The sanction was imposed following a complaint made "by TVC Network, S.A. de C.V., against Digicel, S.A. de C.V., for a possible abusive dominant position."
The complainant stated that this economic agent was creating barriers to the entry of competitors or the expansion of existing ones in the market for the termination of national and international calls, informed the authorities of the country.
In Costa Rica, a bill is in progress that contemplates eliminating fines for the first member of a cartel that recognizes and denounces to the authorities that has engaged in monopolistic practices.
As part of the bills for Costa Rica's entry into the OECD, deputies voted in second debate file No. 21.303, Law strengthening the competition authorities of Costa Rica, reported last August 29 the Legislative Assembly.
American Drugstore and C. Imberton were sanctioned for proving "that they engaged in the anti-competitive practice of agreeing to fix the prices of Cataflam, Diovan and Lamisil products."
The Superintendence of Competition of El Salvador (SC) sanctioned American Drugstore, for $171,000, and C. Imberton, for $228,000, after proving that they engaged in the anticompetitive practice of agreeing to fix the prices of the products concerned, informed the institution.
Holcim S.A. in El Salvador was sanctioned for "having failed in its duty of collaboration to provide the information and documentation required to the Superintendence of Competition."
From the Superintendence of Competition statement:
February 27, 2019. The Board of Directors of the Superintendence of Competition (CDSC) sanctioned Holcim S.A.
The legislation includes the implementation of anti-dumping, countervailing, anti-subsidy and safeguard actions against unfair trade practices.
From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
The National Assembly has passed, with 68 votes, the Special Law on Trade Remedies. This regulation was discussed within the Committee on Economy, after it was presented to the Legislative Assembly last October by the Minister of Economy and private sector representatives, who also accompanied the legislators during their studies.
Under discussion in the Salvadoran Congress is the application of equal fiscal controls and management for private companies and those made up of mixed capital.
Public-private companies should be subject to the same controls and audits as those consisting of 100% private capital, because lack of transparency in controls of some of them and excess controls in others affects competitiveness and economic development.
The company was fined $759,924 for failing to petition the Salvadorian Superintendency of Competition to approve to purchase of nine service stations.
In addition to the financial penalty, the Superintendencia de Competencia (SC) demanded that the company submit within 30 days an application to follow the procedure which should have been done in the beginning.
The Salvadoran Justice system has upheld the fines imposed on electricity distributors and Digicel by the competition regulator.
"The Administrative Litigation Division of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) ruled in favor of the Superintendency of Competition (SC) in two cases: one in which the existence of anticompetitive practices by electricity distributors CAESS and AES CLESA was determined, and the other at the opening of a sanction process against Digicel, for lack of cooperation ", reported Elmundo.com.sv.
The superintendency of competition has began the investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Alba Petroleos.
"After analyzing the formal request by the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP) (February 5), the Superintendence of Competition has launched an official investigation (February 13, 2013), with the intention of determining whether Alba Petroleum had or had not violated the Competition Act through merging its businesses," noted an article in Elsalvador.com.
"An agreement between competitors is anticompetitive practice, its mere existence is harmful to competition, even if it is not carried out."
The Administrative Litigation Division of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) has ruled in favor of the Superintendency of Competition (SC) regarding a fine imposed in 2007 on Negocios Agrobursátiles (Neagro), Graconsa, SBS, Latin Trade and Lafise by the Superintendency of Competition (SC).
Monitoring news media is a key tool for detecting and researching practices that limit free competition.
In an article in Laprensagrafica.com, Ricardo Pineda details how the Competition Superintendence of El Salvador (SC) utilizes media monitoring to tackle anti competitive practices.
The SC monitors news media on a daily basis, gathering valuable information to conduct “investigations, sector studies and other activities”.