Latin American Competition Forum › Programme and documents
Lima, Peru, 3-4 September 2013
DRAFT AGENDA (forthcoming) | PROYECTO DE ORDEN DEL DÍA (próximamente) |
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Session I. Criteria for Setting Fines for Competition Law Infringements Session II. Regional Competition Agreements Session III. Unannounced Inspections in Antitrust Investigations |
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Opening session |
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Session I. Criteria for Setting Fines for Competition Law Infringements |
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This session will consider the methodologies and applications of fines to competition law infringements. Mitigating and aggravating factors will be considered.
Related documents Promoting Compliance with Competition Law, 2011 Quantification of Harm to Competition by National Courts and Competition Agencies, 2011 |
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Session II. Regional Competition Agreements |
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This session will explore the opportunities and limitations of regional platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean that provide for competition-specific rules and international frameworks for co-operation.
Related documents OECD Report on the OECD/ICN Survey on International Enforcement Co-operation, 2012 Incorporating Competition Provisions into Regional Trade Agreements: Options for Policy Makers, LACF 2008 Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements, OECD Joint Group on Trade and Competition 2006 |
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Session III. Unannounced Inspections in Antitrust Investigations |
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This session will explore the investigative powers and tools competition authorities use to conduct surprise inspections to facilitate the investigation of possible breaches of competition law, and the challenges or obstacles in implementing these tools.
Related documents Improving International Co-operation in Cartel Investigations, Global Forum on Competition 2012 Limitations and Constraints to International Co-operation, 2012 |
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Final session. Evaluation and Proposals for Future Work |
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