{"id":577772,"date":"2022-12-05T04:08:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T04:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/12\/05\/mps-give-initial-approval-to-competition-act-amendments\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T04:08:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T04:08:50","slug":"mps-give-initial-approval-to-competition-act-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/12\/05\/mps-give-initial-approval-to-competition-act-amendments\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs give initial approval to Competition Act amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MPs<\/strong><strong> give initial approval to new and improved Competition Act: <\/strong>The House of Representatives yesterday gave its initial approval on amendments to the 2005 Competition Act, which would grant the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) more power over M&As.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s at stake:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3582805e-b867-4076-9e5e-bff71e01f886\">Introduced<\/a> early last year by the government, the amendments would give the ECA the power to block M&As that could harm market competition and promote monopolistic practices. The authority is currently only able to voice concerns after transactions are concluded. The changes <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3389a090-d075-4a50-9d73-793ac01dbee1\">have proved controversial<\/a>, with disagreements between regulators resulting in the bill being kicked to the current legislative session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next:<\/strong> House Speaker Hanafi Gebali said the Competition Bill\u2019s remaining articles will be discussed today, with a final vote of approval expected tomorrow. Along with the preliminary approval, the House passed amendments to Articles 11 and 18 yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We dive deeper<\/strong> into what this means for our business community <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3582805e-b867-4076-9e5e-bff71e01f886\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO FROM THE HOUSE- <\/strong> The House Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee began discussing amendments to the 1950s Criminal Procedures Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MPs give initial approval to new and improved Competition Act: The House of Representatives yesterday gave its initial approval on amendments to the 2005 Competition Act, which would grant the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) more power over M&#038;As. 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