The COMESA Competition Commission is the regional competition authority of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, established pursuant to Article 55(3) of the Treaty establishing COMESA and currently operating under the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations of 2025. Its stated mission is advancing regional integration through competitive markets and empowered consumers, and its core responsibility is enforcing regional provisions against anti-competitive business practices, unfair trade practices and problematic mergers and acquisitions across the COMESA member states, alongside consumer welfare advocacy and policy research.
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1. COMESA Competition Commission: Who We Are
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Since the Regulations are now operational, it is the requirement that all cross-border transactions be notified for the necessary approval of the Commission.
Operational date of the Commission
The Commission became operational on 14th January, 2013 and is based in Lilongwe, Malawi.
View the Source 2. COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission home page
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Lilongwe Malawi +265 (0)111 772 466
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