Cameroon (July, 1998)

Score = 17

Governed by: Law 98/013 of 14 July 1998 relating to competition (hereinafter referred to as “Act”)

Category	Subcategory	Score	Comment
Scope	Extraterritoriality	1	§2 extends the law to anything having an effect on the domestic market
Remedies	Fines	1	§24 allows fines for violations of the Act.
	Prison Sentences	0
	Divestitures	1	§26 allows an improperly merged corporation to be dissolved.
Private Enforcement	3rd Party Initiation	1	§35 allows any natural person or corporation to initiate an investigation by the National Competition Committee
	Remedies Available to 3rd Parties	1	§33 allows third parties to collect damages.
	3rd Party Rights in Proceedings	0
Merger Notification	Voluntary	0
	Mandatory	3	§18 requires mandatory pre-merger notification.
	Pre-merger	2	§18 requires mandatory pre-merger notification.
	Post-merger	0
Merger Assessment	Dominance	0
	Restriction of Competition	1	§4 prohibits mergers that distort competition.
	Public Interest (Pro D)	1	§17 allows otherwise impermissible mergers when they improve the performance of the national economy.
	Public Interest (Pro Authority)	0
	Other	1	§16 lists business failure as a consideration in merger assessment
	Efficiency	1	§17 provides an efficiency defense for mergers that have some negative effects on competition.
Dominance	Limits Access	1	§11 prohibits limiting access.
	Abusive Acts	1	§4 prohibits abuses by dominant firms.
	Price Setting	0
	Discriminatory Pricing	0
	Resale Price Maintenance	0
	Obstacles to Entry	1	§11 prohibits restricting market entry.
	Efficiency Defense	1	§12 creates an efficiency defense for §11 violations.
Restrictive Trade Practices	Price Fixing	1	§5 prohibits price fixing.
	Tying	0
	Market Division	0
	Output Restraint	1	§5 prohibits output restraint.
	Market Sharing	1	§5 prohibits market sharing
	Eliminating Competitors	0
	Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging	1	§5 prohibits collusive tendering.
	Supply Refusal	0
	Efficiency Defense	1	§6 provides an efficiency defense for §5 violations.