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Table 2: Number of Competition Matters Handled During 1999 - 2010
Case Category 1999-2001 2002-2004 2005-2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
Restrictive Practices 58 61 54 14 15 18 220
Mergers and Acquisitions 24 78 81 16 9 14 222
Competition Studies 9 12 13 2 1 1 38
Totals 91 151 148 32 25 33 480
(CTC Annual Report, 2010)
strictive
practices, unfair business practices and
merger control. There is no separation of duties as
to cartel, abuse of dominance and merger control
cases.
3.8.2.1 Restrictive Business Practices
Since the effective commencement of the Commission’s
operations in 1999, the Commission
197
has made decisions on a total of 100 competition
cases involving restrictive and unfair business
practices (inclusion of anticompetitive agreements,
and abuse of dominance) from the Directorate’s
preliminary investigations. Of those decisions, 59
were made during the period 1999-2005, 29 during
the period 2006-2009, and 12 during the period
2010-2011. Table 3 shows the Commission’s
decisions on restrictive business practices during
the 1999-2011 period:
Table 3: Commission Decisions on Restrictive Business Practices During 1999-2011 Period
Period Commission Decision
1999-2005
2006-2009
2010-2011
Of the 59 cases made decisions on during the period 1999-2005, 14 were closed for lack of competition concerns, 8 were closed for
lack of serious competition concerns, 8 were closed for lack of evidence to substantiate the allegations, 12 proceeded to the full-scale
investigation stage, 10 were closed following conclusion of consent agreements, 4 were closed on discontinuation of alleged restrictive
controls on the relevant products.
Of the 29 decisions made on restrictive and unfair business practices during the period 2006-2009, 6 were on the closure of the case for
for lack of serious competition concerns,4 on closure of the case on conclusion of consent agreements, 3 were on closure of the case for
lack of competition concerns, 2 were on closure of the case for lack of jurisdiction, 1 was on closure of the case for discontinuation of the
alleged restrictive practices, 1 was referred to other relevant authorities, and 1 was shelved pending lifting of government price controls
on the relevant products.
Of the 12 decisions on restrictive and unfair business practices made during the period 2010-2011, 4 were on proceeding the case to
the full-scale investigation stage, 3 were to close the case for lack of competition concerns, 2 were to close the case for lack of evidence
to substantiate the allegations, 1 was to close the case following conclusion of a consent agreement, 1 was to refer the case to the
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