COMPETITION : Europe : EU
countries
- Austria. Federal Competition Authority
General information, legislation, contact.
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- Belgium. MinistËre des
Affaires Èconomiques
Regulation of competition in Belgium - includes competion
legislation.
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- Cyprus. Commission for the
Protection of Competition (C.P.C)
The Commission is responsible for anti-trust matters.
- Cyprus. Office of the
Commissioner for Public Aid
The mission of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Aid is the
effective implementation of the legislation on the control of Public
Aid. The website is also available in English.
- Czech Republic. Office for the Protection of Economic Competition
The Office is responsible both for anti-trust and State aid matters
in the Czech Republic. The website is mostly in Czech with some
important information available in English including the Act on the Protection
of Economic Competition.
- Denmark.
Konkurrencestyrelsen
The Danish competition authority, of the Ministry of Trade and
Industry. Full text documents, in Danish, English.
- Estonia. Konkurentsiamet ( Estonian Competition Board )
Responsible for anti-trust matters. The website is available in
Estonian and English and contains relevant legislation, (including the
1998 Competition Act), annual reports and general information on the
role and structure of the Office.
- Estonia. Ministry of Finance
The Division of Competition and State aid within the Ministry of
Finance is responsible for State aid matters.
- Finland. Kilpailuvirasto
Finnish Competition Authority. General information, legislation,
selected cases, press releases.
- France. Conseil de la Concurrence
General Information on activities, mission, etc.
- France. Direction gÈnÈrale de la
concurrence, de la consommation et de la rÈpression des fraudes
French competition authority. General information on activities,
organigramme. Full text : annual report.
- Germany. Bundeskartellamt
German competition authority. General information on mergers,
antitrust law. Text of legislation ("Gesetz gegen
Wettbewerbsbeschrankungen") in German and English. Annual reports
("Tatigkeitsbericht"), list of decisions, press releases.
- Germany. Monopolkommission
News, press releases. Some full text documents (eg, recent
publications in Sondergutachten series).
- Hellenic Competition Authority
The Hellenic Competition Authority web site provides some part of
its contents in English.
- Hungary. Gazdas·gi Versenyhivatal (Office of Economic
Competition)
The Office is responsible for anti-trust matters. The website is
available in Hungarian and English and contains relevant legislation,
annual reports as well as information about procedures and recent
developments in the competition field.
- Ireland.
Competition Authority
Full text of decisions, published papers, press releases.
- Italy.
Autoritý Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
Italian competition authority. Italian competition legislation in
Italian, English. Full text of annual reports, weekly bulletins, press
releases.
- Latvia. Competition Council of Latvia
The Council is responsible for decision-making on anti-trust matters
and is supported in investigations by the Competition Bureau. The web
site is available in Latvian and English and includes the relevant
legislation.
- Latvia. State aid Surveillance
Commission
The website is in English and contains information on Latvian State
aid policy, a survey of state and local government aid to business in
1998 and the Annual Report on State Aid in Manufacturing and certain
other sectors for 1999.
- Lithuania. Competition Council (Konkurencijos taryba)
Site of Lithuanian Competition authority (antitrust and State aid
matters). Contains information in Lithuanian and in English, including
the Competition Law 1999 and the Law on Monitoring State aid to
Undertakings and annual reports.
- Malta. Consumer and Competition
Division.
- Netherlands. Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa)
(Netherlands Competition Authority)
Full text of decisions, legislation (Mededingingswet 1997). Press
releases, general information. Searchable. Some texts in English: translation
of Competition Act of 1997, some press releases and the Annual Report.
- Netherlands. Subsidies
(Ministerie van Economische Zaken)
Information on government subsidies available to industry in the
Netherlands,
- Poland. Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
The Office is responsible both for anti-trust and State aid matters.
Site also in English..
- Portugal. Autoridade de concorrÍncia
Portuguese competition authority. Includes full text of Portuguese
competition legislation and publications.
- Slovakia. Antimonopoly Office
The Office is responsible for anti-trust matters. The website is
available in Slovak and English and contains an overview of the Office's
main activities, contact details, annual reports and the Act on the
Protection of Economic Competition 1994.
- Slovenia. Ministry of Finance.
The State Aid Commission, affiliated to the Ministry of Finance, is
responsible for State aid matters. The Ministry's site is available in
Slovenian and English.
- Slovenia. Office for Protection of Competition.
The Office is responsible for anti-trust matters. The website is
available in Slovene and English and contains an overview of the
Office's main activities as well as the Prevention of the Restriction of
Competition Act.
- Spain. DirecciÛn General de Defensa de la Competencia
Spanish competition authoritiy. Legislation, Structure and
functions, Annual Reports, Decisions and resolutions, Forms, Merger
cases, etc....
- Spain. Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia
Decisions, reports, etc. in full text.
- Sweden. Konkurrensverket: Swedish competition authority
Organisation, decisions, publications. Swedish Competition Act in
English.
- United Kingdom. Competition Commission
UK competition authority. Formerly "Monopolies and Mergers
Commission". News, lists of MMC/Competition Commission reports.
