Table of Contents

1. Context for and History of Competition Policy
1.1 Economic and cultural context
1.2 Background for Peru's market reform
1.3 Establishing the legal framework for a market economy
1.4 Economic reform and Indecopi's rise in the 1990s
1.5 2000-2004 - Reform loses momentum and Indecopi loses power The new challenges

2. Substantive Issues: Scope and Content of Peru's Competition Laws
2.1 The Free Competition Law
2.2 The Market Access Law
2.3 The Unfair Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws
2.4 The Consumer Protection Law
2.4 Antidumping and Safeguard Determinations
2.5 Technical Standards and Certification Laws
2.6 Intellectual Property Laws
2.7 The Market Exit Law

3. Institutional Issues
3.1 Indecopi's organisational structure
3.2 Indecopi's case-handling and other procedures
3.3 Indecopi's investigative and remedial powers
3.4 Indecopi's core competition resources and caseload
3.5 Private actions for damages
3.6 The breadth of Indecopi's mandate
3.6 International issues

4. Competition Policy in Regulated Sectors
4.1 The Telecom Sector
4.2 The transportation sector
4.3 The energy sector
4.4 Other sectors

5. Indecopi's Competition Advocacy

6. Evaluation and Recommendations