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OECD Competition Committee

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1992-1999 | 2000-2009

2023

Assessing and Communicating the Benefits of Competition Interventions – Note by the United States (June 2023)

Theories of Harm for Digital Mergers – Note by the United States (June 2023)

Optimal Design, Organisation, and Powers of Competition Authorities – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2023)

Serial Acquisitions and Industry Roll-ups – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2023)

The Role of Innovation in Enforcement Cases – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2023)

Out-of-Market Efficiencies in Competition Enforcement – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2023)

2022

Disentangling Consummated Mergers – Experiences and Challenges – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2022)

Purchasing Power and Buyers’ Cartels – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2022)

Interim Measures in Antitrust Investigations – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2022)

Competition in Energy Markets – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2022)

Data Screening Tools for Competition Investigations – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2022)

Interactions Between Competition Authorities and Sector Regulators – Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2022)

Remedies and Commitments in Abuse Cases – Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2022)

2021

News Media and Digital Platforms – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2021)

The Promotion of Competitive Neutrality by Competition Authorities – Contribution from the United States (Competition Committee, December 2021)

2020

The role of competition policy in promoting economic recovery - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2020)

Using market studies to tackle emerging competition issues - Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2020)

Economic analysis in merger investigations - Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2020)

Conglomerate effects of mergers - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2020)

Consumer data rights and competition - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2020)

Start-ups, killer acquisitions and merger control - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2020)

Criminalization of cartels and bid-rigging conspiracies - Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2020)

2019

Independent sector regulators and competition  - Note by the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, December 2019)

Access to the case file and protection of confidential information - Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, December 2019)

Hub-and-spoke arrangements in competition - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2019)

Competition provisions in trade agreements - Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2019)

Merger control in dynamic markets - Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2019)

Competition for the market - Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2019)

Publicly Funded Education Markets – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2019)

Standard of Review by Courts in Competition Cases - Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2019)

FinTech and Disruptive Innovation in Financial Markets - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2019)

Licensing of IP Rights and Competition Law - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2019)

Vertical Mergers in the Technology, Media, and Telecom Sector - Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2019)

2018

Excessive Pricing in Pharmaceuticals – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2018)

Gun-Jumping and Suspensory Effects of Merger Notifications – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2018)

Personalized Pricing in the Digital Era – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2018)

Quality Considerations in the Zero-Price Economy – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2018)

Treatment of Legally Privileged Information in Competition Proceedings – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, November 2018)

Benefits and Challenges of Regional Competition Agreements – Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, November 2018)

Competition Law and State-Owned Enterprises – Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, November 2018)

Investigative Powers in Practice – Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, November 2018)

Industrial Policy and the Promotion of Domestic Industry – Contribution from the United States (Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum September 2018)

Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications for Competition Policy – Contribution from the United States (Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum September 2018)

Non-Price Effects of Mergers – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2018)

Market Concentration – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2018)

Implications of E-commerce for Competition Policy – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2018)

Taxi, Ride-Sourcing and Ride-Sharing Services – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2018)

Designing and Testing Effective Consumer-Facing Remedies – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2018)

Challenges and Co-ordination of Leniency Programmes – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2018)

2017

Safe Harbours and Legal Presumptions in Competition Law – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2017)

Common Ownership by institutional investors and its impact on competition – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2017)

Judicial Perspectives on Competition Law – Note by the United States (Global Forum on Competition, December 2017)

Extraterritorial Reach of Competition Remedies – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, December 2017

Methodologies for Conducting Market Studies – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2017)

Competition Issues in Aftermarkets – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2017)

Algorithms and Collusion – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2017)  

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States – 2016 (June 2017)

2016

Innovation in Land Transport – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, November 2016)

Geographic Market Definition – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, November 2016)

Agency Decision-Making in Merger Cases: Trade-Offs between Prohibition Decisions and Conditional Clearances – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, November 2016)

Price Discrimination – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, November 2016)

Independence of Competition Authorities – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, November 2016)

Sanctions in Antitrust Cases – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, November 2016)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States - 2015 (June 2016)

Disruptive Innovation in Legal Services – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2016)

Public Interest Considerations in Merger Control – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2016)

Jurisdictional Nexus in Merger Control Regimes – Note by the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2016)

Fidelity Rebates – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2016)

Commitment Decisions in Antitrust Cases – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2015)

2015

Roundtable on Cartels Involving on Cartels Involving Intermediate Goods – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, October 2015)

Hearing on Across Platform Parity Agreements – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, October 2015)

Does Competition Create or Kill Jobs – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, October 2015)

Serial Offenders: Why Some Industries Seem Prone to Endemic Collusion – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, October 2015)

Measuring Competition Advocacy’s Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean – Contribution from the United States (Latin American Competition Forum, September 2015)

Structural Issues in the Groceries Sector: Merger and Regulatory Issues – Contribution from the United States (Latin American Competition Forum, September 2015)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States – 2014 (June 2015)

Hearing on Disruptive Innovation – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2015)

Hearing on Oligopoly Markets – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2015)

Competition Issues in Liner Shipping – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2015)

Relationship Between Public and Private Antitrust Enforcement – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, June 2015)

Roundtable on Competitive Neutrality in Competition Enforcement – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2015)

2014

Roundtable on Changes in Institutional Design of Competition Authorities – Note by the US Federal Trade Commission (Competition Committee, December 2014)

Intellectual Property and Standard Setting – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, December 2014)

Mainstreaming Competition Policy Into the Overall Economic Policy and Government Actions in Latin America and the Caribbean (Latin American Competition Forum, September 2014)

Electricity Markets in Latin America: Regional Integration and Competition Issues (Latin American Competition Forum, September 2014)

