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.
In Costa Rica companies who are behind in the payment of contributions to the Social Security Department, may have been participating in public tenders, something specifically forbidden.
The Constitutive Act of the Costa Rican Social Security Department states that any individual or legal entity can not participate in tenders if they are not up to date with their obligations, "...
In order to shorten court proceedings in the courts for competition, the Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition has proposed reforming Law 45 of 2007.
The Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (Acodeco), proposes reforming the law in order to shorten the delay in giving rulings in trials on competition, a situation that harms markets and their interaction with consumers.
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 company Mabeca has filed an appeal citing unconstitutionality with the Sala IV (Constitutional Court) of Costa Rica, claiming disproportionality in the fine of $2.3 million that has been applied to them.
In August 2011, the Commission to Promote Competition under the Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, found that after the acquisition of Atlas Eléctrica by Mexican company Mabe in 2008, there was a "prohibited concentration" according to the law for promoting competition and consumer protection, and imposed a fine of $2.3 million.
Following the purchase of the Costa Rican company Atlas, the Mexican group Mabe has near total monopoly of the household appliances sector.
The Commission to Promote Competition in Costa Rican’s Ministry of Economy, found that after the acquisition of Atlas, there was a 'prohibited concentration", according to the law to promote competition and consumer protection.
Six of the seven sugar mills operating in Honduras were fined a total of $ 3.2 million for monopolistic practices.
These are Chumbagua mills, CAHS, Yojoa, Choluteca, La Grecia and Tres Valles.
Elheraldo.hn published, "The penalty responds to violations of the Competition Law, specifically regarding Article 5, paragraph 1, which prohibits contracts, agreements, concerted practices, combinations or arrangements between competitors or competing operators with the purpose of establishing prices, fees or discounts."
Costa Rica's government closed the case after ensuring that Calvo did not incur in dumping affecting the country's tuna industry.
El Salvador and Costa Rica ended the trade dispute which went on for more than a year for canned tuna exports from El Salvador to the Costa Rican market, announced Finance Minister Hector Dada Hirezi, who was accompanied during the press conference by company representatives from the CALVO Tuna Group.
The Economy Ministry is investigating 'Grupo Calvo' for alleged unfair competition, after a complaint from rival company Sardimar.
Together with other Costa Rican Tuna companies, Sardimar argues that Grupo Calvo engages in 'dumping'.
'Dumping occurs when a company sells in another country at lower prices than the ones offered in its own market', explains journalist Hassel Fallas in newspaper Nacion.com.