26-February-2020
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26 February 2020 - Discussions at the 2020 OECD Competition Open Day will address competition topics related to fintech, dynamic issues in merger control and labour markets.
17-January-2020
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Globalisation, the increasing significance of emerging economies, the borderless nature of the growing digital economy, and the proliferation of competition regimes have caused a significant increase in the complexity of cross-border competition law enforcement co-operation. The OECD and its Competition Committee take a leading role in shaping the framework for international co-operation among competition enforcement agencies.
16-December-2019
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View the list of competition meetings organised by the OECD Competition Committee, its working parties, international forums and regional centres for competition.
5-December-2019
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Paris, 5-6 December 2019 - Focus areas for the 2019 Global Forum are: criticism of competition authorities, competition provisions in trade agreements, merger control in dynamic markets and competition for the market and will incorporate a digital case lab.
5-December-2019
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This year’s theme “Competition Under Fire” captures the prevailing atmosphere in many of our societies. Not only are the objectives and enforcement of competition law under fire, but also many governments, corporations, banks, whole economic systems are being challenged around the world.
4-December-2019
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Hub and spoke arrangements are horizontal competition restraints on the supplier or retailer level (spokes), which are implemented through vertically related players that serve as a common “hub”. The OECD discussed this topic in December 2019.
4-December-2019
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In December 2019, the OECD held a roundtable to discuss what barriers to exit are; how they affect allocative efficiency, and what their impact on competition is. It also discussed how authorities consider barriers to exit in their enforcement and advocacy work and explore cases where barriers to exit were an important consideration to the case.
2-December-2019
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Providing access to the file and to the evidence to be used in court protects the parties’ rights of defence and promotes transparency and the rule of law. How access is granted varies across jurisdictions. The roundtable in December 2019 examined different types of rules and modes of access to the file and different approaches to protecting confidential information.
2-December-2019
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Independent regulators are those that operate autonomously and with no undue influence from political forces or private entities. In December, the OECD held a roundtable discussion to explore these issues. All related materials for the discussion are available on this page.
19-November-2019
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This page contains information on the work of the OECD and Argentina in the area of Competition Law and Policy.