The United Arab Emirates Government announces the coming into force of its very first antitrust regulation

Stargard, Andreas

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23 Feb 2013

The United Arab Emirates Government announces the coming into force of its very first antitrust regulation

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United Arab Emirates Government, Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 Organizing Competition, 23 February 2013

3 weeks until UAE competition law goes into effect* The first true antitrust law of the Emirates will come into force on 23 February 2013. “Federal Law No. 4 of 2012” (not to be confused with legislation relating to nuclear safety of the same title) was passed by the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) government last October 2012. Akin to established competition laws as well as some of its recent pan-African counter-part legislation (e.g., the 2004

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Andreas Stargard
Primerio (Washington)

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Andreas Stargard, The United Arab Emirates Government announces the coming into force of its very first antitrust regulation, 23 February 2013, e-Competitions Middle East & North Africa Research Program, Art. N° 61380

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