Competition regulator

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Competition law

Basic concepts
Barriers to entry Competition Competition law theory History of competition law Herfindahl–Hirschman index Monopoly and oligopoly Coercive Government-granted monopoly Natural monopoly State and Legal monopoly Market concentration Market power Monopoly profit Profit margin Merger control Non-compete clause SSNIP test Regulatory agency Regulatory economics Relevant market
Anti-competitive practices
Collusion Dividing territories Formation of cartels Price fixing (List) Bid rigging Tacit collusion Occupational licensing and closure Cornering the market Embrace, extend, and extinguish Exclusive dealing Horizontal integration Mergers and acquisitions Monopolization Misuse of patents and copyrights Predatory pricing Price gouging Product bundling and tying Raising rivals' costs Refusal to deal Group boycott Essential facilities Regulatory capture Noerr–Pennington doctrine Parker immunity doctrine Rent-seeking Vendor lock-in Vertical integration
Competition regulators
List of competition regulators International Competition Network
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A competition regulator is the institution that oversees the functioning of markets. It identifies and corrects practices causing market impediments and distortions through competition law (also known as antitrust law).^[1] In general it is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, that 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 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 that affect companies (e.g., the registrar of companies).

Regulators may form supranational or international alliances like the ECN (European Competition Network), the ICN (International Competition Network), and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).

List of trade blocs and multinational regulators

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2009)

Trade bloc	Regulating organization	Language
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa	COMESA Competition Commission	English
Communidad Andina (Andean Community of Nations)		Spanish
East African Community	East African Community Competition Authority	English
ECOWAS	ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority	English, French, Portuguese
European Union /European Economic Area	European Commission – Directorate-General for Competition	See: Official languages of the European Union
European Economic Area: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein (EFTA members)	EFTA Surveillance Authority	English

List of national regulators

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Country	Name	ICN	Website	Language
Albania	Competition Authority			Albanian, English
Algeria	The Algerian National Competition Council			Arabic, French
Argentina	Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia			Spanish
Armenia	State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of Armenia			Armenian, English
Australia	Australian Competition & Consumer Commission			English
Austria	Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA			German, English
Azerbaijan	State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control			Azerbaijani, English
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Competition Commission			Bangla, English
Barbados	Fair Trading Commission			English
Belgium	Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la concurrence			French/Dutch
Brazil	Administrative Council for Economic Defense			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	State Administration for Market Regulation			Chinese
Colombia	Superintendency of Industry and Commerce		Archived April 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	Spanish
Croatia	Croatian Competition Agency			Croatian, English
Curaçao	Fair Trade Authority Curaçao	X	[@]	English, Dutch, Papiamentu
Cyprus	Commission for the Protection of Competition			Greek, English
Czech Republic	Office for the Protection of Competition			Czech, English
Denmark	Konkurrencestyrelsen			Danish, English
El Salvador	Superintendencia de Competencia			Spanish
Estonia	Konkurentsiamet (Estonian Competition Authority)			Estonian, English
Finland	Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (Kilpailuvirasto)			Finnish, Swedish, English
France	Autorité de la concurrence			French
Georgia	Competition Agency			Georgian, English
Germany	Bundeskartellamt			German
Greece	Hellenic Competition Commission			Greek, English
Hong Kong	Competition Commission			Cantonese/English
Hungary	Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal)			Hungarian, English
India	Competition Commission of India			English
Indonesia	Commission for Supervision of Business Competition, (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha),			Indonesian, English
Ireland	Competition and Consumer Protection Commission			English, Irish
Iceland	Icelandic Competition Authority			Icelandic, English
Iran	National Iranian Competition Center (NICC)			Persian
Israel	Israel Anti-trust Authority			Hebrew, English
Italy	Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)			Italian, English
Japan	Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)			Japanese, English
Jersey	Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA)			English
Jordan	Competition Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade			Arabic, 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)			Kazakh, English
Kenya	Competition Authority of Kenya			English
Kosovo	Kosovo Competition Commission			English, Albanian, Serbian
Latvia	Competition Council of Latvia (Konkurences padome)			Latvian, English
Liechtenstein	Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft)			German
Lithuania	Competition Council (Konkurencijos taryba)			Lithuanian, English
Luxembourg	Conseil de la concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence			French
Malaysia	Malaysia Competition Commission			English
Malta	Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority			English
Mexico	Mexican Federal Competition Commission			Spanish, English
Republic of Moldova	Consiliul Concurenței (Competition Council)			Romanian, English
Netherlands	Autoriteit Consument & Markt			Dutch, English
New Zealand	Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch and New Zealand Commerce Commission			English, Māori
Nigeria	Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission			English
North Macedonia	Commission for Protection of Competition (Комисијата за заштита на конкуренцијата)			Macedonian, English
Norway	Konkurransetilsynet			Norwegian, English
Pakistan	Competition Commission of Pakistan			Urdu
Peru	Free Competition Commission			Spanish
Philippines	Philippine Competition Commission			English
Poland	Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów)			Polish, English
Portugal	Autoridade da Concorrência			English, Portuguese
Romania	Consiliul Concurenței (Competition Council)		Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine	Romanian, English
Russia	Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia		Archived February 10, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	Russian, English
Singapore	Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore			English
Slovakia	Antimonopoly Office			Slovak, English
Slovenia	Slovenian Competition Protection Agency			Slovenian, English
South Africa	Competition Commission, South African Competition Tribunal			English
South Korea	Fair Trade Commission			Korean, English
Spain	Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (CNC) before September 2007 Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC)			Spanish
Sweden	Konkurrensverket			Swedish, English
Switzerland	The Competition Council and Competition Commission (COMCO)			German, French, Italian
Taiwan	Fair Trade Commission			Mandarin, English
Thailand	Trade Competition Commission			Thai, English
Turkey	Rekabet Kurumu			Turkish, English
Ukraine	Anti-Monopoly Committee			Ukrainian, English
United Kingdom	Competition and Markets Authority			English
United States	Federal Trade Commission & United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division			English
Venezuela	Pro-Competencia			Spanish