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A competition regulator is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, which regulates competition laws, and may sometimes also regulate 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.

List of government regulators

In the United Kingdom, the regulators are the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, for the USA the Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice (Antitrust Division).

Flag Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language
Andean Community

[link] English

Argentina Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia

[link] Spanish

Australia Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council

[link] [link] English

Austria Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA

[link] English

Belgium Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la Concurrence

Brazil Conselho Administrative de Defensa Economica

[link] Portuguese

Canada The Competition Bureau

[link] English

Chile Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office

[link] English

China Ministry of Commerce [link] English

Colombia Superintendencia Industria y Comercio

[link] Spanish

Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition

[link] English

Czech Republic Office for the Protection of Competition

[link] English

Denmark Konkurrencestyrelsen

[link] English

Germany Bundeskartelamt

[link] English

Estonia konkurentsiamet

[link] English

Europe European Surveillance Authority - (ESA) EFTA

[link] English

European Union [European Commission] Directoraat-Generaal Mededinging

[link] English

Finland Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto)

[link] English

France Conseil de la Concurrence

[link] English
Flag Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language

Greece Hellenic Competition Commission

[link] English

Hungary Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal

[link] English

India Competition Commission of India

[link] English

Ireland The Competition Authority, (TCA),

[link] English

Iceland Icelandic Competition Authority

[link] English

Israel Israel Anti-trust Authority

[link] English

Italy Autorita Garanta della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)

[link] English

Japan Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)

[link] English

Kenya Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya

[link] English

Latvia Competition Council

[link] English

Liechtenstein Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft)

[link] German

Lithuania Competition Council

[link] English

Luxembourg Conseil de la Concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence

[link] French

Malta

Mexico Mexico Federal Competition Commission

[link] English

The Netherlands Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit

[link] English

New Zealand [[Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch]] and New Zealand Commerce Commission

[link] English

Norway Konkurransetilsynet

[link] English
Flag Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language

Peru Free Competition Commission

[link] Spanish

Poland Office for Competition and Consumer Protection

[link] English

Portugal Autoridade da Concorrência

[link] English

Russia Federal Antimonopoly Services

[link] Russian

Slovakia Antimonopoly Office

[link] English

Slovenia Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[link] English

Spain Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC)

[link] Spanish

Taiwan Taiwan Fair Trade Commission

[link] English

Turkey Rekabet Kuruma

[link] English
United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission

[link] English

Venezuela Pro-Competencia

[link] Spanish

USA Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice,(Antitrust Division)

[link] English

South Africa Competition Commission South African Competition Tribunal

[link] [link] English

South Korea Fair Trade Commission

[link] English

Sweden Konkurrensverket

[link] English

Switzerland The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission

[link] English

See also

 


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