Uruguay 2001

Score = 8

Governed by: Decree Governing Defense of Competition of March 15, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as “Decree”), Law No. 17, 243 of June 29, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as Law 17, 243), and Law No. 17, 296 of February 21, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as Law 17, 296).

Category	Subcategory	Score	Comment
Scope	Extraterritoriality	0
Remedies	Fines	1	Article 157 of Law 17, 296 allows the government to impose fines for repeated violations of Article 14 of law 17, 243.
	Prison Sentences	0
	Divestitures	0
Private Enforcement	3rd Party Initiation	1	Article 2 of the Decree says that proceedings can be initiated by any affected person.
	Remedies Available to 3rd Parties	0
	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	0
	Abusive Acts	1	Article 14 of Law 17, 243 prohibits the abuse of a dominant position.
	Price Setting	1	Article 14(a) of Law 17, 243 prohibits price setting.
	Discriminatory Pricing	1	Article 14(c) of Law 17, 243 prohibits applying unequal terms for similar transactions.
	Resale Price Maintenance	0
	Obstacles to Entry	0
	Efficiency Defense	0
Restrictive Trade Practices	Price Fixing	1	Article 14(a) of Law 17, 243 prohibits price fixing.
	Tying	1	Article 14(d) of law 17, 243 prohibits tying arrangements.
	Market Division	0
	Output Restraint	1	Article 14(b) of Law 17, 243 prohibits output restraint.
	Market Sharing	0
	Eliminating Competitors	0
	Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging	0
	Supply Refusal	0
	Efficiency Defense	0