Exclusive Agreements in the Procurement of School Uniforms

On 17 January 2016, the Competition Commission published a notification entitled Note to Parents, Schools, and School Governing Bodies on the Use of Exclusive Agreements in the Procurement of School Uniform. The Commission is an investigative and regulatory body which is empowered by the Competition Act 89 of 1998 (Competition Act) to investigate anti-competitive conduct in a market and, amongst other functions plays an advocacy role to address impediments to competition in markets. In the note issued in the media, […]