MDPPACPB Regulations

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PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 
 
 
MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM PREVENTION OF ANTICOMPETITIVE 
PRACTICES AND BEHAVIOUR REGULATIONS, 2026 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 
Regulation: 
PART I – OBJECTIVES AND APPLICATION 
1. Objectives of the Regulations 
2. Application 
 
PART II-GENERAL PROHIBITION OF ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES OR 
CONDUCTS 
 3. Prohibition of Anticompetitive Conducts 
 4. Invalidity of Anticompetitive Agreements  
 5. Obligation to Maintain Competitive Market Conditions  
 6. Non-Discrimination and Affiliate Neutrality  
 7. Tariff and Access Transparency 
 8. Misuse of Public Service Obligations 
 9. Application of Open Access and Third-Party Access Principles 
 
 
SPECIFIC PROHIBITED ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES 
 
PART III: INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS ABUSE AND FORECLOSURE  
 
 10. Duty to Grant Open and Non-Discriminatory Access to Essential Facilities 
 11. Tariffs and Service Conditions for Open or Third-Party Access 
 12. Prohibition of Anti-Competitive Technical or Capacity Barriers 
  
Part IV: COLLUSIVE AGREEMENTS AND ANTICOMPETITIVE COORDINATION 
 
 13.  Prohibition of Collusive Agreements and Practices 
   
PART V – ANTI-COMPETITIVE SUPPLY AND TRADING PRACTICES 
 
 14. General Prohibition and Common Principles 
 15. Exclusive Supply, Long-Term Contracts, and Take-or-Pay Obligations 
 16. Tying and Bundling Practices or Conducts 
 17. Loyalty Rebates and Minimum Volume Commitments 
 18. Resale Price Maintenance 
 19. Branded Franchise and Ancillary Restrictions 
 20. Unfair Trading Terms by Dominant Suppliers 
   
PART VI — PROHIBITION OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRICING PRACTICES 
 21. General Prohibition 
 22. Prohibition of Margin Squeeze by Vertically Integrated Dominant Licensees 
 23. Prohibition of Predatory Pricing