It is hereby notified that the COMESA Competition Commission (the Commission) will be officially closing for the 2014-2015 festive holidays as from Monday 22nd December 2014 to Sunday, 11th January 2015 and will reopen on Monday 12th January 2015. Kindly take note that during this period, the Office of the Registrar of the Commission will be closed for notification of transactions. With regard to transactions already notified and under consideration, the computation of time during this period will be adjusted accordingly as per Rule 3(2) of the COMESA Competition Rules which reads:
“Where the time prescribed by or allowed under these Rules for doing an act or taking a proceeding expires on a Saturday or Sunday or on a day on which the office of the Registrar is closed, the act may be done or the proceeding may be taken on the first day following that is not a Saturday, Sunday or day on which that office is closed.”
For any issues requiring immediate attention during this period, Mr. Vincent Nkhoma, Manager Exemptions and Enforcement will be the ‘Officer In Charge’ for the Commission and can be contacted on: Cell: +265 (0) 888 589 700 or Email: vnkhoma@comesa.int .
The Commission wishes all its stakeholders a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and look forward to reconnecting in the new year.
The Registrar
COMESA Competition Commission
5th Floor-West Wing, Kang’ombe House
P.O. Box 30742
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
Cell: +265 (0) 991 320088
Office Phone: +265 (0) 1 772466
Email: mdisasa@comesa.int or compcom@comesa.int