Competition Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Competition
44. Notification for decision
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A party to an agreement who applies for the agreement to be examined under this section must —
notify the Commission of the agreement; and
apply to it for a decision.
On an application under this section, the Commission may make a decision as to —
Commission
“Commission” means the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore established by section 3;
whether the section 34 prohibition has been infringed; and
if it has not been infringed, whether that is —
because of the effect of an exclusion;
because the agreement is exempt from the prohibition; or
because a commitment has been accepted pursuant to section 60A(2).
If an agreement to which the section 34 prohibition applies has been notified to the Commission under this section, no penalty shall be imposed under this Part in respect of any infringement of the prohibition by the agreement which occurs during the period —
section 34 prohibition
“section 34 prohibition” means the prohibition referred to in section 34(1);
beginning with the date on which the notification was given; and
ending with such date as may be specified in a written notice given to the applicant by the Commission when the application has been determined.
The date specified in a notice under subsection (3)(b) must not be earlier than the date on which the notice is given.