Last Monday, Indecopi reported that it imposed a fine of 1,000 UIT, equivalent to S / 4,400,000 to the Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste SA (Seal), finding it responsible for abuse of dominance position. According to the Commission for the Defense of Free Competition (CLC) of the entity, the electricity company applies a discriminatory treatment […]
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Indecopi fined Seal, Arequipa’s electricity company, S / 4 million 400 thousand
A drastic sanction fell on Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste SA (Seal), an electrical company that operates in Arequipa. Indecopi, through the Commission for the Defense of Free Competition (CLC), sanctioned it with a fine of 1,000 UIT (tax tax units), equivalent to 4 million 400 thousand soles. According to Resolution 052-2021 / CLC-INDECOPI, Seal […]
Indecopi: fined S / 4 million 400,000 to the electric company Seal for anticompetitive practices
The National Institute for the Defense of Competition (Indecopi) fined with 4 million 400 thousand soles (1000 UIT) to the company Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste SA (Seal) for abusing its dominant position by implementing discriminatory treatment of its clients who are in the category of “free users”, in the Arequipa region. Indecopi reported that […]
Adifan rejects the obligation to sell generic drugs per unit
The Association of National Pharmaceutical Industries (Adifan) asked Digemid to clarify in a decisive way the scope of the obligation that Indecopi imposed on pharmacies and drug stores to sell generic drugs to the public by unit. This measure was established by Indecopi for “limiting the freedom of consumers to acquire medicines”, since it detected […]
Indecopi announces market study to assess competition in the dairy sector
The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) announced the start of a market study to analyze the competitive conditions of the Peruvian dairy sector, which includes the stage of livestock production to the marketing of final products to the consumer. Along these lines, the National Directorate for […]
Julián Palacín: “We have members at Indecopi who do not serve full time”
After knowing the controversial ruling of an Indecopi court in favor of Bimbo, Julián Palacín, head of the institution, assured that 48% of the members and commissioners of its decision-making bodies would be investigated. I see a good mood to investigate conflicts of interest from various fronts: Comptroller, Minsa, Ombudsman, and now Indecopi. We do […]
A long history of challenges in Indecopi in favor of the industry
The Bimbo case, where the Ministry of Health, the Comptroller’s Office and the Congressional Consumer Defense Commission found sufficient evidence to initiate an investigation for a conflict of interest in Indecopi, is not the only one of its kind. When Alicorp changed the packaging of Angel Mel, sanctioned in 2019 for committing “acts of unfair […]
Indecopi’s organization of charges is approved based on a new organization chart
The presidency of the Council of Ministers, through Ministerial Resolution No. 247-2021-PCM, approved the ranking of positions proposed by Indecopi in a process initiated more than two years ago in coordination with the Public Management Secretariat of the PCM. The document was published on October 23 in the Official Gazette El Peruano. The norm establishes […]
Bimbo on irregular decision in Indecopi: “The company will abide by what the authorities decide”
As a result of the journalistic complaint of the newspaper La República, about an alleged irregular favor to the company Bimbo by the Indecopi, the Mexican capital bakery assured that its operations comply with Peruvian food legislation, as in all the countries where it is located. “Bimbo follows all the regular channels and complies with […]
Office of the Ombudsman to the PCM: normative reforms and reorganization of Indecopi are urgently needed
The Ombudsman’s Office rejected the decision of the Specialized Chamber for the Defense of Competition of the Indecopi Tribunal which, in second instance, revoked a sanction applied to Panificadora Bimbo del Perú SA, under the argument that it is not obliged to use octagons when its products do not exceed the 0.5 grams of trans […]