Competition regulator

Competition law
Basic concepts
History of competition law Monopoly Coercive monopoly Natural monopoly Barriers to entry Herfindahl–Hirschman Index Market concentration Market power SSNIP test Relevant market Merger control
Anti-competitive practices
Monopolization Collusion Formation of cartels Price fixing Bid rigging Product bundling and tying Refusal to deal Group boycott Essential facilities Exclusive dealing Dividing territories Conscious parallelism Predatory pricing Misuse of patents and copyrights
Enforcement authorities and organizations
International Competition Network List of competition regulators

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 varies substantially.

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 (e.g. 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).

List of trade blocs and multinational regulators

Flag	Trade bloc	Regulating Organization	ECA	ICN	OECD	Website	Language
	Communidad Andina (Andean Community of Nations)						Spanish
	European Economic Area: European Union	European Commission – Directorate-General for Competition					English
	European Economic Area: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein (EFTA members)	EFTA Surveillance Authority					English

List of national regulators

Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OECD	Website	Language
	Albania	Competition Authority of Albania					English
	Algeria	The Algerian National Competition Council
	Argentina	Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia					Spanish
	Australia	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council					English
	Austria	Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA					English
	Belgium	Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la concurrence
	Brazil	Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica					Portuguese
	Bulgaria	Commission for Protection of Competition					Bulgarian/English
	Canada	Competition Bureau/Bureau de la concurrence				,	English/French
	Chile	Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office					Spanish
	China	Ministry of Commerce					English
	Colombia	Superintendency of Industry and Commerce					Spanish
	Cyprus	Commission for the Protection of Competition					English
	Czech Republic	Office for the Protection of Competition					English
	Denmark	Konkurrencestyrelsen					English
	El Salvador	Superintendencia de Competencia					Spanish
	Estonia	konkurentsiamet					English
	Finland	Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto)					English
	France	Autorité de la concurrence					French
	Germany	Bundeskartellamt					English
	Greece	Hellenic Competition Commission					English
	Hungary	Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal)					English
	India	Competition Commission of India					English
	Indonesia	Commission for Supervision of Business Competition, (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha),					English
	Ireland	The Competition Authority, (TCA),					English
	Iceland	Icelandic Competition Authority					English
	Israel	Israel Anti-trust Authority					English
	Italy	Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)					English
	Japan	Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)					English
	Jersey	Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority, (JCRA),					English
	Jordan	Competition Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade					English
	Kazakhstan	Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for regulation of natural monopolies and Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Competition Protection (Antimonopoly Agency)					English
	Kenya	Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya					English
	Kosovo	Kosovo Competition Commission					English, Albanian, Serbian
	Latvia	Competition Council					English
	Liechtenstein	Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft)					German
	Lithuania	Competition Council					English
	Luxembourg	Conseil de la concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence					French
	Macedonia	Commission for Protection of Competition					English
	Malaysia	Malaysia Competition Commission					English
	Malta
	Mexico	Mexican Federal Competition Commission					English
	Republic of Moldova	Consiliul Concurenței (Competition Council)					English
	Netherlands	Autoriteit Consument & Markt					English
	New Zealand	Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch and New Zealand Commerce Commission					English
	Norway	Konkurransetilsynet					English
	Pakistan	Competition Commission of Pakistan					Urdu
	Peru	Free Competition Commission					Spanish
	Poland	Office for Competition and Consumer Protection					English
	Portugal	Autoridade da Concorrência					English
	Romania	Consiliul Concurenței (Competition Council)					English
	Russia	Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia					English
	Singapore	Competition Commission of Singapore				]	English
	Slovakia	Antimonopoly Office					English
	Slovenia	Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia					English
	South Africa	Competition Commission of South Africa, South African Competition Tribunal					English
	South Korea	Fair Trade Commission					English
	Spain	Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (CNC) before September 2007 Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC)					Spanish
	Sweden	Konkurrensverket					English
	Switzerland	The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission					English
	Taiwan	Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China)					English
	Turkey	Rekabet Kurumu					English
	Ukraine	Anti-Monopoly Committee (Ukraine)					English
	United Kingdom	Competition and Markets Authority					English
	United States	Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division					English
	Venezuela	Pro-Competencia					Spanish

See also

• Competition law
• Competition policy
• Consumer protection
• Transparency (market)
• Transparency (humanities)

External links

• Federal Trade Commission. "Competition & Consumer Protection Authorities Worldwide".