CCC/NOTICE/2/1/2020
The COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) wishes to inform parties to mergers and acquisitions, the general public and all concerned stakeholders that it has suspended the implementation of Phase 1 and Phase 2 review periods for merger assessment, as provided under Section 6 of the 2015 COMESA Merger Assessment Guidelines (the “Guidelines”).
Article 26 of the COMESA Competition Regulations mandates the Commission to notify all affected Member States of notified mergers in order to seek their views on the merger. Therefore, the Commission is still consulting with the Member States to arrive at optimum merger review periods for both Phases 1 and 2.
In view of the foregoing, the public is hereby informed that Sections 6.3 to 6.17 of the Guidelines are not currently being applied by the Commission, until further notice. This notwithstanding, the Commission shall continue to endeavour to conclude the assessment of notified mergers as soon as is practically possible within the statutory period provided by the Regulations. This Notice is effective starting 6th February 2020. Note: this Notice also applies to all merger transactions that are currently under review by the Commission.
If you wish to seek further details and/or clarifications on any aspect of this Notice, you may get in touch with Mr. Willard Mwemba, Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions, on +265 (0) 1 772 466 or via email at wmwemba@comesa.int.
George K. Lipimile
Director & Chief Executive Office
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CCC/NOTICE/1/2019
It is hereby notified that the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) will be officially closing for the 2019 festive holidays as from Friday 20th December 2019 to Sunday 5th January 2020 and will reopen on Monday 6th January 2020.
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 in accordance with 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.”
The Commission wishes all its stakeholders a Merry Christmas 2019 and Happy New Year 2020.
It is hereby notified that the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) will be officially closing for the 2018 festive holidays as from Thursday 20th December 2018 to Sunday 6th January 2019 and will reopen on Monday 7th January 2019.
Please take note that during this period, in accordance with Rule 3(2) of the COMESA Competition Rules, the Office of the Registrar of the Commission will be closed for notification of transactions. During this period, stakeholders are invited to contact Mr. Ali Kamanga at akamanga@comesa.int or Ms. Siboniselizulu Maseko at smaseko@comesa.int for any assistance and clarification.
The Commission wishes all its stakeholders a Merry Christmas 2018 and Happy New Year 2019.
CCC Notice No. 3 of 2018
The COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”) wishes to inform the general public that pursuant to Article 13 (1) of the COMESA Competition Regulations (“the Regulations”), the COMESA Council of Ministers, at its meeting held in Lusaka on 15th July, 2018, approved the appointment of individuals from the Member States to serve on the new Board of the Commission for the next three (3) years.
The composition of the new Board of the Commission is as follows:
|
Country |
Commissioner |
Gender |
Status |
| 1. |
Djibouti |
Ali Hamadou Ali Kako |
M |
Newly appointed |
| 2. |
DRC |
Trudon Kala Nzembela |
M |
Appointed in December 2015 |
| 3. |
Egypt |
DrAmira Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed. |
F |
Appointment renewed |
| 4. |
Eswatini |
Thembelihle Precious Dube (Nee Dlamini) |
F |
Newly appointed |
| 5. |
Ethiopia |
Michael Teklu Beyene |
M |
Newly appointed |
| 6. |
Kenya |
Danson Mungatana |
M |
Newly appointed |
| 7. |
Malawi |
Charlotte Wezi Malonda |
F |
Newly appointed |
| 8. |
Mauritius |
Deshmuk Kowlesseur |
M |
Appointed in December 2015 |
| 9. |
Seychelles |
Francis Lebon |
M |
Newly appointed |
| 10. |
Sudan |
Islam Tagelsir Ahmed Alhasan |
M |
Newly appointed |
| 11. |
Uganda |
Patrick Okilangole |
M |
Appointment renewed |
| 12. |
Zambia |
Brian M. Lingela |
M |
Newly appointed |
| 13. |
Zimbabwe |
Ellen Ruparanganda |
F |
Newly appointed |
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CCC-CP-NOTICE-2 of 2018
WARNING NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Notice is hereby issued by the COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Article 30 (1) (b) of the COMESA Competition Regulations (the “Regulations”), following its CCC-CP-Notice-No.-1-of-2018 on the Listeriosis Outbreak in South Africa, to warn the general public as an additional precautionary measure and avoid consumption of limited number of affected meat products.
Food safety is of a paramount important to consumers in the Common Market and the Commission takes all issues regarding the production of food, specifically those traded in the Common Market, seriously.
CCC-CP-Notice-No.-1-of-2018 was issued following the recent announcement of the Department of Health in South Africa on the source of the Listeriosis outbreak and safety recall notices by the National Consumer Commission (NCC) of South Africa to Tiger Brands Unit – Enterprise Food and Rainbow Chickens Limited. In this respect, CCC-CP-Notice-No.-1-of-2018 warned consumers against the consumption of the recalled processed meat products which are sold ready-to-eat including polony, viennas/sausages and other cold meats. The Commission wishes to inform the public that CCC-Notice-No-2-of-2018 is issued, as an additional precautionary measure, to warn the consumption of a limited number of meat products, especially viennas and cold meats, listed below:
- Wafer Thin Chargrilled Ham
- Wafer Thin Roasted Chicken
- Wafer Thin Smoked Ham
- Wafer Thin Cooked Ham
- Wafer Thin Smoked Chicken
- Sliced Lean Ham
- Ham Selection
- Country Ham
- Smoked & Roasted Gammon
- Lunceon Meat
- Cold Meat Assortment
- Smoked VIennas
- Red Viennas
- Cocktail VIennas
- Smoked Cheesy Viennas
- Bulk Salami Sticks
- Salami Sticks
- Plain Sticks
- Plain Salami Sticks
- Spicy Salami Sticks
- Plain Salami Bites
- Coriander Salami
- Spicy Salami Bites
- Sliced Salami
- Salami
- German Salami
- Sliced Peppered Salami
- Spicy Salami
- Local Chorizo
In this regard, the Commission wishes to inform the general public to surrender to relevant authorities of COMESA Member States among others Public Health Departments, any of the products listed above including opened and empty packaging. The Commission has further invoked Article 31 (2) (b) of the Regulations and directed the manufacturers of the said products to cease the exportation into or sale to the public by their distributors and related dealers in the Common Market until such a time when the situation returns to normalcy and the general public are informed accordingly.
Should you require more information or clarification on the matter you may contact the undersigned on +265 1 772 466 or email: glipimile@comesa.int.
Click here to download the Notice of the Commission issued on 15th March 2018, CCC-CP-Notice No-1-of 2018, Warning the Public on the Listeriosis Outbreak in South Africa.
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