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Hard core cartel prosecution is a priority policy objective of the OECD Competition Committee. Strong sanctions are a necessary component of an effective antitrust enforcement policy against hard core cartels. Sanctioning has an important purpose: deterrence against future activity of that kind. An important supplement to fines against organisations for cartel conduct is sanctions against individuals for their participation in the conspiracy. These sanctions can take the form of substantial fines or, in some countries, the criminal sanction of imprisonment. More
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17-Sep-2009
The financial crisis required governments to make massive interventions in their financial systems. This book sets out priorities for reforming incentives in financial markets as well as for phasing out these emergency measures.
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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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