictive Trade Practices | Price Fixing | 1 | The Act prohibits agreements that fix prices. [10] |
| Tying | 1 | The Act prohibits "conditions which connect conclusion of contracts to the acceptance of
supplementary obligations which are not related to the subject of those contracts"[11] | |
| Market Division | 1 | The Act prohibits market division. [12] | |
| Output Restraint | 1 | The Act prohibits agreements that "limit or control production"[13] | |
| Market Sharing | 0 | ||
| Eliminating Competitors | 0 | ||
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging | 0 | ||
| Supply Refusal | 0 | ||
| Efficiency Defense | 0 |
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References
- ↑ Primary source not available. We relied on two secondary sources: an OECD Report from 1997 and 1998 (hereinafter referred to as "OECD 1997" and "OECD 1998"). They are available at http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/18/1823848.pdf and http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/2/35/1821797.pdf, respectively.
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 4
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 4
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 12
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 12
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 8
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 8
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 6
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 5
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 5
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 5
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 5
- ↑ OECD 1997 at 5