This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held in December 2014 on the Use of Markers in Leniency Programmes. It focuses on markers which are particular feature of some leniency programmes that records the date and time of an application to establish the applicant’s...

This paper considers a variety of anti-competitive conducts undertaken by State-Owned Enterprises, identifies the main challenges for competition authorities in these types of investigation, the factors that create those difficulties, and if, and how, they might result in under enforcement. It...

The OECD Competition Committee discussed Remedies in cross-border merger cases in October 2013. This document includes an executive summary of that debate and the documents from the meeting, an analytical note by the OECD Secretariat, written submissions from Australia, Brazil, Canada, the...

This paper discusses the role of merger control in dynamic markets and identifies the main practical proposals that have been made to adapt the different stages of the review process to take into account market dynamics over time. It was prepared as background for a discussion on merger control...

This paper was prepared for the OECD-IEA Climate Change Expert Group (formerly called the Annex I Expert Group) for the purpose of providing useful and timely input on specific topics relevant to international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)....

This paper gathers some of the most salient regulatory proposals and amendments to existing laws, which were available to the public as of August 2021 to compare and contrast them. It was prepared as background materials to a discussion on Ex Ante Regulation and Competition in Digital Markets...

This paper deals with the intersection between intellectual property licensing and competition. It was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the OECD in June 2019 on independent sector regulators.

The OECD Competition Committee debated the application of competition policy to the electricity sector in October 1996. This document includes the written submissions from Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, the European Commission, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New...

The OECD Competition Committee debated merger remedies in October 2003. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by the OECD, written submissions from Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the European Commission,...