| On the 20th of July 2010, the CCM
hosted a full day “Workshop on Competition Policy in Mauritius”
at the Sugar Beach Resort in Flic en Flac. The workshop was
an excellent opportunity for the business community to engage
with the CCM and gain clarity and insight into competition policy
in Mauritius. About 110 participants, comprising of key members
of the business, economic and legal community attended the workshop.
The ceremony was officially opened by the Honourable Yatin Varma,
Attorney-General. Mr Satiyajit Boolell, DPP gave a detailed
explanation of the Competition Act, of which he was involved
in the drafting and Rajiv Servansingh, Acting Chairman of the
CCM spoke on the CCM’s work and achievements in the past
8 months. |
The CCM was privileged to have
Dr Frédéric Jenny, Judge at the Cour de Cassation
and Chairman of the OECD Competition Committee, as the keynote
speaker. Professor Jenny gave a thought provoking and highly
relevant presentation focusing on competition regimes and
cases in developing countries and smaller economies. The slides
for his presentation are provided here. The keynote speech
was followed in the afternoon by a lively panel debate, chaired
by economist and chartered accountant, Pierre Dinan. During
the panel discussion, Mr Sanjeev Ghurburrun, Barrister, presented
on “Past Behaviour and Competition Liability”
while Mr Raj Makoond, Director of the Joint Economic Council
started a discussion on “The private sector and the
Competition Commission.” The audience engaged energetically
in the debate during the questions and answer sessions, resulting
in some fruitful discussions on the operation of the Competition
Act so far. |
