On 10 February 2026, the Competition Commission hosted a half-day Symposium on the theme “Comparative Approach to Competition Law in the EU, COMESA and Mauritius.” The event was held in hybrid format at the Commission’s premises and organised in collaboration with Université Paris 2, Université Paris Nanterre/CEDCACE, and Cabinet Advant Altana (France).
The Symposium provided an opportunity to examine the recent revisions to the COMESA Competition Regulations 2004, which were replaced in December 2025 by the COMESA Competition and Consumer Regulations 2025 (the “2025 COMESA Regulations”). Discussions focused on identifying areas of convergence and divergence between the COMESA framework, EU competition law, and the Mauritian competition regime.
The Competition Commission was privileged to welcome an outstanding line-up of speakers who brought deep expertise and diverse perspectives across three panel sessions covering: (i) the objectives of competition law, (ii) antitrust law, and (iii) merger control. The speakers on the panel included amongst others:
The event brought together a dynamic and diverse audience, including law students, legal practitioners, academics, and competition enforcers.
In his keynote address, Mr. Vipin Naugah, Executive Director of the Competition Commission and Chairperson of the Board of the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission, underscored the significance of the Symposium as a vital platform for fostering comparative analysis and constructive dialogue. He emphasized the importance of examining areas of convergence and divergence among competition regimes before outlining the key conceptual shifts introduced by the 2025 COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations.
In his concluding reflections, Mr Naugah noted:
“The COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations 2025 demonstrate substantial convergence with the EU merger control regime in fundamental structural elements while allowing meaningful divergences to persist.
In this balance between convergence and divergence, the 2025 Regulations reflect a mature regional regime—one that draws confidently from EU experience while adapting it to regional realities and emerging challenges, and in doing so, offers a compelling model for how competition law can remain principled, responsive, and development-oriented in an increasingly complex global economy.”
The Competition Commission extends its sincere appreciation to all collaborators, panelists, and participants whose valuable contributions made the Symposium both insightful and successful.
