See the speech by Hon’ble Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley at the ICN Merger Workshop organised by the Competition Commission of India on 1st December 2014. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8kNu7mBymD7jxfSmIxiPQ
Archive for the ‘ICN member news’ category
Spain Launches Public Consultation
The CNMC (Spain) has launched a public consultation on the new models for service delivery and the sharing economy. You are kindly invited to read all the details and contribute here.
Competition Awareness: ASEAN
What you need to know about competition policy in ASEAN — read the competition advocacy and awareness brochure on competition policy and law in ASEAN.
Compliance: Canada
The Canadian Competition Bureau recently announced the release of a draft update of the Competition Bureau’s Corporate Compliance Programs Bulletin for public comment.
Update: Ireland
The Irish Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency have amalgamated to form the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) on 31 October 2014. The CCPC will be responsible for enforcing both consumer protection and competition law in Ireland.
Competition Awareness: Hong Kong
View the Hong Kong Competition Commission’s recent TV, radio and print advertisements on the benefits of competition.
Update: Germany
On 2 October, about 100 experts met in Bonn at the invitation of the Bundeskartellamt to discuss the role of competition and competition law in the context of state entrepreneurial activities. The working paper of the meeting, which formed the basis for discussion, and the individual statements of the conference participants are available (in German) […]
Update: Canada
The Competition Bureau of Canada recently released an update of its Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (IPEGs). This update follows a public consultation held last spring.
Update: Food Retail Sector in Germany
The German Bundeskartellamt has recently published its detailed report on the sector inquiry into buyer power in the food retail sector. The inquiry focuses on the conditions of competition between the food retail companies on the one hand and their suppliers on the other. A summary of the final report is available in English.
Update: Australia
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims recently spoke on the value of strong competition policy as a driver for economic efficiency and performance.