On June 16th and 17th, 2010 the Fair Trading Commission of Barbados conducted a training workshop on Detecting, Mitigating and Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement. The workshop brought together senior public sector officials from government departments and agencies. The aim of the workshop was to sensitize all agencies involved on how to detect […]

  For Member Agencies interested in finding out more about what the Working Groups have planned for the coming year, now is an excellent time to get involved as most projects for 2010-11 are in their initial stages.   Here is a list of who to contact to join a Working Group or find out […]

  The Brazilian Ministry of Justice uses effective and timely images in its Play Fair program to raise awareness of bid rigging cartels and the possible penalties. Click here. Underscoring the place of football in Brazil and the poignancy of using it as a theme for awareness efforts, the Brazilian agencies change their operating hours […]

  As part of the preparations for the ICN’s tenth anniversary, the ICN Working Groups prepared long term vision statements to outline what they want to accomplish over the next three to five years. These long term plans are available on the ICN’s website as follows: Advocacy Working Group Agency Effectiveness Working Group Cartel Working […]

  The Swedish Competition Authority has an ongoing project to raise the awareness of public procurement officers about bid-rigging. The initiative includes a checklist on how to recognise bid-rigging, a brochure with examples, and online ads. For more information, click here. Related to the topic, the Cartel Working Group has an upcoming project on cartel […]

  Reminiscent of a previous blog entry, later this week the Competition Commission of Mauritius is offering a screening of the 2009 movie The Informant! to promote awareness of the country’s competition laws, particularly the prohibition of price fixing and leniency program. If you are in Port Louis and want more details, click here. The […]

  To help promote access to information about ICN members’ procedures, the ICN has two existing “Template” projects – one for merger enforcement and one for anti-cartel enforcement. Each collection of templates from participating member jurisdictions is a unique resource of practical information about competition rules and agency procedures from around the world. To find […]

  This entry is first in a series of ten “Web Wednesdays”: each Wednesday we will highlight one aspect of competition agencies’ websites, showcasing how members address a particular issue, and highlighting relevant ICN work product on the topic. Today’s posting highlights leniency application contact points. The ICN’s Anti-Cartel Enforcement Manual Chapter on Drafting and […]