- United Kingdom. Office of Fair Trading
UK competition authority : consumer protection, anti-competitive
practices. Full text: "Fair Trading" magazine, OFT reports,
news.
COMPETITION : Europe :
Candidate countries
COMPETITION : Europe :
Third countries
- Albania. Ministria Ekonomise
- Competition Department
Competition Department, information in Albanian only
- Antimonopoly Committee of the Ukraine
In Ukrainian only. News, legislation, activities of the Committee,
journal Konkurencija.
- Croatia.
Agency for Protection of Market Competition
- Iceland. Icelandic Competition Authority
Mainly in Icelandic, though the Icelandic Competition Law and the
Merger Notification template are available in English
- Macedonia. The Former Yugoslav Republic
of
Monopoly Authority of the Republic of Macedonia (in English and
Macedonian)
- Norway. Konkurransetilsynet (Norwegian
Competition Authority)
Full text of legislation, annual reports, press releases, etc.
- Russia. Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Support to
Entrepreneurship
Web site (in Russian only, though an English version is planned)
- Switzerland. Commission de la concurrence
Legislation, press releases. In three languages.
- Switzerland. Legislation sur
la concurrence
From the website of the Swiss Commission de la concurrence.
COMPETITION : United
States
COMPETITION : Canada
COMPETITION : Central
& South America
- Argentina. ComisiÛn Nacional de Defensa
de la Competencia
Legislation, cases, news.
- Barbados. Fair Trading Commission
The Fair Trading Commission is committed to promoting competitive
markets, safeguarding the interests of consumers and promoting and
encouraging fair competition
- Brazil. Conselho Administrativo de Defesa EconÙmica (CADE)
Full text of legislation, cases. In Portuguese and English.
- Brazil. Secretariat for Economic Monitoring (Seae)
In Portuguese only. S o principal Ûrg"o do Poder Executivo encarregado de acompanhar os
preÁos da economia.
- Brazil. Secretariat of Economic Law, Ministry of Justice
In Portuguese only - formular, promover, supervisionar e coordenar a
polÌtica de proteÁ"o da ordem econÙmica
- Chile. National Economic Prosecutor's Office
Mainly in Spanish, though the Chilean Competition Statute is
available in English
- Colombia. Superintendencia Bancaria
In Spanish with a small part in English, mainly documents.
- Colombia. Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio
Website in Spanish
- Costa Rica. Comission for the Promotion
of Competition
Costa Rican Competition Authority website. Available in Spanish.
- Jamaica. Fair Trading Commission
- Mexico. ComisiÛn Federal de Competencia
Full text of relevant legislation, decisions. Annual reports
available in English.
- Panama. Commission for Free Competition and Consumer Affairs
(CLICAC)
Website in Spanish
- Peru. Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la
ProtecciÛn de la Propiedad Intelectual (Indecopi)
Prinarily contact information. Contains press releases (in Spanish)
- Venezuela. Pro-Competencia
Site of Venezuelan competition authority : Full text of legislation,
of decisions and full text of many reports and other publications.
COMPETITION : Asia &
Australasia
- Australia. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Commission has responsibility for enforcement of the Trade
Practices Act, which covers anti-competitive and unfair market
practices, mergers or acquisitions.
- Australia. National Competition Council
A policy advisory body. Full text of reports, newsletter.
- Indonesia. Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition
(KPPU)
Indonesian competition authority committed to enforce the Indonesian
competition law and to promote fair business competition in Indonesia. In
Indonesian and English.
- Japan. Fair Trade Commission
Full test of legislation, annual report, speeches, etc. (in English)
- Korea. Fair Trade Commission
Full text of legislation, regulations. Contact information.
- Kyrgyzstan. State
Commission on Antimonopoly Policy
State Commission on Antimonopoly Policy under the Government of the
Kyrgyz Republic (in Kyrgyz)
- New Zealand Commerce Commission
Full text of reports, media releases, guidelines...
- New Zealand. Regulatory and Competition
Policy Branch, Ministry of Economic Development
Information on New Zealand's competition policy. Some full text
publications
- Philippines. Department of Trade and Industry
The DTI serves as the primary coordinative, promotive, and
facilitative arm for trade, industry and investment activities. It acts
as the catalyst for intensified private sector activity to accelerate
and sustain economic growth
- State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on demonopolization
and competition development
Website in Uzbek, Russian and English. Provides access to relevant
legislation, cases, news, reports and other useful information on
competition policy in Uzbekistan.
- Taiwan. Fair Trade Commission
Information and legislation in Chinese and English
- Thailand. Trade Competition Commission, Department of Internal
Trade
The site provides information on the Thailand's Trade Competition
Commissions' duties and summary of the Trade Competition Act. Information
available in Thai and English.
COMPETITION : Africa
- Israel. Anti-trust
Authority
Israeli Anti-trust Authority (in English and Hebrew)
- South Africa Competition Commission
Official authority of South Africa empowered to investigate, control
and evaluate restrictive business practices, abuse of dominant positions
and mergers in order to achieve equity and efficiency in the South
African economy.
