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(b) furnish the complainant with a copy of the proposed settlement agreement; and
(c) invite the complainant to provide its views including possible remedies in relation to the
proposed settlement agreement.
(6) After considering the representations of the complainant, if any, the Commission may
advise the respondent enterprise whether it will accept the settlement agreement.
(7) For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission has no obligation to accept the views of the
complainant or the terms of the settlement proposal.
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Regulation, the Commission shall not be obliged to
initiate or enter into settlement negotiations with any respondent.
Time periods for the investigation of complaints
14. The Commission must consider and make a determination in relation to any act of an anti competitive or unfair nature in relation to an investigation of an alleged anti-competitive trade
practice which it either initiated or received as a complaint from a third party in terms of section I 1
(2)(a) and (b) and section 33 of the Act (a) within ninety (90) days from the date on which the Commission gave a press statement
or published a notice in respect of the investigation in terms of these Regulations;
(b) where the Commission is of the opinion that the period referred to in sub-regulation (a)
is not sufficient the Commission may, before the expiry of that period, by notice in
writing to the respondent enterprise and the complainant, if any, extend the relevant
period for a further single period, not exceeding sixty (60) days, specified in the notice;
and
(c) an extension of time in terms of sub-regulation (b) begins on the next day following the
date on which the initial ninety days period expires.
Authorization procedures for allowable acts
15. (1) Upon receiving an application for authorization in terms of section 37(1) of the Act, the
Commission may (a) where the application appears to be incomplete, request the outstanding information that
would render the application capable of informed assessment in terms of the - provisions of
the Act; and
(b) where the application appears to be materially incomplete, advise the applicant within
seven (7) days of receipt of such an application that the application will not be
considered by the Commission pending the submission of the required information to
the Commission within the time period set out in the notice in terms of this sub
regulation.
(2) If information is not received within the time frame set out in the notice in terms of sub
regulation (1 )(b), the applicant shall be deemed to have abandoned the application.
(3) When determining whether or not to grant an authorization application for allowable acts,
the Commission may consider any of the following factors, namely(c) the impact of the authorization on-