Country update lists
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Country | Content | Added | Checker | Checked |
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Afghanistan | ||||
Albania |
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Algeria | ||||
Andorra | Helen | Seems to be no competition law (checked Andorran gazette (it's in Catalan) & found no laws; no other sources indicate competition laws, Global competition forum says no CL). | ||
Angola | ||||
Anguilla | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
Argentina | Katerina | |||
Armenia | ||||
Aruba | ||||
Australia | ||||
Austria | Lynne | |||
Azerbaijan | ||||
Bahamas | ||||
Bahrain | ||||
Bangladesh | ||||
Barbados | ||||
Belarus | ||||
Belgium | Marc | Coded 2006, added to penalties page. | ||
Belize | ||||
Benin | ||||
Bermuda | ||||
Bhutan | ||||
Bolivia | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
Botswana | As of July, 2008, no competition law - HC | |||
Brazil | ||||
British Virgin Islands | ||||
Brunei | ||||
Bulgaria | Helen | Cbanged scoring on 2003 re: divestitures, efficiency defense for mergers, and third party rights in proceedings. Coded EU. | ||
Burkina Faso | ||||
Burma(Myanmar) | ||||
Burundi | ||||
Cambodia | ||||
Cameroon | Helen | Appears to be current. Couldn't find mention of additional statutes or amendments. An earlier statute is available in French @ http://www.spm.gov.cm/showtexte.php?idtexte=144&lang=en. Translated with Google/internet translation engines and added to Wiki page. Would like to get it checked, but also want to wait until human French/English translation available. Changed scoring on modern statute re: 3rd party rights and market sharing. | ||
Canada | Helen | |||
Cape Verde | ||||
Cayman Islands | ||||
Central African Republic | ||||
Chad |
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Chile | ||||
China | ||||
Christmas Island | ||||
Colombia | Marc | |||
Comoros | ||||
Congo,Democratic Republic of | ||||
Congo, Republic of | ||||
Cook islands | ||||
Costa Rica | ||||
Cote d'Ivoire | ||||
Croatia | ||||
Cuba | No competition law in force, HEC | |||
Cyprus | Lynne | |||
Czech Republic | Katerina | |||
Denmark | Katerina | |||
Djibouti | ||||
Dominica | ||||
Dominican Republic | ||||
Ecuador | ||||
Egypt | Marc | |||
El Salvador | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | ||||
Eritrea | ||||
Estonia | Marc | |||
Ethiopia | ||||
Faroe Island | ||||
Fiji | ||||
Finland | Katarina | |||
France | Helen | Coded 2005, added (small, noncoded) page for 1810; added 1953, 63, 77, 86. Added to penalties page. | ||
French Polynesia | ||||
Gabon | ||||
The Gambia | ||||
Gaza Strip | ||||
Georgia | ||||
Germany | Germany | |||
Ghana | ||||
Gibraltar | ||||
Greece | Lynne | |||
Greenland | ||||
Grenada | ||||
Guadeloupe | Helen | overseas department of France, citizens are citizens of France, mostly under French law with limited self-government. | ||
Guatemala | ||||
Guernsey | ||||
Guinea | ||||
Guinea-Bisseau | ||||
Guyana | ||||
Haiti | No competition law - HEC | |||
Honduras | Katerina | |||
Hong Kong | ||||
Hungary | Katerina | |||
Iceland | ||||
India | ||||
Indonesia | ||||
Iran | ||||
Iraq | ||||
Ireland | Marc | |||
Isle of Man | ||||
Israel | Marc | |||
Italy | Lynne | Added current statute. | Helen | 2007 |
Jersey Channel Islands | ||||
Jamaica | ||||
Japan | ||||
Jordan | Marc | |||
Kazakhstan | Helen | Added most recent statute, added to penalty lists. | ||
Kenya | ||||
Kiribati | ||||
Kosovo | ||||
Kuwait | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | ||||
Laos | ||||
Latvia | ||||
Lebanon | ||||
Lesotho | ||||
Liberia | ||||
Libya | ||||
Liechtenstein | ||||
Lithuania | ||||
Luxembourg | Lynne | |||
Macau | ||||
