CASES CONCLUDED BY THE FEDERAL COMPETITION COMMISSION, MEXICO
Procedures concluded, 1993-2003
Classified by type of case
Concept | July-June | 2nd sem. 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||
93-94 | 94-95 | 95-96 | |||||||||
Total | 148 | 176 | 250 | 192 | 499 | 514 | 469 | 529 | 603 | 1,399 | 1,450 |
Mergers a | 57 | 89 | 109 | 71 | 218 | 195 | 245 | 276 | 311 | 260 | 196 |
Monopolistic practices and other restrictions to competition | 30 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 52 | 51 | 41 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 38 |
Consultations | 14 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 49 | 64 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 40 | 44 |
Concessions, permits, privatizations, and declarations of market power and conditions of competition | 34 | 25 | 31 | 78 | 154 | 164 | 101 | 102 | 104 | 784 | 1,122 |
Appeals for review | 13 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 75 | 247 | 50 |
a/ Since 1998, the FCC included notices of restructuring presented based on Article 21 of Code of Regulation of the FLEC.
Mergers, 1993-2003
Classified by type of resolution a
Concept | July-June | 2nd sem. 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||
93-94 | 94-95 | 95-96 | |||||||||
Total | 57 | 89 | 109 | 71 | 218 | 195 | 245 | 276 | 311 | 260 | 196 |
No Objection | 52 | 83 | 99 | 63 | 208 | 187 | 220 | 181 | 268 | 238 | 186 |
Opposed | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Conditioned | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Others b | -- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
a/ Includes merger notifications, notices of restructuring, ex-officio investigations
and complaints on mergers.
b/ Includes ex-officio investigations and complaints on mergers closed, dismissed
or not filled.
Monopolistic practices and other restrictions on competition, 1993-2003
Classified by type of resolution
Concept | July-June | 2nd sem. 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||
93-94 | 94-95 | 95-96 | |||||||||
Total | 30 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 38 |
Complaints | 19 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 55 | 46 | 59 | 33 |
Penalty and/or recommendation | 4 | 1 | 5 | -- | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 6 |
Negative response to complainant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 33 | -- | -- | -- |
Concluded in advance, based on Art. 41 of the RLFCE | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -- |
Closed | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -- | 1 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
Othersa | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Ex-officio investigations | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
Penalty and/or recommendation | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -- |
Concluded in advance, based on Art. 41 of the RLFCE | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 3 | 3 | -- |
Closed | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
a/ Includes complaints dismissed, desisted and not filed
Privatizations, Concessions and Permits, 1993-2003
Classified by type of resolution
Concept | July-June | 2nd sem. 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||
93-94 | 94-95 | 95-96 | |||||||||
Total | 34 | 25 | 31 | 78 | 154 | 163 | 96 | 99 | 101 | 783 | 1,122 |
Not Objected | 30 | 25 | 22 | 63 | 136 | 146 | 90 | 79 | 64 | 25 | 37 |
Conditioned | 1 | -- | 7 | -- | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -- | -- |
Objected | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -- |
Others b | 3 | -- | 2 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 755 | 1,085 |
a/ Includes cases closed, dismissed, desisted and not filed.
Appeals for review, 1993-2003
Classified by their effects on the appealed resolution
Concept | July-June | July-June | July-June | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
93-94 | 93-94 | 93-94 | |||||||||
Total | 13 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 75 | 247 | 50 |
Confirmed | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 155 | 15 |
Modified | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
Revoked | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
Cases dismissed | 5 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 65 | 10 |
Othersa | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | 3 | 6 | -- | -- |
a/ Includes cases desisted or without substance.