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ly is if the firm behaves to an appreciable extent independently of its competitors customers and ultimately of its consumer 112 economics edit main article competition law theory modern economists and competition lawyers recognise that market failure may occur for a number of reasons and generally agree that intervention is justified if government failure can be avoided 113 economists acknowledge that perfect competition is seldom observed in the real world and so aim for what is called workable competition 114 115 116 contemporary economic developments have challenged conventional industrial organisation models and the efficacy of conventional competition law tools 117 118 119 as a result modern directions of competition law include new and increased focuses on information economics digital economy and platform economy including considerations of enforcement speed dynamic models of competition competitive harms beyond the consumer network effects winner take all markets market dominating firms monopsony powers transaction costs non monetary costs value of information and attention costs 120 121 large platform companies tend to engage in complex and multidimensional strategic choices that can be difficult to subject to contemporary regulations 122 for example amazon and alibaba can change market structure by connecting geographically dispersed buyers and suppliers through centralised infrastructure imposing terms of participation that privately regulate the market structure and the governance of the platform itself 118 122 artificial intelligence can pose challenges in preventing a winner take all market due to the positive feedback of recursive self improvement 123 by country edit asia edit in many of asia s developing countries including india competition law is considered a tool to stimulate economic growth in korea and japan the competition law prevents certain forms of conglomerates in addition competition law has promoted fairness in china and indonesia as well as international integration in vietnam 1 hong kong s competition ordinance came into force in the year 2015 124 india edit main articles the competition act 2002 and competition commission of india during india s economic liberalization the government of india enacted competition laws such as the monopolies and restrictive trade practices act of 1969 which became obsolete in 1991 and replaced by the competition act 2002 the competition commission of india is the quasi judicial body established for enforcing provisions of the 2002 act 125 126 127 china edit main article anti monopoly law of china the anti monopoly law of china came into effect in 2008 for years it was enforced by three different branches of government but since 2018 its enforcement has been the responsibility of the state administration for market regulation the people s daily reported that the law had generated 11 billion rmb of penalties between 2008 and 2018 128 asean member states edit as part of the creation of the asean economic community the member states of the association of south east asian nations asean pledged to enact competition laws and policies by the end of 2015 129 today all ten member states have general competition legislation in place while there remains differences between regimes for example over merger control notification rules or leniency policies for whistle blowers 130 and it is unlikely that there will be a supranational competition authority for asean akin to the european union 131 there is a clear trend towards increase in infringement investigations or decisions on cartel enforcement 132 americas edit united states antitrust edit main article united states antitrust law senatorial round house by thomas nast 1886 section 1 of the sherman act declared illegal every contract in the form of trust or otherwise or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states or with foreign nations section 2 prohibits monopolies or attempts and conspiracies to monopolize following the enactment in 1890 us court applies these principles to business and markets courts applied the act without consistent economic analysis until 1914 when it was complemented by the clayton act which specifically prohibited exclusive dealing agreements particularly tying agreements and interlocking directorates and mergers achieved by purchasing stock from 1915 onwards the rule of reason analysis was frequently applied by courts to competition cases however the period was characterized by the lack of competition law enforcement from 1936 to 1972 courts application of antitrust law was dominated by the structure conduct performance paradigm of the harvard school from 1973 to 1991 the enforcement of antitrust law was based on efficiency explanations as the chicago school became dominant and through legal writings such as judge robert bork s book the antitrust paradox since 1992 game theory has frequently been used in antitrust cases 133 with the hart scott rodino antitrust improvements act of 1976 mergers and acquisitions came into additional scrutiny from u s regulators under the act parties must make a pre merger notification to the u s department of justice and federal trade commission prior to the completion of a transaction as of february 2 2021 the ftc reduced the hart scott rodino reporting threshold to 92 million in combined assets for the transaction 134 canada edit main article competition act canada s competition laws are primarily governed by the competition act a federal statute that regulates business practices to maintain fair competition in the marketplace the act includes both criminal and civil provisions aimed at preventing anti competitive behavior such as conspiracies bid rigging abuse of dominance and deceptive marketing 135 the competition bureau an independent law enforcement agency administers and enforces the act with cases adjudicated by the competition tribunal and courts 136 the evolution of competition law in canada dates back to the anti combines act of 1889 one of the earliest antitrust laws worldwide which prohibited business conspiracies and agreements that restrained trade over time this early law was replaced and updated by various laws including the combines investigation acts of the early 20th century the modern competition act replaced the combines investigation act in 1986 introducing provisions for civil review of mergers and anti competitive practices under a balance of probabilities standard along with maintaining criminal sanctions for serious offenses like conspiracy and bid rigging since then the act has undergone multiple amendments to improve enforcement clarify provisions and adapt to new market challenges while initially enforcement was exclusive to government authorities more recent amendments have allowed for limited private rights of action the competition act and its enforcement framework emphasize preventing undue lessening of competition while balancing economic efficiency and consumer protection europe edit european union law edit main article european union competition law competition law gained new recognition in europe in the inter war years with germany enacting its first anti cartel law in 1923 followed by sweden and norway adopting similar laws in 1925 and 1926 respectively however with the great depression of 1929 competition law disappeared from europe and was only revived following the second world war during this period the united kingdom and germany following pressure from the united states became the first european countries to adopt fully fledged competition laws at a regional level eu competition law has its origins in the european coal and steel community ecsc agreement between france italy belgium the netherlands luxembourg and germany in 1951 following the second world war the agreement aimed to prevent germany from re establishing dominance in the production of coal and steel as it was felt that this dominance had contributed to the outbreak of the war article 65 of the agreement banned cartels and article 66 made provisions for concentrations or mergers and the abuse of a dominant position by companies 137 this was the first time that competition law principles were included in a plurilateral regional agreement and established the trans european model of competition law in 1957 competition rules were included in the treaty of rome also known as the ec treaty which established the european economic community eec the treaty of rome established the enactment of competition law as one of the main aims of the eec through the institution of a system ensuring that competition in the common market is not distorted the two central provisions on eu competition law were article 85 which prohibited anti competitive agreements subject to some exemptions and article 86 prohibiting the abuse of a dominant position the treaty also established principles on competition law for member states with article 90 covering public undertakings and article 92 making provisions on state aid regulations on mergers were not included as member states could not establish consensus on the issue at the time 138 today the treaty of lisbon prohibits anti competitive agreements in article 101 1 including price fixing according to article 101 2 any such agreements are automatically void article 101 3 establishes exemptions if the collusion is for distributional or technological innovation gives consumers a fair share of the benefit and does not include unreasonable restraints that risk eliminating competition anywhere or compliant with the general principle of european union law of proportionality article 102 prohibits the abuse of dominant position 139 such as price discrimination and exclusive dealing regulation 139 2004 ec governs mergers between firms 140 the general test is whether a concentration i e merger or acquisition with a community dimension i e affects a number of eu member states might significantly impede effective competition articles 106 and 107 provide that member states right to deliver public services may not be obstructed but that otherwise public enterprises must adhere to the same competition principles as companies article 107 lays down a general rule that the state may not aid or subsidize private parties in distortion of free competition and provides exemptions for charities regional development objectives and in the event of a natural disaster citation needed leading ecj cases on competition law include consten grundig v commission and united brands v commission armenia edit according to the world bank s republic of armenia accumulation competition and connectivity global competition report which was published in 2013 the global competitiveness index suggests that armenia ranks lowest among eca europe and central asia countries in the effectiveness of anti monopoly policy and the intensity of competition this low ranking somehow explains the low 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