MDPPACPB Regulations

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(c) refrain from practices that create artificial price uniformity or allocate 
customers. 
 
3. 
Internal Governance and Contractual Safeguards 
The Authority may require licensees to— 
(a) incorporate competition compliance clauses in corporate governance 
policies and third-party contracts; 
(b) implement internal audit, legal review, and compliance monitoring for 
competition obligations; 
(c) include specific provisions in third-party contracts such as access 
agreements, supply arrangements, and infrastructure service contracts to 
ensure adherence to Competition Regulations and to prevent anti-
competitive terms or effects; 
(d) maintain operational separation between monopoly facilities and 
competitive activities in line with Regulation 6. 
 
4. 
Reporting 
In line with the provisions in Part XIX of these Regulations, licensees shall: 
(a) provide periodic competition compliance reports or attestations 
concerning their adherence to competition obligations in the form prescribed 
by the Authority. 
(b) submit evidence of staff training, board oversight, and internal controls on 
compliance with the Act, these Regulations, FCCPA Competition Regulations. 
5. 
Enforcement and Sanctions 
Any failure to comply with the requirements under this Regulation shall 
constitute a breach of licence conditions and may result in regulatory 
sanctions, 
including 
administrative 
penalties, 
licence 
suspension, 
or 
revocation, in accordance with Parts XVI and XVII of these Regulations. 
 
 
6. Non-Discrimination and Affiliate Neutrality  
 
1. 
Non-Discrimination Duty 
All licensees owning or operating, or controlling any facility, infrastructure, or 
provide services that are essential to other participants in the midstream and 
downstream petroleum sector including but not limited to pipelines, depots, 
jetties, terminals, processing facilities, or storage systems shall grant access and 
provide such services on transparent, objective, and non-discriminatory terms 
in accordance with Sections 116, 161, 162,179,180, 185 and 213 of the Act. 
 
2. 
Equal Treatment 
There shall be no unjustified discrimination between similarly situated parties in 
relation to— 
(a) access rights; 
(b) tariffs and pricing terms; 
(c) service quality and reliability; 
(d) technical or commercial conditions. 
 
3. 
Affiliate Neutrality 
Vertically integrated licensees shall not— 
(a) grant preferential access or scheduling rights to affiliates; 
(b) allocate capacity in a manner favouring related parties;