Competition Bureau Seeks Comments on Predatory Pricing Enforcement Guidelines

OTTAWA, October 9, 2007 — The Competition Bureau is seeking public comments on its revised Predatory Pricing Enforcement Guidelines. The purpose of the guidelines is to clarify the Bureau’s enforcement policy and to ensure that Canadian businesses and the public understand when below cost pricing may result in an investigation under the Competition Act.

The Bureau first published the guidelines in 1992. This updated document describes the Bureau’s enforcement approach to predatory conduct in light of recent jurisprudence and economic thinking.

The consultation process will end January 18, 2008. Interested parties are asked to mail, fax or email their comments to: Rachel Lavallée , Competition Bureau, 50 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0C9; fax: 819-953-8546; email: lavallee.rachel@cb-bc.gc.ca. Responses will be posted on the Bureau Web site unless it is specifically requested that they be kept confidential.

The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency. We contribute to the prosperity of Canadians by protecting and promoting competitive markets and enabling informed consumer choice.

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Marilyne Nahum
Communications Advisor
External Relations and Public Affairs Branch
819-953-9760

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