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The Competition Committee, made up of the leaders of the world's major competition authorities, is the premier source of policy analysis and advice to governments on how best to harness market forces in the interests of greater global economic efficiency and prosperity.

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9th Global Forum on Competition

from 18-Feb-2010 to 19-Feb-2010

Taking place in Paris, the 9th OECD Global Forum on Competition will focus on competition, state aids and subsidies, as well as on collusion and corruption in public procurement. Participants will also discuss a peer review of competition law and policy in Brazil.

Competition and financial markets: issues in the current financial crisis

23-Jun-2009

The OECD’s Competition Committee debated competition issues in the current
financial crisis on 17-18 February 2009. This document presents two key
documents from that event: an Executive Summary which draws on the debate and
the written materials and the Background Paper for the discussion. The full set of
materials from the event, including national contributions and a summary of the
discussion, can be found at www.oecd.org/competition/roundtables.

The OECD Competition Committee adopts Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement

12-Mar-2009

The Guidelines, which draw on the experience of more than 30 countries, provide the most comprehensive strategy available today for designing tenders to hinder bid rigging conspiracies and for uncovering existing conspiracies. They can be applied in a decentralised manner across government at both national and local levels and are simple enough for use by officials with no specialised economics or competition policy training.

OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy, Volume 9/No.3

02-Mar-2009

This Issue includes: Cartels - Sanctions against individuals; Prosecuting cartels without direct evidence of agreement; Korea - Updated report on competition law and institutions

OECD’s Gurría calls for strong competition policy to speed recovery

19-Feb-2009

Governments must resist protectionism and keep markets open to competition as they seek ways to get their economies going again, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

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