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ANNEXURE B

Competition Concerns in the Globalising Economy

(Questionnaire for Stakeholders Other Than Competition Authority)

 

1 Identification Particulars

a. Name of the country

 

 

b. Name :

Serial No./Code No:

 

c. Professional association

 

Government Dept.

Consumer Org. /NGO

Business/Chamber of Commerce

Competition/Regulatory Authority

Trade Union

Academia/Media

Any other (specify)

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

       

1

Are you familiar with:

 

a

[Country specific competition law e.g.MRTP Act]?

Yes o No o

b

[Country specific consumer law e.g.COPRA]?

Yes o No o

c

Do you think competition law is useful and necessary for the country?

Yes o No o

d

Are the provisions of the law adequate to deal with:

 

i

national competition concerns?

Yes o No o

ii

cross-border competition concerns

Yes o No o

e

Do you think that the law is effectively enforced?

Yes o No o

2

To the best of your knowledge, have there been cases of the following anti-competitive practices in your country?

 

a

Cartels

 

i

Cement

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Shipping/ Road haulage

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

Pharmaceuticals

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iv

Other sector(s) ______________________

 

b

Bid-rigging

Yes o No o Don’t know o

c

Exclusive dealing

 

i

Consumer durables

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Other sector(s) ______________________

 

d

Abuse of dominance

 

i

Food and beverages

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Pharmaceuticals

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

Tobacco

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iv

Other sector(s) ______________________

 

e

Unfair trade practices

 

i

Banking

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Other sector(s) ______________________

 

3

Are you aware of any anti-competitive effects in your country from the following:

 

a

International cartels

 

i

International vitamins cartel

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

International seamless steel tubes cartel

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

International cement cartel

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iv

Other (please specify)_____________________

 

v

Was any action taken on any of these by the Competition Authority?

Yes o Which?_________

No o Don’t know o

b

International mergers & acquisitions

 

i

Gillette-Wilkinson

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

CocaCola-Cadbury Schweppes

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

BAT-Rothmans

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iv

GlaxoWelcome-SmithKline Beecham

Yes o No o Don’t know o

v

Other (please specify) ____________________

 

vi

Was any action taken on any of these by the Competition Authority?

Yes o Which?_________

No o Don’t know o

c

Export cartels

 

i

Soda ash

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Other (please specify) ____________________

 

iii

Was any action taken on these by the Competition Authority?

Yes o No o Don’t know o

d

Anti-competitive practices in regional cross-border service provision

 

i

Road haulage

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Shipping

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

Other (please specify) ____________________

 

iv

Was any action taken by the Competition Authority?

Yes o Which?_________

No o Don’t know o

e

Abuse of dominant market position by a foreign firm

 

i

Banking

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Pharmaceuticals

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

Food and beverages

 

iv

Other (please specify) ____________________

 

v

Was any action taken by the Competition Authority?

Yes: which?___________

No o Don’t know o

f

Bid-rigging by a foreign firm(s)

 

i

Construction

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Machinery

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

Other (please specify) ____________________

 

iv

Was any action taken by the Competition Authority?

Yes: which?___________

No o Don’t know o

g

Dumping

 

i

Electrical goods

Yes o No o Don’t know o

ii

Dairy products

Yes o No o Don’t know o

iii

Other (please specify) ____________________

 

iv

Was any action taken by the Competition Authority?

Yes: which?___________

No o Don’t know o

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