The JFTC has published a report concerning measures taken by procurement agencies to prevent procurement officials from being involved in bid rigging.
Baltic Regional Competition Conference – Papers Available
October 10th, 2011
The 8th Baltic Regional Competition Conference was recently held in Lithuania at Vilnius University. Presentations on topics including “Setting Enforcement Priorities” and “Advocacy and Competition Compliance” are available.
Merger Guidelines – Canada
October 7th, 2011
Following extensive consultations conducted across Canada in 2010 and 2011, as well as consultations with foreign competition agencies, and a focused internal review, the Canadian Competition Bureau has announced the publication of the final Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs)/Fusions — Lignes directrices pour l’application de la loi
Update: NMa + NCA + OPTA = ACM
October 7th, 2011
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will be the new name for the merged authority created by the combination of the Netherlands Consumer Authority, the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority of the Netherlands (OPTA), and the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa).
Update: Brazil
October 6th, 2011
Dear friends, On behalf of CADE, we are pleased to announce that the new Brazilian Competition Statute was approved yesterday evening by the Congress. The Statute waits now for presidential sanction to become enacted. It will represent a new era of competition policy in Brazil, in particular with the unification of competition agencies and […]
Updates: Norway
October 5th, 2011
The Bergen Centre for Competition Law and Economics (BECCLE), jointly owned by Norwegian School of Economics and the University of Bergen, opened on September 9. The Norwegian Competition Authority helped to promote the idea of such a center and has been involved in its planning.
Updates – Spain
October 4th, 2011
The CNC has been focusing lately on the automotive fuel sector in Spain and has published a follow-up report on the CNC‘s automotive fuel report. The follow-up report in available in English. It monitors what is established in the 2009 report on competition within the automotive fuel sector (the 2009 report also is available here, in […]
Fifth Annual Competition Law Conference – Papers Posted
October 3rd, 2011
Papers on the Fifth Annual Competition Law, Economics & Policy Conference in South Africa taking place this week are available here.