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Abstract

All the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements have a bearing upon competition policy, since the international framework governing trade determines the extent of competition in the national markets. Apart from the fundamental provisions of GATT Articles I (MFN treatment), III (National Treatment) and X (Transparency), there are numerous specific WTO provisions which are relevant in varying degrees to competition2 • GATT Article VI and the WTO Agreement on Antidumping which involves concept of injury, treatment of price discrimination, public interest, etc; • GATT Article XVI and the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures such as concept of injury; • Agreement on TRIMs; requiring the elimination of deletion programme and local content requirements; • Agreement on TRIPs involving anti-competitive practices in contractual licenses, etc.