Mondaq Latin America: Anti-trust/Competition Law
The recent issuance of decisions accepting commitments offered by alleged infringers to cease anticompetitive conducts shows the interest of the Argentine Antitrust Commission in these types of procedures.
The Commercial Court of Appeals upheld a decision which rejected a claim brought for damages arising from an alleged abuse of dominant position.
Information and technical exchange with foreign regulators could help the Antitrust Commission to enrich its current practice so as to keep pushing its standards even higher.
Em 4 de abril de 2013, a Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis ("ANP") emitiu o Ofício Circular nº 003/2013/SEP ("Ofício Circular"), por meio do qual deixou claro que a cessão de direitos e obrigações decorrentes de contratos de concessão referentes à exploração e produção ("E&P") de petróleo e gás natural está sujeita a aprovação prévia do CADE, autoridade concorrencial brasileira.
The Brazilian agency for petroleum, natural gas and biofuels has recently issued Directive No. 003/2013/SEP, by means of which it made clear that the assignment of rights under concession agreements in the exploration & production segment is subject to the prior approval by CADE, the Brazilian antitrust authority.
The Brazil Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) have recently executed a cooperation agreement ("Cooperation Agreement"), with the purpose of coordinating the activities of both agencies.
On March 11, 2013, the Administrative Council of Economic Defense ("CADE") published in the Brazilian Official Gazette the Resolution no. 5/2013.
The Brazilian antitrust authority has recently issued an amendment to the current rules governing cease and desist commitments in administrative proceedings for the investigation of antitrust infringements.
The Brazilian antitrust authority has recently issued an amendment to the current rules governing cease and desist commitments in administrative proceedings for the investigation of antitrust infringements.
Protection against unfair competition is founded on the principles established in the Federal Constitution of 1988, with respect to economic policy, namely free competition and consumer protection and control of abuse of economic power and unfair competition.
The Brazilian competition authority, CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), has published a proposed regulation for settling potential antitrust liability for cartel activity.
The so-called Brazilian Competition Defense System has been working hard to improve the Brazilian antitrust system and optimize both the analysis of highly complex merger review cases.
On December 1, 2011, after nearly seven years of ongoing deliberations, President Dilma Rouseff finally sanctioned the bill of law amending several sections of the Brazilian Antitrust Law.
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") issued yesterday, May 29, 2012, the applicable regulations for the new Brazilian pre-merger control regime.
On May 29, 2012, Brazil's New Merger Law entered into force and the Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") issued Merger Regulations that further define what transactions must be reported and what filing procedures followed in Brazil's new pre-merger control regime.
Since 1994, when the current Brazilian antitrust law (Law no. 8,884/1994) was enacted, the merger review process has been subject to criticism.
The Chilean competition Authority, Fiscalía Nacional
Económica (FNE) published new Guidelines on Competition Law
Compliance Programs.
Recently the Antitrust Commission in Honduras drafted a Guide of Reference Document fro the proper definition of Relevant Market adapted to local law.
Last Thursday, Mexico’s antitrust commission repealed its largest fine ever issued—a US$925 million fine against Telcel
Mexican Competition Commission Accepts Commitments And Revokes Monopolization Fine Imposed On Telcel
The Mexican Federal Competition Commission ("CFC") has revoked a fine of approximately US $1 billion that it had imposed on Mexican telecommunications company Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A de C.V. (Telcel), a subsidiary of América Móvil, owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.
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On December 1, 2011, after nearly seven years of ongoing deliberations, President Dilma Rouseff finally sanctioned the bill of law amending several sections of the Brazilian Antitrust Law.
The Brazil Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) have recently executed a cooperation agreement ("Cooperation Agreement"), with the purpose of coordinating the activities of both agencies.
The Brazilian agency for petroleum, natural gas and biofuels has recently issued Directive No. 003/2013/SEP, by means of which it made clear that the assignment of rights under concession agreements in the exploration & production segment is subject to the prior approval by CADE, the Brazilian antitrust authority.
Em 4 de abril de 2013, a Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis ("ANP") emitiu o Ofício Circular nº 003/2013/SEP ("Ofício Circular"), por meio do qual deixou claro que a cessão de direitos e obrigações decorrentes de contratos de concessão referentes à exploração e produção ("E&P") de petróleo e gás natural está sujeita a aprovação prévia do CADE, autoridade concorrencial brasileira.
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense ("CADE") issued yesterday, May 29, 2012, the applicable regulations for the new Brazilian pre-merger control regime.
Recently the Antitrust Commission in Honduras drafted a Guide of Reference Document fro the proper definition of Relevant Market adapted to local law.
Protection against unfair competition is founded on the principles established in the Federal Constitution of 1988, with respect to economic policy, namely free competition and consumer protection and control of abuse of economic power and unfair competition.
