1. “Many laws and
regulations restrict
market competition,
since many go further
than necessary to
achieve their policy
objectives, thus,
excessively
restraining
competition”,
asserted Francisco
Diaz Rodriguez,
Competition
Superintendent.
Press Release C. 09-13
El Salvador, May 14
th
, 2013.
CS launched toolkit to promote competition in legal
framework
The Competition Superintendence launched its “Toolkit to Assess the Legal Framework which may
pose Restraints on Competition”, in order to contribute in the preparation of laws less restrictive to
competition.
The Competition Superintendence presented its “Toolkit to Assess the Legal
Framework which may pose Restraints on Competition”, which seeks to identify
governmental regulations which might create unnecessary regulatory restraints and
developing alternative, less restrictive policies that still achieve government
objectives and allow consumer welfare.
The purpose of the aforementioned toolkit is to contribute with Ministries and other
public institutions in the preparation drafts of law, regulations, amongst others, to
consider competition issues while beginning to draft them. A review may also take
place when the legal framework is already in force.
Personnel of the Competition Superintendence presented said toolkit to public
servants involved in drafting laws, treaties, regulations, and technical legal
framework.
One of the main aspects of the “Assessment Toolkit” is a competition checklist
containing a series of simple questions to screen for laws and regulations that have the potential to unnecessarily
restrain competition. A competition assessment would be needed if the drafted proposal contains any of the
following three impacts: 1) Limits the number and variety of suppliers; 2) Limits the competitive capacity of the
suppliers; and, 3) Reduces the incentives of the suppliers to compete aggressively,
The Competition Superintendence signed a cooperation and coordination agreement with the Secretariat for
Legislative and Legal Issues of the Republic´s Presidency. As a result of said agreement, the relationships of
said Secretariat with other public institutions will be used to carry out joint activities with the in-house legal
departments of the governmental entities to promote competition.