MCCAA Logo
  • MCCAA
  • Blata l-Bajda
  • +356 2395 2000
  • +356 8007 4400
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the MCCAA
    • Quality Policy
  • Entities
    • Office for Competition
    • Office for Consumer Affairs
    • Technical Regulations Division
    • Standards and Metrology Institute
  • Communication
    • News
    • Events
    • Publications
    • Consultation
    • Procurement
  • Vacancies
  • Tribunal
  • ECC
CONTACT US
MCCAA
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the MCCAA
    • Quality Policy
  • Entities
    • Office for Competition
    • Office for Consumer Affairs
    • Technical Regulations Division
    • Standards and Metrology Institute
  • Communication
    • News
    • Events
    • Publications
    • Consultation
    • Procurement
  • Vacancies
  • Tribunal
  • ECC
Last updated on 13 Sep, 2021

Office for Competition | Sector Inquiry

 

The Maltese Competition Authority published the final report on its Sector Inquiry on the supply of Infant Milk Formula in the Public Health Sector and the impact of that supply on the Private Retail Market.

 

Today, the Office for Competition has published the final report on its sector inquiry on the supply of infant milk formula in the public health sector and the impact of that supply on the private retail markets. The primary objective of the sector inquiry was to assess whether the procurement process adopted by the Central Procurement and Supplies Unit (CPSU) at Mater Dei Hospital is distorting competition in the private retail markets for the focal product and if so, exercise its advocacy role and suggest recommendations to CPSU for the betterment and well-functioning of markets.

The outcome of the inquiry confirms that the policy of having a single supplier servicing Mater Dei Hospital is creating unnecessary risks of security of supply, restricting consumer choice for parents and creating significant barriers to entry and expansion in the secondary markets. The Office for Competition opines that the current procurement process adopted by the CPSU is distorting competition in the private retail markets, possibly leading to foreclosure effects in an already highly concentrated market. Following a public consultation process, the Office for Competition is recommending actions to the CPSU to better its procurement process for the well-functioning of the private retail market.

The report can be accessed from here.

Recent News

User Guidelines RoHS 23/01
17 Mar, 2023
Updates | 13.03.23 - 19.03.23
17 Mar, 2023
World Consumer Rights Day 2023
15 Mar, 2023
Office for Competition | Decision
09 Mar, 2023
Dear Mario, you will be missed...
06 Mar, 2023

Visit us

Mizzi House, National Road, BLATA L-BAJDA, Malta
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 12.00pm

Bank Details

Bank name:
Bank of Valletta
IBAN Number:
MT14VALL22013000000040019986609
Swift code:
VALLMTMT

Contact Us

Full Name *
Subject *
Case Type *
Email *
Your Message *
  I consent to having MCCAA store my submitted information so they can respond to my enquiry. For more information about how we process your personal data, please see our privacy policy.
© 2018 MALTA COMPETITION AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
WEB DESIGN: BRANDEXPODESIGN
Terms of use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Freedom of Information | Accessibility Statement | Data Protection Policy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Subscribe to our Newsletter

We shall process your personal data in accordingly with our Data Protection Policy. You have the right to unsubscribe from our list by clicking here, following which your email address will be permanently deleted from our database.