Fiji Sun Monday 25 Sepptember 2016 The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission (“FCCC”) has been established under Section 7 of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Act 2010 (“FCCC Act 2010”). The provisions of the Consumer Law in Fiji are covered under Part 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the FCCC Act 2010.
Part 6 of FCCC Act 2010: – Restrictive Trade Practices
The general purpose and scope of part six of FCCC Act 2010 can be described by saying that it contains provisions which prescribe and regulate agreements and conduct and which are aimed at procuring and maintaining competition in trade and commerce.
Broadly speaking, these provisions either control or proscribe the making of certain contracts or arrangement or the reaching of certain understandings, the giving or extracting of certain covenants in relation to the goods or services, the conduct of engaging in the practices of monopolization, exclusive dealing or resale price maintenance, engaging in predatory price discrimination, engaging in Anti-competitive conducts, Misuse of market power and the increasing of market share by means of takeover or merger. Read more…