Financing of the Roll-Out of Broadband Networks – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2014)

Generic Pharmaceuticals – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2014)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States – 2013 (June 2014)

Investigations of Consummated and Non-Notifiable Mergers – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, February 2014)

Fighting Corruption and Promoting Competition – United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2014)

Competition Issues in the Distribution of Pharmaceuticals – United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2014)

2013

Discussion on How to Define Confidential Information – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, October 2013)

Roundtable on Ex-Officio Cartel Investigations and the Use of Screens to Detect Cartels – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, October 2013)

Roundtable on Competition Issues in the Food Chain Industry – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, October 2013)

Remedies in Cross-Border Merger Cases – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, October 2013)

Waste Management Services – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, October 2013)

Roundtable on Competition in Road Fuel – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2013)

Recent Developments in Rail Transportation Services – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2013)

Definition of Transaction for the Purpose of Merger Control Review – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Enforcement and Cooperation, June 2013)

Roundtable on the Role and Measurement of Quality in Competition Analysis – Note by the United States (Competition Committee, June 2013)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States – 2012 (June 2013)

Methods for Allocating Contracts for the Provision of Regional and Local Transportation Services – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, February 2013)

Vertical Restraints for Online Sales – Contribution from the United States (Competition Committee, February 2013)

Competition and Poverty Reduction – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2013)

Competition Issues in Television and Broadcasting – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2013)

2012

Subsequent Leniency Applicants - Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Enforcement and Cooperation, October 2012)

Competition and Payment Systems - Contribution from the United States (Competition Committee, October 2012)

The Role of Efficiency Claims in Antitrust Proceedings - Contribution from the United States (Competition Committee, October 2012)

Competition and Poverty Reduction – Contribution from the US Federal Trade Commission (Latin America Competition Forum, September 2012)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States – 2011 (2012)

International Enforcement Cooperation – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Enforcement and Cooperation, June 2012)

Roundtable on Market Definition – United States (Competition Committee, June 2012)

Competition and Commodity Price Volatility – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2012)

Competition in Hospital Services – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, February 2012)

Unilateral Disclosure of Information (e.g., Through Press Announcements) – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, February 2012)

2011

Roundtable on Institutional and Procedural Aspects of the Relationship between Competition Authorities and Courts, and Update on Developments in Procedural Fairness and Transparency  – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, October 2011)

Roundtable on Excessive Prices – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, October 2011)

Roundtable on Impact Evaluation of Merger Decisions – Contribution from the United States (Competition Committee, June 2011)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States -- 2010 (June 2011)

Roundtable on Promoting Compliance with Competition Law – Contribution from the United States (Competition Committee, June 2011)

Roundtable on Remedies in Merger Cases – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, June 2011)

Roundtable on Competition Concerns in Ports and Port Services – Contribution from the United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2011)

Roundtable on Crisis Cartels – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2011)

Roundtable on Cross-Border Merger Control: Challenges for Developing and Emerging Economies – Contribution from the United States (Global Forum on Competition, February 2011)

Roundtable on the Quantification of Harm to Competition by National Courts and Competition Agencies – Note by the Delegation of the United States (Competition Committee, February 2011)

Roundtable on Economic Evidence in Merger Analysis – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, February 2011)

Roundtable on the Regulated Conduct Defense – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, February 2011)

2010

Roundtable on Information Exchanges between Competitors under Competition Law – (Competition Committee, October 2010)

Roundtable on Pro-active Policies for Green Growth and the Market Economy – (Competition Committee, October 2010)

Roundtable on Horizontal Agreements in the Environmental Context – (Competition Committee, October 2010)

Hearing on Arbitration and Competition – (Working Party No. 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, October 2010)

Emission Permits and Competition – (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, October 2010)

Annual Report on Competition Policy Developments in the United States -- 2009 (August 2010)

Roundtable on Standard Setting – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, June 2010)

Roundtable on Procedural Fairness: Transparency Issues in Civil and Administrative Proceedings – United States (Working Party 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, June 2010)

Roundtable on Public Procurement and Bid Rigging Issues – United States (Working Party 3 on Cooperation and Enforcement, June 2010)

Roundtable on Sports and Competition – United States (Competition Committee, June 2010)

Competition, State Aids and Subsidies – Contribution from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (Global Forum on Competition, February 2010)

Electricity:  Renewables and Smart Grids – United States (Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation, February 2010)

Roundtable on Procedural Fairness: Transparency Issues in Civil and Administrative Proceedings – United States (Working Party No. 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement, February 2010)

Roundtable on Competition, Concentration and Stability in the Banking Sector – Note by the US Department of Justice (February, 2010)

OECD Submissions from 2000 through 2009

World Trade Organization Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy

List of documents submitted by the United States and other nations to the WTO Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy.

UNCTAD Competition and Consumer Policies

Roundtable on International Cooperation on Merger Cases as a Tool for Effective Enforcement of Competition -- Contribution by the United States of America (Seventh United Nations Conference to Review the UN Set on Competition Policy, July 2015)

Roundtable on Ways and Means to Strengthen Competition Law Enforcement and Advocacy -- Contribution by the United States of America (Seventh United Nations Conference to Review the UN Set on Competition Policy, July 2015)

The Combination of Prosecutorial and Adjudicative Functions at the United States Federal Trade Commission -- Submission by the United States of America (Fifth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices, November 2005).

Analysis of Market Access Issues Facing Developing Countries: Consumer Interests, Competitiveness, Competition and Development -- Comments of the United States (January 2002)

Ibero American Competition Forum

Competition in Professional Services in the United States (Ibero American Competition Forum, September 2012)

Trucking Deregulation in the United States (Ibero American Competition Forum, September 2007)