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.

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.

Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement in Mexico - The CFE Report 2015

This report documents procurement regulations and practices in Mexico's main electricity company (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) and makes policy recommendations in key procurement areas.

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• Combate a la Colusión en los Procesos de Contratación Pública en México - Informe CFE 2015

Competition, Intellectual Property and Standard Setting

Intellectual Property and Standard Setting can raise particular competition challenges. The Competition Committee gathered experts to debate the issue in December 2014. See all materials available.

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.

Annual Reports by Competition Agencies on recent developments

OECD members and selected countries are invited every year to submit to the Competition Committee a report on their latest developments of competition law and policy.

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.

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.