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).
| Flag | Flag | Country | Name | ECA | ICN | OECD | Ext Link | Language |
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Argentina | Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia | |
[2] | Spanish | |||
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Australia | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council | |
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Austria | Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA | |
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[5] | English |
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Belgium | Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la Concurrence | |
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Brazil | Conselho Administrative de Defensa Economica | |
[6] | Portuguese | |||
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Canada | The Competition Bureau | |
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[7] | English | ||
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Chile | Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office | |
[8] | English | |||
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China | Ministry of Commerce | [9] | English | ||||
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Colombia | Superintendencia Industria y Comercio | |
[10] | Spanish | |||
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Cyprus | Commission for the Protection of Competition | |
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[11] | English | |
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Czech Republic | Office for the Protection of Competition | |
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[12] | English |
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Denmark | Konkurrencestyrelsen | |
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[13] | English |
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Germany | Bundeskartellamt | |
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[14] | English |
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Estonia | konkurentsiamet | |
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[15] | English | |
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Europe | European Surveillance Authority - (ESA) EFTA | |
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[16] | English | ||
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European Union | European Commission Directoraat-Generaal Mededinging | |
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[17] | English | ||
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Finland | Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto) | |
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[18] | English |
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France | Conseil de la Concurrence | |
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[19] | English |
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Greece | Hellenic Competition Commission | |
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[20] | English |
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Hungary | Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal | |
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[21] | English |
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India | Competition Commission of India | |
[22] | English | |||
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Ireland | The Competition Authority, (TCA), | |
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[23] | English | |
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Iceland | Icelandic Competition Authority | |
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[24] | English | |
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Israel | Israel Anti-trust Authority | |
[25] | English | |||
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Italy | Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) | |
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[26] | English |
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Japan | Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) | |
[27] | English | |||
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Kenya | Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya | |
[28] | English | |||
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Latvia | Competition Council | |
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[29] | English | |
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Liechtenstein | Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft) | |
[30] | German | |||
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Lithuania | Competition Council | |
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[31] | English | |
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Luxembourg | Conseil de la Concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence | |
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[32] | French |
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Malta | |
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Mexico | Mexico Federal Competition Commission | |
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[33] | English | ||
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The Netherlands | Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit | |
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[34] | English |
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New Zealand | Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch
and New Zealand Commerce Commission |
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[35] | English | ||
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Norway | Konkurransetilsynet | |
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[36] | English | |
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Peru | Free Competition Commission | |
[37] | Spanish | |||
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Poland | Office for Competition and Consumer Protection | |
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[38] | English |
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Portugal | Autoridade da Concorrência | |
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[39] | English |
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Russia | Federal Antimonopoly Services | |
[40] | Russian | |||
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Slovakia | Antimonopoly Office | |
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[41] | English | |
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Slovenia | Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia | |
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[42] | English | |
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Spain | Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC) | |
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[43] | Spanish |
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Taiwan | Taiwan Fair Trade Commission | |
[44] | English | |||
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Turkey | Rekabet Kuruma | |
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[45] | English | ||
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United Kingdom | Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission | |
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[46] | English |
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Venezuela | Pro-Competencia | |
[47] | Spanish | |||
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USA | Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice,(Antitrust Division) | |
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[48] | English | ||
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South Africa | Competition Commission South African Competition Tribunal | |
[49] [50] | English | |||
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South Korea | Fair Trade Commission | |
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[51] | English | ||
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Sweden | Konkurrensverket | |
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[52] | English |
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Switzerland | The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission | |
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[53] | English |
