The Competition Commission of Pakistan recently posted on the Role of Chambers of Commerce & Industry in Achieving a Competitive Economy.
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Update: Latvia
The Competition Council of Latvia recently posted on Ten Years of Competition Policy Enforcement since Accession to European Union.
Update: EU
On 6 May 2014, the European Commission published its 2013 Report on Competition Policy, which provides an account of the key policy developments, competition enforcement and advocacy initiatives pursued in 2013.
Update: Canada
On May 5, the Competition Bureau of Canada published its 2014-2015 Annual Plan: Promoting Compliance for the Benefit of Canadian Consumers, which sets out the Bureau’s priorities for the coming year as it continues its efforts to ensure that Canadians benefit from a competitive and innovative marketplace.
Update: India
Volume 8 of the Competition Commission of India’s Newsletter, Fair Play, is available online. It includes a look at 5 years of competition law enforcement at CCI.
Mexico’s New Law
On April 29, 2014, the Mexican Congress approved reforms to the federal competition law. The bill, which was introduced in February and was approved previously by the Mexican Senate, aims to increase market efficiency and national productivity through the promotion of investment and increasing the availability of goods and services offered to Mexican consumers. The […]
Merger update
Overnight, our UK colleagues’ participation in the ICN has become more focused and efficient – the UK OFT and UK CC have merged and we welcome the UK Competition and Markets Authority as an ICN member. Thank you to the OFT and CC for their many valuable contributions to the ICN over the years, and […]
Update: Europe
The third European Competition Forum was held in Brussels on February 11. Information and materials are available here.
Update: Slovakia
In December, the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic launched its new website.
Update: UK
In January, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority published guidance on: its approach to using some key legal powers, including tough new measures to impose financial penalties on firms that do not comply with competition investigations or with interim measures imposed in merger cases. its Vision, Values and Strategy. The CMA takes on its full […]