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It is now widely recognized that hard core cartels, or agreements among competitors to fix prices, restrict output, submit collusive tenders (so-called bid rigging) or share markets, are one of the most serious and harmful forms of anti-competitive conduct. As a result, countries are increasing their efforts to combat this conduct. In OECD countries and elsewhere in the world, prohibition against hard core cartels is now considered to be an indispensable part of a domestic competition law.
Permanent URL: www.oecd.org/competition/cartels
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16-Jan-2012
This report documents procurement regulations and practices in Mexico and makes policy recommendations in procurement areas such as market studies, co-ordination with other parts of government and training activities.
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12-Mar-2009
These guidelines provide the most comprehensive strategy available today for designing tenders to hinder bid rigging conspiracies and for uncovering existing conspiracies. They can be applied in a decentralised manner across government at both national and local levels and are simple enough for use by officials with no specialised economics or competition policy training.
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from 16-Feb-2012 to 17-Feb-2012
Taking place in Paris, discussions at this event will address price volatility in commodities, international co-operation in cartel investigations and state-owned enterprises and competitive neutrality.
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06-Dec-2010
This peer review sets out recommendations to improve Panama’s competition regime such as increasing efforts to fight cartels and strengthening public understanding of the importance of competition. Produced in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, this report is available in English and Spanish .
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10-Aug-2010
Volume 11 features articles on energy security and competition policy, competition policy for vertical relations in gasoline retailing, the interface between competition and consumer policies, and competition policy in Peru.
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