Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Competition Commission RulesPart 2 - Delivery of Documents7. Filing documents |
| 1) | The Commission must assign distinctive case numbers to each— |
| a) | Complaint; |
| b) | Application; and |
| 2) | A party required to provide a copy of a Merger Notice to any person in terms of section 13(2) must— |
| a) | first obtain a case number for that Merger Notice from the Commission; and |
| b) | note the case number on the Merger Notice before delivering it in terms of section 13(2). |
| 3) | The Commission may combine two or more complaints under a common investigation if they concern substantially the same conduct by the same firm. |
| 4) | The Commission must ensure that every document subsequently filed in respect of the same proceedings is marked with the same case number. |
| 5) | The Commission may refuse to accept a document subsequently filed in respect of the same proceedings that is not properly marked with the assigned case number. |