Parliament Sitting on 15 Feb 07: Question No. 20 for Written Answer: Siew Kum Hong: Complaints and investigations by CCS

Question No 20 of Notice Paper No 31 of 2007 For Written Answer

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Siew Kum Hong, Nominated Member of Parliament

Question: 
To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many complaints and notifications for guidance has the Competition Commission received to date; (b) how many investigations has the Competition Commission initiated to date; and (c) what is the current status of these complaints, notifications for guidance and investigations.

Answer:
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has received twelve complaints and seven notifications for guidance since 1January 2006, when the prohibitions under the Competition Act came into force.

The CCS has assessed and issued its guidance on three notifications.Assessment of the remaining is ongoing.

The CCS has closed five complaints. It has initiated formal investigations into three, after establishing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting an infringement of the Act.Investigations are ongoing.For the remaining, the CCS is in the process of assessing if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting an infringement of the Act.