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FNE starts public consultation documents prepared by the FNE promotion called “Compliance Programs” and “Public Sector and Competition”. | 27 / 03 / 2012
The Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE) has initiated a public consultation related to the advocacy materials produced by the FNE on “Compliance Programs” and “Public Sector and Antitrust”.
The FNE participates in the OECD’s Competition Committee | 14 / 02 / 2012
During this week, the Deputy National Economic Prosecutor, Mr Jaime Barahona attends the meetings and working groups of the OECD’s Competition Committee, which are taking place in Paris, France, from Monday February 13th to Wednesday 15th , and the Global Forum on Competition that takes place on February 16th and 17th.
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TDLC accepts the complaint filed by the FNE and applies the maximum fine to drug stores chains for colluding | 31 / 01 / 2012
The Competition Tribunal (TDLC) decided unanimously to accept the complaint filed in December 2008 by the FNE against Farmacias Ahumada S.A., Cruz Verde S.A. and Salcobrand S.A. The latter two -Cruz Verde and Salcobrand- were sentenced each to a fine of approximately US$ 19 million. Preliminarily in the trail Farmacias Ahumada S.A. reached a settlement with the FNE before the TDLC, confessing the practice and paying for fiscal benefit an amount of aprox. US$ 1 million. This settlement was approved by the Supreme Court.
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The FNE invites tenders for a Market Study on Private Health in Chile | 27 / 12 / 2011
The FNE informs that through the portal www.mercadopublico.cl is is conducting a public tender to hire a market study focused on “Competition in Private Health Market“, which aims to establish and understand the current features of this market.
The FNE obtains conviction for collusion of prices and schedules on the Puerto Montt – Los Muermos route | 21 / 12 / 2011
On January 25, 2011 the FNE initiated proceedings against companies Buses San Carlos, EM Bus, Ruta Muermosand Buses Barrios, in light of collusive agreements undertaken among them to fix public tariffs and travel frequencies in public transportation services offered on the Puerto Montt-LosMuermos route.
The FNE publishes online advocacy material from its Agriculture Unit | 20 / 12 / 2011
As part of its advocacy activities, the FNE has published on its website material promoting competition called “Forestry, Farming and Livestock Activities and Competition”.
