Draft Guidelines under the Competition Ordinance - 2014

On 9 October 2014 the Competition Commission (Commission) and the Communications Authority (CA) jointly issued for public comment six draft guidelines (Draft Guidelines) under the Competition Ordinance (Ordinance). For a copy of the press release, click here . For a copy of an Overview of the Draft Guidelines, click here .

The six Draft Guidelines are:
• Draft Guideline on Complaints [ Click here ]
• Draft Guideline on Investigations [ Click here ]
• Draft Guideline on Applications for a Decision under Sections 9 and 24 (Exclusions and Exemptions) and Section 15 Block Exemption Orders [ Click here ]
• Draft Guideline on the First Conduct Rule [ Click here ]
• Draft Guideline on the Second Conduct Rule [ Click here ]
• Draft Guideline on the Merger Rule [ Click here ]

The Draft Guidelines are intended to present the views of the Commission and the CA on how they intend to interpret and apply the provisions of the Ordinance.

The period for accepting submissions on the Draft Guidelines is now closed.

To view the submissions received, please click here .