Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR

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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao PDR
Results of Field Survey Presented by Saykham
Voladet Vientiane, 24 October 2005
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyTarget Groups
Total Number of Interviewed Persons 50
Persons State Officer/Policy maker 20
persons Investors/Business men 20
persons Other Qualified Persons 10 Persons
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyThe level of
anti-competition practices
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyKinds of
Anti-competition practices
1Collective price fixing 2Market sharing
3Bid rigging 4Exclusive price
dealing 5Discriminated dealing 6Price
maintenance 7Unfair trade
8Unreasonable high price 9Enter barrier
10Dumping price
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyEconomic sectors in
which the anti-competition practices exist
1Processing industry
2Telecommunication 3Trade
4Construction industry 5Education
service 6Entertainment 7Other
economic sectors
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyThe impacts of
anti-competition practices in the market in Lao
PDR
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyAre there some
policies and laws that effect business
competition in Lao PDR?
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyAre those policies
and laws strongly implemented?
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyDo we need business
competition policies and laws?
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field SurveyWhat kinds of
anti-competition practices should be prohibited
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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field Surveyconclusion

• Many kinds of anti-competition practices are
  existing in the market in Lao PDR. They are
  Collective price fixing, Market sharing, Bid
  rigging, Exclusive price dealing, Discriminated
  dealing, Price maintenance, unfair trade,
  Unreasonable high price fixing, Enter barriers
  and Price dumping.
• The anti-competition practices are existing in
  all most economic sectors at medium until high
  level.
• Those anti-competition practices impact
  negatively on consumers at medium until high
  level.
• The business competition policies and laws are
  needed in Lao PDR.
• The anti-competition practices should be
  prohibited, but public interest should be
  excepted.

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Business Competition Policy and Law in Lao
PDRResults of Field Survey
Thank you for your
attention Vientiane, 24 October 2005