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FNE files a complaint against ten local bus companies and its trade association

A complaint submitted before the Competition Tribunal by the Fiscalía Nacional Económica on Tuesday 18th December claims a price-fixing scheme structured in the city of Valdivia by ten bus companies and its trade association The defendant companies increased in a coordinated and consecutive pattern their prices in the years 2008 and 2011 (before the price [...]

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Guidelines for Horizontal Merger Analysis

Following a period for receiving comments to a previous draft, and after a due consideration of the comments received, last October 23rd, the FNE uploaded to its web site the final version of the document “2012 Internal Guide for Horizontal Merger Analysis”. This brings to an end the process initiated in June 2012. The guide [...]

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Guide on the Benefits of Leniency and Fine Reduction in Collusion Cases

On October 12, 2009 Law 20.361/2009 entered into force, modifying Decree Law 211. One of the main modifications instituted in the competition legislation refers to the possibility conferred to an economic agent participating in a collusive act of obtaining a reduction of or exemption from fines when said agent cooperates with the FNE and provides [...]

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Internal Guide for the Development of the FNE’s Investigations and Legal Actions

On December 31, 2008, the FNE published on its website the “Internal Guide for the Development of the FNE’s Investigations and Legal Actions”. The purpose of the guide is to inform economic agents the procedures the FNE conducts during its investigations and their respective timeframes.  Access the document here. (in Spanish only)

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