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The competition and regulation programme of the Competition Committee works to improve economic regulations and the structures of regulated industries to support the beneficial effects of competition. The introduction of competition can increase consumer choice and enhance efficiency, making sectors more productive and allowing consumers to increase their standard of living.
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Permanent URL: www.oecd.org/competition/industrysectors
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from 19-Feb-2009 to 20-Feb-2009
The 8th OECD Global Forum on Competition brought together senior competition officials from around the world to discuss the importance of competition and the role of competition authorities in the global economy, including: potential conflicts between competition policy and national champions; the impact of the informal economy on competitive markets; the balance between the public interest and competition policy in times of economic crisis; and how young competition agencies can best learn from more experienced colleagues.
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30-Oct-2008
El Salvador’s first competition law took effect on 1 January 2006. Jointly published by OECD and the IDB, this report reviews competition laws and policies in El Salvador since that date and provides recommendations for further reforms. This report is also available in Spanish.
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15-Jan-2008
To eliminate barriers to competition, governments can use the approach developed in the OECD’s new Competition Assessment Toolkit. The Toolkit is a method for identifying unnecessary restraints on market activities and developing alternative, less restrictive measures that still achieve government policy objectives. It draws on experiences of many OECD jurisdictions and will evolve based on feedback from ongoing country experiences.
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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
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