Publications & Documents

Competition and Regulation in the Provision of Local Transportation Services

In June 2022, the OECD held a roundtable on Competition and Regulation in the Provision of Local Transportation Services looking at models for provision of local public transport and how new technologies affect competition in the market, exploring governance & institutional aspects, competitive opportunities brought by new means of transport & challenges arising from competitive tendering. This page contains all related materials.

Transparency and procedural fairness in competition law enforcement

Transparent and fair processes are essential to achieving effective and efficient co-operation in competition law enforcement. The OECD Competition Committee has chosen the topic as one of its areas of study for the next years to come. This page contains relevant materials.

OECD-CCL Workshop on Hub-and-Spoke Cartels

Riga, 11-12 May 2022: An OECD Workshop for Competition Officials in co-operation with the Latvian Competition Council (CCL), on "Hub and Spoke Cartels". Read more about this workshop.

Continuing Education and Training and the EU Framework on State Aid - Implications for the Public Higher Education Sector in Brandenburg

Accessing Higher Education in the German State of Brandenburg

Fighting bid rigging in public procurement

An effective procurement policy must be designed to obtain goods and services at the lowest possible price or, more generally, to achieve the best value for money. Vigorous competition among suppliers helps governments realise this objective.

OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum

30 March-1 April 2022 - This OECD-hosted forum is the premium annual public event on integrity and anti-corruption worldwide. The 2022 edition will explore the unique challenges provoked by the COVID-19 crisis and how stakeholders across all policy communities can fight corruption and reinforce trust and integrity in multiple domains.

International co-operation in competition

Globalisation, the increasing significance of emerging economies, the borderless nature of the growing digital economy, and the proliferation of competition regimes have caused a significant increase in the complexity of cross-border competition law enforcement co-operation. The OECD and its Competition Committee take a leading role in shaping the framework for international co-operation among competition enforcement agencies.

OECD Recommendation concerning International Co-operation on Competition Investigations and Proceedings

International co-operation between competition authorities has been at the core of the OECD agenda for many years. On 16 September 2014 the OECD Council adopted the Recommendation on International Enforcement Co-operation in Competition Investigations and Proceedings. The Recommendation represents a cornerstone for the creation of an effective international co-operation system between competition enforcers.

Competitive neutrality in competition policy

Governments can affect the way markets function, sometimes to the detriment of free competition. Ensuring a level playing field is therefore essential to allow competition to work properly. This page gathers the work of the OECD Competition Committee throughout the years on the challenges arising from state interventions in the market and what competition authorities can do to address the distortions that they can create.