1. The strategic plans of the Competition Commission
Presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Economic Development
Commissioner Shan Ramburuth
9 March 2010
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2. Mandate of the Commission
Prevent concentration through merger control
Recommending large merger decisions to the Tribunal
Approving intermediate mergers
Can require notification of small mergers
Prosecution of anti-competitive behaviour
Horizontal restrictive practices: cartels, bid-rigging
Vertical restrictive practices: exclusive agreements, resale price maintenance
Abuse of dominance: excessive pricing, exclusionary conduct, price discrimination
Advocacy for pro-competitive conduct
Regulation vs competition
Legislation, policy
Practice, governance
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3. Phased development of authorities
Tribunal hearing days, for cases taking more than one day
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4. Towards a fair and efficient economy for all
Strategic goals 2006 to 2009
Staff morale and motivation 
Align structure and work processes to strategic priorities
The Commission as a centre of information, knowledge and expertise
Approach and methodology to prioritization
Advocacy and communication 
Where we come from strategic planning started in 2006 and this is where we are.
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5. Increase in enforcement activity from CLPs
Corporate leniency applications over time by sector
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6. Towards a fair and efficient economy for all
Strategic goals 2010 to 2013
Achieve demonstrable outcomes: evaluating our work, prioritizing our work, measuring impact
Strategic partnerships to promote competition: proactive engagement, advocacy on government policy and practices
Realize high performance agency: organisational integrity, efficient business processes, effective decision making, staff development, alignment to strategy, responsiveness
Looking at all obstacles eg food, a lot of work around broadening impact, looking at industry associations, initiated new cases. Collecting a lot of data on prices and profits and will be evaluating this.
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7. Strategy implementation work breakdown structure
Strategic goal 1:
Achieved demonstrable outcomes
Continuously prioritise sectors
Develop and implement guidelines for the prioritisation of cases
Undertake market enquiries in selected markets
Develop methodologies and capacity to undertake assessments of the Commission’s interventions
Strategic goal 2:
Increased competitive environment for economic activity
Strategically engage with key stakeholders in the economy to influence policy formulation and decision-making
Strengthen dialogue and advocacy
Improve communication and consultation with specific regulatory sectors
Consolidate working partnerships with law enforcement agencies
Strategic goal 3:
Realized high performance organisation
Develop and strengthen the management and leadership capability
Implement knowledge management system
Increase staff retention and implement succession planning
Enhance effective decision making and improve the quality of work

8. Additional funds required for MTEF period 2010/11 to 2012/13 (‘000s)
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Income from fees
34,890
40,577
51,689
Voted funds from the dti
88,818
116,595
114,020
Total revenue
123,708
157,172
165,709
Total expenditure
187,405
225,187
270,866
Additional funds required
63,697
68,015
105,157

9. Towards a fair and efficient economy for all
Challenges
Funding
Staff
Space
Expectations
Amendments to the Competition Act
With less money we will do less than the business plan
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10. Towards a fair and efficient economy for all
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