MCCI: Guide to Encourage Operators to Abide by the Rules of Competition

A new instrument was added to the arsenal of measures implemented by the authorities to clean constantly practice and the business environment in all spheres of economic activity on the island.

This time, the initiative comes from the private sector in this case the MCCI (The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry). Indeed, this organization is to publish and offer for sale a guide titled The Mauritian Legislation on Competition.

This document, a sixty pages, is a true pocket bible for traders. Because it contains all the elements to enable them to identify, to avoid all practices that could potentially put them door-to-odds with the requirements of competition law.

Is the game worth the candle. For any offender who was convicted by a Court of Justice for violation of provisions of the Competition Act is liable to a fine not exceeding Rs 500,000 and imprisonment of not more than two years.

The Mauritian Legislation on Competition bears the signature of Barlen Pillay, Manager of Legal & Business Facilitation Division of the MCCI, one of whose responsibilities is to implement all measures that can help the business community to operate in a healthy environment.

The project to publish this guide has benefited from the technical and financial support from PRO € INVEST program, under the project SOPSED (Sustainable Organizations for Private Sector Development). PRO € INVEST is a program of cooperation that brings together the countries of the region of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) and the European Commission. Its objective is to promote investment and technology transfer in the ACP countries. The project has SOPSED mission is to support the environment that fosters the emergence of opportunities in the private sector. Mission made possible by strengthening the institutional capacity of organizations are natural partners.

Sean Ennis, Executive Director of the Competition Commission (CC) was particularly complimentary toward the MCCI: "This document is of incalculable significance. Its contribution in terms of cleaning up the coaching business is considerable. Moreover, it is timely. "The collaboration of the MCCI and the CC will reach a new stage with the holding of a workshop on 12 June 2012. The goal is to reach a better understanding of the involvement of competition.