Ultramar - Scheduling Order
Pursuant to s.79 of the Competition Tribunal Rules and ss.92 and 105 of the Competition Act, the Tribunal has the authority to set deadlines for comments and intervention requests and to fix pre-hearing and hearing dates, and it did so in this matter.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2000 Comp Trib 2
- Parties
- Applicant: The Commissioner of Competition; Respondent: Ultramar Ltd.
- Court
- Competition Tribunal
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 17 February 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Registered Consent Agreement (mergers) / Scheduling Order
- Outcome
- Scheduling order issued pursuant to Competition Tribunal Rules, s.79
- Legal Topics
- Consent Order, Merger Review, Intervention, Hearing Scheduling
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
The Commissioner of Competition
Applicant
Ultramar Ltd.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Registered Consent Agreement (mergers) / Scheduling Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to approve and schedule a consent order under ss. 92 and 105 of the Competition Act
- 2 Whether to permit interventions and set deadlines and hearing dates
Ratio Decidendi
Pursuant to s.79 of the Competition Tribunal Rules and ss.92 and 105 of the Competition Act, the Tribunal has the authority to set deadlines for comments and intervention requests and to fix pre-hearing and hearing dates, and it did so in this matter.
Court Disposition
Scheduling order issued pursuant to Competition Tribunal Rules, s.79
Orders
- Any comments and requests for leave to intervene shall be filed by March 20, 2000.
- The Commissioner shall, and the respondent may, serve and file replies to any comments and responses to any requests for leave to intervene by March 27, 2000.
Full Case Text
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Ultramar - Scheduling Order Collection Case Documents Date Filed 2000-02-17 Neutral citation 2000 Comp Trib 2 File Number CT-2000-001 Document Type Decisions Type of Application Registered Consent Agreement (Mergers) Section(s) of the Competition Act ss. 105 (92) Proceeding Number 2 Decision Content Competition Tribunal Tribunal de la Concurrence Reference: The Commissioner of Competition v. Ultramar Ltd., 2000 Comp. Trib. 2 File no.: CT2000001 Registry document no.: 2 IN THE MATTER OF an application by the Commissioner of Competition for a consent order pursuant to sections 92 and 105 of the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34; AND IN THE MATTER OF the proposed acquisition by Ultramar Ltd. of a petroleum product terminal facility and wholesale supply business located in Ottawa currently owned by Coastal Canada Petroleum, Inc. B E T W E E N: The Commissioner of Competition (applicant) and Ultramar Ltd. (respondent) Date of conference call: 20000217 Member: McKeown J. (Chairman) Date of order: 20000217 Order signed by: McKeown J. SCHEDULING ORDER [1] FURTHER TO section 79 of the Competition Tribunal Rules; [2] AND ON consulting with the parties; THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT: [3] Any comments and requests for leave to intervene in this matter shall be filed by March 20, 2000. [4] The Commissioner of Competition shall, and the respondent may, serve and file replies to any comments and responses to any requests for leave to intervene by March 27, 2000. [5] If no requests for leave to intervene are received, the hearing of the application shall take place on April 3, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at 600-90 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario. [6] If requests for leave to intervene are received: (a) a pre-hearing conference shall be held on April 3, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at 600-90 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, to hear the requests for leave to intervene; and (b) the hearing of the application shall take place on April 25, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at 600-90 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario. DATED at Ottawa, this 17 th day of February, 2000. (s) W.P. McKeown