Examples of using Leniency programme in English and their translations into Spanish
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Begin to establish a leniency programme.
While a leniency programme should be created, however, one could not expect that it will have immediate results in El Salvador.
Apparently, few resulted from a leniency programme.
Brazil continues to refine its leniency programme, and is working on implementing the recommendations in the Report.
A robust anti-corruption system complements a leniency programme.
This case exemplifies the use of leniency programme when dealing with cartel cases.
Position of applicants claiming the benefit of a leniency programme.
The leniency programme is also one of the subjects to be included in the legal reform proposal to be sent to Congress.
It would extend the protections of the leniency programme to criminal sanctions.
The 2007 amendments explicitly authorised the Superintendency to create a leniency programme.
Effort expended in instituting a leniency programme would likely be wasted.
About 50 jurisdictions self-identified as having a cartel leniency programme.
In such a scenario, the effectiveness of the leniency programme in detecting absolute monopolistic practices would, most probably, be diminished.
Do any characteristics of developing countries affect leniency programme design?
A leniency programme has now been authorised, and the FNE has obtained the power to gather evidence through a“dawn raid”.
The Competition Commission instituted a leniency programme in 2004, revised in 2008.
For example, only South Africa has managed to deal effectively with cartel cases,especially after the introduction of a leniency programme.
Finally, the Law does not provide for a leniency programme that would encourage voluntary co-operation of the involved economic agents with the Commission.
However, most medium- andlow-income countries have no leniency programme.
It attributed its failure to the lack of a leniency programme, which caused its limited ability to obtain information from the cartelists.
A second specialized investigative tool in cartel cases is the leniency programme.
In any case,it may be necessary for the Superintendency to modify its leniency programme after it gains experience with it, something than has occurred in many countries.
A leniency programme can be a powerful anti-cartel weapon, but, as is discussed below, experience has shown that it is seldom effective right away.
When this credibility is established, properly structured leniency programme will succeed;
On the other hand, a leniency programme may be weakened if another jurisdiction imposes significant penalties and lacks an effective leniency programme.
When this credibility is established,properly structured leniency programme will succeed.
For instance, following a leniency programme presented as an interactive stage play at a seminar for businesses, a video recording was posted on the website.
Most importantly, the cooperation by a competition law violator within the framework of a leniency programme justifies a reduction of the respective fine.
Experience has shown that when countries adopt a leniency programme as a part of their anti-cartel effort the programme does not immediately bear fruit.
Brazil has experienced some of these problems since it adopted a leniency programme in 2001, but more recently it has begun receiving some leniency applications.