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Competition regulator

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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 behaviour. 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 suprnational or international alliances like the ECA (European Competition Authorities), the ICN (International Competition Network), and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

[edit] List of government regulators

In the United Kingdom, the principal competition regulators are the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, although the sector-specific economic regulators do the job in their industries. For the USA, the principal authorities are the Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice (Antitrust Division).

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Flag Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language
Andean Community Image:Bullet-green.png [1] English
Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia Image:Bullet-green.png [2] Spanish
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [3] [4] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [5] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la Concurrence Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png
Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Conselho Administrative de Defensa Economica Image:Bullet-green.png [6] Portuguese
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada The Competition Bureau Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [7] English
Image:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office Image:Bullet-green.png [8] English
Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Ministry of Commerce [9] English
Image:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Superintendencia Industria y Comercio Image:Bullet-green.png [10] Spanish
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [11] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Office for the Protection of Competition Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [12] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Konkurrencestyrelsen Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [13] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Bundeskartellamt Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [14] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia konkurentsiamet Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [15] English
Image:European flag.svg Europe European Surveillance Authority - (ESA) EFTA Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [16] English
Image:European flag.svg European Union European Commission Directoraat-Generaal Mededinging Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [17] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto) Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [18] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of France.svg France Conseil de la Concurrence Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [19] English
Flag Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Hellenic Competition Commission Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [20] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [21] English
Image:Flag of India.svg India Competition Commission of India Image:Bullet-green.png [22] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland The Competition Authority, (TCA), Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [23] English
Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Icelandic Competition Authority Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [24] English
Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israel Anti-trust Authority Image:Bullet-green.png [25] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [26] English
Image:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Image:Bullet-green.png [27] English
Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya Image:Bullet-green.png [28] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Competition Council Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [29] English
Image:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft) Image:Bullet-green.png [30] German
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Competition Council Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [31] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Conseil de la Concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [32] French
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png
Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico Federal Competition Commission Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [33] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [34] English
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch

and New Zealand Commerce Commission

Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [35] English
Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Konkurransetilsynet Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [36] English
Flag Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language
Image:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Free Competition Commission Image:Bullet-green.png [37] Spanish
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Office for Competition and Consumer Protection Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [38] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Autoridade da Concorrência Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [39] English
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Federal Antimonopoly Services Image:Bullet-green.png [40] Russian
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Antimonopoly Office Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [41] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [42] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC) Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [43] Spanish
Image:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Taiwan Fair Trade Commission Image:Bullet-green.png [44] English
Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Rekabet Kuruma Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [45] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [46] English
Image:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Pro-Competencia Image:Bullet-green.png [47] Spanish
Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice,(Antitrust Division) Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [48] English
Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Competition Commission South African Competition Tribunal Image:Bullet-green.png [49] [50] English
Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Fair Trade Commission Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [51] English
Image:European flag.svg Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Konkurrensverket Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [52] English
Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission Image:Bullet-green.png Image:Bullet-green.png [53] English

[edit] See also

el:Ρυθμιστική αρχή ανταγωνισμού nl:Mededingingsautoriteit fr:Autorité de concurrence

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