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2018 Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum

 

 18-19 September 2018    Buenos Aires, Argentina 

The 16th meeting of the Latin American Competition Forum took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 18-19 September 2018.  It was hosted by Argentina's Competition Authority, National Commission for Competition Defence (CNDC)

 

PROGRAMME AND DOCUMENTS:

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2018 Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum

Session 1. Informal economy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Scope

There is no uniform definition of the informal sector in economic literature. Research findings indicate that economic development alone does not lead to a reduction of the informal economy. Although competition authorities may contribute to the formalisation of firms operating in the informal economy through advocacy initiatives, a more direct concern is how to deal with informal firms in competition law enforcement actions and cases. This session tried to identify and discusses the impact on competition in the formal economy, as well as how competition authorities can contribute in solving informality issues and tools that are effective. 

Background documentation

Call for contributions: English | Español

Background note by the Secretariat: English | Español 

 

Contributions from participants

Argentina: English | Español

Costa Rica (SUTEL): English | Español

Dominican Republic: English | Español

Jamaica: English | Español

Mexico (COFECE): English | Español

Peru: English | Español

United States: English | Español

CARICOM: English | Español 

Suggested bibliography 

Full bibliography is in the call for contributions 

 Presentations

 

Session 2. Peer Review of Peru's Competition Law and Policy

About Peer Reviews

The mechanisms of peer review vary, but it is founded upon the willingness of a country to submit its laws and policies to substantive questioning by other peers. The process provides valuable insights into the country under study, getting to the heart of ways in which each country deals with competition and regulatory issues, from the soundness of its competition laws to the structure and effectiveness of its competition institutions. 

Peru has already undergone a first peer review in 2004. In 2007 and 2012, follow-up reviews made together with other Latin American countries also reported the progress of Peru's competition law and policy. In 2018, Peru’s competition law and policy has once again been subject to such a review. A final report should be launched soon.

 

Previous Peer Reviews of Peru

Competition Peer Review cover peru 2004
2004 Peer Review of Peru

2007 Follow-up Peer Reviews of
Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Mexico and Peru
Follow-up to the Nine Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy of Latin American Countries - cover‌ 
2012 Follow-up Peer Reviews of
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico,
Panama and Peru

 

See also:

Peer Review of Costa Rica, 2014

Peer Review of Honduras, 2011

Full list of OECD countries reviews of competition policy framework 

Session 3. Industrial policy and the promotion of domestic industry

Scope

Industrial policy describes the set of interventions that governments use to affect the economic structure of the economy. Its success or failure therefore has a huge impact on the extent to which a country can achieve inclusive growth. Individual industrial policies can broadly be considered to have either horizontal effects on each industry, or selective effects on certain markets, sectors, firms, technologies or places. This session discussed the issues that arise and the experiences of competition agencies in Latin American and the Caribbean when encountering these policies. 

 

Background documentation

Call for contributions: English | Español

Background note by the Secretariat: English | Español

 

Contributions from participants

Argentina : English | Español

Brazil (Seprac): English | Español

Mexico (COFECE): English | Español

Mexico (IFT): English | Español

Peru : English | Español

Spain: English | Español

United States: English | Español

 

Suggested bibliography 
Full bibliography is in the call for contributions 

 Presentations

Final session. Evaluation and future work

 

 

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