Guidance

On 27 July 2015, the Competition Commission (Commission) and the Communications Authority issued six Guidelines under the Competition Ordinance, namely:

• Guideline on the First Conduct Rule
• Guideline on the Second Conduct Rule
• Guideline on the Merger Rule
• Guideline on Complaints
• Guideline on Investigations
• Guideline on Applications for a Decision under Sections 9 and 24 (Exclusions and Exemptions) and Section 15 Block Exemption Orders

The Guidelines provide guidance on how the Commission and the Communications Authority intend to interpret and give effect to the provisions of the Ordinance. Further details can be found on the individual pages of each Guideline.

In addition, the Commission has further published a number of guidance notes and policy documents on specific issues. Please refer to our Other Guidance page and Policy Documents for further details.