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Competition Law and Policy in Costa Rica 2014

Costa Rica's competition system underwent a peer review of its laws and regulations at the 2014 Latin American Competition Forum on 16-17 September 2014. The report was launched in San José on 4 December 2014 and provides a through insight into the current strengths and weakness of the Costa Rican competition regime.

Competition and macroeconomic outcomes factsheet

Governments are increasingly assessing the effects of their policies and effectiveness of public institutions, and competition agencies are no exception. This factsheet was elaborated to help competition agencies advocate their work. It contains evidence on the links between competition and macro-economic outcomes.

M. François Hollande, Président de la République française, a rencontré les chefs des organisations économiques internationales à l’OCDE

Le Président de la République française M. François Hollande a rencontré les chefs des organisations économiques internationales à l’OCDE ce vendredi 17 octobre pour discuter des défis auxquels fait face l’économie mondiale.

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Romania: Competition Assessment Project

The Romanian government and the OECD are working together to assess the costs and benefits of regulations restricting competition in the food processing, transport and construction sectors and to propose specific recommendations for change.

Challenges of international co-operation in competition law enforcement

Globalisation has brought a much more international dimension to competition law. This paper presents evidence of the complexity of co-operation between competition agencies and the likely challenges they will encounter in the future to enforce competition law and co-operate effectively.

Latin American Competition Forum

The 2014 OECD-IDB Latin American Competition Forum takes place in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 16-17 September. Discussions will focus on electricity markets in Latin America, a peer review of Costa Rica's competition law and policy and mainstreaming competition policy with key policy makers.

Merger Control in Chile - 2014 Assessment

Merger control constitutes an essential component of an effective competition system. This in-depth study of Chile’s merger control regime assesses the main existing issues in the current system and provides suggestions for improvement based on OECD and international standards.

Guide for assessing the impact of competition authorities' activities

This document is a guide prepared for competition authorities to help them assess the expected impact of their activities. It provides a simple and easily-applicable methodology for determining the likely benefits that consumers will derive from the agencies’ decisions as well as suggestions on how to present the results of the assessment to ensure that these are correctly interpreted.

Competition Law and Policy in Romania - 2014

Romania's competition system underwent a peer review of its laws and regulations at the 2014 Global Forum on Competition on 27-28 February 2014. Following this, the report was released at a launch event in Bucharest on 8 April 2014.

Taxation and Competition Policy

We need to fight distortions to competition that can arise from tax avoidance, just like we do from other forms of government intervention, such as regulation, said OECD Secretary-General.