The Ministry shall have the following competences related to competition affairs: 1. Implementing the competition policy in cooperation with the Relevant Authorities in the State; 2. Coordinating with the Relevant Authorities in the State to combat any form of activities or practices in breach of the provisions of this Decree-Law; 3. Preparing a register of notices and complaints; 4. Collecting information about, and investigating, anti-competitive practices, conducting investigations, based on a complaint or at its own initiative, addressing such practices in cooperation with the Relevant Authorities, and making recommendations to the Minister on the decisions to be taken in this regard to take the actions he deems appropriate; 5. Receiving complaints about decisions issued by the Minister or his authorized representative pursuant to this Decree-Law and taking appropriate actions thereon. 6. Conducting studies and collecting information and data related to competition in the markets and issuing reports thereon in cooperation with the Relevant Authorities; and 7. Any other tasks in relation to competition assigned thereto by the Cabinet.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.