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South Africa: Implemented Competition Amendment Act 2018 including competition authority governance

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Implemented Competition Amendment Act 2018 including competition authority governance

On 14 February 2019, Competition Amendment Act 2018 entered into force. Notably, the Amendment Act sets out an “adverse effects” test, which allows the Competition Commission to conduct a market inquiry if there is a feature in a market that restricts, impedes or distorts competition in the market.

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Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2019-02-14
in force

On 14 February 2019, Competition Amendment Act 2018 entered into force. Notably, the Amendment Act …

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