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News

Peer Review of Competition Law and Policy in Colombia

20-Nov-2009

Jointly published by OECD and the IDB, this report assesses the development and application of competition law in Colombia over the last few years and the expected outcomes of its recent reform in the fields of anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, merger and acquisitions, exclusions and exemptions, institutional and procedure aspects, coordination with sectoral regulators, judicial review, international issues and competition advocacy. This report is also available in Spanish .

Competition Law and Policy in El Salvador: Peer Review

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.

Guidance to Business on Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance

30-Jun-2008

The OECD Competition Committee debated Guidance to Business on Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance in June 2007. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: written submissions from the Czech Republic, the European Commission, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, South Africa, Chinese Taipei, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States as well as an aide-memoire of the discussion.

Guidance to Business Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance

23-Jun-2008

This roundtable focused on how competition authorities can provide businesses with effective guidance on monopolization and abuse of dominance. While some uncertainty over the reach of rules prohibiting anticompetitive unilateral conduct is inevitable, authorities responsible for the enforcement of antitrust laws must strive to provide as much transparency as possible as to their enforcement policies so that businesses can plan and invest with some predictability.

Competition brings prosperity

21-Feb-2008

Opening the 100th meeting of the competition committee, Mr. Gurría reminded that competition is vital for economic growth. It stimulates efficiency and higher productivity, it disciplines managers, it reinforces incentives for innovation, and it speeds up the adjustment to change. He also mentioned OECD countries that have implemented pro-competition reforms have seen higher growth rates and lower unemployment than those who failed to reform. They have also proved to be more flexible and resilient to economic shocks.

Remedies and Sanctions in Abuse of Dominance Cases

22-May-2007

This roundtable addressed the potential objectives of remedies and sanctions, general suggestions for designing effective remedies, specific types of remedies and sanctions along with their strengths and weaknesses, and the remedies and sanctions applied in recent abuse of dominance cases.


Events

8th meeting of the Global Forum on Competition, 19-20 February 2009 - Paris, France

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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Providing insight into the thinking of competition law enforcers while focusing on the practical application of competition law and policy

OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy