COMPETITION COMMISSION

COMPETITION COMMISSION: **

(Complaints and investigations): **

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Mr Siew Kum Hong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many complaints and notifications for guidance has the Competition Commission received to date; (b) how many investigations has the Competition Commission initiated to date; and (c) what is the current status of these complaints, notifications for guidance and investigations.

Mr Lim Hng Kiang: The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has received 12 complaints and seven notifications for guidance since 1st January 2006, when the prohibitions under the Competition Act came into force.
The CCS has assessed and issued its guidance on three notifications. Assessment of the remaining is ongoing.

The CCS has closed five complaints. It has initiated formal investigations into three, after establishing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting an infringement of the Act. Investigations are ongoing. For the remaining, the CCS is in the process of assessing if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting an infringement of the Act.

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