NATIONAL LEGISLATION ON COMPETITION POLICY
| Argentina |
 Law 25.156, on Protection of Competition National Decree 1.019 of 1999 [only available in
Spanish]
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| Brazil |
Constitution of Brazil, promulgated in 1988. Articles 170, 173 and 174. [only available in
Portuguese] |
Law No. 9021 of March 30, 1995. Provides for implementation of the autonomy of the
Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), established by Law 8.884 of June 11, 1994. [only available in Portuguese]
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Law No. 8.884, of June 11, 1994 (Enacted originally in 1962 and amended in 1990 and revised in 1994). Transforms the
Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) into an autonomous government agency and provides for prevention and prosecution of infractions against the economic order.
[English | português]
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Law No. 8.137 of December 27, 1990. Defines crimes against the tax and economic
order, and against relations of consumption. [only available in Portuguese]
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Law No. 7.347 . of June 24, 1985, amended
by the single paragraph of article 88 of Law No. 8.884 of June 11, 1994. Regulates the civil action for liability for damages caused to free competition or any other diffuse
or collective interest[only available in Portuguese]
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Government order No. 186 of the Ministry of Justice of April 30, 1992. Approves the by-laws of the Administrative Council for
Economic Defense.
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| Canada |
| The Competition Act R.S.C.,
1985, c. C-34
[English | français] |
| The Consumer Packaging and
Labelling Act [English] |
| The Textile Labelling Act and
Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations [English |
français] |
| The Precious Metals Marking Act and Regulations [English] |
| Colombia |
Constitution of 1991. Articles 333 and 334. [only available in Spanish]
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Decree Law No. 2153 of 1992, which reestructured the Superintendency of
Industry and Commerce. [only available in Spanish]
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Decree No. 1302 of 1964, which regulated Law 155/59 on restrictive trade
practices. [only available in Spanish]
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Law No. 155/59 on Restrictive Trade Practices. Article 4 of this Law was amended
by Article 118 of Decree 1666 of 2000. [only available in Spanish]
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Decision 285 of the Commission of the Cartagena Agreement, with Rules for Prevention or Correction of Distortion in Competition
Caused by Practices that Restrict Free Competition.
[ English | español ]
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| Costa Rica |
| Political Constitution of the Republic. Article 46. [only available in Spanish] |
| Law No. 7472 on Promotion of Competition and Effective Consumer Defense of
December 20, 1994. Published in the Federal Register of January 19, 1995. [only available in Spanish] |
| Unforseen circumstances may, in addition, be subject to provisions of the General Law No. 6227 on Public Administration of May 2,
1978. Published in the Federal Register of May 30, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as "General Law"). |
| Executive Decree No. 24234-MEIC, containing the Regulations of the Law on
Promotion of Competition and Effective Consumer Defense, 25 January 1996. Published in the Federal Register on July 1, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as "Regulations"). [only
available in Spanish] |
| Law No. 3367 on the Regulation of Judicial Proceedings: Executive Act of 12 March 1966. Published in the Federal Register on April
17, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations Law"). |
| Dominican Republic |
Constitution of August 14, 1994. Article 8 (12) on free enterprise and establishment of
monopolies in favor of the state or as provided in law. [only available in Spanish] |
| Criminal Code. Articles 419 and 420. |
| Law No. 770 of October 26, 1934. |
| Law No. 13 of 1963. Articles 12 and 13. |
| Guatemala |
Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala, Articles 39, 43,
118, 119 inciso h), 130. [only available in Spanish] |
| The Commercial Code, Congressional Decree 2-70, Artcles 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366 and 367. |
| The Criminal Code, Congressional Decree 17-73, Articles 340, 341 and 353. |
| The Consumer Protection Law, Decree-Law 1-85. |
| Jamaica |
The Fair Competition Act of 1993, enacted on March 9, 1993 and entered into effect on September 9, 1993. |
| Mexico |
1917 Constitution. Article 28. [only available in Spanish] |
| Federal Law on Economic Competition. Diario Oficial de la Federación (Federal Register) December 24, 1992. [English | español] |
| Regulations of the Federal Law on Economic Competition (LFCE) Official Gazette of the Federation, March 4, 1998). [English | español] |
| Internal Regulations of the Federal Commission on Competition (Official Gazette of the Federation, August 28, 1998). [only
available in Spanish] |
| Nicaragua |
| Law No. 125, April 10, 1991, "Law that creates the Superintendencia (Regulatory Body) for Banks and other Financial
Institutions". |
| Law No. 200, August 18, 1995, "Law on Telecommunications and Postal Services". |
| Law No. 277, February 6, 1998, "Law on Oil Distribution." Chapter VI on promotion of competition. [only available in Spanish] |
| Law No. 272, April 23, 1998, "Electrical Industry Law." [only available in Spanish] |
| Law No. 271, April 1, 1998, "Amendments to the Law of the Nicaraguan Institute of Energy (INE)." |
| Panama |
Law No. 29 of February 1, 1996, whereby rules on the Protection of Competition are established
and other measures are adopted. [only available in Spanish] |
| Executive Decree No. 31 (September 3, 1998): "Regulations of Title I (monopoly) and other provisions of Law 29 of February 1,
1996. |
| Peru |
Constitution of 1993. Articles 58, 60 and 61. [only available in Spanish] |
| Decision 285 of the Board of the Cartagena Agreement. |
| Legislative Decree No. 688 on Measures to Guarantee Free International and Domestic Trade. |
| Legislative Decree No. 757 on principles and rules for the expansion of private investment. |
| Decree Law No. 25.868 on the organization and functions of INDECOPI. [only
available in Spanish] |
| Legislative Decree No. 701 Against Monopolistic Practices, Controls, and Restraints
on Free Competition. "El Peruano" Federal Register, November 7, 1991. [only available in Spanish] |
| Legislative Decree No. 788, amending Legislative Decree No. 701. |
| Legislative Decree No. 807, amending Legislative Decree No. 701. [only available in Spanish] |
| Law Nº 26.876 Power Sector Antitrust Law. Official gazette "El Peruano", November 19,
1997. [only available in Spanish] |
| Supreme Decree 017-98-ITINCI regulating the Power Sector Antitrust Law. Official gazette "El
Peruano", October 16, 1998. [only available in Spanish] |
| United States of America |
Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 1-7. |
| Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 12-27. |
| Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 41-51. |
Uruguay |
| Ley No 17.243 sobre
Servicios
Públicos y Privados, Seguridad Pública y Condiciones en las que se
desarrollan las actividades productivas, Capítulo IV. Diario Oficial
de 6 de julio de 2000.
[only available in Spanish] |
| Decreto sobre Defensa de
la Competencia de 15 de marzo de 2001. [only available in Spanish] |
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