The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), in pursuance of its powers under Section 34 of the Competition Ordinance, 2010, has conducted search and inspection of the offices of the Pakistan Poultry Association in Karachi, Lahore and head office in Islamabad. CCP took notice of the website of Pakistan Poultry Association where the poultry products prices are determined and displayed on daily basis. Being conscious of the fact that Pakistan Poultry Association as an undertaking is not involved in the production or sale of any poultry products and this display of prices on its website prima facie gives an impression that either prices are decided by the Pakistan Poultry Association or are dictated by other interested persons by utilizing the platform of Pakistan Poultry Association. The display of pricing information the official website of Pakistan Poultry Association prima facie indicates violation of section 4 of the Competition Ordinance, 2010. The officials of the Pakistan Poultry Association present at the zonal offices and head office fully co-operated and provided complete assistance to the officers of CCP in conducting the search and inspection. The inspection teams of CCP have impounded certain documents/files and the computerized information to analyze the same by the Enquiry Officers, so appointed in this regard under the provisions of the Competition Ordinance, 2010. The CCP team headed by Director General Mr. Ikram-ul-haq Qureshi conducted search and inspections of Pakistan Poultry Association in Karachi on 25 May 2010, and the teams in Islamabad and Lahore, headed by Director General Mr. Tariq Bakhtawar and Director Ms. Shaista Bano, conducted the search and inspections on 24 May 2010.
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