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ARTICLE · 23 JUNE 2021

Cartels Practice Guide 2021

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The laws and regulations that allow for cartel behaviour and its effects to be challenged are as follows.

United Arab EmiratesAntitrust/Competition Law
Munir Suboh
Munir Suboh
Felicity Hammond
Felicity Hammond
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1. Basic Legal Framework

1.1 Statutory Bases for Challenging Cartel Behaviour/Effects

The laws and regulations that allow for cartel behaviour and its effects to be challenged are as follows.

  • Federal Law No 4 of 2012 on the Regulation of Competition (UAE Competition Law) provides the statutory basis for both defining and challenging cartel behaviour in the UAE. The provisions in this statute that relate to challenging cartel behaviour are as follows.
    1. Chapter 4 of the UAE Competition Law defines the "Anti-Competitive Practices" that are considered to be an abuse of market conditions and would prevent the usual economic mechanisms of competition.
    1. Article 5 of this chapter provides the definition of "Restrictive Agreements", which are agreements between establishments with the aim of "violating, reducing or preventing competition". The scope of this definition particularly includes behaviours that cause an increase, reduction or fixation of prices,

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