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Competition law |
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Anti-competitive practices |
Laws and doctrines |
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A competition regulator is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, which regulates and enforces competition laws, and may sometimes also enforce consumer protection laws. In addition to such agencies there is often another body responsible for formulating competition policy.
Many nations implement competition laws, and there is general agreement on acceptable standards of behavior. The degree to which countries enforce their competition policy does vary substantially, with the United States generally regarded as having the most strict competition laws and enforcement.
Competition regulators may also regulate certain aspects of mergers and acquisitions and business alliances and regulate or prohibit cartels and monopolies. Other government agencies may have responsibilities in relation to aspects of competition law which affect companies (eg. the registrar of companies).
Regulators may form supranational or international alliances like the ECA (European Competition Authorities), the ICN (International Competition Network), and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).
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South America | Communidad Andina (Andean Community of Nations) | ![]() |
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[1] | Spanish |
Europe | European Fair Trade Association | ![]() |
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[2] | English | |
Europe | European Surveillance Authority | ![]() |
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[3] | English | ||
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European Union | European Commission - Directorate-General for Competition | ![]() |
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[4] | English |
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Albania | Competition Authority of Albania | ![]() |
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[5] | English | |
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Argentina | Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia | ![]() |
[6] | Spanish | ||
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Cyprus | Commission for the Protection of Competition | ![]() |
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[7] | English | |
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Australia | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council | ![]() |
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[8] [9] | English | |
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Austria | Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA | ![]() |
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[10] | English |
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Belgium | Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la concurrence | ![]() |
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Brazil | Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica | ![]() |
[11] | Portuguese | ||
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Canada | Competition Bureau/Bureau de la concurrence | ![]() |
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[12] | English | |
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Chile | Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office | ![]() |
[13] | English | ||
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China | Ministry of Commerce | [14] | English | |||
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Colombia | Superintendencia Industria y Comercio | ![]() |
[15] | Spanish | ||
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Cyprus | Commission for the Protection of Competition | ![]() |
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[16] | English | |
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Czech Republic | Office for the Protection of Competition | ![]() |
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[17] | English |
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Denmark | Konkurrencestyrelsen | ![]() |
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[18] | English |
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El Salvador | Superintendencia de Competencia | ![]() |
[19] | Spanish | ||
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Estonia | konkurentsiamet | ![]() |
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[20] | English | |
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Finland | Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto) | ![]() |
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[21] | English |
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France | Conseil de la concurrence | ![]() |
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[22] | English |
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Germany | Bundeskartellamt | ![]() |
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[23] | English |
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Greece | Hellenic Competition Commission | ![]() |
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[24] | English |
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Hungary | Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal) | ![]() |
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[25] | English |
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India | Competition Commission of India | ![]() |
[26] | English | ||
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Indonesia | Commission for Supervision of Business Competition, (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha), | ![]() |
[27] | English | ||
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Ireland | The Competition Authority, (TCA), | ![]() |
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[28] | English | |
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Iceland | Icelandic Competition Authority | ![]() |
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[29] | English |
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Israel | Israel Anti-trust Authority | ![]() |
[30] | English | ||
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Italy | Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) | ![]() |
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[31] | English |
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Japan | Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) | ![]() |
[32] | English | ||
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Jersey | Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority, (JCRA), | ![]() |
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[33] | English | |
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Kenya | Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya | ![]() |
[34] | English | ||
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Latvia | Competition Council | ![]() |
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[35] | English | |
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Liechtenstein | Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft) | ![]() |
[36] | German | ||
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Lithuania | Competition Council | ![]() |
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[37] | English | |
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Luxembourg | Conseil de la concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence | ![]() |
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[38] | French |
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Mexico | Mexico Federal Competition Commission | ![]() |
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[39] | English | |
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The Netherlands | Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit | ![]() |
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[40] | English |
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New Zealand | Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch | ![]() |
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[41] | English | |
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Norway | Konkurransetilsynet | ![]() |
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[42] | English |
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Pakistan | Competition Commission of Pakistan | ![]() |
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Peru | Free Competition Commission | ![]() |
[44] | Spanish | ||
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Poland | Office for Competition and Consumer Protection | ![]() |
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[45] | English |
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Portugal | Autoridade da Concorrência | ![]() |
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[46] | English |
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Russia | Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia | ![]() |
[47] | English | ||
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Slovakia | Antimonopoly Office | ![]() |
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[48] | English | |
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Slovenia | Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia | ![]() |
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[49] | English | |
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South Africa | Competition Commission of South Africa, South African Competition Tribunal | ![]() |
[50] [51] | English | ||
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South Korea | Fair Trade Commission | ![]() |
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[52] | English | |
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Spain | Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC) | ![]() |
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[53] | Spanish |
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Sweden | Konkurrensverket | ![]() |
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[54] | English |
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Switzerland | The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission | ![]() |
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[55] | English | |
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Taiwan | Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China) | ![]() |
[56] | English | ||
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Turkey | Rekabet Kurumu | ![]() |
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[57] | English | |
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United Kingdom | Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission | ![]() |
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[58] [59] | English |
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United States | Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division | ![]() |
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[60] [61] | English | |
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Venezuela | Pro-Competencia | ![]() |
[62] | Spanish |
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