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ARTICLE · 03 JUNE 2016

Overview Of Competition Law In Chile

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Decree Law no. 211 of 1973 and its subsequent amendments ("DL 211") establish the main legal framework for antitrust matters in Chile.

ChileAntitrust/Competition Law
Claudio Lizana
Claudio Lizana
Fabián Piedra
Fabián Piedra

Co-authored by Jaime Barahona Urzúa and Tomás Kubick Orrego from Guerrero Olivos

I – OVERVIEW OF ANTITRUST LAW

a. Applicable law and regulations

Decree Law no. 211 of 1973 and its subsequent amendments ("DL 211") establish the main legal framework for antitrust matters in Chile.

Additionally, there are several other –more or less relevant in terms of competition laws and regulations– DL 211-related regulations, such as Law no. 20,169 of 2007 (unfair competition), DFL no. 323 of 1931 (gas services), DFL no. 1,122 of 1981(water code), Law no. 18,168 of 1982 (telecommunications), DFL no. 70 of 1988 and DFL no. 382 of 1989 (both sanitary services), Law no. 18,840 of 1989 (Chilean Central Bank), Law no. 19,039 of 1991 (industrial property), Law no. 19,342 of 1994 (new plant variety protection), DS no. 900 of 1996 (public works concessions), Law no. 19,496 of (consumer protection), Law no. 19,518 of 1997 (training and employment), Law no. 19,542 of 1997 and DS no.

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