Law & Regulation

Promotion and Protection of Competition Law

Published 19 July 2018. Chapter 2 (establishing the competition enforcement authority) took effect 1 August 2018; the remaining provisions took effect 1 February 2019. Covers market concentration, anti-competitive practices and abuse of dominant position, applying even where a party is not established in Bahrain. The dedicated Competition Authority envisaged by the law has not yet been operationally stood up; the Consumer Protection Directorate of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce performs its functions on an interim basis per Royal Decree No. 8/2019.