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Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)

Competition Commission Rules

Part 2 - Delivery of Documents

7. Filing documents

 

1) The Commission must assign distinctive case numbers to each—
a) Complaint;
b) Application; and

 

2) A party required to provide a copy of a Merger Notice to any person in terms of section 13(2) must—
a) first obtain a case number for that Merger Notice from the Commission; and
b) note the case number on the Merger Notice before delivering it in terms of section 13(2).

 

3) The Commission may combine two or more complaints under a common investigation if they concern substantially the same conduct by the same firm.

 

4) The Commission must ensure that every document subsequently filed in respect of the same proceedings is marked with the same case number.

 

5) The Commission may refuse to accept a document subsequently filed in respect of the same proceedings that is not properly marked with the assigned case number.