LAW Nº36/2012 OF 21/09/2012 RELATING TO COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION | 36/2012 OF 21/09/2012 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW Nº36/2012 OF 21/09/2012 RELATING TO COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

This article says the law’s purpose is to promote competition, prohibit unfair anti-competitive practices, and protect consumers.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
36/2012 OF 21/09/2012
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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VAT recordkeeping abuse of dominant position administrative procedure after-sale service anti-competitive practices appeals application requirements authorisations collective bargaining commercial practices company restructuring comparative advertising competition competition assessment competition inquiry competition law competition oversight competition restriction compliance consultation procedure consumer complaints consumer contracts consumer fairness consumer goods +80 more

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This article says the law’s purpose is to promote competition, prohibit unfair anti-competitive practices, and protect consumers. This article defines the terms used in the law. This article says the law applies to economic activity carried out in Rwanda or having an effect in Rwanda, and it also binds government-related business activities on the Rwanda market, unless other legal provisions conflict. This article says the Law does not apply to listed matters, including employee self-protection activities, collective bargaining arrangements, trade union activities, certain IP-related agreement elements, treaty-authorized or required activities, and other activities later set by ministerial order. This provision states that a law creates a regulatory body for competition oversight and consumer protection.