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SERC Consultative Panel Discussion
“Malaysia’s Competition Act 2010”5th January 2012, 2.30pm
Moderated By
Dato’ Dr. Ir. Andy Seo
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Socio-Economic Research Centre
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Presented by
SHILA DORAI [email protected]
Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)
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Competition Law 2010
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Synopsis
Part IBackground
Part IIProhibitions
Part IIIMalaysia
Competition Commission
• Need for competition law – an enforcement issue• Worldwide enforcement• Back home in Malaysia
• Application• Prohibition 1: Agreements which distort competition• Relief from liability• Prohibition 2: Abuse of dominant Position• General Exclusion
• Competition law eco system• Guidelines and competition champion• Complaints and investigation• Sanctions and appeal
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Part I - Why Competition Law?Part I - Why Competition Law?
HEALTHY COMPETITION
Healthy competition will make the
economy more efficient and dynamic
PROMOTE COMPETITION Promote competition to increase private investment and market
dynamism
COMPETITIVE ECONOMY
Creating a competitive domestic economy
Competition Law provides a regulatory framework
against market manipulation and cartel
practices
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Background of Competition Law in Malaysia
Policy discussions on Competition regime since 1995!
1 Competition Act 2010 (Act 712)
2 Competition Commission Act 2010 (Act 713)
Fair TradePractices
Policy(2005)
Encourage growthof firms through
efficiency andinnovation
&Prevent anticompetitive
practices─ collusion/cartel
activities andabuse of market
power
Mandate for development and implementation of
competition policy & law:
Eighth Malaysia Plan(2001 -2005)
Ninth Malaysia Plan(2006 -2010)
Tenth Malaysia Plan (2011 – 2015)
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Background: What’s in it for me?
Government Correlation between competition and GDP Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
Businesses Product spurred by efficiency and innovation Level Playing Field(big and small, foreign and local) Protect from abuses by Dominant Firms
Consumers Lower prices Better products and innovation Freedom of choice
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In ASEAN, Philippines Laos, Cambodia, & Myanmar are the
only countries yet to implement Competition Act
Philippines has competition provision in its 1987 Constitution
but no effective framework
Degree of implementation of Competition
Law in Asia
Having the Act alone is not enough, we need to IMPLEMENT