Overview
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Rules were adopted in 2008 by the Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Competition Rules designed to ‘…promote, maintain and encourage competition and enhance economic efficiency in production, trade and commerce at the regional level’, come after the adoption in 2007 of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Policy Framework. The ECOWAS Regional Policy was developed alongside two Supplementary Acts which adopted: Supplementary Act A/SA.1/12/08 Adopting Community Rules and the Modalities of their Application within ECOWAS; and Supplementary Act A/A.2/12/08 On the Establishment, Functions and Operation of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) The development of the text was as a result of recommendations by a Ministerial Monitoring Committee requesting the harmonization of policies into a Community regulatory framework on Competition.
Documents
ECOWAS Competition Rules (2008)
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Overview
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Rules were adopted in 2008 by the Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Competition Rules designed to ‘…promote, maintain and encourage competition and enhance economic efficiency in production, trade and commerce at the regional level’, come after the adoption in 2007 of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Policy Framework. The ECOWAS Regional Policy was developed alongside two Supplementary Acts which adopted: Supplementary Act A/SA.1/12/08 Adopting Community Rules and the Modalities of their Application within ECOWAS; and Supplementary Act A/A.2/12/08 On the Establishment, Functions and Operation of the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) The development of the text was as a result of recommendations by a Ministerial Monitoring Committee requesting the harmonization of policies into a Community regulatory framework on Competition.
