After Grupo Lala decided to close the operations of its dairy production plant in Costa Rica, a debate began over whether Dos Pinos' dominance in the local market was due to protectionist policies or to the brand positioning, quality and price of its products.
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.
The supermarket chain accuses the Ministry of Economy of Costa Rica of not carrying out adequate controls to avoid the practice of selling rice with another product added as a gift, known as bandeo.
The practice reported by the supermarket chain before the Contentious-Administrative Court on June 20, in which the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) is accused of not controlling it, is known as "bandeo" and is prohibited by a decree that has been in force since April 4, 2017.
Seven years after Cofasa filed a monopoly complaint against Fischel, in Costa Rica the Commission for the Promotion of Competition decided to impose a fine of almost $19 million on the pharmacy chain.
Representatives of the Commission for the Promotion of Competition (Coprocom), informed that the fine imposed on Fischel is provisional, since the resolution is in the appeals phase, so it is not final and cannot be released figures or other aspects of the ruling.
In El Salvador, the Ministry of Economy has started an investigation into alleged dumping practices, after Cooperativa Ganadera de Sonsonate filed a complaint against the Costa Rican company Dos Pinos.
The Ministry of Economy ordered an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices in the dairy products market, specifically related to sales of fluid milk, in the period between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.
The private sector has denounced the "clear abuse on the part of the state by forcing all agencies and public companies to make contracts with each other."
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations in the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP):
October, 2016.The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations in the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP), complained to the Commission to Promote Competition (COPROCOM) that the Costa Rican government is using monopolistic practices.
In Costa Rica an investigation has been launched against the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Company of Heredia for anticompetitive practices in the market of digital technologies.
The Commission to Promote Competition in Costa Rica has launched an investigation against Liga Agrícola de la Caña after a complaint was made by Maquila Lama.
The Ministry of Finance and the state run power company ESPH have been denounced for anti competitive practices in the tender for an electronic invoicing system.
The telecommunications regulator has not found that the services provided by private operators for regional roaming at no additional cost are anti-competitive.
The complaint filed by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad purported to show that its competitors in the mobile phone marketClaro and Telefonica were implementing anti-competitive practices when setting prices for their services in the country. However, the Telecommunications Authority has not found in favor of the complaint, and also "... ruled out establishing precautionary measures against competitors and clarified that neither committed practices contrary to law."
The Disputes Tribunal has ordered a halt, temporarily, of the $4 million fine imposed on the Costa Rican Electricity Institute for engaging in monopolistic practices.
The fine imposed by the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Sutel) has been temporarily suspended, confirmed the Regulation director of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) to Crhoy.com .
In Costa Rica the regulatory body has agreed to the commitment made by Essilor Internacional not to distort the market by blocking raw materials or price discrimination, as a condition for the purchase of Grupo Vision.
From a statement issued by the Commission to Promote Competition (COPROCOM):
Citing the old concepts of food sovereignty, protection is being given to the inefficient production of the few while the consumption capacity of the poorest is punished.
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As expected, the government of Luis Guillermo Solís has decided to apply the safeguard measure requested by rice farmers, increasing the tax paid on imports of milled rice from 35% to 62%, which in practice only applies to rice bought in Argentina and Uruguay.
The Costa Rican State insurance company will have to pay $174,000 as a penalty for "improving any offer made by their competition to their customers."
The Antitrust Commission imposed a fine of 94 million colones ($174,000) on Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) in a case reported by the Superintendent of Insurance in 2011, a year after the opening up of the market.
The manual contains information about how to detect unfair trading practices by competitors and the procedures to request an investigation.
"It is important for the productive sector, especially SMEs, to be aware of the procedure for requesting an investigation into unfair trade practices and safeguards in order to protect productive enterprise development through mechanisms that are designed to protect them," said Marvin Rodríguez, the Deputy Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade.
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