By Eduardo Frade1 & Pedro Anitelle2   It has been over 5 years since, in previous columns at CPI,3 we called attention to a unique case then under review by the...

By Alexis German Pirchio1   In May 2018, Argentina enacted Act No. 27.442 on the Defence of Competition (“LDC,” for its acronym in Spanish), the first antitrust law in the...

By Agustin Waisman*   Argentina is a member of the United Nations, and has committed itself to achieving the 17 economic, social and environmental goals set by the UN’s Agenda...

By Luis Marin-Tobar & Daniela Irigoyen-Samaniego*   Ecuador has had a standing competition law since October 13, 2011, when the Organic Law for the Regulation and Control of Market Power (“Competition Law”) was enacted. This legal framework includes provisions which prohibit unjustified Non-Compete agreements, marking them as a form of abuse of dominance in Art. […]

By Paulo Burnier da Silveira and Thaiane Abreu1   Introduction The energy sector has been under the careful watch of policymakers and competition authorities. It is an industry with particular characteristics that justify a special degree of attention, including the importance of guaranteeing a reliable energy supply, as well as environmental considerations, non-storability (in most […]

By David Fila1   The last two decades have seen extraordinary legislative efforts in the European Union (EU) and Latin America to strengthen both public and private enforcement of competition laws, especially through the implementation of leniency programs, and the development of public and special regimes for follow-on damage claims for private enforcement. Experiences in […]

By Julián Peña1   In recent years, the Latin America region has seen and will continue to see a process that has brought big changes. Competition law enforcement has not been immune to this. The uncertainty that prevails over many Latin American countries has begun to take a toll on the development of their competition […]

Predatory pricing has been established as an abuse of dominance forms of conducting Colombia. The law describes two different conducts dealing with the same kind of practice: predatory pricing, and regional predatory pricing. This conduct will take place when a dominant company lowers prices below its cost level, aimed at maintaining or increasing its dominance […]

By Valentina Novoa1   The global financial architecture has changed. Indeed, the entry of new Fintech companies across the world has spurred the need for new regulation frameworks that can adapt to this new scenario by promoting innovation, competition, and financial inclusion. As is the case with digital platforms more generally, data has become an […]

Below, we have provided the full transcript of the interview with Ricardo Riesco, National Economic Prosecutor of Chile’s Competition Authority, the Fiscal Nacional Económico (FNE), recorded on October 22, 2021. This is part of a series of videos that CPI is producing where we will interview the heads of various NCAs all around the world. […]

By Manuel Abarca Meza*   I. Introduction “Digital-Mania” in Competition Law has finally arrived in Chile, one might think at first sight. On the one hand, several academic activities discussing “challenges” to Competition Law have taken place. On the other hand, the national competition authorities, the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (“FNE,” Chilean Competition Authority) and the […]

By Luis Marin-Tobar1   Introduction Ecuador is close to reaching the ten-year anniversary of its first domestic competition law, the “Organic Law for the Regulation and Control of Market Power,” which entered into force on October 11, 2011, and brought about the country’s first merger control regime with characteristics that set it apart from global […]