Events and Speeches
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Competition Commission held a workshop on “Enhancing Competition in
Mauritius: A New Competition Regime.”
The Competition Commission of Mauritius (CCM) held a workshop on “Enhancing Competition in Mauritius: A New Competition Regime,” on Tuesday 08th December 2009 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre at Pailles. Some 175 participants from various sectors of the Mauritian economy were present, among them leaders in the private and public sectors.
Mauritius: A New Competition Regime.”
The Competition Commission of Mauritius (CCM) held a workshop on “Enhancing Competition in Mauritius: A New Competition Regime,” on Tuesday 08th December 2009 at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre at Pailles. Some 175 participants from various sectors of the Mauritian economy were present, among them leaders in the private and public sectors.
The main components of the workshop were as below:
•Welcome address by Mr. John Davies, Executive Director of CCM
•Opening Remarks by Mr. Rajiv Servansingh, Vice Chairman of the CCM
•The Legal framework of Anti-Competitive behavior by Mrs. Kiran Meetarbhan, Director (Legal) at CCM
•Competition Issues: A consumer protection perspective by Mr. Mosadeq Sahebdin from Institute of Consumer Protection
•Presentation by Mr. Raj Makhoond, Director of the Joint Economic Council
•Competition Issues in the Broadcasting and Information Technology Sector by Mr. Trilock Dwarka, Chairman of IBA & ICTA and Dr. Krishna Oolun, Chief Executive of ICTA
•Cartels by Mr. Sanjeev Ghurburrun, Barrister at Law & Partner at GGG Chambers
•Presentation by Mr. Kiran Juwaheer, President of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry
•Competition cases: Experience from New Zealand by Miss Tamara Linnhoff, Consultant Economist at CCM
•Discussions & Conclusion
•Welcome address by Mr. John Davies, Executive Director of CCM
•Opening Remarks by Mr. Rajiv Servansingh, Vice Chairman of the CCM
•The Legal framework of Anti-Competitive behavior by Mrs. Kiran Meetarbhan, Director (Legal) at CCM
•Competition Issues: A consumer protection perspective by Mr. Mosadeq Sahebdin from Institute of Consumer Protection
•Presentation by Mr. Raj Makhoond, Director of the Joint Economic Council
•Competition Issues in the Broadcasting and Information Technology Sector by Mr. Trilock Dwarka, Chairman of IBA & ICTA and Dr. Krishna Oolun, Chief Executive of ICTA
•Cartels by Mr. Sanjeev Ghurburrun, Barrister at Law & Partner at GGG Chambers
•Presentation by Mr. Kiran Juwaheer, President of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry
•Competition cases: Experience from New Zealand by Miss Tamara Linnhoff, Consultant Economist at CCM
•Discussions & Conclusion
Mr. John Davies and Mr. Rajiv Servansingh highlighted the role and responsibilities of the Competition Commission of Mauritius in the local context. The Competition Law is of upmost importance to ensure the welfare of consumers, good health of the economy and for sound competition in general. The Competition Act 2007 is now fully in force and the CCM will open its first investigation in December 2009. Several other investigation cases will follow, most probably in January 2010.
Mr. John Davies, Executive Director of CCM
Mr. Rajiv Servansingh, Vice Chairman of CCM
The legal framework of anti-competitive behavior was explained by Mrs. Kiran Meetarbhan, who described the powers of the Commission and the Executive Director as set out in the Competition Act 2007.
Mr. Mosadeq Sahebdin from the Institute of Consumer Protection welcomed the arrival of the CCM and provided his views on areas he considered a priority for action by the Commission.
In the afternoon session, the representative of the Joint Economic Council, Mr. Raj Makhoond, noted the historical basis of the Act, in the
Mr. Mosadeq Sahebdin from the Institute of Consumer Protection welcomed the arrival of the CCM and provided his views on areas he considered a priority for action by the Commission.
In the afternoon session, the representative of the Joint Economic Council, Mr. Raj Makhoond, noted the historical basis of the Act, in the
Mrs. Kiran Meetarbhan, Director (Legal) of CCM
overall policy of the liberalization and modernization of the Mauritian economy. He noted that the solid regulatory base of the economy is one of the main pillars that has shielded the Mauritian economy from the financial crisis.
Mr. Mosadeq Sahebdin, Director - ICP
Mr. Raj Makhoond, Director - JEC
The implications that the Competition Act may have on the Broadcasting sector and the Information and communication sector was presented by Mr. Trilock Dwarka (Chairman of IBA) and Mr. Krishna Oolun (Chief Executive of ICTA) respectively.
Mr. Trilock Dwarka, Chairman IBA
Mr. Krishna Oolun, Chief Executive, ICTA
Quoting the well-known movie, “The Godfather,” Mr. Sanjeev Ghurburrun, explained Cartels and collusive agreements in more detail and the underlying penalties that may apply. He underlined that there is no need to have formal legally binding agreements amongst entities for a breach of the Act to be committed. There is a leniency program that has been put in place to encourage enterprises who are in collusive agreements or are aware of it, to disclose this and collaborate with the CCM. In return they will be exempted (fully or partially) from the penalties.
Mr. Sanjeev Ghurburrun, Barrister at Law
The president of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Kiran Juwaheer, also welcomed the Act, while raising some concerns about its application in practice with regard to strategic agreements and to IP rights.
Mr. Kiran Juwaheer, President of MCCI
Miss Tamara Linnhoff, a consultant economist previously at the Commerce Commission of New Zealand and presently assisting the CCM in developing its investigations, gave a presentation of some relevant competition cases from New Zealand.
Mrs. Tamara Linnhoff, Consultant Economist
Mr. V Naugah, Legal Executive at CCM
The session was concluded after a series of questions and discussions with senior representatives of the CCM.
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