Reports

Generic pharmaceuticals and competition

Entry by generic pharmaceuticals can enhance competition, but innovation should be, at the same time, enhanced by allowing innovators to obtain intellectual property rights on their originator drug. The Competition Committee discussed these issues in June 2014.

Airline Competition

Air transport has radically evolved over the last two decades. Liberalisation and deregulation of the sector have facilitated the entry of new firms, which has had a positive impact on competition. The OECD Competition Committee discussed Airline Competition in June 2014.

OECD Trust and Business (TNB) Project

The OECD Trust and Business (TNB) Project is a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder initiative that bridges the gap between international rules and standards for how businesses do business and their active implementation.

Mexico - Competition Law and Policy

This page contains information on the work of the OECD and Mexico in the area of Competition Law and Policy.

Fighting bid rigging in government contracts: Mexico-OECD partnership

Mexico has partnered with the OECD to improve its procurement practices and step up its fight against bid rigging. In January 2011, Mexico's Social Security Department became the first public agency in Mexico (and in the world) to formally commit to adopt and implement the OECD Competition Committee’s Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement.

Changes in Institutional Design of Competition Authorities

Good competition laws require well-designed institutions to apply them. Given recent trends in changes in institutional design of competition authorities, the Competition Committee held a roundtable in December 2014 to learn more from countries experiences.

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.

Financing of the Roll-out of Broadband Networks

Competition delegates discussed in June 2014 the financing of roll-out of broadband networks and examined alternative ways in which governments are ensuring the deployment of the infrastructure necessary to ensure high speed broadband access across their territory. Read more about the discussion.

Perspectives économiques de l'OCDE

L'économie mondiale tourne toujours à bas régime, mais elle devrait accélérer progressivement si les pays mettent en œuvre des mesures propices à la croissance. Les disparités grandissantes entre les pays et régions accentuent les principaux risques qui se dessinent.

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Best Practice Roundtables on Competition Policy

Each year, the Competition Committee holds several Best Practice Roundtables. This list contains links to the proceedings from these roundtables from 1995 to the present date.