The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 (Bill) was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Economic Development (Minister) on Wednesday, 11 July 2018.
The Bill reflects significant changes to the Competition Act, 1998 (Act) which, when enacted, will likely impact business in South Africa materially. The Bill has been presented as an instrument of economic policy that aims to address policy imperatives of Government related to the South African economy and its history – in particular with respect to questions of inequality, skewed ownership and the perceived concentrated nature of the economy.
This below articles unpack the various sections of the Bill in more detail, and provide a number of perspectives of the main proposals contained therein. The objective of these articles is to encourage debate and understanding of the policy outcomes reflected in the Bill and to allow business to consider the impact thereof.
- The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament
- The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament – the second of a series of perspectives of the main proposals contained in the Bill
- The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament: Abuse of dominance – section 8
- The proposed amendments to the exemption provisions of the Competition Act, 89 of 1998
- The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament: Price discrimination by a dominant firm in terms of Section 9
- Proposed amendments to the market inquiry provisions of the Competition Act, 89 of 1998 (the Act) as set out in the Competition Amendment Bill, 2018
- The proposed amendments to the administrative penalty provisions of the Competition Act, 89 of 1998 (the Act) as set out in the Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament
- The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament: National security considerations
- The Competition Amendment Bill, 2018 introduced in Parliament