Avviz mill-Ufficcju tal-Kompetizzjoni Gusta

Minóabba li dan l-aóóar tóabbru numru ta' amalgamazzjonijiet (mergers), l-Uffiððju tal-Kompetizzjoni Íusta óass il-búonn li jiíbed l-attenzjoni ta' l-intrapriúi lokali li kull ftehim, deðiújoni jew prattika li xxekkel il-kompetizzjoni fis-suq lokali hija suííetta æall-investigazzjoni ta' dan l-Uffiððju li l-funzjoni ewlennija tieæu hija li jara li ma jkunx hemm ksur tal-provvedimenti ta' l-Att tal-1994 dwar il-Kompetizzjoni.

Qed tiníibed l-attenzjoni ta' dawk l-intrapriúi li qeædin f'poúizzjoni dominanti fis-suq rilevanti æall-artiklu 10 ta' dan l-Att li jistipula li "kull persuna inkarigata minn intrapriúa li jkollha æalfejn taóseb li l-intrapriúa tkun f'poúizzjoni dominanti u li xi azzjoni, prattika jew óaía oóra maæmula jew imóollija barra milli ssir minnha jistæu jikkostitwixxu abbuú minn poúizzjoni dominanti projbit taót l-artiklu 9 ta' dan l-Att m'æandhiex tieóu dik l-azzjoni, jew taæmel dik il-prattika jew óaía oóra, qabel ma ííib l-approvazzjoni tad-Direttur æaliha".

Æaldaqstant, l-intrapriúi kollha li jinsabu f'poúizzjoni dominanti æandhom jiúguraw ruóhom li m'huma jiksru l-ebda provvediment ta' dan l-Att u l-aktar l-artiklu hawn fuq imsemmi.

Notice by the Office for Fair Competition

In view of the recent mergers which have been announced, the Office for Fair Competition feels it is opportune to draw the attention of all local undertakings that any agreement, decision or practice which distorts competition in the Maltese market is subject to the investigations of the Office for Fair Competition whose main function is to ensure that no infringements of the Competition Act 1994 take place.

The attention of all undertakings who are in a dominant position in the relevant market is drawn to section 10 of this legislation which stipulates that "Any person in charge of an undertaking who has reason to believe that the undertaking is in a dominant position and that any action, practice or other matter done or omitted to be done by them may constitute an abuse of a dominant position prohibited under section 9 of this Act, shall not take such action, or make such practice or other matter, before obtaining the approval of the Director thereof".

Consequently, all undertakings in a dominant position are to ensure that they are not infringing any of the provisions of the Act and in particular the above mentioned section.