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A competition regulator is a government agency , typically a statutory authority , sometimes called an economic regulator , which regulates and enforces competition laws , and may sometimes also enforce 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 behavior. The degree to which countries enforce their competition policy varies substantially.
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 (e.g. the registrar of companies).
Regulators may form supranational 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 trade blocs and multinational regulators
List of national regulators
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Country
Name
ECA
ICN
OECD
Website
Language
Albania
Competition Authority of Albania
[4]
English
Algeria
The Algerian National Competition Council
Argentina
Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia
[5]
Spanish
Australia
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council
[6] [7]
English
Austria
Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA
[8]
English
Belgium
Raad voor de Mededinging /Conseil de la concurrence
Brazil
Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica
[9]
Portuguese
Bulgaria
Commission for Protection of Competition
[10]
Bulgarian/English
Canada
Competition Bureau/Bureau de la concurrence
[11] , [12]
English/French
Chile
Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office
[13]
Spanish
China
Ministry of Commerce
[14]
English
Colombia
Superintendency of Industry and Commerce
[15]
Spanish
Croatia
Croatian Competition Agency
[16]
English
Cyprus
Commission for the Protection of Competition
[17]
English
Czech Republic
Office for the Protection of Competition
[18]
English
Denmark
Konkurrencestyrelsen
[19]
English
El Salvador
Superintendencia de Competencia
[20]
Spanish
Estonia
konkurentsiamet
[21]
English
Finland
Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto )
[22]
English
France
Autorité de la concurrence
[23]
French
Georgia
Competition Agency
[24]
Georgian, English, Russian
Germany
Bundeskartellamt
[25]
English
Greece
Hellenic Competition Commission
[26]
English
Hong Kong
Competition Commission
[27]
Cantonese/English
Hungary
Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal )
[28]
English
India
Competition Commission of India
[29]
English
Indonesia
Commission for Supervision of Business Competition , (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha),
[30]
English
Ireland
The Competition Authority , (TCA),
[31]
English
Iceland
Icelandic Competition Authority
[32]
English
Israel
Israel Anti-trust Authority
[33]
English
Italy
Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)
[34]
English
Japan
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)
[35]
English
Jersey
Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority , (JCRA),
[36]
English
Jordan
Competition Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade
[37]
English
Kazakhstan
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for regulation of natural monopolies and Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Competition Protection (Antimonopoly Agency)
[38] [39]
English
Kenya
Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya
[40]
English
Kosovo
Kosovo Competition Commission
[41]
English, Albanian, Serbian
Latvia
Competition Council
[42]
English
Liechtenstein
Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft)
[43]
German
Lithuania
Competition Council
[44]
English
Luxembourg
Conseil de la concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence
[45]
French
Macedonia
Commission for Protection of Competition
[46]
English
Malaysia
Malaysia Competition Commission
[47]
English
Malta
Mexico
Mexican Federal Competition Commission
[48]
English
Republic of Moldova
Consiliul Concurenței (Competition Council)
[49]
English
Netherlands
Autoriteit Consument & Markt
[50]
English
New Zealand
Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch
and New Zealand Commerce Commission
[51]
English
Norway
Konkurransetilsynet
[52]
English
Pakistan
Competition Commission of Pakistan
[53]
Urdu
Peru
Free Competition Commission
[54]
Spanish
Philippines
Philippine Competition Commission
[55]
English
Poland
Office for Competition and Consumer Protection
[56]
English
Portugal
Autoridade da Concorrência
[57]
English
Romania
Consiliul Concurenței (Competition Council)
[58]
English
Russia
Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia
[59]
English
Singapore
Competition Commission of Singapore
[60] ]
English
Slovakia
Antimonopoly Office
[61]
English
Slovenia
Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia
[62] [permanent dead link ]
English
South Africa
Competition Commission of South Africa , South African Competition Tribunal
[63] [64]
English
South Korea
Fair Trade Commission
[65]
English
Spain
Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (CNC) before September 2007 Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC)
[66]
Spanish
Sweden
Konkurrensverket
[67]
English
Switzerland
The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission
[68]
English
Taiwan
Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China)
[69]
English
Turkey
Rekabet Kurumu
[70]
English
Ukraine
Anti-Monopoly Committee (Ukraine)
[71]
English
United Kingdom
Competition and Markets Authority
[72]
English
United States
Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
[73] [74]
English
Venezuela
Pro-Competencia
[75]
Spanish
See also
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