- South Africa Competition Tribunal
The Competition Tribunal adjudicates competition matters, in
accordance with the act and has jurisdiction throughout South Africa. The
site provides access to all case law since 1999 (year in which the
Tribunal was created).
- Zambia Competition Commission
Website of the Competition Authority of Zambia in English.
COMPETITION : UTILITIES
: Regulators
- Austria. Rundfunk und Telekom Regulisierung
Austrian telecoms regulator. Information, texts. Full text
legislation.
- Belgium. L'Institut belge des services postaux et des
tÈlÈcommunications (IBPT)
Belgian regulator of telecommunications and postal services.
- Canada. Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications
Commission
Canadian telecoms regulator. Legislation, information, news. In
English and French.
- Denmark. National Telecom Agency (IT- og Telestyrelsen)
Telecommunications regulator. Extensive site giving full text of
legislation, publications, etc.
- Finland.
Finnish Communications Regulatory Telecommunications Administration
Centre)
Finnish post & telecoms regulator. Legislation, regulations,
annual report. Texts in Finnish, Swedish, English.
- France. Direction gÈnÈrale de l'Industrie,
des Technologies de l'information et des Postes (DiGITIP)
Official government information on deregulation of
telecommunications in France. Includes full text of relevant French
and European legislation.
- France. AutoritÈ de RÈgulation des TÈlÈcommunications (ART)
Extensive site on policy in the field of telecommunications. Full
text of legislation, publications, decisions, reports (including annual
reports), etc.
- Germany. Reg TP (Telecommunications Regulator). Regulierungsbehörde
für Telekommunikation und Post
"Regulierungsbehorde fur Telekommunikation und Post". Extensive site; full text
legislation.
- Greece. National Telecommunications and
Post Commission
Version in English available.
- Ireland. Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation
Home page of the telecoms Regulator for Ireland. (Tel: 01-8049600;
fax: 01-8049680)
- Italy. Autoritý per l'energia elettrica
e il gas
Regulatory body for electricity and gas industry. Set up under
directive 96/92/CE to ensure competition in electricity and gas
industry. Site under construction : contains some full text
publications, legislation, annual reports.
- Italy.
Autoritý per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni
Texts in Italian and English,
- Luxembourg. Institut Luxembourgeois de
RÈgulation
Regulator for telecommunications, energy, post. Full text
legislation, decisions, annual report.
- Netherlands. DTE (Regulator for energy sector)
Regulatory body for energy sector in the Netherlands. (Ministery of
Economic Affairsý.
- Netherlands. Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit
Netherlands posts & telecommunications regulator. Information,
press releases, texts of decisions.
- Portugal. Instituto das Comunicacoes de Portugal
Extensive site: information on activities of ICP (Telecommunications
regulator for Portugal), full text legislation, publications, reports.
- Spain. Comision del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT)
Information, notes concerning the CMT. List of decisions taken
(though not full text).
- Spain. Comision Nacional de Energia
National Regulatory Commission in the energy sector. Merged with
Comision Nacional del Sistema Electrico in 2000. Full text documents.
- Sweden.
Post- och Telestyrelsen
Swedish post & telecoms regulator. Legislation, regulations.
Texts also in English.
- United Kingdom. Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is the regulator
for the gas and electricity industries in Great Britain. Ofgem was
formed in 1999 by the merger of Ofgas (the former gas regulator) and
OFFER (the former electricity regulator).
- United Kingdom. Office of the Rail Regulator
Full text of publications, information papers, annual report.
- United Kingdom. Ofreg (Northern Ireland)
Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas, Northern Ireland.
- United Kingdom. OFTEL.
UK telecoms regulator.
- United States. Federal Communications Commission
Independent US government agency to encourage competition in all
communications markets and to protect the public & consumer
interest. Covers interstate and international communications by radio,
television, wire, satellite, and cable.
- United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
US regulatory body for electricity, oil, gas and hydro power. Full
texts of relevant legislation and other documents.
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
- Andean Community
The Andean Community is a subregional organization endowed with an
international legal status, which is made up of Bolivia, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela and the bodies and institutions comprising
the Andean Integration System (AIS).
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Site dealing with commercial and competition issues between APEC
member states (Americas-Pacific states)
- Competition law and policy in
OECD countries (Annual Reports)
Online Annual Reports on Competition of the OECD.
- EFTA
Official home page of EFTA. Includes documentary database with full
text references.
- EFTA Court
Official EFTA Court site. Full text access to press releases, court
decisions, publications...
- EFTA Surveillance Authority
Details of activities, organisation, etc. Full text of annual
reports, press releases (look under "Publications"). Documentary
database with full text references. Specific for Competition (see field
of work -> competition)
- OECD Competition Committee
Information, activities, publications of the OECD in the field of
competition.
- OECD Round Tables
Full text of OECD Round Tables, including many in competition
policy.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Homepage of the OECD - info on the organisation, its publications,
its member states. Statistics. Search facilities available.
- World Trade Organisation
Languages: EN, FR and ES. Contents : Trade topics (e.g., goods,
intellectual property, regionalism etc), news, publications, archives
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