Macedonia | Helen | Added 2005-2007 statutes to page. Added to penalties page. | ||
Madagascar | ||||
Malawi | ||||
Malaysia | ||||
Mali | ||||
Malta | Helen | Added 2007. Coded the EU section | ||
Marshall Islands | ||||
Martinique | Helen | Overseas department of France, citizens are French nationals, mostly under French law with limited self-government. | ||
Mauritania | ||||
Mauritius | ||||
Mexico | ||||
Micronesia | ||||
Moldova | ||||
Monaco | ||||
Mongolia | Helen | Coded 2000. Added to penalties page. | ||
Montenegro | ||||
"Morocco" | ||||
Mozambique | Helen - no competition law in force (scheduled to arrive this summer) | |||
Namibia | ||||
Nauru | ||||
Nepal | ||||
Netherlands | Marc | |||
Netherlands Antilles | ||||
New Zealand | Helen | Added most recent statute, added to penalties page, added 1986 statute. | ||
"Nicaragua" | ||||
Niger | ||||
Nigeria | ||||
Niue | ||||
Northern Mariana Islands | ||||
Norway | ||||
Oman | ||||
Pakistan | ||||
Palau | ||||
Panama | Katerina | |||
Papua New Guinea | ||||
Paraguay | Helen | Paraguay has no competition legislation, but it's developing one, so I'm moving it from a listing to the notes. | ||
Peru | ||||
Philippines | ||||
Poland | Helen | |||
Portugal | ||||
"Qatar" | ||||
Romania | ||||
Russia | Helen | Changed scoring and references on 2002 page. Changed scoring on 2006 statute as to merger notification, bid rigging, limiting market access, and penalties. | ||
Rwanda | ||||
Saint Helena | ||||
St. Kitts and Nevis | ||||
St. Lucia | ||||
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||
Samoa | ||||
San Marino | ||||
Sao Tome and Principe | ||||
Saudi Arabia | Helen | Made changes to recent statute, added to penalties page. |
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Senegal | ||||
Serbia | Helen | Combined Yugoslavia/Serbia and Serbia/Montenegro into single Serbia entry (it's a separate country now). Changed scoring on 2005 Serbia statute re:third party rights. Entered penalty data into penalty page. | ||
Seychelles | ||||
Sierra Leone | ||||
Singapore | ||||
Slovak Republic | Katerina | EU addition | ||
Slovenia | Helen | Original coders had coded 2004 statute as 1999 statute, double checked the scoring, changed the date. There's a 2008 statute, but only available in Slovene, which we can't translate without a human translator. Added 2004 to penalties page. Don't want to code EU off the old statute. | ||
Solomon Islands | ||||
Somalia | ||||
South Africa | Helen | Scored 1979, rescored 2000. Added to penalties page. | ||
South Korea | ||||
Spain | Katerina | |||
Sri Lanka | ||||
Sudan | ||||
Suriname | ||||
Swaziland | ||||
Sweden | Katerina | EU addition | ||
Switzerland | ||||
Syria | Helen | Coded 2008 (Syria's first competition statute), added to penalties page. | ||
Taiwan | ||||
Tajikistan | ||||
Tanzania | ||||
Thailand | ||||
Timor-Leste | ||||
Togo | ||||
Tonga | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Helen | Added competition statute, added to penalties page. | ||
Tunisia | ||||
Turkey | ||||
Turkmenistan | Helen - can't find a competition law, and sources suggest that the state controls the economy, so finding one might be unlikely. | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands | ||||
Tuvalu | ||||
Uganda | ||||
Ukraine | ||||
United Arab Emirates | Lynne - has no competition law at this time, but one has been in the process of being drafted since 2006. | |||
United Kingdom | Lynne | |||
United States | ||||
Uruguay | ||||
Uzbekistan | ||||
Vanuatu | ||||
Venezuela | ||||
Vietnam | ||||
West Bank | ||||
Yemen | ||||
Zambia | ||||
Zimbabwe | Helen | No earlier statutes than 1996. No later statutes than 2001. Recoded 1996 and 2001. Added to penalties page. |