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Forensic Practice in the Competition Law competition agencies of the different countries regarding
the development of the forensic practice as well as the PANAMÁ
economic and legal techniques and tools used. In addition, BOLETÍN de Libre Competencia
a workshop of practical cases where the different
techniques and regulations used by the competition
agencies were applied was developed in groups.

Law of Competition and Economic
Development: A single formula for all?

The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and
Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) of Peru,
through the INDECOPI-COMPAL School developed the
Third Specialized Training Program in Defense of

Competition called Forensic Practice in the Law of the From November 20 to 23, the Superintendency of
Competition from November 13 to 17, 2017, where the Competition of El Salvador, offered the workshop seminar
graduates Grace De Gracia and Gaspar Vásquez of "Competition Law and Economic Law", with the objective of
ACODECO participated. determining the role of the Competition Authorities in
situations outside the traditional economic and legal
The objective of this course was to identify the most framework, such as, the informal economy and economic
important topics within the forensic practice or exhibitor dependence, to strengthen the institutional role of
proceedings in international competition law, as well as to developing economies.
understand and analyze the main economic and legal
research techniques used in forensic practice, as well as This seminar disseminated academic research and
techniques for detecting and testing anti-competitive experiences of competition agencies in linking the
behavior of a unilateral type and abuses of dominant characteristics of developing countries with Competition
position and comparing the tools and techniques used in Law, and in turn, allowed participants to contribute to the
different agencies. design of Competition Policies that contribute to the
processes of competition growth and development.
Among the subjects that were dictated in the course, the
following can be mentioned: Among some of the topics discussed were:
• Characteristics of developing economies and their
• Basic conceptual aspects of the defense of competition. implications for competition.
• Legal and economic research techniques. • The impact of informality on the dynamics of
• Quantitative and qualitative indicators in defense of competition in developing countries.
competition. • Barriers to entry and Latin American Competition
• Relevant market in defense of competition. Law: Why does development matter?
• Dominant position and unilateral anticompetitive • Competition Policy for regulated industries in
practice. developing countries.
• Concept of cartelization and operation of economic • Adaptation of Competition Law to the Brazilian context
concentration. and its contribution to the discussions of the BRICS.
• The Clemency program in Brazil. • Non-economic considerations in the application of
• Agreements of cessation of conduct (TCC) in cases of Competition Law: Public interest in South Africa's
cartelization. experience.
• Interview techniques in cases of collusion and leniency.
• Tools used to discover cases of posters. At the end of each day, among other aspects, work tables
• Illustration through applied practical cases. were held with the objective of collecting inputs for the
definition and application of a competition law adapted for
Among the participants and speakers of the course, it was developing countries.
possible to share the diverse experiences lived in the
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