10-October-2023
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The Toolkit helps governments to eliminate barriers to competition by providing a method for identifying unnecessary restraints on market activities and developing alternative, less restrictive measures that still achieve government policy objectives.
6-September-2023
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The fight for gender equality is one of the defining challenges of our age. While progress has been made in many areas, the relationship between gender and competition policy remained largely unexplored until recently when the Gender inclusive competition policy project was launched. As a result, find out how competition authorities can promote more inclusive markets with our dedicated Toolkit.
16-June-2023
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In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable to discuss the theories of harm currently used in the analysis of digital mergers and the potential need for new ones, that could better allow competition authorities to meet the standard of proof when assessing anticompetitive mergers. The roundtable benefitted from the intervention of invited experts and a background Note from the Secretariat. This page contains all related materials.
15-June-2023
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Standards in competition policy have been the subject of much debate. In June 2023, the OECD held a roundtable discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the consumer welfare standard compared to alternative standards.
15-June-2023
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In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable on competition in the circular economy to discuss whether the goals of competition law and conceptual foundations of the circular economy are consistent. The discussion also looked at advocacy and enforcement activities to support the transition to a circular economy and whether any adjustment to the methodologies for the assessment of competition harm and effects is required.
12-June-2023
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In June 2023, the OECD held a roundtable on the assessment and communication of benefits of competition interventions. The roundtable covered what competition authorities do to assess, qualitatively or quantitatively, the impact of their interventions, and their communication strategies.
30-May-2023
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Each year, the Competition Committee holds several Best Practice Roundtables. This list contains links to the proceedings from these roundtables from 1995 to the present date.
30-November-2022
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In November 2022, the OECD held a hearing to explore the relationship between FDI screening for essential security interests and merger control.
29-November-2022
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Director disqualification describes a sanction where an individual is not allowed to act as a director of a company for a period following a violation of competition law. In November 2022, the OECD held a discussion to explore the application of such sanctions.
28-November-2022
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In November 2022, the OECD held a roundtable on Competition in Energy Markets to explore the reasons behind the energy price increases in 2021-2022 and present public policy discussions on how to react to it.