Publications - EU and Antitrust Law
Peru: Indecopi approved 27 mergers in an average of 44 business days in the first two years of its merger control regime
A study by Garrigues and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Peru reports an update of the merger control regime, looking at legal and economic approaches to the law
Antitrust damages actions in Latin America: on the path to the European model?
We look at the progress made in relation to damages actions for infringements of competition law in Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Chile.
The merger control regime in Peru: State of play coming up to eighteen months in force
Roughly eighteen months ago, on June 14, 2021, Law 31112 came into force, which introduced merger control definitively in Peru, applicable across all the country's sectors of economic activity and markets; because until then it only existed for…
Peru: The Complaints Book Regulation is changed so that suppliers respond to claims and complaints within 15 business days
The goods or services supplier (proveedor) will have to respond to the claims and complaints registered in their Complaints Book (Libro de Reclamaciones) within a maximum period of 15 business days. Also, if requested by the consumer, the response…
Sanctions for anti-competitive practices in comparative law: the experience of Latin America, the European Union, the United States and Australia
The entry into force in Colombia of Act 2195 of 2022 has given rise to the need to analyze how the changes made to the sanctions for violations of the antitrust rules compare to those that exist in other jurisdictions. This article will examine the…
Mergers and acquisitions in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru: key points to consider
In current M&A practice, when talking about transactions of a certain size, it is important to take economic competition factors into account, and a preliminary and important element that especially needs to be considered is what the merger…
Peru: Indecopi approves Guidelines for the Calculation of Notification Thresholds under the Merger Law
The Antitrust Commission of Indecopi (AC) has approved the final version of the Guidelines for the Calculation of Notification Thresholds, through Resolution 022-2021/CLC-INDECOPI published on June 1, 2021, as part of the implementation of the…
Peru: Indecopi publishes the draft Guidelines to calculate the notification thresholds for concentration operations
The Technical Secretariat of the Indecopi Antitrust Commission will receive comments on the project until next Monday, March 22.
Peru: The Regulation of the new Merger Control Law has been officially published
On march 4th 2021, Supreme Decree 039-2021-PCM which approves the Regulation of Law Nº 31112 – the Merger Control Law, was published on the Peruvian Official Gazette. Through the Regulation, important clarifications are made on…
Perú: The new merger control law has been officially published
The Peruvian Congress has published Law Nº 31112 in the official gazette, establishing merger control in Peru and substituting Urgent Decree Nº 013-2019, the previous bill which had been issued by Executive Power as the first merger…