Feb 26, 2013
CPI ICN Column edited by Maria Coppola (U.S. Federal Trade Commission)
The OECD/ICN Joint Survey on International Enforcement Cooperation: A Ground-Breaking Initiative by Philip Collins (Office of Fair Trading, OECD Competition Committee)
The last 20 years have seen a marked increase in international competition enforcement cooperation. This has been driven largely by the work of organizations such as the International Competition Network (ICN) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and as a result of the growth in numbers of national competition authorities.1
Competition authorities around the world recognize the value of cooperation as a vital part of ensuring effective enforcement of competition law. International cooperation at the global level is, however, in many respects still in its formative stages. Work is being undertaken in both the ICN and OECD aimed at improving international cooperation. The two bodies are engaged in a ground-breaking initiative beginning with a joint OECD/ICN survey identifying competition authorities’ experiences of international enforcement cooperation. The results are due this month and will inform the future work to be undertaken by both organizations that, it is hoped, will contribute to a major step-change in work on international cooperation.
Benefits from Cooperation
There are a number of clear benefits for a competition authority from international cooperation, not least that cooperation be
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