Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by addressing anti-competitive practices in its territory, adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices. 2. Such means and measures may include the implementation of competition and regulatory arrangements.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by addressing anti-competitive practices in its territory, and by adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices.
2. Such means and measures may include the implementation of competition and regulatory arrangements.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by addressing adopting, maintaining and enforcing measures, as the Party deems appropriate, to address anti-competitive practices in its territory, adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices.
2. Such means and measures may include the implementation of competition and regulatory arrangements.
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Samples: Malaysia Australia Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by by:
(a) addressing anti-competitive practices in its territory, territory and by adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices;
(b) using its best efforts to reduce transaction costs and compliance costs for business;
(c) applying the APEC Principles to all forms of commercial activity in a manner that does not discriminate between or among economic entities in like circumstances; and
(d) promoting effective coordination on competition policy and law between the Parties.
2. Such means and measures may include the implementation of competition and regulatory arrangements.
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Samples: Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, Closer Economic Partnership Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. by Addressing Anti-competitive Activities Each Party shall shall, in accordance with its laws and regulations, promote competition by addressing anti-competitive practices activities in order to facilitate the efficient functioning of its territorymarket. Any measure taken for such purposes shall be taken in conformity with the principles of transparency, adopting non-discrimination, and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices.
2procedural fairness. Such means and measures may include For the implementation purposes of competition and regulatory arrangements.this Chapter, the term:
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Samples: Economic Partnership Agreement, Economic Partnership Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by addressing anti-adopting or maintaining national competition laws that proscribe anti- competitive practices in its territory, adopting territory and enforcing such means or shall take measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices.
2. Such means and Each Party shall maintain one or more authorities responsible for enforcing measures may include the implementation of to promote competition and regulatory arrangementsfor the enforcement of its competition laws. The enforcement policy of the Parties' authorities shall be consistent with the principles of transparency, timeliness, non-discrimination and procedural fairness.
3. Each Party shall maintain its autonomy in developing and enforcing its competition laws.
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Samples: Trade Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by addressing adopting or maintaining national competition laws that proscribe anti-competitive practices in its territory, adopting territory and enforcing such means or shall take measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices.
2. Such means and Each Party shall maintain one or more authorities responsible for enforcing measures may include the implementation of to promote competition and regulatory arrangementsfor the enforcement of its competition laws. The enforcement policy of the Parties’ authorities shall be consistent with the principles of transparency, timeliness, non-discrimination and procedural fairness.
3. Each Party shall maintain its autonomy in developing and enforcing its competition laws.
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Samples: Economic Partnership Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall The Parties agree to promote competition by addressing anti-competitive practices in its territory, adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate endeavour to ensure that the design of trade and effective to counter such practices.
2. Such means competition policies and measures may include the implementation of domestic laws and regulations give due recognition to the effects on competition by:
(a) Providing transparency in policies, laws and regulations, and their implementation;
(b) Maintaining a high-level government commitment to promote competition and regulatory arrangementsenhance economic efficiency;
(c) Promoting coherent and effective implementation of trade and competition policies within their respective Areas; and
(d) Fostering appropriate cooperation between trade and competition officials.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement
Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by by:
(a) addressing anti-competitive practices in its territory, territory and by adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices;
(b) using its best efforts to reduce transaction costs and compliance costs for business;
(c) applying the APEC Principles to all forms of commercial activity in a manner that does not discriminate between or among economic entities in like circumstances; and
(d) promoting effective coordination on competition policy and law between the Parties.
2. Such means and measures may include the implementation of competition and regulatory arrangements.
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Promotion of Competition. 1. Each Party shall promote competition by addressing anti-competitive practices in its territory, adopting and enforcing such means or measures as it deems appropriate and effective to counter such practices.
. 2. Such means and measures may include the implementation of competition and regulatory arrangements.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement