CASE NUMBER: CCC/CP/2/01/2023 DATE: 24 MARCH 2023 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Article 8 of the COMESA Competition Regulations (“the Regulations”), the COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”) has commenced investigations into possible violations of Articles 27 and 28 of the Regulations by various Pay TV service providers. […]
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THE COMESA COMPETITION COMMISSION HEREBY COMMENCES AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF THE COMESA COMPETITION REGULATIONS BY PAY TV COMPANIES.
March 24th, 2023 
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March 9th, 2023 Meti Disasa CCC-Notice-4-of-2023 The COMESA Competition Commission (the “CCC”), having received several queries from merging parties, their legal representatives and other stakeholders in relation to the application of certain merger control provisions, hereby issues this revised Practice Note to guide the interpretation of the term “operate” under the COMESA Competition Regulations, 2004 (the “Regulations”) and the […]
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February 25th, 2023 Competition Commission Posted in Consumer Alert, Consumer Alert, Consumer Protection, Latest News, NOTICES Comments Off on CONSUMER PROTECTION CONCERNS IN THE PAY TELEVISION SECTORPRACTICE NOTE REGARDING ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE COMESA COMPETITION COMMISSION, RELEVANT AUTHORITY IN MEMBER STATES AND MERGING PARTIES WITH REGARD TO NOTIFIED MERGERS
February 22nd, 2023 Meti Disasa CCC-Notice-3-of-2023 Article 23 of the COMESA Competition Regulations 2004 (the “Regulations”) require the mandatory notification of notifiable mergers to the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”). A notifiable merger is one where both the acquiring firm or the target firm or either the acquiring firm or the target firm operate in two or more Member […]
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February 20th, 2023 Meti Disasa CCC-Notice-2-of-2023 It is hereby notified that the COMESA Competition Commission (the “CCC”) has decided to withdraw with immediate effect its ‘Notice of Interim Measures in Merger Review of the COMESA Competition Commission due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (CCC_Notice_4_of_2020 (comesacompetition.org)’. The Notice was issued during the COVID-19 outbreak to facilitate parties’ compliance with the […]
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February 20th, 2023 Meti Disasa CCC Notice No. 1 of 2023 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the COMESA Competition Commission (“Commission”) shall observe the official holidays recognized by the host country, the government of Malawi. Consequently, the Commission would like to notify all its esteemed customers that the Office of the Registrar would be closed in the Year 2023 on […]
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December 11th, 2022 Meti Disasa CCC/NOTICE/2/2022 It is hereby notified that the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) will be officially closing for the 2022 festive holidays as from Wednesday 21 December 2022 to Tuesday 10 January 2023 and will reopen on Wednesday 11 January 2023. Kindy take note that during this period, the Office of the Registrar of the Commission will be closed […]
COMESA COMPETITION COMMISSION: NOTICE OF HEARING
September 28th, 2022 Meti Disasa Article 20 of the COMESA Competition Commission (Appeals Board Procedure) Rules, 2017 (“the Appeals Rules”) Reference: CCC/APPEAL/JR/3/01/2022 Applicant: Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Interested Parties: COMESA Competition Commission Sportfive EMEA In the matter: Application for Judicial Review by CAF against the decisions of the Committee Responsible for Initial Determinations (CID) dated […]
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF PRACTICE NOTE, “CCC – MER – PRACTICE NOTE 1 of 2021” REGARDING THE COMMISSION’S APPLICATION OF THE TERM “OPERATE” UNDER THE COMESA COMPETITION REGULATIONS AND THE “APPLICATION OF RULE 4 OF THE RULES ON THE DETERMINATION OF MERGER NOTIFICATION THRESHOLDS AND METHOD OF CALCULATION”
August 8th, 2022 Competition Commission 8 August 2022 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF PRACTICE NOTE, “CCC – MER – PRACTICE NOTE 1 of 2021” REGARDING THE COMMISSION’S APPLICATION OF THE TERM “OPERATE” UNDER THE COMESA COMPETITION REGULATIONS AND THE “APPLICATION OF RULE 4 OF THE RULES ON THE DETERMINATION OF MERGER NOTIFICATION THRESHOLDS AND METHOD OF CALCULATION” The COMESA Competition Commission […]
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March 11th, 2022 Competition Commission PRACTICE NOTE NO. 01 OF 2022 GUIDANCE ON TREATMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY CLAIMS SUBMITTED TO THE COMESA COMPETITION COMMISSION INTRODUCTION The COMESA Competition Regulations of 2004 (the “Regulations”) empowers the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) to request for submission of information in furtherance of assessments or investigations carried under Parts 3, 4, and 5 of […]
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