# Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket Industry

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- Published: 2020-02-18T11:26:17+02:00
- Author: dearSA

### The Competition Commission published the **Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive**⏎  **Aftermarket Industry** for public comment.

### **38** provided input.

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This process was triggered by multiple complaints the Commission received in from
various independent players in the automotive aftermarket as well as
 members of
the public. These parties raised concerns about alleged anticompetitive practices,
such as pricing behaviour in the automotive aftermarket, and agreements that foreclose
independent players at all levels of the automotive value chain.

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Comments close on  **Monday, 16 March 2020, 17:00**

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 * [Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/guidelines-for-competition-in-the-south-african-automotive-aftermarket-industry/C:/Users/Mark%20Surgeon/Downloads/Draft-Automotive-Aftermarket-Guidelines-for-Comment-14Feb2020.pdf)
   
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