In brief
The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) has published a new guideline on offenses relating to unfair trade practices under section 57 of the Trade Competition Act 2017 (“New Guideline“).
The New Guideline underwent a public hearing in 2021 and has become effective on 19 February 2022. It replaces the first guideline on unfair trade practices which was issued back in 2018.
The key changes from the 2018 guideline are as set out below.
- Re-grouping of conducts — The examples of the conducts that could be considered an unfair trade practice under the New Guideline are largely similar to the examples provided under the 2018 guideline. However, the conducts are re-grouped as follows:
| Type of conduct | Examples of prohibited conduct |
| Unfairly obstructing other businesses(without justification) | – Excessive pricing or predatory pricing –… |
