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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 behaviour. The degree to which countries enforce their competition policy does vary substantially, with the United States generally regarded as having the most strict competition laws and enforcement.
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 (eg. 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).

Contents

List of government regulators

See also

List of government regulators

In the United Kingdom, the principal competition regulators are the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, although the sector-specific economic regulators do the job in their industries. For the USA, the principal authorities are the Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice (Antitrust Division).

Flag	Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OECD	Ext Link	Language
		Andean Community					[1]	English
		Argentina	Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia				[2]	Spanish
		Australia	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council				[3] [4]	English
		Austria	Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA				[5]	English
		Belgium	Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la Concurrence
		Brazil	Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica				[6]	Portuguese
		Canada	The Competition Bureau				[7]	English
		Chile	Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office				[8]	English
		China	Ministry of Commerce				[9]	English
		Colombia	Superintendencia Industria y Comercio				[10]	Spanish
		Cyprus	Commission for the Protection of Competition				[11]	English
		Czech Republic	Office for the Protection of Competition				[12]	English
		Denmark	Konkurrencestyrelsen				[13]	English
		Estonia	konkurentsiamet				[14]	English
		Europe	European Surveillance Authority - (ESA) EFTA				[15]	English
		European Union	- Directorate-General for Competition				[16]	English
		Finland	Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto)				[17]	English
		France	Conseil de la Concurrence				[18]	English
		Germany	Bundeskartellamt				[19]	English
Flag	Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OECD	Ext Link	Language
		Greece	Hellenic Competition Commission				[20]	English
		Hungary	Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal)				[21]	English
		India	Competition Commission of India				[22]	English
		Indonesia	Commission for Supervision of Business Competition, (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha),				[23]	English
		Ireland	The Competition Authority, (TCA),				[24]	English
		Iceland	Icelandic Competition Authority				[25]	English
		Israel	Israel Anti-trust Authority				[26]	English
		Italy	Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)				[27]	English
		Japan	Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)				[28]	English
		Kenya	Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya				[29]	English
		Latvia	Competition Council				[30]	English
		Liechtenstein	Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft)				[31]	German
		Lithuania	Competition Council				[32]	English
		Luxembourg	Conseil de la Concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence				[33]	French
		Malta
		Mexico	Mexico Federal Competition Commission				[34]	English
		The Netherlands	Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit				[35]	English
		New Zealand	and New Zealand Commerce Commission				[36]	English
		Norway	Konkurransetilsynet				[37]	English
Flag	Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OECD	Ext Link	Language
		Peru	Free Competition Commission				[38]	Spanish
		Poland	Office for Competition and Consumer Protection				[39]	English
		Portugal	Autoridade da Concorrência				[40]	English
		Russia	Federal Antimonopoly Services				[41]	Russian
		Slovakia	Antimonopoly Office				[42]	English
		Slovenia	Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia				[43]	English
		South Africa	Competition Commission of South Africa, South African Competition Tribunal				[44] [45]	English
		South Korea	Fair Trade Commission				[46]	English
		Spain	Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC)				[47]	Spanish
		Sweden	Konkurrensverket				[48]	English
		Switzerland	The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission				[49]	English
		Taiwan	Taiwan Fair Trade Commission				[50]	English
		Turkey	Rekabet Kuruma				[51]	English
		United Kingdom	Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission				[52]	English
		USA	Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division				[53]	English
		Venezuela	Pro-Competencia				[54]	Spanish

See also

★ Competition law

★ Competition policy

★ Consumer protection

★ Transparency (market)

★ Transparency (humanities)